Claudia8498

Hi, I was banded by Dr. Rehnke 9/16/2008, and have lost about 115lbs or so. Still a work in progress though.. I know he works and does the seminars with Dr. Jessee. I would be more than happy to chat with you any time!! Hope all is well!!

Just wondering...have any of you been banded by Dr. Tiffany Jessee in the Tampa, FL area? My husband and I went to her seminar and were pretty impressed with her. Just curious if anyone has any input on Dr. Jessee and her staff.
Your input would be greatly appreciated!!
Deb:smile2:

I was baned by Dr. REhnke, but him and Dr. Jessee do alot of work together. If you go online to either Dr Rehnke or Dr Jessee sight you will be able to see each of them perform a lap band surgery on line. My primary care Dr. Suggested Dr. Jessee because his son had interned under her, but I staryed with Dr. Renhke because I had already been to one of his seminars.. He is really tight with Palms of Pasadena Hospital, in fact when I was in the hospital for my lapband surgery on 4-12-11 they told me he pretty much runs that section of the hospital. I have heard nothing but good about him. Good luck in making your final decision and beginning your journey, you won't be sorry.

I'm just over the bridge in St. Pete My surgeon is Dr. Jessee Thought it might be nice to network and have friends in this. I'm Rae - missraefla on face book,

Hi Rae! I live in Clearwater and Dr. Jessee is my surgen as well! I just love her! I was banded on 10/19/11 so this is all new to me! Feel free to drop me a line at anytime!

Hi everyone, I'm Rae, I'm 31 and a lesbian. I live in St. Pete FL and am looking for some friends to go through this journey with. I'm having my surgery on 11/22 and my Dr. Is Dr. Jessee. Anyone out there? I'm unemphaticbtc22 on aim and i'm on Facebook under missraefla

Dr. Tiffany Jessee on the west coast was my surgeon, I think that she is excellant , Dr. Jessee and her staff go beyond the call of duty, before, during and after your surgery .

You look awesome!
Congrats.

I've been eating split pea since the post-op liquid diet. I would strain it and drink the liquid. It is one of my favorites nowadays, and I've read up on peas and learned that they are good for digestion, settle the stomach, and have tons of Vitamins and Protein. They go down SO well and make my tummy feel good. Here's a recipe i've made a few times now, it's a spin off of a Rachel Ray recipe.
1 lb split peas
7 cups Water (they say use 6 cups on the bag, but 7 makes it a little less thick)
2-3 chicken bouillon cubes, or you can use chicken broth instead of Water
1/2 pound chicken apple sausage, cut into small bits
1/2 large onion or one small onion chopped
about 1/2 cup chopped fennel (optional)
3-4 carrots, or about half a bag of mini carrots, chopped small
10 mint leaves, chopped
2-3 bay leaves
juice of 1/2 lemon
rind of 1/2 lemon, grated
thyme, garlic, salt, pepper, basil rosemary to taste (fresh herbs are always better, but dried work too)
bring peas to a boil, add carrots immediately. Saute onions, fennel, sausage, and herbs until slightly browned. Add mint, lemon juice and lemon rind directly to Soup. Add all other ingredients after browning. Let all ingredients simmer together until peas are mushy and you can no longer see whole peas and all the flavors are meshed. Enjoy! I make extra to freeze and take it to work for lunches. Everyone I work with says i'm going to turn green from so much pea soup!
you can also make this in the slow cooker, cook the peas for about 8 hours on low.

Thanks Leatha..that is great. I bookmarked it for future use