:nervous Nice to meet everybody! Imma newcomer as well. I've already had my consult visit and my doctor is Paynter from the Gastric Band Institue in Chattanooga. I went last Thursday for my consult and the nurse says to give the insurance company 6-8 weeks to respond. So, I thought in the mean time I would try and find some folks to talk to that are going through the same thing. So.... lol

hi, am brenda, new here to, need alot of help, am trying to get prices and dr's can u help me?

Hi there,

I'm new here too--just banded last week--this is a great forum to obtain lots of information! I set aside some time and read through many posts and learned much.

Kelli

am so confused, how did you get that dr? did you have insurance? i don't thats y am worried on the prices.

do u know the difference from lab band and gastric bypass?

Brenda, lapband, they put a band around your stomach. Bypass, they cut and reconnect part of your intestines, bypassing part of it.

We got my wife's doctor from www.obesityhelp.com . Yes, we have insurance with Blue Cross of Texas. If you have to self pay with our doctor, Dr. Jayaseelan, it is $15,000 for the whole shootin' match. Doctor, hospital and anastesiologist (sp).

Welcome to LBT Carroline and Brenda.

Kelli, how's it going with the healing? What are you going to have for your first mushie meal? Joy had garlic mashed potatoes from Chili's....

thank you for the info. i live a couple of miles away from the border, monterrey is about 3 hours away thats the reason i was interested in having it in mx

Did you find anything using the search feature?

kelli, where did u have your surgery?

Randy and brojas,

I think it's going very very good! I am 1 week postop today and cannot believe it! I have been maintaining myself with Protein shakes, chicken broth, Water, GUM, and tonight I had split pea Soup (nothing in it). I am really hungry tonight!! I did have some pudding which is obviously not a clear liquid, but it went down fine. I am beginning to want to eat mushies really bad. Was your wife 2 weeks out before she had those taters? That sounds so good! My doctor said, "no mashed taters!" LOL. I can't wait! Thanks for asking--did I notice in a thread that you work in a coal mine?

I had my surgery with Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco. My surgeon is Dr. John Feng. My experience with him has been excellent and I would highly recommend him.

Kelli

That's correct on both counts...she was two weeks out and yes, I work in a coal mine about halfway between Dallas and Houston.

Now, check with your doc's office, but I heard that they consider "clear" liquids anything that doesn't have lumps. So try the cream of potato soup and strain out the pieces of potato. Joy liked the cream of mushroom, too.

Randy,

I will try those!! Interesting work you do especially among the most recent tragedy. My grandfather was a coal miner and it fascinates me that people have the nerve to do that! In Chicago, at the science museum, they have a simulated coal mine that you can tour, and it freaked me out!

Kelli

Congrats and Welcome!!

Kelli, my coal mine is a hole in the ground. It's about 500 yards wide and about 3 miles long. The only thing that is going to fall on me is rain and sunshine. You aren't about to get me underground.