Dody

That was a finger hitting a wishful key I think. I'm 257, but my goal is 157. I would be thrilled with that. Sorry about that. I am 100 lbs. overweight for sure. I vaguely remember 157 long ago........long, long ago. Sorry for the mistake. I just happened to hit the wrong key.

I'm glad your doctor's have opted to band you at an early age, because PCOS doesn't get any better the older you get. It will continue to get worse and leave you with more to lose. It toys with your weight and your ability to conceive, but you are a very brave young lady to be getting a head start on heading off any major health problems. Keep us posted and the best of luck to you. You will probably just fly right through this surgery.

Most hospitals and surgeons have a strict policy not to take people who have preveiously had gastric surgery. If they couldn't lose and keep it off on that, the band isn't going to be the solution. The solution is within themselves and they have to search for it. It's a tool, not a given.

Hi, my name is Dody and I'm a retired nurse. I'm going to be banded in Oak Ridge, Tennessee within the next few mo. I've read a lot of posts and find you are a tight knit and supportive group, which is a great thing. I hope that you will allow me to infringe on your space once in awhile and share in some of your experiences. I'm excited, but a little worried. I'm older then most bandsters I've seen on here. I'm 62, but I feel oh so much younger (except for my feet which hurt). I think taking some weight off will take care of that. I'm 5' 9" tall and weight 157. I have sleep apnea; high cholesterol; high blood pressure; heart problems; hypothyroidism; and meet many of the co-morbitity factors. I have studied the band at length and think it meets all the criteria I'm looking for. I'm hoping to get to know all of you very well.

They are both basically the same procedure. If you have had one then you know exactly what will happen. They will insert an IV line in your arm to give you medication to relax you and a tube with eyepiece will be induced through the mouth and into the stomach to take video pictures. It sounds horrible, but actually you are pretty much out of it, and you probably didn't find it that bad if you had one of them. You are pretty much looking at the same procedure. Good luck to you.

My surgeon requires an upper GI to see how your gallbladder is before surgery, but then he is anal in all that he requires (but I love it). Too bad they didn't know before the surgery. You could have killed two birds with one stone....(well not literally speaking of course, may be more then one stone). I recovered from gall bladder surgery in 2 days.

Knoxville here and praise the Lord for your talent. He gave you a very special gift. What an awesome crowd. Why didn't I hear about this. Of course I'm about 3 hr. from Nashville, but if I knew there was a bandster singing I would have made my way there. WTG.

Wheat germ. You can buy it at any grocery store and sprinkle it on just about anything. It is great for fiber intake.

I'm going to be using Dr. McAlexander. He takes Medicare patients and the total charge for the surgery will only be $3000.00. That is great. I'm anxious to hear if anyone has used him and how well they liked him. He is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

I'll be banded by the spring I hope. I'm using Dr. McAlexander in Oak Ridge. Anyone else have him and what is their opinion if so?