Pamela Yvonne

Hey Chimboree, Thank you and congrats to you also, I am very excited but kinda scared too. I will be on the lucky 7s thread. YEEEEPEEEE... Pamela

Hello BJ and marylanders, Today I found out that I was approved for the surgery and my date is July 16 at Holy Cross Hospital. I cannot wait to lose this weight!! It seems like everyone out there is doing great, Keep up the good work if you all have any suggestions or concerns please let me know. I will keep you all posted. Pamela

Hey Janine, That is o.k. I am having my surgery at Providence Hospital soon I hope. I wish you the best and keep in touch. Hopefully we all can get together and meet one another.:nervous Pamela

Hello Janine, Congrats on your surgery date:clap2: I hope I will be next in the month of June. I have not been to Potomac Hospital support group, I didn't know they had one. I will find out the dates and let you know I will certainly go because I need some support. In the meantime my support is you all (lapbandtalk.com). Janine I live in suitland, md and I go to Providence Hospital to see Dr. Rickford for the Lapband procedure. I am in my last stage before the surgery, I have to do the sleep study and hopefully I will have my surgery date also. I look forward to hearing from you and YES we all need to get together and talk. Pamela

I am with that BJ just tell me when and where;) . Pamela

Hello Chimboree26, I haven't had the lapband surgery as of yet. Far as I know you need to do a pre-op diet to shrink your liver. Dr. Rickford in DC told me I would have to do a pre-op diet for one week so you are good; just for oneday WoW. I spoke with BJ yesterday and she goes to Dr. Halmi & Dr. Tran, she loves them also. BJ has BCBS and so do I but I think every doctor has its own requirements. Dr. Rickford ask for a lot, talking to BJ you are going to Love them, you are in good hands. BCBS is fast so you should be getting banded very soon, please keep me informed. Let us know how your doing. Oh! I live in Suitland, MD not to far from you around a 30 minute drive. Pamela

Yeah, I agree. If you lose quickly you will have to go to the doctors get that excess skin taken off. Oh! Do your band hurt or is it called the portal the one that is near your stomach? Please let me know how your office visit went on Friday too.

WoW, give it some time but when you get your first fill maybe you'll start to feel full. At my doctor's office the doctor nurse assistant told me that one lady got the lapband and her first office visist to get the fill she dropped over 55lbs, I said "I cannot believe that". 55lbs within a month or so, she could not be eating at all. It looks like you are doing great you have lost some weight just keep up the good work and you will be down in no time. When is your next fill with the doctor's?:clap2: pamela

BJ, When I go back to my Doctor at the end of the month and if he tells me I need to lose the 30lbs before surgery I will call Dr. Tran & Dr. Halmi, I mean that:mad: . A couple of my girlfriends that had the Gastric Bypass had to lose weight before they could get the surgery but how crazy is that. I just don't want to travel so far to get fills but If I gotta do it, I will. I wonder how far is Inova from Arlington, VA because I work on Wilson Blvd? Thanks for the information BJ I will let you know but in the mean time do you feel hungry at all?:hungry:

BJ, That is wonderful, I'am going through hell and back and this doctor is asking for a lot. Well, what hospital did you go to again Inova? Did you have any complications after your surgery at all? Pamela

Hello BJ, Did you have to lose any weight before your surgery? I guess every doctor is different because they wanted me to get a Physc evaluation which was $150, dietician was $15 co-pay, cardiologist $15.00 co-pay and sleep study $15 and then I'm done. However, I need to lose 30lbs before my surgery date. Pamela

Hello Danielle, Dr. Rickford didn't tell me that I had to lose 30lbs, but his assistant doctor did; her name is Dr. Tapscott. I feel if I could lose the 30lbs why in the heck would I need the Lapband. I told her I have tried to lose weight on my own but I keep gaining and gaining. I will talk to him about it because she is not doing the surgery and other people on the forum even said they didn't have to lose weight before their surgery. Let me give you Dr. Rickford number 202-448-4080. Please keep let me know how you are doing and what's going on with you. Pamela

Thank you Stephanie, please keep me posted on the outcome. Pamela

I know that's right. I should have driven up there to B-more. Well, my doctor told me that I would have to lose 30lbs before my surgery date. So, I said that is why people are coming to you to help them lose the weight. They don't look at it that way, so she said if I come close to it is great but I need to try to lose some weight. I will keep Dr. Steele in mind if I cannot lose the desired weight they want me to. Pamela

Hello Stephanie, I just wanted to say congratulations and did Dr. Steele put on a diet or drink Protein shakes before your surgery. Do you have to lose 30lbs because that is what they told me? Pamela