:pHey fellow Kentuckians, Who is your doctor and what insurance do you have etc.?

I have been to a seminar at St Mary's with Doctor Schuster. He seemed real nice. The nurses where very nice too. I have already sent in my paper work as well as all my medical records. What do I expect next? When will I be able to have a doctor appointment?

I have Humana Preferred and am unsure of how easy it is for them to approve.

I hope someone else om here has that insurance.

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HastingMelissa;

Dr. Rodriguez is my Dr. also. I was banded on March 27, 08

I have medicare and Tricare For Life. Dr. Rodriguez did it at Norton Healthcare in Lousiville. Great Doctor. Recommend him to anyone out there.

I finally got approved, I get my band on May 20. I can hardly wait. Seems like it has taken for ever to get approval.

Band, doing good. Although my ticker says 18 lbs I have lost 25 lbs. Chugging along. My incisions have healed well but the other day I found (this is gross) a pus pocket in the incision for my port. I cleaned it and put antibotic cream and a band-aid over it. Still a little red and sore but getting better. I have not had a fill yet but it is scheduled for the end of May. We are going on vacation and I do not want to damper it with super monitoring my foods, I plan on enjoying myself while trying to eat right. (Prayer is appreciated!!)

Congrats to CBraessler and Lele. Time will fly by and it will be over b4 you know it. Good luck!!

thanks, I know, I could have set a date sooner but we will be going to the virgin islands. taking my mom and two aunts and it was already in the works when I got my approval. I am excited. almost wishing trip was here and gone. Making a life change is hard to put on hold. but I am going to wait to have it done so I can still get in the water and snorkel and drink some drinks and have a good time. Time enough to schedule when I am back. I will be letting you all know when it is finally scheduled. good luck with yours Checkersmom. I am having mine done at st marys and elizabeth in louisville.

i have no idea when you were banded or at least I didn't notice. Don't you love him? Have you had great success with your band. I just got the REALIZE BAND on 4/23. i am still liquids, but will be pursuing the WONDERFUL MUSHIE AVENUE pretty soon.

Do you go to support group? type back soon

coltorismom

yes, i was just banded on 4/23 by dr geller. he is wonderful. he is very prompt in returniing phone calls, which means A LOT. So, what's your success story?

you were banded on 8/27 (me & my hubbies wedding anniversary). a GOOD DATE for a NEW BEGINNING IN LIFE.

Has anyone used a doctor from Paducah? It looks like St Mary's & Dr Lusco are the names I see mentioned most often, but if this is available in Paducah, it would be closer to me.

hello again everyone. I have not been on vacation yet but I have all dates scheduled. I go for pre op on june 13, then my appointment with the surgeon on 06/20 and My Surgery is on 06/24. We will be back from vaction on the 7th of june so I have time to get ready for this. My doctor is Schuster at St Mary's and Elizabeth. I am so ready for this. I love the updates from everyone, you all are my support at this time. the before and hopefully during and after.

seems my quick replies are not so quick!!! dr geller is my dr. i went to suburban. may i ask, do you live in louisville? i am from taylorsville myself. dr geller is super good. I would highly recommend him. They don't do the OUTPATIENT THING. I had to stay 24 hours. Let me know how things go. You GO GIRL!

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I can't use dr gellar. he is not in our network. but I know that he is an excellent doctor, my daughter had a bypass done and he was her doctor. He is very good with the people waiting outside for their loved ones to come thru the surgery too. that is one of the reasons why I like him so much.

Hello KY,:confused:

I am in Jeffersonville, In just across the bridge and had my band done in Louisville at Norton's. Dr. Allen is my surgeon. So far no complaints. They are supper busy that is for sure. My band date was May 5th, so today is my one month anniversary and I am down 17 pounds. Yea.... :thumbup: for me, I have never lost that kind of weight in one month. I am on regular foods but taking it slow. I have not been hungry yet and pray to God everyday for guidence. Best of luck to all of you neighbors, just wanted to stop in say hello. My name is Nicci and I attend the second tueday support group meetings at the Nortion's Pavillion. Anyone on here go there too?

Have a great day and be the marvelous people that you know you are.

Hello KY,:confused:

I am in Jeffersonville, In just across the bridge and had my band done in Louisville at Norton's. Dr. Allen is my surgeon. So far no complaints. They are supper busy that is for sure. My band date was May 5th, so today is my one month anniversary and I am down 17 pounds. Yea.... :thumbup: for me, I have never lost that kind of weight in one month. I am on regular foods but taking it slow. I have not been hungry yet and pray to God everyday for guidence. Best of luck to all of you neighbors, just wanted to stop in say hello. My name is Nicci and I attend the second tueday support group meetings at the Nortion's Pavillion. Anyone on here go there too?

Have a great day and be the marvelous people that you know you are.

Thanks for sharing. Congratulations on your weightloss!!!!

Ok, so I went for my followup yesterday with Dr Lusco and he did not do an adjustment. I was pretty sure that that's what he would say. I've lost over 75 lbs in 5 months since my surgery. He said that I am still losing 2.5-3 lbs per week and that as long as I continue to do that, that I don't need anything else. I am supposed to go back in 12 weeks which puts me right after July 4th. I have mixed feelings--on the one hand, I know that I'm doing really well, and obviously I don't want to do anything that will jeopardize what I've accomplished so far. On the other hand, I'm on a roll and very anxious to keep this trend going and to get as much of this weight off as possible before vacation time. I know I'm just being impatient--it took years to put all of this weight on and it's not going to come off overnight. And I'm thrilled to death with how far I've come in a few short months. My husband and son are proud of me and I'm proud of myself. So I'm just going to suck it up and keep working on it!! I've got my silver 75 lb pin that Dr Lusco gave me yesterday and I can look forward to getting my gold pin when I hit 100 lbs!! I'm very happy with this surgery--I have a lot more willpower than I thought I did, but I just don't believe I could have done this without the band. Good luck to everyone who's working on getting approved by their insurance. It's the best decision I ever made!!

Hi BandChick64,

I was banded in May08 and had my first fill this week. After going to solid foods and completed fills do you eat only fruit at the breakfast meal?, protein at the lunch meal? and vegetables at the dinner meal? or Do you eat some of each food at each meal?

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