lam61157

Welcome to Lapband Talk. This is the most informative site for this procedure that you could ever possibly imagine. Just look around through it and will find out just about anything you ever needed or wanted to know. I am going to Commonwealth Surgeons Group and so far things are going well. I was just approved by insurance and have received my surgeru date of May 14th. It took me 9 months to get here. Insurance is a real bite. But the finally came around after I filed an appeal. If I can awswer any questions from this far just let me know.

Susie

for the warm welcome :thumbup: i am still a fence sitter but i am going to the meeting anyway . In what area is your surgeon ? I have Aetna insurance ...anyone else ?

I am a CNA but i dont really lift anything over 10 lbs (babys) i do have to bend . Ohhhhhh just let me e mail you it will be easier . How do i get my ticker on here i do have one . Thanks

MWH has a new program in 2008 the Dr's came from MIchigan. I will go with whoever takes me that i feel comfy with . It's all about TRUST... how long where you off of wk. Can the port be put on the right side ? I HAVE TO sleep on my left . Thanks for the feedback

Same here everyone i am from Illinois born & raised near Ottawa I-80 West .....I MISS HOME ! I came to Va by way of the military...Can the port be put on the right ? I absolutely have to sleep on my left i have vertigo problems if i lay down on my rt side .

Can you also help a girl out with the ticker ? I have one but where do i go to post it ? Thanks :thumbup:

Me me me (waving hand in the air) i am from Ladysmith .

Hey thanks i will go with whoever accepts me . I haven't even gone to a 1st meeting yet . My Dr. wants to try MWH first then Richmond i have Aetna Ins & medical issues to make me a good pick . How long till you can go back to work ? I'm thinking 1 week is that realistic ?

Thanks

Lee Anne

I really enjoy reading this site i am on the fence wether i want to get this done or not . I really appreciate all of your honesty i am 5' 2" 215 needing to lose 75lbs . I am a chronic YO-YO dieter. I also have med issues that make me a good candidate i also have Aetna Ins . Any other advice would be great for this fence sitter .

WOW thanks for all the info i will be e-mailing you . I wk at the hospital so i know how some of the staff can be . You have your good & bad not matter wherever you go . I will be in contact with you THANK YOU so much for all the detail YOU are my hero !

I am lam61157@yahoo.com please feel free to contact me .

hey there neighbor! any questions you have i would be happy to answer to the best of my ability. I LOVE dr stelmack, he's been amazing and guided me through the whole thing, but he's also very straight forward and to the point, which is just another thing i love about him, he tells it like it is.

I love straight forward upfront & to the point. The nurse from the Dr. Office will call me & let me know when the meeting is . I am so full of MANY questions i am about to burst . I can't sleep because of this . That's why i am up @ 2:30 am i have been awake since 6:30 am . I will continue to read here & try to be patient. So did you like MW Hosp ? How soon till you are back at work ?

I am getting banded at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA by Dr. Victor Stelmack.

Hello Everyone..... i am new here & ANY info you can give me i would just love you for it . I live in Ladysmith & I just went to see my primary Dr today & i was shocked he is not against this surgery. I havent even been to a meeting yet & i want off this YO-YO.......nice to meet ya everyone. Id like to join in if you can squeeze me in .

I am new here & live in Caroline Cnty near Kings Dominion (really !) I am interested in any information i can get . I went to my primary Dr today & he agreed i am a "good candidate". I was floored he agreed. I can either go to MW Hosp or Richmond.