sweetpea1

hay thanks...i got a call today that the office would assign me a date by Wed...so i will find out than when i can start...i am happy the meetings seem to be getting better for you postop people....:thumbup:

Does anyone know when the June meeting is?

what about Baystates meetings? They have a post-op group..????

Thanks....don't worry about the extra skin yet...i hear it takes 1 yr for the skin to go back to normal or as normal as its going to be.....

thanks....who knows maybe they will credit me....i will sign in and put Dr Fiallo name and if they don't credit it oh well....ha,ha,...hay i look at it this way if i go to Dr Fiallo meeting in June & july or even July & aug i should be all set for Sept.....so i will enjoy the summer and try to take off some weight on my own as a head start...I have lost 6 pounds already so who know i might even have 20 off before surgery...what a great start....Did you have problems with your skin ?....they say to lose slow so the skin remains tighter....at my age i will need repair surgery...ha,ha...

yes you are, ha,ha..lots of expierence under your belt now...wow thanks for the tip..think i will see if i can attend one of those mettings at the Chestnut building...interesting....seems a shame to have to wait just cause of a meeting when all else will be done....yes thanks for the reminder about it being a tool this band ..i think if i don't have hunger i will be ok and even if you have a bad day from what i hear and eat or over eat i should say that your body will slap you so to speak, ha,ha with a not so nice stuck period....oh i don't want thant..no thanks!....

i am not really sure but i have heard they can be expensive...Maybe they will give you a discount for not having ins.....i heard but not from Dr Fiallo office it can run 240. a fill...not cheap and really don't go by me and ask for a discount for not having ins...what the heck they can only say no...let us know what they say and how much $$$$...

wow you have done a amazing job losing weight....i have a appt with Dr Fiallo in 2 weeks and after that i just need to get in my 2 support groups but there running behind with them so i am not sure if they can fit me in the month of June or not...if not that i will have to wait till July & Aug meetings ...i hope to be banded by Sept....Hope i do as well as you....

i did get my appt for May 19th...sorry if i repeated this...i cannot get into the May support group and maybe not even the June one...the office said they had stopped the meetings for a month and now they are behind with them so i might not beable to go till Aug.:thumbup:..i will keep you updated.....Bev

PS....do i need to sign up for the meetings?..I cannot believe the May one is filled...rats! like i said i need 2 meetings before they can send my file to bl cr.......

hi, Got my appt with Dr Fiallo for May19th....but the support group is full for May so i have to wait till June i guess...Do you no how many they will have in June and when they are as i forgot to ask the lady in the office when she called me with my appt...i have to attend 2 and ever thing else is done...help, ha,ha.....

Your so sweet...thank you...i will let you know....

well with that said i can see i need to take 2 weeks off for sure...some of my kids are 25 lbs....yes infact the office told me i might hear by the end of the week with a appt date..i just night make the May meeting after all...

since most of you have Dr Hagg or Dr Fiallo for your surgeons....question. How long did they say to stay out of work...i was told in the informal meeting that there were no restrictions after lap band, what! i even said i work with children, lifting, changing , ect and they said no restrictions....i was blown away...On the OH board all of them said there Dr told them not to lift over 25 pounds...some said no laundry baskets for 2 weeks........How long do you think , since you all had the surgery that i should take off from work? I had a nurse tell me to take 3-4 weeks...she went back early and her port is now flipped....??? Help!

what day is the support group on so i don't make a dietician appt that night?...Is it the first Tuesday of the month? this is Dr Fiallo group i am talking about??????