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My band has *unslipped*. :)
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I can't believe it. Out of frustration I went to the Surgery Center of Richardson again today, because they had stopped returning my calls as well (it turns out they were actively trying to find me a doctor, and the person who was helping me was just out of the office today). While I was there, Dr. Anderson's office returned my call and said they'd be happy to accept me as a patient. They wanted me to get another flouroscopy done to see if the band had moved at all before scheduling me for surgery.
So, SCOR got me in as an add-on patient, and didn't even make me wait. Within 20 minutes of arriving and asking for the appointment, I was in the back room, laying on the fill table. Everyone in the flouro room stared in amazment as they discovered that my band is back in place -- perfectly. One week of no fill and consuming only liquids resolved the situation completely.
They gave me 1cc of saline, which I know won't do much, but is a start, and sent me on my way.
There are two things I feel that I need to say to you all.
First, the support found here is amazing, and sustaining. I know we've gone through some times on LBT when attitudes flared and personailites clashed, but what it comes down to is that when the shit hits the fan, we're family, and we act like it. I can't thank you enough for sharing in my misery, even when it wasn't yours and you didn't have to.
Second, miracles happen. Small, big, medical, spiritual, whatever -- they happen. Following directions is good too. I don't know if this was a miracle or a product of following directions, or, as I believe is probably the case, a combination of the two. Friends, don't give up hope. Ever. Living without hope isn't living at all. That, and that alone, was probably the main reason I had this surgery in the first place. I don't imagine I'm alone in that.
Peace and blessings,
Jonathan