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I hope you're doing well! I am scheduled 9-11 with Dr. Marema. We are practically doing this together! We should really try to keep in touch and compare.

Again, hope all is well!!

Angie

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Hello Fellow Floridians,

I am due to be banded on 9-22 at the Cleveland Clinic-Weston.

They haven't given me a surgeon name yet--I think it is going to be Dr Rosenthal.

LH

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Hey guys, good luck to you pre-banders. I'll tell you, Cleveland Clinic treated me so well. That place is awesome. Whatever surgeon you have doesn't make a difference. They are all great.

Angie, I really hope you are doing okay. 6 days out for me, I was feeling pretty good already. I am now 19 post-op and feel awesome. Port site is a little sore, but ultimately, no complaints. I am about 20 lbs lighter. I have very little restriction, so I am eating way more than I want to. But I know this is part of the process. 10-08 I go in fora possible fill. Dr Szomstein said as long as I am losing, I don't need a fill.

Good luck to you all.

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JC,

Thanks for asking about me. Unfortunately, I was bumped from the trials. (I was going to get the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band on the FDA trials). I had an upper GI and they found a hiatal hernia. Never knew I had one. No symptoms. So now I need to find out how many hoops I have to jump thru to get insurance coverage. If not, I've already decided to go to Mexico.

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Hi Everyone,

I'm hoping to get a surgery date soon. I'm also a Cleveland Clinic patient. I was hoping to be a part of the swedish band study but I haven't heard anything about being chosen. I'm not even sure what the criteria is for the study?!?!?! I know they are looking for a certain type of patient but I don't know if I meet the profile. I have a bunch of tests and consults set up for next week then I'll start the waiting for the insurance approval. Does anyone have United Healthcare PPO?

Anyone going to the support meeting on the 29th at Cleveland Clinic? It would be nice to meet you all?

Marsha

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Hi Marsha,

I don't know exactly what they are looking for on the FDA trials. I am just going to assume they want the perfect patient without any co-morbidities to screw up the results. I came back with a hiatal hernia which shouldn't limit me getting the band, just not on the study.

I would love to know about United Healthcare too. I have BCBS Health Options thru my husband and I am beginning to find out that I will have a very long road to get approval. I have the option to pick up United thru my employer. I will keep my ears open.

Also, for the others: I see you've gone to the Cleveland Clinic, How many other surgeons did you see? Who, if you don't mind telling? And what made you choose Cleveland Clinic?

Thanks!!

Angie

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I am having my surgery on 9/23/03 at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Rosenthal is performing the surgery. I have heard nothing but great things about the Cleveland Clinic. So far, I am happy that I decided to take part in the study there.

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JG

I think I met you while we were all running around like crazy getting our testing at the Cleveland Clinic.

I am getting nervous about Monday 9-22. Come visit us & see how we are doing when you check in! We should still be there--Sandy, Pam & Linda.

Good Luck on Tuesday!

Linda

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Guest jgwoodson1

I think you were the one that told me about this site. That was crazy running trying to get all of those test done. I really believe that we are all going to do just fine this coming week and beyond. There is that fear of the whole process because it's new to us, but, there is definitely excitement when I look at this as a new beginning. I really believe that we will all go through this journey with flying colors and we'll look back on this and be glad we did it.

I'll try to see you Tuesday, if you have not checked out yet.

Jackie

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Man, I am sorry, I forgot to check in with all of you. Hope everyone is fine.

How was everybodies Cleveland Clinis experience? I know I loved it. When my dad went by to visit, he even said he wanted o get sick to stay there a couple of days!!LOL, too funny.

Anyway, I have United Healthcare PPO and they paid for my surgery, had no problems with approval or anything. A week before surgery, I got a letter in the mail stating I was approved.

Right now, I am feeling pretty good, but eating way too much. Occasionally I even forget I have this band, and won't chew really well, and end up with that nasty pain in my chest. Wait a few minutes, and it's gone. I have lost about 22 pounds to date, and can't wait to get some more off. I am scheduled for another follow up next Wednesday, hopefully Dr. S will give me a fill. I had two pork chops, a small scoop of stuffing and some corn for dinner yesterday. WAY TOO MUCH!!!

Well, good luck to you all, let's keep checking in. :-)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      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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      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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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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