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MomCeo111

By MomCeo111, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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gigglegirl    0

gigglegirl
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Hi Estella, my doctor is Dr Grossbard in Zephyrhills. I am private pay so i have him a flat rate for the year. I don't know what the fills cost. I can ask the next time i go to him. Thanks for the questions i don't mind answering them. By the way my name is cindy.

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Debby    0

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I am a nurse at South Seminole Hospital in Altamonte Springs, about 20 minutes north of Orlando. I had the band done 3 weeks ago by Dr. Kim in Celebration's Florida Hospital. I've lost 28 pounds, including the 10 from the pre-op diet. Sugary things really make me feel sick. Do they bother you? A new friend, Debby.

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Mariposa Bella    3

Mariposa Bella
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Hi Cindy and Debby, glad that you all are doing well. Can you both please ask your doctors if they take Mexican banded patients and if they do, what the cost of fills is? And do they charge a consult fee? Get me all the info you can, please... Like I said, I use Dr. Gomez in Miami for fills ($300 a fill) and would love to know if there are less expensive options for me. Talk to you all later.

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I have met Dr. Szomstein and Dr. Rosenthal both last year for a consultation (before BCBS FL stopped paying for WLS) I thought they were great. I would love to go with them but the price was pretty high for a cash patient. Go luck to you! It's a wonderful place over there!

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iluvpalmtrz    0

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Hiya! I wil be moving to central Florida on August 1st...we are looking in the area of Altamonte Springs. I can't wait to move back ( lived in Kissimmee when i was younger )..Look forward to chatting with you! Michelle

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riverrat    0

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I'm having my lap band on June 20th. I'm wondering if I'll be able to handle not having sweets any more. I can't imagine not having chocolate- HELP!

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Mariposa Bella    3

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riverrat, who said you couldn't have chocolate anymore??? Cause I have a band, and I can eat tons of chocolate, I shouldn't ---but I can. With the band you can basically eat everything you want, just less of it. Of course there are certain things that each of us can't tolerate, but for the most part you can basically eat everything. I for example can't eat tortillas (corn or flour), but I can eat tortilla chips (isn't that weird) and I can't eat lettuce, and I used to have trouble w/ bread, but I ate half a sandwich last week w/ no problems, and I can eat cake and pie w/ no problem and I love and can eat reeses Peanut Butter cups, so you see, basically you can eat anything, just alot less of it. That is the beauty of the band.

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Robin2463    0

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Hiya, I'm Robin from Tampa and i'm going for my surgery on june 24th with Dr. Ortiz. I'm very excited but also nervous. I'm reading very mixed reviews on this procedure. Would love to talk to someone in my area. Email me at Robin2463@aol.com

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riverrat    0

riverrat
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thanks for the info on sweets. that makes me feel better. how is everyone handling not drinking 30min before and after eating?

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riverrat    0

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Anyone who had surgery in Mexico. Were you able to find a local DR. to do fills in Florida. I haven't had any luck finding one who will. I'm in Brevard County.

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Mariposa Bella    3

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Anyone who had surgery in Mexico. Were you able to find a local DR. to do fills in Florida. I haven't had any luck finding one who will. I'm in Brevard County.

The only doctor I found out here that will take Mexican banded patients is Dr. Gomez in Miami, the cost for fills is $300 w/ out flouru $600 w/ flouru, I do without he is an excellent doctor and has tons of experience. My port is flipped so you would think it would be hard for him to hit my port, but he does, everytime. And on the first shot. So I really like him, and its a whole lot cheaper and less time than hopping on an airplane and going to Mx for a fill.

Let me know if you need his info.

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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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      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

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        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.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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