If there are any other MISSISSIPPI bandsters I would surely like to introduce myself! Come out, come out wherever you are!

Hi rogers!

Where in MS? Congrats on taking the plunge!

banded 1/29/07

Dr Ken Cleveland-CMMC-Jackson, MS

Hi. I live in Mississippi and plan to attend Dr. Woodman's seminar soon. My obgyn said he and Dr. Weaver are great, but I'm not sure if my insurance will pay, so if anyone knows what they charge, it would be appreciated. I am a teacher and I completed National Board Certification as a back up if I have to self pay. I won't find out if I passed until Nov., so I'm praying the insurance will pay.

Any information is appreciated. I live in Southaven.

Hello, sallen 21! I am scheduled for Aug 17--and of course, am a little apprehensive and nervous--have been much more so, but am kind of getting excited/ready now. Dr. Woodman is supposed to be great. He did gastric bypass on my brother in December and he was very pleased. I went to the seminar in May, I think. Dr. W. is very straightforward/to the point. I think some people may be apprehensive of him because of this--but I think he might have to be that way to people like us--he wants us to listen! Let me hear from you. Seminar is VERY informative. Good luck and let me hear from you!

Welcome to our Mississippi board Sallen21 and Rogers11! This is a very informative site. Please let me know if you have any questions - I'll do my best to help out, even though I am only 3 months out myself! Sallen21, I hate to disappoint you, but if you are a Mississippi teacher, our insurance has an exclusion policy that specifically prohibits weight loss surgery. (It is near the back of the insurance booklet.) I ended up doing self-pay and my Dr. in Oxford has a cost of $14,500 that includes everything (doctor, hospital, anesthesia, etc.) I hope everything goes well for you both. Keep me posted on your progress!

Hey there...I have not been here for sometime now. I had my last fill on August 1st. That was my 3rd fill. I think it was a good thing. It's a crazy thing. I have days when I am full quickly--then there are days now when food doesn't matter. I was shocked to know that this would occur and I would not be hungry. I then do the broth and mixed veggies that are forced down.

I was at 275 when i started and I was 238 on August 1st. If my calculations are right--I should be at about 229 pounds. I figured out my weight loss is about "2.33" pounds per week now. So that would give me around 8.33 pounds lost. I know I was getting compliments which gave me the big head for a time--hahahahaha.

Now the strangest thing is going on.I have gotten compliments from many of the older Women--ages 55 to 65--mmmmm....It's ok==I'll take it as it comes...If I am about 229--I still have about 66 pounds to lose. With 19 weeks left to the year of 2007. I could easliy lose the weight. I am not in a rush--If push my weight loss to 2.9 to 3.3---I could get rid of 55 to 63 pounds. I had quit the biking outdoors--due to this intense heat. But I started again this week. It's hot and sweaty--it make me weak--so my water intake has increased and protien. I realize--I need to push my protien levels much more than I have been. It'll happen--if not--I will make it by March 2008...

Hi Everyone,

I live in Brandon, MS. I was banded on 6-19-07 at River Oaks Hosp. by Dr. David Carroll. I have had an awesome experience so far. No complications....weight loss to date is 41 lbs. I have a large VG band and so far I've had 1 fill (3 cc's). I don't feel any restriction so far, but I try to convince myself I do! LOL Just seems to make it easier! ha! I am so thrilled to have my band and I look forward to the years ahead with some "help". This is what I've been praying for-for years!!! I love this board...it's been so helpful and now I look forward to talking and sharing with some "Mississippi neighbors"! Good luck to all! Hope to hear from you!

Hi Everyone,

I live in Brandon, MS. I was banded on 6-19-07 at River Oaks Hosp. by Dr. David Carroll. I have had an awesome experience so far. No complications....weight loss to date is 41 lbs. I have a large VG band and so far I've had 1 fill (3 cc's). I don't feel any restriction so far, but I try to convince myself I do! LOL Just seems to make it easier! ha! I am so thrilled to have my band and I look forward to the years ahead with some "help". This is what I've been praying for-for years!!! I love this board...it's been so helpful and now I look forward to talking and sharing with some "Mississippi neighbors"! Good luck to all! Hope to hear from you!

I remember you! lol... I work in the Recovery Room at River Oaks, and you were the 1st band patient to roll through after I got back from recovering from MY band! Dr. Carroll did mine as well on June 1 at River Oaks. Glad to hear from you! Great weight loss!!

Hi rogers!

Where in MS? Congrats on taking the plunge!

banded 1/29/07

Dr Ken Cleveland-CMMC-Jackson, MS

I'm from Indianola. Had surgery week ago today and am doing great--no problems so far, but I am following my instructions to the t--not that that has been hard as I am not even hungry. Isn't it funny how the band takes the cravings away?

