taywood

I was banded in Mexico by Dr. Zapata in fall of 2010. It was a great experience there and I would recommend him to anyone. I got off to a good start with minimal problems and lost 75 lbs. over about a year time. I was disappointed when the weight loss began to slowly decline and then stopped all together. I was more active than ever, eating habits didn't change, nothing different....just didn't lose weight. Waited 6 months or so and had another fill, still no change. Then after about a year my weight began to climb again and now I'm back up 30 lbs! My regular Dr. can find nothing out of the ordinary after several exams and many blood tests. I'm exhausted all the time and personally think that I'm beginning to have some blood sugar issues when I don't eat properly or exercise...get weak and shaky. I'm disgusted, confused, depressed over all of this especially since I paid out of pocket for my surgery, no insurance since I had no existing health issues! I don't feel I need another fill since I feel restriction and have to eat VERY slowly and get full quickly. I eat high Protein, low/no carbs. I don't know what to do....so upset about this! Thanks for letting me vent!!! Irene

"I was banded and continue to go to true results located in downtown Houston. Just go to the website for further info. WWW.trueresults.com they are an awesome team" Yes, except that TR will not do fills for anyone not banded by one of their Drs.

Merry; I was banded on 8/24/10 by Dr. Zapata in Monterrey, Mx. I'm searching now for a Dr. to do my fills in the Houston/NW Houston area. Before I was banded I did a search and found one on I-10/Katy area, but lost the name and number.:tongue2: So I'm back to square one in my search. If you find someone, let me know, please...and I'll do the same for you... Good Luck! Irene

Does anyone know if Dr. Garwood will be using the Willis office at all? Willis would be awesome for me because Lufkin is too far. I've tried the 979 number but it's been disconnected and I left a message on the answering machine at the 936 number, however the message on the machine didn't say who I was calling so I'm not sure it was Janice. Irene

I called Dr. Waggner and he doesn't accept patients for fills that he didn't do the surgery on.... Irene Banded 10/24/10

Sarabay, we have the same band days:thumbup:...I just got mine too. So far, Clear Liquids have been no problem and I'm just starting on "creamy" liquids...I'm down a bit too in weight, but I figure thats mostly Water loss...I'm a bit dehydrated, even though I'm constantly sipping something...Sure hope it gets better though... Irene