hi,

I am getting my band on 4/27/06 in Mexico. Is there anyone else on this site from Arizona. What have your experiences been where do you go for fills etc.. thanks, tina

HI everyone,,live in Mesa,Az..being banded in mexico on 8/21>.yipeee!..Only 20 days and i can join the Az Bandsters Charlene

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Welcome to LBT Charlene!!!

Congratulations on your banding date!!!:clap2:

hi kristen and charlene. im in chandler and go to scottsdale bariatric for my fills. the doctors there are great! Welcome!!

thanks terri [coyote girl] for the welcome..getting really excited as it nears... overpowered by all the stories shared on LBT.. some good some bad..... And ready to be able to share my wonderful story of My Lapband weightloss...Charlene

Are fills so quickly needed after surgery,thought that came after about 3to 6 months...when weight loss slowed down

thanks Ethans Grandma for the welcome Glad i found this site for Ariz.info since my surgery is being done in Mexico

Hi my name is Dawn, I was banded in Mexico by Dr. Aceves in May of 2006. I live in Cottonwood, AZ. My weight loss has been very slow, I'm only 4'9 so I guess that may have something to do with it. But I was wondering if there are any support groups in AZ. I don't mind driving a long distance, so just wanted to know if there is anything going on. Thanks a lot.....Dawn

Hi Dawn,Being banded Monday8/21 in Mexico..Live in Mesa,Az...Haven't heard of any Support Group ..think it might be great if we all could get together in the near future ....... start our own Az.bandsters get/together. to chat,laugh and give each other moral support.

Hi Dawn, Charlene, Coyotegirl, Ethansgrandma!

I'm live in Phoenix. I am being banded by Dr. Ortiz on 8/31 (was originally scheduled for 7/21). From what I have read here and on Obesity Help it is important to be in some kind of support group. I do know of a lady named Becky in Tucson that started a bandsters support group and they meet once a month on the first Sat. of the month. I would like one closer but to travel once a month to Tucson would be worth it.

Charlene, good luck on your banding. Keep us informed.

God Bless,

Michelle

Hi Az.bandsters,

had my surgery in Mexico on 8/21 by Dr.Juan a. Corvala,his staff,and Hospital Angeles,and the Hotel Lucerna Were above all the standard i had set ..professional,clean,helpful,friendly and the list can go on........Left Mexico 8/25.Could have left the same day as surgery was feeling so great........

Today 8/31 my total lost is 27 lbs.{Yahoo} and that's only the beginning......... have only experience gas in the shoulder the last 2days GOSH! that hurts and just before bedtime,so out came my heating pad . slept like a baby......

hardest part for me getting in all the protein Never was a big eater .more pick and run junkfood.Always had a coke , pass through the kitchen grab a few cookie,later,bag of chips etc. have a fast food on almost every corner within a mile.... So my biggest hurdle is teaching myself to take the time to sit and have a meal . others than Holidays when family comes over ,but really don't sit, up and down making sure family is getting everthing they need[ typical Mom thing}

As Iam typing this , have started to hiccup ,don't remember a hiccup in years,years,use to say a sign of growing ..hope its a sign of shrinking for me lol.......

Hope all of you are doing great and lets all continue to think thin

charlene8/21 my ticker tape is all screwed up so pay no mine

height.5'6

8/21...267

8/31...240

Any advice on getting all the protein, have unjury protein mix,carnation instant breafast,Just not enough time and feel to gaggy to drink all that........plus the water,broth

hello my name is Samantha. I am just starting the process and was wondering how hard was to find a surgeon that activtly does the lap band. I found a few but I don't know how to go about contacting them because they have done them at different hospitals.

Hi Samantha,

My name is Peggy and ive been banded now for about 5 months. We went thru Dr. Robin Blackstone @ Scottsdale Barriatrics. Shes wonderful.

I am looking to have the lap band surgery done and do not have insurance. Can anyone tell me what the arizona doctors are charging? The only one I have had any contact with is Dr. Simpson in Phoenix. I have seen Dr. Blackstones website as well. Also, can someone direct me to some kind of financial assistance for this endeavor? Any comments are welcome. Thanks

Nicole

thanks peggy

I live in Phoenix and am a self-pay with my husband's insurance reimbursing about half of the cost. I am going to Dr. Simpson. His staff has been helpful and very nice. It helps that two of them have had gastric procedures. Guess I am off to find out what a pb is now.