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I hope you feel better

welcom missk, i just joined a couple of weeks ago, and have felt nothing short of genuine love and support here. All the best to you

what Dr. will be preforming the surgery for you? What type of pre op diet do they have you following? Sorry for all the questions I'm just so excited about the possibilities this will lend me and the new leash on life i'll be gaining

i have to say what a great post, some of the same questions i've asked my self actually. I'm gald to hear that you are doing well after all these years and have no regrets. thanks for the insight, do you have any before and current pics you can share?

has anyone had the band done at this clinic and if so by Dr. Bhoyrul? Any advice/thoughts on this very helpful thanks

hey everyone. I have been lurking the boards for a while now. i had originally spoken to my pcp about gastric he gave me all the info and something just didn't set right with me about the whole process and i just stopped the whole thing dead in my tracks about 4 months ago, recently i have heard about this whole "banding," thing and seem to be way more comfortable with this option, so i went back in and talked to my pcp he thought i was still set on gastric and when i told him i wnated to be banded he said that statisticly the outcome is better with gastric. I currently wiegh 247lbs i wan this soooooooooo bad but i'm not sure i want it bad enough to do gastric, He tyold me to talk to the suregon and see what they recomend, has this happened to anyone? since all of this i have not been able to sleep very well very scared about gastric, feel alot better about the band. any advice greatly appreciated.

thanks for answering my ?'s i have found this site soooo helpful thanks to others like you. Initially I thought I'd get bypass but after reading here I opted for "the band"

Thats great to hear. Did you have to do sleep test and all that, they didn't tell me i needed one but i thought maybe i just haven't made it that far?

Wow is this for real... I sent of my packet to the Alvarado Clinic in California and got my call back today. The receptionist stated all I would need is my phsyc eval and my doc note of 5 years over weight history. SHe also stated that my insurance is the fastest one to approve this surgery. My question is and i don't think i want to know the real answer can this really happen this quick???? She said it's all upto how quick I make my appt's, so of course i have my pcp note on thurs and my physc eval on the June 4th. I'm so ready for this new life, I just want to be active again riding my bike hiking all the stuff i haven't been able to do. Has anyone had surgery at this clinic or with Dr. Sunil Bhoyrul. any info greatly appreciated. TIA