Even though my insurance left me high and dry, I am still going along with the plan. Self-pay, $20,000. Dr. Blackstone of Scottsdale Bariatric Center in AZ is doing it. Her office is ranked in the top three in the country. It was a toss up between this and the RNY bypass. I have done all the preliminary tests, few to go before the surgery. Would like to know from others what to expect the day of the surgery, and what to expect after.

Surgery October 9, 2006.

Congratulations on your surgery date. Every hospital is different and every place has different rules and regulations. You should speak to your doctor and ask them what to expect. As for what to expect after, every one is different, but expect a bit of discomfort and a lot of people have gas pains afterwords. The recovery is usually quite quick most people are back to work with in a week. If you have more specific questions just ask.

Thanks for the reply. I am just excited to get back into shape, and move on with my life.

Her office is ranked in the top three in the country.

Is this a statistic from their office or did you find a ranking list on the web somewhere? I would love to see how surgeon's in my area rank.

Thanks!

I got it off of a website, don't remember the site. However they are one of three to recieve the national center of excellence award.

They were very proud of their stats, in five years only one non surgical related death in RNY bypass, and none with the Band. She does alot of them. It is the only thing they do, Bands and Bypass. Nothing else. I feel pretty good about them.

congrads,

well be for the sergery they gave me meds to calm down lol i was freaking out my 1st sergery,

after word i wook up i was in pain they came to my bed and gave me a shot in my butt like 2 mins i was alot better. they didnt let me go to the bathroom they didnt want me out of bed,

they gave me this teddy bear and this little thing i had to breath into, they said to hold the teddy to my tummy and cough, it hurt alot, they said i had to keep doing it , i believe its because you breath so shallow and slow while under and on all the pain meds they give you that you can get bronkitis or <NOBR>ammonia</NOBR> -i cant spell sorry,

some people cant sleep on thier sides

i had trouble getting in and out of bed so bring pillows it makes it easier to get in and out of bed, i asked the doctor why and she said because the muscles that they did cut through were sore,

i didnt want to eat at all, was swollen, gave me lots of Soup and ice cream, they do an upper GI the next day to make sure they did good,placed the band good and make sure the band they put on wasnt to tight,

they make you walk the 2nd day, it helps with the gas, from the operation, i brought malox with me to the hospital in case i had to much gas, some else told me to do that and the doctor,

tthen the 3rd day you just relax,