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Me again! Also my pre-op appt. is tomorrow. Is there anything you wished you would've known before your surgery that you didn't know or wish you would've asked about? Thanks for your replies!

Hello everyone! I am suppose to be banded on the 12th but now they may have to move it to the 19th. Anyway with this delay I may have to start back to work 1 week post op rather than 2 weeks. I am a pre-school teacher two days a week and I'm worried that one week might not be enough with the kind of work i do. THere's alot of getting up and down, walking, jumping, dancing, basically if a 4 year old can do it I'm right there with them. Should I ask for the two weeks off? I will not be paid if i am off. I normally have a big pain tollerance but I'm worried I will be feeling weak from only being on liquids. Do you think it will be o.k?

Look at www.novabodysolutions.com with Dr. Davidson. I saw him and he knows his stuff and his surgery costs 12,500 if you will be self-pay

I saw Dr. Davidson in Dallas with nova body solutions. They offer the surgery for 12,500 all inclusive. I am not using him for my surgery since I live in Amarillo but he is whom I would've chosen had things not worked out here.

I don't know anything about the dr you asked about but there is a dr in dallas that does the surgery for 12,500- everything included. Try looking at www.novabodysolutions.com. I came from Amarillo to see him, Dr. Davidson, and he seems to know his stuff.

:help: Does anyone know of or have you used a lap-band doc in the amarillo area or anywhere close? To my knowledge there is only one doc in amarillo that does it, but he does not have alot of experience. Lubbock is the next closest but I don't know alot about the doctors there. Even a good doc around Oklahoma city is worth looking into. Please Help!

hey lovechunks! You might want to wait. My mother-in-law had gastric by-pass surgery in may '05 - after losing about 80 pounds her eyesight actually drastically improved.