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No girl I don't mind....I got approved for most of it with both Care Credit and MedChoice...I had to pay $2500 out of pocket.

At Strax you go every 4-6 weeks....at least for the first two....not so sure about afterwards

They include 2 fills for free. The rest I believe are $250 each, (not so sure on the price since I didn't get it straight from them). I get my first fill on on 6/28. Make sure you write down your questions cause as soon as the doc comes you may forget them. lol It's just he is very quick and to the point so it makes you forget what you were going to ask. :-)

Let me know how it goes!

Hi MellBell....I live in South Florida and also self paid. I had it done 2 weeks ago with Strax Rejuvenation for only $10,500. Everyone at the clinic is super nice and Dr. Choi is very good. They have a free consultation so I recommend you try it out.

I only took 3 days which inludes the day of surgery. I mean everyone is different. I was lucky not to be in so much pain and I was prepared with what foods I had to take to work.

Ok so today started off good. Took my pills and drank my shake which I had to add coconut oil to and it tasted great! Then a fews hours later the hunger kicked in.....urgh I thought those appetite suppressants where supposed to work! For lunch I did not have a blender so I stirred all the ingredients and it was gross. The coconut oil was clumpy and it was difficult to swallow.....dinner was great 'cause I had a small steak and mixed veggies. I need to really think of a way to make lunches shake better......oh well. I have an appoinment on Saturday which will be my next posting. Hopefully I would have lost some weight.:thumbup:

Yay 2 days til my pre-op diet....excited about loosing some weight and being closer to my surgery date....not so much excited about the starving part :thumbup:. So I was given Curcumin, Citrin Plus, YES tablets and Right Whey meal replacement shake. The first week is a shake in the morning and in the afternoon and a small dinner (6 oz fish, chicken or meat w/a small salad, 3 different veggies and white vinager). The week of my surgery is all liquids, (shakes for morning, lunch and dinner). My next post will be on 5/3 to write how my first day went.....the nutritionist said I'd be a grouch.....let's see about that.:confused:

Thanks Coco.....yeah I couldn't wait any longer. Seeing all these pics and reading the success stories have me anxious to get started. Good luck on your with you and I'd like to here about your progress as well! :-)

Ok....being the Virgo that I am...I was too impatient and have moved up the surgery date to May14....woohoo! So no changes to my pre-op diet. I will have two weeks for that and then surgery time! I'm so excited and nervous.

:biggrin: I start my pre-op diet on May 3rd and the time cannot pass fast enough. I see the pics of all the women who have done the surgery and get super excited. My sister has lost so much weight in just 2 weeks and she looks great already. Soon it will be my turn!!!!!

This week i'm focusing on eating the foods I will not be able to eat. :confused:

Thank you! I sure will. I look forward to seeing your updates as well. :-)

I have been overwieght for most of my life and have been on a diet for as long as I could remember. Everyday is full of awkwardness. Between the tight pants that pinch my belly to the rolls on my back that cannot be hidden. Everything about being overweight is horrible. I have a healthier less out of breath person inside me that wants to come out.

I have always known that surgical procedures were out there but my insurance didn't cover it and I thought it would be too expensive to do on my own.

One day my sister, who has had her own weight issues, told me she was getting the lapband procedure done with Strax Rejuvenation. She encouraged me to try have my own consultation. After meeting with Dr. Choi I was hooked. He answered all my questions and thankfully the procedure is not as expensive as I originally thought. I was approved the same day, had some tests done and met with the nutritionist.

I chose to have my surgery on May 28 and will be starting my pre op diet on May 3rd. I am super excited to begin my new way of life and will be posting updates periodically along with pics.

Wish me luck!! :w00t: