mellygirl

I started a thread in the support group forum for all of us getting banded on the 15th. I thought it would be a nice way to track each other's progress since there seem to be quite a few of us scheduled for that date. Hope to see you there!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f291/january-15th-band-party-85392/#post1116226

I thought I would start a thread so those of us being banded on the 15th can talk and discuss our progress since we are all at exactly the same point in our journeys. Hopefully we can offer advice and support to one another and it will be nice to have others who are feeling "exactly" what we are because they are in the same boat. I hope to hear from you all! Only two more days til Surgery day! I am so excited and nervous, how about you all?

I am getting banded on January 15th, at Norton's Hospital in Louisville, KY with Dr. Farid Kehdy!:biggrin:

I had my surgeon consult yesterday too and I really like Dr. Kehdy. He wants me to do a stress test and get cleared for surgery from my PCM (which hopefully will be tomorrow). His nurse told me that once I have those things finished that I can be scheduled for surgery and right now with the holiday season upon us, his schedule is looking wide open. They took my "before" photos yesterday at the office visit too. Thanks for the update!

That's really strange. I had no idea there were 2 seminars. I attended my seminar at Suburban with Dr. Geller also, but that was back in July. I switched from Dr. Geller to Dr. Kehdy because of insurance reasons, and I am finally getting to go in for my psych. evaluation and to speak to the nutritionist on Tuesday. Out of curiosity, what did your psych. eval consist of? I have heard they can be anywhere from minimal to extremely invasive and in depth, including personality tests. I haven't heard specifically what the ones with the Norton group entail. What was yours like?

JT - just curious as to why you had to attend 2 seminars?

My Dr. was Dr. Jeffery Allen in Louisville . I had my surgery on July the 21 . I have lost 46lbs since then. I go back Oct 15 i don;t know if he will do a fill are not. He has not done one yet because i have lost weight without a fill. It's good to talk to someone from here. I am not very good at finding things in this forum . If i can be of furture help you can email me at lynnlynn@insightbb.com. Thanks for writeing me back Dottie

Hi ladies!! Lynn, I was curious if you went through Norton? I believe Dr. Allen is with that group. I am going with them, but my surgeon is Dr. Kehdy. I go on Tuesday, the 7th for my Psych. Eval. and Nutrition Appts. I was curious if you can tell me what your Psych. Eval. consisted of. I have heard they can be anywhere from very minimal to extremely in depth and was just curious what I was in for. Also, how was your overall experience if you did go through Norton's?

Will you be getting all your fills in Louisville?

How long was the seminar and what did they discuss? I have Tricare insurance, so hopefully the approval process will be relatively simple.

I go for the seminar on the 17th, through Norton's in Louisville. Anyone have any words of advice or experiences to share?

Thanks ladies!

kyteachjules - I wish I could have gone through Dr. Kaza, but alas they are not "A Center of Excellence" yet in the eyes of Tricare, so I can either wait til they become one, or go elsewhere and I am nice and motivated, so I really just want to get it over with. The surgery part freaks me out. I am a worry wart by nature though.

Hey everyone! I'm a 28 y/o newlywed hoping to take quite a bit of weight off in order to safely conceive eventually. I have PCOS, hyperthyroidism and hypertension, but my cholesterol is perfect (go figure). I just found the site, but have been considering banding for a while. I go for the first information seminar on July 17th, which is required to get the ball rolling. I am going through Norton's. Would love to find a local buddy to share experiences with. :biggrin: