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zetajenn5

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bthin4me    0

bthin4me
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HI! Im in Byron,GA. My sister and I will be going to Monterrey Mexico for our surgery. Dr. Rumbaut is doing it. We are self pay. Ive done alot of research and feel really good about our choice. I tell ya...Im more nervous of the thought of no food than I am of the actual surgery. But from what everyone says you can drink a little Water and feel like you just had Thanksgiving supper. :angry: Anyway, if you have any advice or just want to chat...lets do it.

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zetajenn5    0

zetajenn5
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Hi and Good Luck! I was self pay, I did it in Jacksonville, FL...b/c I was kind of scared of going to another country to do it, but lots of people have had it done there with no problems. I'm about 2 1/2 hours north of Jax so it is a good drive everytime I have to go down there...which has made me wish I'd done it closer to home! There are places in Valdosta and Albany which are both an hour away and would have been much more convenient and saved gas! Keep that in mind when you are planning on costs! B/c when you self pay (or at least for me) my first year of fills was included in that total price so I have to have all my fills done (every 6 weeks) in Jax...and all the pre-meetings that I had to go to I feel like I've been to Jax 100 times since November!

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AlanaK    0

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Hi Zeta,

I'm not in South Georgia, but I am in North Florida (right below the border in Tallahassee). My boyfriend lives in Thomasville, GA. I'm going to be banded on May 9th in Mexico. The surgeon here in Tallahassee wouldn't accept my insurance so I am self-pay. My friend went to the Obesity Control Center in Mexico and said it was the best decision she's ever made. Let me know how everything goes for you!

Alana:redface:

Tallahassee, FL

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mia31771    0

mia31771
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Hey, I thought I'd replied to you- but I don't see it posted- I'm from Norman Park, which is just below tifton, I was banded in albany by Dr. Bagnato!!

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zetajenn5    0

zetajenn5
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My fault! I was away from my computer for awhile and didn't realize I had posted the other one...thought it got deleted. Sorry about the confusion!!

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zetajenn5    0

zetajenn5
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Hi Alana, let me know how it goes! Do you have a surgery date yet?

And, Mia, how do you like Bagnato? After my year of fills is up with Jax,

I will either go to Albany or Valdosta to get my fills...they're both about the same distance for me although I go to Valdosta more often.

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AlanaK    0

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Hey,

I will be banded on May 9th. Can't wait! I'll most likely be going for fills at Fill Centers USA. They have a place in Moultrie. The doctor who will be banding me (Dr. Ortiz) is on the board of directors there.

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mia31771    0

mia31771
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Hi Alana, let me know how it goes! Do you have a surgery date yet?

And, Mia, how do you like Bagnato? After my year of fills is up with Jax,

I will either go to Albany or Valdosta to get my fills...they're both about the same distance for me although I go to Valdosta more often.

DR. BAGNATO is great! But we get our fills at the obesity treatment center right across from DR. Bagnato's office- Elizabeth does the fills and Malik is the receptionist and they are WONDERFUL.

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Hi Lizzie,

How is your progress going so far? I guess you've had a couple of fills by now?

I went for my first fill a couple of weeks ago and I about had a panic attack b/c he couldn't find my port. So of course I went straight to thinking, "It's flipped!!!" Well after a sonogram, thankfully, he was just in the wrong spot! But the way that they find it, mashing around on you, first of all would be uncomfortable anyway, but I still have some soreness in the port area...feels like its bruised sometimes so the whole process was un-pleasant. Hopefully it gets easier!

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zetajenn5
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Thanks for the info Alana...I didn't realize there was a fill center in Moultrie. That's not too far from me either.

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LizzieBorden    3

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Zeta, so far so good. I've only had 1 fill so far and that was on 2/13/08. As of right now I've lost about 47lbs (13 pre-op).

I was afraid when I went for my first fill my port was going to be flipped from bending and stuff too soon after surgery. Luckily it wasn't! My first fill was pretty easy.

Going back for a visit tomorrow. I don't know if I want another fill yet. I'm restricted as far as what I can eat but I'm still hungry between meals. I think I'll wait a few more weeks or a month before my next fill unless things change in the meantime.

Looks like you are doing really well. Keep up the good work!

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Doobee    0

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I'm in the big old town of Enigma, GA and wondered if there was anyone else on here from South Georgia.

Ijust moved to Tifton last week. I was banded in Savannah. I would love to have a support group.

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