Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🌈 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

Calling all Texas Bandsters

girl55

Recommended Posts

carbgrl    0

carbgrl
Posted

Mid-Cities (Dallas Ft.Worth area), surgery 04/14/09 next week will be my one year bandiversary! Total loss to date: 68 lbs. "ONLY" 17 more pounds to reach my goal weight. :thumbup:

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

porter11    0

porter11
Posted

McKinney here....Being banded in Sept/Oct 2010! Waiting on the ins! Being banded @ True Results in Richardson!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Ginnyvinny    1

Ginnyvinny
Posted

I'm in NW Houston (Copperfield/Cypress). I was banded Aug. 28, 2009 by Dr. Felix Spiegel. I've lost 50 lbs. so far but only 10 lbs. since Christmas so something's not right. I'm going in for a tiny fill in 2 weeks.

I think one of my problems is that I don't know anyone personally that has had lap band surgery. Lapbandtalk is great but I desperately need a face-to-face support group. I feel like I'm the Lone Ranger doing this by myself. I'm sure I'm making lots of mistakes but just don't know it. Dr. Spiegel offers a support group but it has been cancelled almost every month since August. In Oct., I went to a group meeting down at Methodist Hospital with Mary Jo Rapini from TLC's "Big Medicine". It was fantastic but I drove 52 miles round trip and paid $8 for parking. I just found a support group on www.Obesityhelp.com that is forming on April 29 in Katy. I hope that will be what I need. That group is all WLS patients--not just LB. Does anyone know of a support group in Houston just for lapbandsters like ourselves?

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Vivinthewoods    0

Vivinthewoods
Posted

I'm in NW Houston (Copperfield/Cypress). I was banded Aug. 28, 2009 by Dr. Felix Spiegel. I've lost 50 lbs. so far but only 10 lbs. since Christmas so something's not right. I'm going in for a tiny fill in 2 weeks.

I think one of my problems is that I don't know anyone personally that has had lap band surgery. Lapbandtalk is great but I desperately need a face-to-face support group. I feel like I'm the Lone Ranger doing this by myself. I'm sure I'm making lots of mistakes but just don't know it. Dr. Spiegel offers a support group but it has been cancelled almost every month since August. In Oct., I went to a group meeting down at Methodist Hospital with Mary Jo Rapini from TLC's "Big Medicine". It was fantastic but I drove 52 miles round trip and paid $8 for parking. I just found a support group on www.Obesityhelp.com that is forming on April 29 in Katy. I hope that will be what I need. That group is all WLS patients--not just LB. Does anyone know of a support group in Houston just for lapbandsters like ourselves?

Hi Ginny,

There is a group of just LapBanders out here in the Woodlands, we are just a group of ladies that get together once a month for coffee and camaraderie. The ladies are at different stages of weight loss, some are at maintenance and I am the newbe in the group. I don't know if that would be any closer for you.

I too am a Spiegel patient and have the same problem with the distance to his down town office for support groups - it is just not feasible for me to get there.

Where do you have your fills? I go the his Woodlands office.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Ginnyvinny    1

Ginnyvinny
Posted

Hi Viv,

Your group sounds like what I'm looking for. Too bad you are too far away.

I signed up for the April 15 support group meeting at Dr. Spiegel's office. We'll see if they cancel this time.

I get my fills in his office next to the Galleria. I haven't had one since Dec. so I plan on asking a lot of questions when I go on the 15th to see if I need a small fill.

I'll keep you posted.

Ginger

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

dauriceart    0

dauriceart
Posted

Hi I was banded in Odessa Tx on 3-15-10. Dr. Davenport is a great Dr. I have lost 30lbs so far :confused:

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Mona40    0

Mona40
Posted

I am from Houston, Tx banded 4/6/09 in Conroe, Tx by Richard Collier.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

deb_ladyrose    0

deb_ladyrose
Posted

I am from the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I was banded 4/9/10 by Dr. Richard Carter

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

JBGMoore    0

JBGMoore
Posted

From Austin TX.. banded 4/14/10 by Dr. Ganta.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

jalivia2    0

jalivia2
Posted

Houston, TX here. I will be banded Monday 4/19.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

girl55    5

girl55
Posted

always glad to meet all the tall texans. Keep in touch.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

KClark    0

KClark
Posted

I was banded on March 19, 2010, in Austin by Dr. Ganta. I'm down about 30 pounds.

-Kelly

www.kellyandthebandit.blogspot.com

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Chaneice    0

Chaneice
Posted

I am from Marshall Tx and was banded 3/23/10 in Shrev. La. My Dr. is Dr. Merriman and he and his staff are wonderful.:) As of today i am down 15lbs.:confused: I know that it varies at this stage but i am really excited about my journey. Good luck to everyone.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

mandimedic    0

mandimedic
Posted

I was banded April 13th in Houston TX by Dr. Felix Speigl. Hi everyone!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go To Topic Listing POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • KeeWee

      KeeWee

      It's been 10 long years! Here is my VSG weight loss surgiversary update..
      https://www.ae1bmerchme.com/post/10-year-surgiversary-update-for-2024 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Aunty Mamo

      Aunty Mamo

      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×