I live in Indiana and would like to know if any one that lives Indiana has had lapband surgery? If so I would like to have a private emailing with you as I am just at the beginning if my venture. Please all of your knowledge would be appreciated....Little one:help:

What do you need an answer to? Anything someone outside of Indiana can help you with? Unless it's a local doctor issue or something, there isn't much that's regionally specific about banding.

well what is the first weeks of fluids like before surgery, what do you eat...and after surgery what is floro used for...and how bad did it hurt???

and has any had surgery with Trace Curry in Ohio??????

Well, I only have to do the liquids for 2 days prior to surgery, but here are some items from the sample menu my surgeon gave me:

sugar free popsicles

Fruit juices (sugar free or low sugar) such as grape juice or apple juice

Water, tea (decaf if possible)

Reduced sodium, reduced fat broths

Per his diet, it's anything transparent.

A fluoroscopy doesn't (well, I'll say shouldn't, because who knows what people have run into) hurt. Long story short - you drink a barium solution, and then they take x-rays to see where the solution is. I've never known an x-ray to be painful. Unless you count the contortions they make you do in order to pose for the x-ray. :xena_banana:

Hi Little One,

I am in Indiana and I also just starting my lapband journey. I have been to my consult and going for my psy eval this Fri....YEAH....I will have everything ready to send to insurance for approval!! I pray they come back with a yes b/c I have met all their requirements.

I researched docs in the tri-state area b/c I'm in northern Indiana. I have heard they have good docs in MI, but decided to go to St. Vincent Bariatric Center in Carmel, IN which is basically Indy. I guess they are a training facility and video a lot of the surgeries and have people that view the surgeries for training purposes. If something goes wrong....God forbid...it's on tape! :xena_banana:

I used this website: www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/bariatirc+surgeons+in+indiana.html along with couple of others. I really liked the site above b/c you can view a lot of details about a specific surgeon. I chose Dr. Christopher Evans based on my reseach and many prayers for the Lord to guide my decisions.

Maybe you've already chosen a surgeon??

It would be nice to hook-up with some fellow lapbanders in this area. I think the support group in Ft Wanye is mostly gastric bypass people. This site is so awesome and the people are so great that I feel I won't need to attend a physical meeting....I'll just sign in and type away.

Best of luck to you and your journey and I hope you have found some of this info helpful!!

Thanks to all that have taken the time to answer all my questions, it has been a great help, Good luck on everything 3loves hope everything goes great. I have choosen a doctor in Cincinnati he has done many of these procedures and his office and hospital is only 45 min away from me so I will soon be on my way as soon as the ins. makes up their minds....and who knows when that will be..still waiting and its great to talk to someone in Indiana lets keep in touch with each others progress.

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