Hello My name is Roxanna. I'm a nurse here in central Florida. I am looking to make some new Lap-Band friends here locally in Florida. I will be having the Lap-band surgery very soon. Have you had the lap-band surgery? Are you considering it? Let me know I would love to chat with all of you. Thanks.

Hi All,

I am in Orlando and was banded 12/14/04 in TJ by Dr Lopez. My follow up doctor is Dr Kim at Celebration (Near Disney). He is very good!

Staci

Melissa have you had your port moved? Just checking in with you, let us know how your doing.

P.S. I'm in SW Florida and I have been using Dr. Eddie Gomez in Coral Gables for my fills, he is wonderful and quite good looking too.

I did have to have my port taken out last weekend. It is such a bummer! I will say that for such a bad experience, my Dr and his staff at the Molding Clinic made it very pleasant. They are always so good to me there. I was so down in the dumps about losing my port and Andres, the patient cooridnator really kept me up and cheery the whole time. Dr Huacuz gave me a little fill before he took out the port and assured me that it would be able to be put back in in a couple of months. So for now, i'm gonna keep a posative attitude and just do my best to get this weight off. I'm doing pretty good and feel like my wound is healing up great. Thanks for your concern.

Melissa

Melissa I am sorry that you had to go through that, but hopefully the restriction you have now will be enough to get through the next coming months and before you know it, it will be time for you to get a brand new port. Did you have to pay to have the port removed? And will you have to pay to have a new on placed back? I hope not. Well, best of luck and please keep in touch. And again, I am so sorry.

Where do you go to get the fills, the cost and the Doctors name.

Glad to see someone mention my doctors name. I live in Jacksonville on the southside and I am having my band 5/2/05 from Dr, Cywes. I will let you know how it goes.

Hi... I am in N.E. Florida just outside of Amelia Island. I am using Dr. Cywes in Jacksonville for my surgery.

I have just started the process and have my appt. with my PCP in Fernandina on the 18th to get all of the final testing done and to get his letter to Aetna. I have already had the Psych Eval and the Nutritionist meetings. Hoping for a quick turn around on this as Aetna will no longer cover bariatric surgery once my group policy renews on Nov. 1 !!

Seems like a lot of you on here have gone to Mexico, I have researched that also just in case Aetna doesn't come through !

It is so nice to be able to talk with others that are going through the same thing !

Looking forward to being on here a lot more !

I see Dr. Eddie Gomez in Coral Gables, he takes Mexican banded patients and charges me $300 for a fill w/out flouru, I called other Drs in Florida and they wanted $500 for the first consult and then $750-1000 for the fill, that Is too expensive for me, so I decided to go w/ Dr. Gomez. He is super nice and very experienced, he hits the port on the very first try (my port is sideways so its more difficult, the first fill w/ my surgeon took five pokes and that was under flouru) but Dr. Gomez doesn't have any problems getting to the port and doing my fills, send me a pm if you want his phone #.

Where do you go to get the fills, the cost and the Doctors name.

I justs love Dr Cywes, he's so down to earth ! Just saw him Thursday and my pkg to Aetna is going out next week. I am so looking forward to having the surgery done. Please do let me know how everything goes ! I have met several of his patients and they are all doing fine. Especially Malissa, the patient coordinator... she's a trip ! You just gotta love that girl !! She's a true inspiration for me !

Hope all goes well for you on Monday ! I will keep you in my thoughts & prayers !

Lori

Lori I had my band put in on 5/2/05 by Dr. Cywes and it has been a breeze. I am drinking without any problems and I can feel the restriction. He was great before and after the sugery and came back that night to check on me again. I feel like I choose the right Dr. Now I just need the weight to start falling off. If you have any questions or you would like to talk email me and I will give you my number. KFPDEW@comcast.net

I justs love Dr Cywes, he's so down to earth ! Just saw him Thursday and my pkg to Aetna is going out next week. I am so looking forward to having the surgery done. Please do let me know how everything goes ! I have met several of his patients and they are all doing fine. Especially Malissa, the patient coordinator... she's a trip ! You just gotta love that girl !! She's a true inspiration for me !

Hope all goes well for you on Monday ! I will keep you in my thoughts & prayers !

Lori

Wow you were banded on 5/02/05 and are doing so well already. That's fantasitic. Do you have any pain? I am going to be banded on 5/19/05 in New York. Getting very nervous. Any advice?

Pathworker, I have a little pain but not enough to make me miserable. I weighed to day and I have lost somewhere between 15-20lbs. since Monday5/2/05. I am so excited I cant stand my self.

Hi,

I live in Central Florida and would love to correspond with you Roxanna. I too am considering the Lap band surgery with Dr. Rumbaut in Mexico. Would anyone be so kind to provide me their experience with the lap band procedure and/or Dr. Rumbaut? I would appreciate any/all information that I can find.

Thank you

Hi Roxanna, I am from Zephyrhills Florida. I had my surgery on Feb 18th. I would love to chat anytime.

I am so excited that there are more bandsters in Florida. I had my band surgery done in Nov. 4, 2004 and have lost about 32-34 lbs, I still have another 20 lbs to go and it is taking too long... I am in Southwest Florida and am so happy that there are more bandsters closer to me? Gigglegirl, who are you using for your fills? and how much are they? Who did your surgery? Sorry to be nosey.

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.