lindas0809
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Hey! I'm glad things went well. Good to know about Dr. Nyugen - I wondered when he came on. My husband is doing approval work get the band, so he might be a good option for him.
just an FYI - when you start going for fills go to Tara Kelly (NP) - she is great and probably easier to get into than the surgeons.
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Hey that's awesome! I'm sure you're nervous, it's hard not to be. Who is your surgeon at Hopkins?
I've been really good - I've lost 73 pounds since surgery. I'm hoping to hit 80 pounds by April 1st which will be 10 months out for me. I've done well and love my band.
I started a blog right before surgery last - you can check it out if you want:
I tend to hit the blogs more than I come to LBT now, but obviously I do.
Please let me know how things go. You're so close now!
Good luck!
Linda
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Agnes- I drink coffee...
I'm getting fills at Hopkins. My surgeon works out of Bayview and she has an office in Columbia, so neither is too far. From what I've read it's important to get that lined up before you go. There are so many hospitals around that do lapband that hopefully one will do your fills. We'll definitely have to get together.
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Hey - Just saw your posting and left you some info. They don't have a program fee- I paid nothing directly to them. I went to their nutritional & psych Dr.s - I just had my PCP write a referral for each. My overall experience was good and my hospital experience was excellent! It took my a while to get banded, but some of was me, some them. I had my surgical consult last September, banded in June. The biggest issue with time was once I was done with my six month plan it took me forever to get a psych eval- that set me back at least two months. Once I did and was approved in March, my surgeon was ready to go on maternity leave! I decided to switch surgeons and not wait to July for my first- anyway that took a month to see the new surgeon but once I did surgery was scheduled right away.Sorry for such a long message - let me know if you have more questions.