starting a new thread for anyone who has or is considering surgery thru the Brigham/Falkner program.

~Mel

surgery 11/13/07 Dr Vernon

-35lbs

hey everyone just a reminder that the support mtg at the Faulkner is going to be on Monday!

Even if it stinks we will still get to meet each other! :biggrin:

(btw I skipped my last fill bc I was doing so well. Now this week I am STARVING!!! My next fill isnt for a few weeks but I am still skittish on moving too fast with the fills since I suffered with and overfill for a few weeks. Plus now I have develped occasional heartburn....great.)

~Mel

Thanks for the reminder. I'm going to try and make it but I start a new job on monday so I don't know what time I will be getting home.

Hey all! I have my first consult with Dr. Robinson on June 2nd. How long did it take from first consult until your surgery???

Well for me 6mos but only because i wanted it to be that long. I think it could have been as fast as 1-2 months

it was nice to see and meet everyone at Mondays meeting. I am going to try to go June meeting too

what do you all think?

Hi my Name Is Francyne and I had my surgery @ the faulnker and Dr.Mun was my surgon. My band date was 9/24/07 and I have lost a total of 90lbs !!!!!!

Reply if you want to

Francyne

bumping this thread as a reminder that the next mtg is Monday the 9th. Newbies and Vets should attend. We are a lively bunch!!!

welcome Star and congrats on 90lbs!!!! Any words of wisdom?

~Mel

Hi everyone...I got my surgery date! It will be June 26 @ the Faulkner. I haven't been there yet...anyone have their surgery at Faulkner? What was it like, I assumed I would be operated on at the Brigham, so I am not sure what to expect!

Thanks so much...I will try to get there for the meeting next week, but I'm not sure if I can get my son any childcare (DH is out of town). Thanks!

I'm going to try hard to get to Monday's meeting - i could use some support!! I'm sorry I had to miss May's meeting. hope to see lots of folks there....

Gin, I had my surgery at the faulkner and it's much less hectic than BWH. It's pretty nice there, and you get a private room, lovely nursing staff and quick attention if you have a problem. I've had other procedures/surgeries at BWH and can't say the same for Boston....M

I may be late but I will be there tonight!

gingin did you have your surgery? How you doing?

Looks like I wont make the July meeting at the Faulkner as I will be on vacation.

Hoping for a good turn out in August. Come on by post-ops and newbies we wont bite bc we arent hungry. :thumbup:

:thumbup::biggrin:hi tiny...i got my band 9 days ago on 6/26 at the faulkner. everything went pretty well & im healing nicely. still a bit sore...i went to work on thursday and was tired but made it through most of the day.

like a bonehead i took off my steri strips because they were all stained and gross looking & now my incisions are stinging a bit. i did put some new ones on but they arent as heavy duty as the hospitals i guess.

i am dropping weight pretty quickly...so thats a plus! today i noticed that the swelling must be almost gone because i was able to drink a lot in a short period of time...i am wondering how restricted i will feel when i get to the mushy stage.

just out of curiosity (everyone)...what were your post op diet guidelines? i have two different sets of info from brigham and i am not sure which one to follow (i will have to email natalie). the pamphlet they gave me on discharge said 3 weeks of liquids, & 3 soft solid but the packet from the dietitian said 2 liquid, 2 soft solid, 2 diced Protein.

obviously, i am eager to get off the liquids asap, but i found it odd that i got conflicting info from the same practice and honestly dont know which one to follow.

overall im well and excited about the changes im seeing already...cant wait to see what the months ahead will show on the scale :frown:

Hi all..I am in the process of getting banded at BWH. I had my initial visit this week and am waiting to schedule my appts next week. I will be using Dr. Robinson.

Hey all! I have my first consult with Dr. Robinson on June 2nd. How long did it take from first consult until your surgery???

Hi all..I am in the process of getting banded at BWH. I had my initial visit this week and am waiting to schedule my appts next week. I will be using Dr. Robinson. :biggrin:

I, too, had Dr. Robinson in Dec. of 2007. He's really a great guy. If you've ever seen any of my posts in the past, you'd see my progression with warming up to him! He's a pretty serious guy and isn't much for small talk. When I was struggling with following all of the rules, working out regularly, and getting really frustrated, he finally "came alive". I think he needed to be needed before he felt comfortable truly stepping up. He's nice enough, but in all seriousness, I wasn't choosing him based on his abilities as a cheerleader. He's a great surgeon. I've visited him both at BWH and the Faulkner, depending on what fit my schedule and where I was working on any given day....I've enjoyed both staffs tremendously. Jennifer, though, his secretary, deserves a gold star! She's patient and really helpful. I had my initial consult and was operated on less than 5 weeks later. She was tremendously informative and quite sweet, too!

Mel, didn't realize you had this thread going all this time!!! Anyone going in August? Mel and I were at the June suport group meeting with one newbie.....and I, too, was traveling for work in July. I will be there in August. Anyone coming with me??!! Phyllis is great, but I sure could use some friends!

Hey everyone!!! I just saw this thread & glad I did. :thumbup: My name is Heidi, I'm 30 yrs old w/ 3 young daughters, & I live north of Boston. I've gone to the BWH for the info seminar, just met w/ Dr Vernon, & scheduled my upper GI, phyc, & nutritional app for this month. So, Dr. Vernon said as soon as I get those app. done she'll put the request into the insurance. She said that takes about 1-2 wks to get approval. After she get approval she'll give me "THE DATE" :biggrin:. I really liked Dr. Vernon. She made me feel comfortable. You can tell she's confident in what she does too. Well, I'll keep you all posted! Congrats to everyone!

Oh yeah, can anyone tell me how long you waited after you did all testing to get surgery done?