So i thought i'd do a mini roll call. So how many people here are from the Huntsville Area?

"have my hand raised". I actually live in Fayetteville, TN but work and do most of our business in Huntsville. (only 25 miles away) I plan to have my surgery in Birmingham with Dr. Miles... sometime around April 08.

Are you talking about Huntsville TX, Huntsville AL, or TN?

Huntsville, Alabama

oh come on... surely we have more people close to Huntsville, AL. Maybe we should post a thread under the Alabama forum.

Well duh.. that's where this one IS! My bad

haha! Well we are a lonely group. How about North Alabama in general? Morgan,Madison,Limestone,Marshall Counties?

I'm not from Alabama but close. I live in Lynchburg, TN. I just finished all the paperwork, 6 month dr stuff. Now I'm waiting on dr to send all my information to Dr. Spaw at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. I hope to be banded before Christmas, would love to do it before Thanksgiving.

Felicia

Im in Huntsville

haha! Well we are a lonely group. How about North Alabama in general? Morgan,Madison,Limestone,Marshall Counties?

I am from Hartselle, Alabama over in Morgan county and I work in Madison.

I have attended a couple of seminars, one for gastric bypass and one for lap band. I am coming here to this site to get more information! One doctor I am considering is Dr. Grooves in Albertville, the other one is Dr. Freeman in Anniston.

My daughter lives in Birmingham and is scheduled a seminar with Dr. DeWitt there in Birmingham.

I am in Moulton, Al. I have a friend who used the doctors you mentioned in Guntersville. She will be 1 year out and has not lost 40 pounds. Only 2 fills and still has no restriction. I would ask questions about the kind of care they get from these doctors. I think the one that did hers actually had the surgery himself. Ask lots before making a decision. Dr. Adams in Decatur did mine but he is leaving at the end of June. Dr. Suggs in Decatur is going to do my husband's lap band in August - pending BCBS AL approval.

Oh dear, do you mean Dr. Grooves from Albertville? I would think that 40 pounds in a year would not be very good - can you tell me more?

Many Thanks

Patricia

I've only heard good things about Dr. Groves. I would have considered him more had if I had known he comes to Madison also to do the surgery. I also work with his brother in law and yes he does have the band himself.

AL- I would tell your friend to insist on more fills, more support -SOMETHING if she is following the bandsters rules.

I'm in Huntsville, but I went with Dr. Freeman in Anniston, AL.

I have only heard wonderful things about both Dr. Grooves and Dr. Freeman! I haven't met Dr. Freeman but I have met Dr. Grooves and he has such a wonderful personality and since he has the lap band, I fell he understands what we are going through. Dr. Grooves actually did bypass surgery on a dear friend I go to church with and she has done great and dearly loves him to death.