daniml

I live in Rossville, GA. Just south of Chattanooga, TN (really close to Carrie C. I'm originally from Frankfurt, Germany.

I'm getting the Realize band on May 28th! My surgeon said there really is no difference between the Realize and the LapBand except for the fact that the LapBand has been used in the US longer.

My surgery will be May 28th! 1 week and 1 day to go and I am soooo excited and ready!

Good luck! I scheduled my surgery yesterday for May 28th, so not far behind you! So exciting!

I guess I'm the first one! I'm scheduled for July 24th. I had to push it out that far because of my son's school/baseball schedule. I'm so excited and wish it was July already! Anyone else??

I really don't know anything about this doctor, but I had come across this web site as well. It made me run for the hills. It seems so scam/spam! The doc might be great, but with a web site like this he sure isn't portraing that. I'm also getting banded in Mexico (Dr. Arturo Rodriguez) and there are several docs that have fantastic reviews (Dr. Ortiz, Dr. Rodriguez, Dr. Rumbaut), though they are a bit more expensive. Good luck with your decision. ETA: I did a quick Google search for him and this post was the only thing that came up on the first page that had to do with him.

Thanks for the welcome! Your surgery is coming up so soon! How exciting. I wish you all the best and good luck! :drool:

Hi all! I found this great site in the process of all my research. I have been researching the lap band surgery on and off for about 2 years now and have finally made a decision to have it done! I'm very excited. I'm in the process of scheduling the surgery for July of this year (that's when my son is done with baseball). My insurance won't pay for it so I have decided to go to Mexico. I'm glad I found this forum as I've already gotten some great information here! ~Daniela