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Hi all! I am so excited (and nervous) about my upcoming lap-band procedure. I am new to the forum and I can't wait to discuss my progress & emotions thru the journey. After seeing 3 different surgeons, I have decided to go with Dr.Matthew J. St. Laurent of NW Endo-Surgical. I have been researching this procedure for MONTHS and taken my time about choosing a physician. They all seemed well qualified but he seemed the best for me and my needs (you just can't beat lifetime adjustments & his bedside manner...he rocks)

Just wanted to say 'Hello' and hope to hear from anyone that has had their procedure with Dr.Laurent! Can't wait! :D

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Hey there I am from Texas as well Austin to be exact, I am in the final months of getting approved by my insurance so I hope all goes well with it. I am nervous and anxious at the same time, I have lots of questions and no anwers so I hoping to find that here from anyone that is going through this already. So I will know what I might run into experiences.

Good luck and keep in touch

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Hi all! I am so excited (and nervous) about my upcoming lap-band procedure. I am new to the forum and I can't wait to discuss my progress & emotions thru the journey. After seeing 3 different surgeons, I have decided to go with Dr.Matthew J. St. Laurent of NW Endo-Surgical. I have been researching this procedure for MONTHS and taken my time about choosing a physician. They all seemed well qualified but he seemed the best for me and my needs (you just can't beat lifetime adjustments & his bedside manner...he rocks)

Just wanted to say 'Hello' and hope to hear from anyone that has had their procedure with Dr.Laurent! Can't wait! :D

I had my band done by Dr. Collier/JourneyLite & I'm very pleased with everyone involved. I'm not that pleased with the results so far though. I was banded May 8 & have had 4 fills & finally have restriction. I've only lost 12 lbs since May. That's depressing since I was self-pay. I just started working out so maybe that will help. Anyway, Good Luck neighbor!

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I am sorry to hear that I hope all works well , keep me posted and let me know how it goes I will do the same, take care,

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I had my band done by Dr. Collier/JourneyLite & I'm very pleased with everyone involved. I'm not that pleased with the results so far though. I was banded May 8 & have had 4 fills & finally have restriction. I've only lost 12 lbs since May. That's depressing since I was self-pay. I just started working out so maybe that will help. Anyway, Good Luck neighbor!

I bet working out will totally be your ticket to success! I know the band will 'help me' (not cure me) of my eating issues but working out will be a detrimental key to my success. My Mom is a personal trainer (I wish I lived closer to her) and the simple mantra...excersize and eat right...has always lingered over my head. Sadly, I have always lacked self-discipline in the eating department (not so much what I ate, but HOW much) which is why after 7 years of struggling with food and diets I decided to go forward with this procedure.

It sounds like you have lost weight (12lbs) by your band alone (am I right?). So I bet the exercise will really help you. Please keep me posted!! Thanks so much for writing to me! :crying:

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Hi there! Thanks for writing!!! I hope all goes well with your insurance. I am 'cash pay' (finance) so I wish I could help answer questions for you. I have asked a LOT via the procedure itself, so if I can help in any way in that department please let me know. Please keep me posted on your status neighbor! I LOVE Austin! I would move there in a heartbeat if my hubbies company wasn't here!! So jealous of you!!! ;-)

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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
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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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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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