Hello Everyone...I'm a married mother of one (daughter-5yrs old). I reside in the Temple Hill are of Maryland. I'm a Legal Examiner for the Fed. Govt. I was banded on Aug. 12th. by Dr. Eric Pinnar in Reston VA. My weight at the time of surgery was 243. I have my post-op appt. tomorrow so I will know then how much weight I have lost. Although I'm fairly new, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Hi! I'm glad you said I could ask questions, lol! I meet with the dietician tomorrow for the first of 6 month diet. So how was the surgery? During my seminar, the dr. said that some people go home the first day, did you? How was the pain? When were you up and walking? When did you go back to work?

Sorry to bombard you, just have so many questions!

Can you feel restriction already?

Thanks!

Katie

Hi Good for you hope you are doing good... I was banded Aug. 1, 2008 and I will see my doc for the first time tomorrow... His office got a summer cold and he has a policy if they are sick they will not see post op's. i like that but I had to stay on squishitys longer... Good luck... We have about the same to loose.

Hi...sorry it took awhile to answer your post, it's been awhile since I was last on. My surgery went very well, just a little soreness that lasted a couple of days. The pain was manageable so I was sorry I even got the pain medication prescription filled (LOL). My surgery was scheduled for 9:30am the morning of Aug. 12th and I was back home by 2pm that evening. I had my 1st post op w/Dr. on 8/20/08. I lost 12 pounds..YIPPEE!! My 2nd post op is on 9/10/08..I will let everyone know how much more I have lost or hope I have lost

How long did it take you to get your insurance authorization, do you have to pay your deductible before surgery

I self paid for my surgery because my insurance did not cover the lapband surgery. I found out later after I had paid and had the surgery that they do now offer coverage for the lapband:angry_smile: So now I'm trying to get reimbursed...wish me luck!!