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asimmons

By asimmons, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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asimmons    1

asimmons
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Hi, I am looking for some other losers who would like to get together. I could sure use some company on this journey.

Anne

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JerryFLA    0

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Hi, I am looking for some other losers who would like to get together. I could sure use some company on this journey.

Anne

Hi Anne,

I haven't had lap band, but I am in Orlando, and I am researching lap band providers. Any suggestions? My Aetna policy says it will cover 50% but that still leaves a big bill.

I am 61, male, BMI 52. Arrgghh!

I saw a T-shirt the other day:

"I wish someone would do something about how fat I am getting!"

Cracked me up.

Have you had the surgery yet?

Jerry

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asimmons    1

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Yes, I had it in June. And I can highly recommend Dr. Kim at Celebration. I am 62 ( can't believe I just admitted that). It is good to know there is someone in the area - I was starting to feel very lonely.

Anne

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JerryFLA    0

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It looks like Dr. Kim is one of the ONLY lap band guys in the area. He is not in my insurance-approved list, so i will see if my regular doc can request him. Thanks.

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dancingqueen    0

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Yes, I had it in June. And I can highly recommend Dr. Kim at Celebration. I am 62 ( can't believe I just admitted that). It is good to know there is someone in the area - I was starting to feel very lonely.

Anne

Hi Anne,

Aren't you going to the support groups? You will find fellow lapbanders there. I was orginally scheduled with Dr. Kim myself but ended up with Dr. Marema at US Bariatric due to Dr. Kim's swith which meant that I would have had to delay my surgery date. I had an excellent experience with Dr. Marema though.

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asimmons    1

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Yes, I attend the monthly meetings but a lot of the people are not in the actual Orlando area and I was hoping I could meet some more locals and we could get together other than once a month.

Anne

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molinomama    0

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Anyone tell me the choices for Lapbanding in Orlando? Looking for a program with good support before and after. Any and all feedback appreciated.

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litlady    1

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Hi-

I am new to this board.

I was banded 11/24/08 in TJ by Dr. Ortiz. I had my first fill about 3 weeks ago in St Pete. I am doing well but am struggling with learning to chew a zillion times!

Would love to join a group of local folks.

sue in Apopka

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rachieroo    0

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Hi-

I am new to this board.

I was banded 11/24/08 in TJ by Dr. Ortiz. I had my first fill about 3 weeks ago in St Pete. I am doing well but am struggling with learning to chew a zillion times!

Would love to join a group of local folks.

sue in Apopka

Hi Sue,

I am your neighbor to the north in Mt. Dora! I have not had the surgery yet, but I am seriously considering Dr. Ortiz. Who are you using for your follow up care? I see you have gone to St. Pete for the fills. How is everything going thus far? Any issues getting across the border in TJ? There's a lot of scary stuff going on down there now, so I plan on adding this to my list of things to discuss with his Pt. Coordinator.

Any feedback you can provide would be GREAT.

Thanks!

Rach

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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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