Walkswithtequila

Hey Leona, good to hear from you. Surgery went well! I was so nervous. I am doing ok, the liquid diet is sorta hard but I'm handling it. I FINALLY get to have liquid yogurt and creamy soups...only 13 more days of liquids. Ok, so I have a few questions- how long were you bloated after surgery! I feel bigger than I was before surgery...LOL! Also, I've been having headaches the last few days and just a tiny bit of nausea, I think I may be dehydrated... did that happen to you?

I was just at Dr. Ortiz's office on Monday and had absolutely no problems crossing the border. I too was very nervous about going into Mexico but had OCC pick me up and drop me off on the US side... it was nothing like I expected! DO IT!

Hi everyone, I am very excited to have the lap band done. If anyone is getting it done around the same time as I, I would love to talk with you!

Wow, that is affordable, the cost is about the same as it is in the states! Thats good to know. Thanks for the referral info. I really do appreciate it.

Yes, I will be attached to the Marine Base, so if nothing else I am elligble for a space A travel. My surgery is sched for 7-6-09 and am moving to Iwakuni in early 2010. Thanks for the info on the surgical reports. My insurance will not be covering this so I am self pay. I assume they will not becovering my fills either. Can you tell me approx how much fills cost at your surgeons office? I read somewhere on the internet that it was really expensive for fills in Japan. thanks

I will be living approx 45min South of Hiroshima in a town called Iwakuni. I would love a referral to your surgeon but if he can give you a referral to someone closer to me I would greatly appreciate it. did you have the band done in Japan or are just thinking about it right now?

I am mmoving to Japan soon and am about to have the band put in...do you know of a fill center I can go to while in Japan? Any info you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

I am going to Dr. Ortiz in TJ at the obesity control center on 7-6-09. His staff is wonderful and the price is very reasonable. They p/u and drop pff on the US side so you never have to be alone. He has done over 7000 lapbands and trains other Dr.s to do the lapband.