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tlambright1986    0

tlambright1986
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i was banded by dr. webb.... memorial wasnt the greatest hospital but i like dr.webb so far!! i have only been banded for 12days but i have minimal to no pain right now...the scaring isnt too bad either!!!

Tiffany

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Goal Reacher    0

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I was banded by Dr. Cywes in Jacksonville on May 5, 2005 and had lost my goal of 100lbs by the one year anniversary date. Great doctor, wonderful staff and I have recommended 12 more that have been banded by him since and all have done great except one and that is because she cheats. Would recomend Dr. Cywes to anyone and would be assured they will be happy in the end.Over two years out and still maintaining, what a life change this was to the better.

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aaduncan    0

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Hello All,

I too am in the Jacksonville area and I had my surgery last Friday (Sept 7th). My surgery was done at Memorial Hospital by Dr. Webb.

For the most part the surgery went okay (had a reaction to the morphine). I had my post-op appt today with Dr.Webb and have lost 6 lbs so far.

I am not feeling 100% yet but I guess that is to be expected. Still swollen in the abdomen area and experiencing some kind of hiccups, gasps of air after I drink or eat. But again, I am assuming that will pass as well. My next milestone - the 1st fill in 5 weeks!

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*susan*    1,709

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Hi JaxFab,

When I decided I wanted the band, I researched all the various physicians in our area that did the lapband surgery. Then, I went to all of their seminars. I went with Dr. Herrera as he seemed to genuinely care about his patients. He has continued to prove this to me time and time again. He is so wonderful and caring when it comes to his patients. His staff are awesome too. And, if you ever have a problem, he is always available to you. One thing that also set him apart from everyone is when I was doing my pre-op with him we discussed issues like being over-filled or getting stuck. He said if I were ever in a situation where I am stuck and in severe pain, no matter where I was, if need be either he or his partner, Dr. Chappano, would come to me. He said they understand the pain and know that if you are stuck, you need release fast, but may be in too much pain to travel. Fortunately, that has never happened to me, but it is reassuring to know if it did and I couldn't make it to him, he would come to me.

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kimkimmie    0

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Hi JaxFab,

When I decided I wanted the band, I researched all the various physicians in our area that did the lapband surgery. Then, I went to all of their seminars. I went with Dr. Herrera as he seemed to genuinely care about his patients. He has continued to prove this to me time and time again. He is so wonderful and caring when it comes to his patients. His staff are awesome too. And, if you ever have a problem, he is always available to you. One thing that also set him apart from everyone is when I was doing my pre-op with him we discussed issues like being over-filled or getting stuck. He said if I were ever in a situation where I am stuck and in severe pain, no matter where I was, if need be either he or his partner, Dr. Chappano, would come to me. He said they understand the pain and know that if you are stuck, you need release fast, but may be in too much pain to travel. Fortunately, that has never happened to me, but it is reassuring to know if it did and I couldn't make it to him, he would come to me.

Hey Susan! I talked to you a year or two ago! I'm finally getting my band! It should be in March. I am just finishing up my 6 month Cigna requirement with Dr. Cywes. I didn't want to be a self pay since if there were any problems I would be in debt for life! Anyway, I decided since the company I worked for was closing, that in my job hunt I would make it a requirement that the job I took had to have insurance that included LapBand surgery. Well, Citibank's insurance covers it *but again you have to go thru 6 months of physician supervised weight loss first*. I've lost about 15 pounds since October which is when I really started to follow the under 30 carbs a day regimine and added 10-20 minutes of walking per day.

I just wanted to say hello!

~Kim

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FurryFriend    0

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Hi Everyone!!

My first post here and I am looking for a copy of Dr. Cywes pre op diet. I have had all my tests and have a appointment to set up a surgery date but I would love to be able to buy all my diet products ahead of time so I have them in the house and ready to go. If anyone has a copy could you please post or e-mail it to me? I am SO EXCITED!!!:biggrin:

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LemonPOPtart    0

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Has anyone here used Dr Baptista? I went to his seminar last night and was very pleased with everything I heard. He seems nice. I would appreciate any input on him.

Someone else here mentioned that she attended several seminars to get to meet different doctors and I think that is excellent advice. So thank you. I will be looking into that. :biggrin:

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leedorr    0

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I have seen Dr. Baptista. Dr. Cywes did my surgery befoer Dr. Basptista came. I like them both. He is very qualified and 2 of my friends had him and like him very much

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LemonPOPtart    0

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Has anyone here used Dr Baptista? I went to his seminar last night and was very pleased with everything I heard. He seems nice. I would appreciate any input on him.

Someone else here mentioned that she attended several seminars to get to meet different doctors and I think that is excellent advice. So thank you. I will be looking into that. :Dancing_wub:

Here I am again... almost a year later. My surgery is THIS Friday (July 24) and I am excited and scared! LOL Dr Baptista is doing my surgery. :smile:

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