gwench

Hi CeCe, I am a dependent of miltary retired here in San Antonio and I am going to BAMC (or whatever the heck they've renamed it to) and we have several people from Ft Hood who are working through the approval process for WLS surgery. I don't know if that might be an option for you. The process was very easy for me to get a referal, since my PCM is at BAMC, I asked about the surgery and she put the referal right in no questions asked. I originally saw her in September and am now done with all the pre-op stuff. I will meet with the surgeron on 13 Jan to schedule a surgery date.

The hospital support group is for all WLS patients but there were only a few bands at the first one I attended. I think once I get banded I will look for a different groupin the are that is just lapband patients.

Absolutely love the PB2 in shakes. Great peanut butter flavor without all the fat.

I went to my first nutrition class earlier this week. As I sat waiting with the other women we began discussing the surgery type we were going to have. I said that although I was very early in the process, I was strongly leaning toward the band. One of the women blurted out "Oh, that's the bad one." I really didn't know how to respond but said something like "Well different procedures work for different people." I have noticed that most of the patients are either by-pass or sleeve. I don't know if this particular woman's attitude is common but I have a lot of group meeting (support group, nutrition classes) to attend before my surgery date and I don't want to continually have to defend my decision. Any suggestions?