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Centennial Medical Center Support Group

Banded14yr

By Banded14yr, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Banded14yr    2

Banded14yr
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Does anyone, or has anyone attended the Centennial Medical Center Support group that meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month?

I'm going to attend tomorrow night and am excited about going. I would love to meet anyone from this board that attends.

Tricia

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Penni60    45

Penni60
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Tricia: I don't attend I live in Calif but I have a friend that just had the RNY procedure at Centennial and she might be attending those groups. Her name is Brenda Petrus. She works at the VA hospital as a Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse. She is a beautiful black lady with short hair. If you see her there then tell her Penni says HI. She would be a good person to get in contact with. She is such a sweetie. Just a suggestion.

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Banded14yr    2

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Hey Penni,

I'll try to catch up with her at the next meeting. I didn't read this post in time for the last meeting.

:nervous

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Eva Ortiz    0

Eva Ortiz
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Hi Tricia,

I am going to have surgery on the 30th of this month and i would like to

know someone that is going also.I am having the lap band.Where do you live

i live in Franklin,Tn. not to far from Nashville about 30 miles.Let me know

when you are going. :cheeky

Eva evaortiz6@aol.com

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Banded14yr    2

Banded14yr
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Hello Eva!

I saw where Dr. Houston is going to perform your surgery. He did my last fill and I think he's wonderful :)

The support group meetings are held every Tuesday at 6:00pm at Centennial. I will probably be going this evening. There's also a more comprehensive support group that meets every 3rd Monday (I believe) that I plan on going to this month. I'll check my info when I get home and let you know.

The support meetings are for both pre and post op patients. I would love to meet you. I live in Antioch, but work in Nashville.

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New Hope    37

New Hope
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Tricia, is that in Tennessee? Hey, great job on the weight loss!!

Eva, enjoyed meeting you in the Chat Room last night. Best of luck to you on your upcoming banding!!

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Banded14yr    2

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Marie,

Yes, it's in Tennessee..... Thanks! I'm thrilled about my weight loss. My second fill really helped, I was starting to get a little discouraged. I think every new bandster needs a class or seminar in "PATIENCE" I sure did! :):D

I guess I missed the chat :) - I'll try to participate in the next one if there is one scheduled.

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Eva Ortiz    0

Eva Ortiz
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Hello Tricia,

i would like to meet u 2 and i will be going to the next meeting i hope

on the 16th.i have to work tonite.

Thank you New Hope enjoyed talking to u

Eva

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Rainsunbow    0

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hey not sure if you guys will get this, but im looking into banding at cenntenial. what insurance do you have? did you have a good experience?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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