Bibi*2013

Great info! Thank you!

Can you share the name of the app, please? Sounds like something I can use. Thanks!

Congrats! I'm still waiting to get paperwork all cleared and it's been 1 month & 3 days! Good luck & best wishes!

I'm looking for suggestions on what to eat or do to raise my metabolism. Any & all suggestions are welcomed & appreciated. Thanks!

Bibi

I was unable to get the spider because I have had laparoscopic surgery for gall bladder a few years ago. If you've ever had surgery in that area' date=' they may not be able to do the spider. I had a hiatal hernia fixed too. I live in the St.Pete area so the hospital was convenient. I stayed overnight at Palms of Pasadena hospital and my nurses were so awesome. That three month diet may be due to your insurance plan. I looked into the lap band when I lived on New Jersey and they required a six month diet.[/quote']

I've had two c-sections and my tubes tided... What do you think? Lol I have no clue and too anxious to wait. I'll be glad when I'm already at post op status. I'm just ready too get started.

diet. Either way I need the extra time. The pre op diet doesn't sound so bad. The post op on the other hand will probably be a little harder!!! Lol! What part of FL do you stay? Keep me posted on your progress. I'd like to hear about it.

Oh' date=' I did have a consultation! I meant in the hospital I never saw the doctor, but was told if I wanted to speak to her before the actual procedure, it could be arranged. I did not have to do a three month diet but that may be because of my insurance?? The pre-op is very generous compared to other surgeon's rules. I had to drop 8 pounds before the procedure but I think that # may depend on your weight. The 10 day diet was two shakes and a light meal. Much better than the post-op which is all liquids wahhhh ha ha. That's with any surgeon though and they even let you have creamy Soups, which again is very generous!![/quote']

Ok good to hear you met with Dr. Jessee at least once! Lol That's all I need. At the seminar she seemed like a good doctor and really into what she does. Also the fact that she does the one-incision Spider procedure. Did you have it done? I was kind of surprised when I was told I had to do a 3 month supervised

Dr. Jessee did my surgery on 1/30. I haven't had any issues at all. The staff is very professional and have been very good with answering my questions' date=' emails and more. They even called me after i was released from the hospital to check on me after surgery. The only thing that seemed odd is that I never saw the surgeon before or after surgery (though I never asked to speak or see her!) maybe this may be normal for surgeries since they do so many in one day.

I have to say the hospital staff was amazing too! If you can stay over night do it! Unless you're tough lol. I needed that attention and am so glad I planned to stay. I am glad I went with Dr. Jessee. She was recommended by my primary doctor and a coworker. Most people in our area would suggest her or her partner. Good luck![/quote']

Yay I finally got a reply. Lol... Thanks for answering! I agree that is odd not seeing the surgeon before/after surgery. I thought that an initial consultation was part of the process. I guess I'll soon find out. Did you have to do a 3 month supervised diet? Also what was your pre op diet?

Hi My name is Bibi. I have chosen Dr. Jessee in Tampa for my LapBand surgeon & she has a one-incision procedure using an instrument called a SPIDER. I'm curious if anyone has had this procedure done and if you are willing to share your experience. Thanks

Dr Jessee is my surgeon. I don't know about the spider incision. I had my surgery in 2008 and a repair in 2011.

I find her staff helpful and Very friendly. All around good experience with them.

I didn't have to do a supervised diet' date=' however. I had years of back up medical records!

Lost 100 lbs after surgery. Gained back 12 (which happens) and I'm working on shedding that.[/quote']

Alfuso, the SPIDER procedure involves one incision at the top of the belly button as opposed to 5 incisions. I'm hoping I can get that procedure done Can you share what your pre op & post op diet was like? Also, what was post op like, as far as recovering from surgery? Thanks for your input.

Congrats, Good Luck & Best Wishes!

Hi My name is Bibi and I live north of Orlando in Lake County. I have chosen Dr. Jessee at SunCoast in Tampa for my LapBand surgeon. I've done over a year of research & I feel Dr. Jessee would be good for me. That being said I'm hoping to find someone willing to share the experience they had with Dr. Jessee & her staff at SunCoast Bariatrics... Especially if Dr. Jessee used the one-incision SPIDER procedure. I will be going through a 3 month supervised diet & that's got me a little nervous because I don't know what to expect. I am still in the very early stages of this process. I attended Dr. Jessee's seminar 2/11 & yesterday I completed/submitted the first wave of paperwork. I'm anxiously awaiting the next step. Looking forward to this next phase of life & changing my eating & exercise habits and being a success with this journey. Even if you didn't have your surgery done with SunCoast Bariatrics I'm still interested in hearing from you... ANY & ALL advice, input & motivation is welcomed! Especially regarding the pre-op phase and diet. Thanks in advance. =0)

Bibi

Hi My name is Bibi and I live north of Orlando in Lake County. I have chosen Dr. Jessee at SunCoast in Tampa for my LapBand surgeon. I've done over a year of research & I feel Dr. Jessee would be good for me. That being said I'm hoping to find someone willing to share their experience Dr. Jessee & her staff at SunCoast Bariatrics... Especially if Dr. Jessee used the one-incision SPIDER procedure. I will be going through a 3 month supervised diet & that's got me a little nervous because I don't know what to expect. I am still in the very early stages of the process. I attended Dr. Jessee's seminar 2/11 & yesterday I completed/submitted the first wave of paperwork & anxiously awaiting the next step. Looking forward to this next phase of life & changing my eating & exercise habits and being a success with this journey... ANY & ALL advice, input & motivation is welcomed! =0)

Yes' date=' She is a wonderful doctor. However, Dr. Huguet does NOT charge the patient any administration charges and is a superb doctor as well! The other Lapband Surgeons throughout Pinellas County charge the patient an additional 1,000.00 to 1,500.00 administration fee. Whereas, Dr. Huguet does NOT!

DR. KEVIN HUGUET

BAY SURGICAL SPECIALISTS

960 7TH AVENUE NORTH

ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33705

727-821-8101 #228[/quote']

I am curious if you whether or not Dr. Huguet does the one incision lapband? I chose Dr. Jesse for that reason but she does charge $1000 program fee. Hopefully you can answer that question for me. Thank you in advance.

I'm very excited and yet just wanting to have all the information needed to be able to all the right things. I'm so very happy. On the 14th i ill start my 2 week liquid diet and then i beleive that the 28th is the BIg day! i'm new to this site and I'm very appreciative to all your support.

I will be posting pictures asap!

Thank you all

Congratulations! I hope your pre op diet is going well and hope your surgery goes smooth! I'm new on this site too!