Hello to everyone. Help I can't get the scale to move. I'm down to my last 10 lbs. HELP!!!!

I went to Dr. Woodman's seminar. They said my insurance would cover the surgery if I went through a 6 month diet under Dr. supervision. I went to a diet Dr. and started. I called my insurance co. just to be sure and they said there was an exclusion policy in my plan. I have BCBS of Illinios as I don't use the MS teacher insurance because it doesn't pay for ANYTHING, not even sickness.

I cannot afford to self pay. I am so discouraged. My only hope is that I passed my National Board test which I will find out about in Nov. If I did, I am going to use that money to pay for it.

:cry

I remember you! lol... I work in the Recovery Room at River Oaks, and you were the 1st band patient to roll through after I got back from recovering from MY band! Dr. Carroll did mine as well on June 1 at River Oaks. Glad to hear from you! Great weight loss!!

Hi Heather!!

I remember you too!! LOL You were the first person I heard when I woke up. I remember you telling me your story and I was so excited to FINALLY meet someone who had the Lapband! You were my first! lol I only remember parts of going back to my room, but I told my husband later all about this "beautiful nurse" in the recovery room that was telling me about just having the same thing and he said...I know, she brought you back in the room and got you all set up an told me about Dr. Carroll doing her lapband. He said you were very sweet and agreed with me that you were very pretty! ha! I just want to thank you for taking such good care of me! I had a great experience at River Oaks and I would recommend it to anyone. I absolutely love Dr. Carroll. He cares so much about his patients. I certainly made the right choice. I am very excited about the new support group starting Sept. 4th. at River Oaks. I'm already signed up. I hope I'll get to meet many "bandsters" and I hope I'll get to thank you again in person! Thank you for remembering me and much luck to you. Hope to see you soon!

Hi Heather!!

I remember you too!! LOL You were the first person I heard when I woke up. I remember you telling me your story and I was so excited to FINALLY meet someone who had the Lapband! You were my first! lol I only remember parts of going back to my room, but I told my husband later all about this "beautiful nurse" in the recovery room that was telling me about just having the same thing and he said...I know, she brought you back in the room and got you all set up an told me about Dr. Carroll doing her lapband. He said you were very sweet and agreed with me that you were very pretty! ha! I just want to thank you for taking such good care of me! I had a great experience at River Oaks and I would recommend it to anyone. I absolutely love Dr. Carroll. He cares so much about his patients. I certainly made the right choice. I am very excited about the new support group starting Sept. 4th. at River Oaks. I'm already signed up. I hope I'll get to meet many "bandsters" and I hope I'll get to thank you again in person! Thank you for remembering me and much luck to you. Hope to see you soon!

Well aren't you just the sweetest thing! Thank you so much! I love Dr. C too (but don't tell him that!)...lol.. being colleagues, we tend to give each other a hard time! lol... :heh:

Well aren't you just the sweetest thing! Thank you so much! I love Dr. C too (but don't tell him that!)...lol.. being colleagues, we tend to give each other a hard time! lol... :heh:

That's funny! I'll never tell! He needs someone like you to keep him in line! lol

Howdy,

Don Here (skinnydippn42) This is my 1st. time here, just found this forum yesterday 8-26-07.

I seen the ad on TV and did a search for lap-band, found the Lap-band.com site. Found this site from a friend of my wifes.

I went to a seminar on 8-23-07 at the CMMC hospital in Jackson, MS. I live in Puckett, MS. about 30 miles away. Very imformative meeting.

I turn 65 yrs. old on Sept 1st. I'm waiting for an O.K. from Midicare. With Midicare and my other Health Ins., it should pay for 95% or more of the Banding. I'm looking forward to when I can have it done. I have read a lot about it & am very incourged this is the right thing to do. I have been fighting being over weight for 20 plus years. Weigh 260 lbs right now with a BMI of 43 and need to get down to about 145-150 lbs. I'm about 5' 5".

PS to MS link: Nice, a page just for us. LOL

This is all new to me. I need to be approved by MEDICARE & Federal BC/BS. CMMC is waiting to be approved by MEDICARE, is River Oaks approved be Medicare? if so it would be much closer for me. I live in Puckett.

Hi Mississippians,

I doesn't look like MS'eons visit here very often.

I just found out that on Sept 11th. at 6:00 PM River Oaks is having another semanar. I went to the one at CMMC and am waiting for Medicare to OK the Hospital to do the Lap-band for Medicare coverage. Also, from a preveous post I noticed that a support group is starting up on Sept 4th. at River Oaks. Does anyone now what time?? I might have to call River Oaks to find out.

If Medicare covers the Banding here, I would prefer to have it done there because it's closer, I live in Puckett.

Don