Hey everyone! I'm a 28 y/o newlywed hoping to take quite a bit of weight off in order to safely conceive eventually. I have PCOS, hyperthyroidism and hypertension, but my cholesterol is perfect (go figure). I just found the site, but have been considering banding for a while. I go for the first information seminar on July 17th, which is required to get the ball rolling. I am going through Norton's. Would love to find a local buddy to share experiences with. :biggrin:

I don't live anywhere near you, but wanted to say good luck with your journey. I'm coming to KY in 2 weeks, to burnside for vacation. Never been to KY before, but really looking forward to it. We live outside of Houston, so it is going to be an 18 hour drive for us.

Anyway, good luck to you and your in the right place for the lap-band questions and inquiries.

Congrats Melly! I had my band at Hardin Memorial in Dec 07. If you have questions, please PM me! :biggrin:

Thanks ladies!

kyteachjules - I wish I could have gone through Dr. Kaza, but alas they are not "A Center of Excellence" yet in the eyes of Tricare, so I can either wait til they become one, or go elsewhere and I am nice and motivated, so I really just want to get it over with. The surgery part freaks me out. I am a worry wart by nature though.

Hi Mellygirl! I'm from Mt. Washington so we're really close! I am getting banded on 10-30-08 but having to go to MX to get it done...no ins coverage but am super excited (and nervous)about the trip. I've done a lot of research and am confident in my decision. Maybe we can keep in touch since we are so close!

Will you be getting all your fills in Louisville?

Yeah, the office in MX told me that Jeffrey Allen's office (University Surgical Assoc.) would take me but I called a few others since I HATE driving in downtown Louisville. I didn't have any luck though. Dr. Shina and Dr. Gellar would not take MX surgery patients so Dr. Allen it is. I called them and they were really nice. They have 5 dr's in the practice so she said I would never have problems getting in. They have other MX pt's. They require me to have a nutrition consult and a psych eval-don't know why the psych eval since it will be AFTER surgery.

Hi, I live in Louisville and had my surgery at St Mary and Elizabeth Hospital with Dr. Schuster on June 10th. I have been very happy that I had it done and feel sooo much better already. I have lost 26 lbs since the surgery and although I would like to lose faster the DR is quite happy with my progress. There are several others that I work with that have had the surgery at St Mary's and we compare weight loss and experiences.

It has been a very easy process and I haven't had any problems and I truly recommend it to anyone to help them get healthy. You have to work with the lapband tool but it is such a great help for me and I know it would work for you. If you have a special questions please email me and I will respond.