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NEWLIFE4BEV

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NEWLIFE4BEV    0

NEWLIFE4BEV
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Anyone out there from Raleigh? I am new to all this- getting ready to have a surgery date soon. I'm going to Dr. Moran- he seems nice, anyone with experience with him?

I hope to learn a lot from all you guys going through it. Like, is it realistic to go back to work in a week? (office setting). And how often do you have the band adjusted??

Thanks in advance for your help!

Bev:smile:

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jmegirl    2

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Anyone out there from Raleigh? I am new to all this- getting ready to have a surgery date soon. I'm going to Dr. Moran- he seems nice, anyone with experience with him?

I hope to learn a lot from all you guys going through it. Like, is it realistic to go back to work in a week? (office setting). And how often do you have the band adjusted??

Thanks in advance for your help!

Bev:smile:

are you going to self pay or is insurance paying part of it? if you are self paying, what is dr. moran's cost??? i'm in cary, nc and doing the research hoping to get a lap band within the next year.

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NEWLIFE4BEV    0

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I have insurance so they have told me they would pay most of it. Don't know what his total costs are. I'm hoping to have the surgery by October!! Good Luck to you!!

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Lanakila    1

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Dr. Moran will be doing my surgery this Wednesday. I have been very happy with him and his staff. I don't know how much everything will cost because my insurance will be paying. The enrollment fee was not covered by insurance and was $250. I'll be happy to share my billing once I get it.

I'm not sure how many specialists Dr. Moran or Dr. Enochs will require you to see, but be sure to count that into the costs that you are looking at. Hopefully your insurance will cover some of the costs. I know that I needed a chest x-ray, labwork, EKG, dietician (not covered by my ins) and a psych clearance. I'm not sure how many of those are required by insurance or if they are required by the dr.

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Lanakila    1

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Bev,

I was banded on Thursday, and went back to work on Tuesday (Monday was a holiday). I'm sure that I could have worked all day on Monday without any problem. I work at a desk, but get up and down a few times a day (in addition to potty breaks) and I think that would have been just fine too. When I got to work on Tuesday, everyone who came by to check on my said "I thought you were supposed to have surgery last week?" I LOVED it!!!

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I haven't heard too much about Dr. Moran but he did med school overseas. I had my LapBand with Dr. Enochs and he and his staff were phenomenal.!! I was so pleased with my experience with Dr. Enochs. I have lost over 68 pounds so far! :wink_smile: Best wishes and keep us posted.

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BackToMe    0

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JEANBEAN (and others) It is obvious that you work for Dr. Enochs. You have posted repeatedly about him, advertising for him, which is against this forum's guidelines.

I was considering using Dr. Enochs for my lap band, but your posts actually made me reconsider. I think that a well-qualified surgeon would let his work and reputation speak for itself. I worry about why Dr. Enochs has to resort to such deceitful tactics to drum up business.

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Willowglen    5

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Hi All

I live in North Raleigh and was banded on August 28, 2008 by Dr. Enochs. I am just about 5 weeks out and have lost about 35 pounds. I would love to hear from some others livving in Raleigh:thumbup:

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NEWLIFE4BEV    0

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Congratulations!! That was fast weight loss!!

I was supposed to have the surgery on Oct 2 with Dr Moran, but my insurance (BCBS) denied me at the last minute due to the nutritionist report not having enough follow-up care. I was so upset. I am appealing though- so wish me luck.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      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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