Hi All,

Well I just got home from my Pre-Op meeting with my Surgeon. All went smooth as Silk~~

Being on the opti-fast Diet for 9 days as of today, I dropped.....15.2lbs!!! I went from 341.8 to 326.6

To tell you the truth I really can't see any change. My friend said he can see it in my face. Well the Doctor was thrilled. So I celebrated and had a sugar free Jello Pudding!!! I know what your saying "That Rocko is a Madman!"

I did bring some questions with me.

Here are the Q's I asked, some may be silly but I just wanted to know.

1) Are you going to use a Catheter? No (thank you God)!

2) How many incisions? 5

3) How many Stitches? They will be placed inside. (4-5)

4) I asked how come they didn't take any Fat out while they where inside, the reason I asked was because I Watched the Surgery on-line (if you want the link let me know) and your able to see a lot of Fat just there. Ans: He said there was no benefit.

5) I asked if he ever had a Mortality while doing the Lab-Band? No, he said he's never had anyone Die while he's done any Surgeries. (I guess that goes in the Plus Column)

6) Will my Band offer any restriction Post Surgery seeing is that I don't get a fill for 4-6 weeks? He said Yes, I asked how? He said, because there will be swelling around where the Band is placed just from Surgery. (irritating the area)

7) Will my taste buds change? He said he's heard that, but it will depend on the individual.

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8) Will I have Heartburn? He said, i shouldn't. (very few people do)

9) What Pain Meds will I get? He said the Good Stuff! (lol)

10) Will you use the Pars Flaccida Technique? Absolutely

If you don't know what that is here's a link for you to check it out:

http://thinforlife.med.nyu.edu/assets/REN%202.pdf?RCD=J53039 &NAME=Christine_J._Ren

Well that's all I had for him really. I feel very comfortable with him. And have no doubt that he is the right Doctor for the job!

I hope some of my Questions may have answered any of your's (Pre-Oper's)

Best Regards,

Rocko~~

Hi RockN4U: Thanks, that helped me prepare for my first visit tomorrow. How long from your first meeting with the doctor until now did you have to wait for surgery?

I met with my Surgeon the very first time 6 weeks ago Today! But I had all my Ducks in a row. I started getting everything together over the past 8 weeks or so. My Ins. Co. (Humana) required I have 6 Consecutive Mos. of Documented Diet & Exercise with my Doc. or Doc's. But I had all of that, so it made it a lot Faster. But the {{{Shocker}}} was how Fast I got approved from my Ins. Co. Paperwork was Submitted 3/5/07 Approvel 3/11/07 I was told it was going to take in the neighborhood of 4-6 weeks, but it didn't. Which I'm thankful for.

I will keep in thought tomorrow as you have your procedure done. I don't believe in luck, but blessings. So Be Blessed and I look forward to hearing from you on the message board in a few days.

I'll take the Blessings! But I don't have my Surgery till Tuesday (3/27) :-)

Rocko, sounds like you are in great hands. Congrats on getting banded soon.

Congrats on the date, Rocko! And thanks for the link to the article!

Rockn4u:

How's it going? It has been 6 days since surgery, HOW'S IT GOING?

I rec'd a letter from my Dr. and all of my pre-op testing is scheduled for May 1st, and the nurse said if all goes well, I will be scheduled for the 2nd or 3rd week in May. YIPPEE!!!!!!

It's starting to go very well. I've dropped 10lbs since Surgery, and a total of 29lbs from my pre-op diet (3/13) But it's still hard for me to see a differece yet. My Mom said she see's a difference, but she doesn't count...She's Mom!