What do you think we should call ourselves? We need a cute group name!!! Something sparkley...something inspiring...something WONDERFUL!!!!!

Congrats to you Ashley! Welcome and I'm very excited for you!

I don't have a date and my appointment with the surgeon was pushed back from Feb 5th to the 13th. That likely means this process of getting approved/surg date before my insurance changes won't happen so I'm settled that I will go to Dr. Ortiz in Mexico as an alternative. I was really depressed this past Thu I've been going to for years on Fri after learning my appt with the surgeon was moved. I had a standing appointment on Fri with the Wellness center who suggested lapband in the first place. The Dr I see there is so kind, intelligent, and I respect her greatly. She asked how my appt went, I explained, and she informed me that she does fills in her office. I had no idea. She stated that she and her sister who is also a dr (an anesthesiologist) went to Dr. Ortiz' clinic and was very impressed. She states a number of her patients have been to Mexico to have the procedure done and she thought Dr. Ortiz' facility was well run and very safe. So my hope was renewed and my sadness lifted! Even if this local surgeons office is dragging their feet - which means that I likely won't get surgery scheduled by the 31st of March, I'm going to have it done anyway and am going to explore my options seriously in Mexico. So I'm going to make SURE that I'm going to be a Marcher! :cursing:

I am hoping to join you all too!!! I am hoping for March 19th. I think the melters is approiate!

Hullo.

I'm scheduled for March 15th :cursing:

-S

Edited February 7, 200917 yr by veal

:smile:Hi, I'm new to this forum too. My band date is March 17th along with my sister Big Bones - we've gone into this together to give each other support. We're being banded by Dr Chris de Bruyne in Belgium and we are so excited, nervous..... :cursing:

Hello all,

I have my surgery on March 3rd! I'm a self pay, too. I'm going with Dr. Kirshenbaum in Denver CO., his website is:

www.LapbandRockies.com

He only charges $9999.00 and free fills for 3 months, after that I think they are $15. There's a huge section about him on this forum. So far everyone at the office and been really wonderful, I have had my phone consultation with Dr. K and will have one with the nutritionist next week. I know many of you have had a hard time with your insurance companies, check him out before you decide on Mexico. I'm in NC but it will actually be cheaper for me to fly to CO and spend the night than to go to a local Dr. for my fills.

I'm reading a wonderful book on banding that I found on Amazon, it's called Weight Loss Surgery w/the Adjustable Gastric Band by Robert Sewell MD. Dr K. want his patients to read a book about the surgery before hand.

Just think of where we will all be this time next year! So March Melters, here comes the best years of our lives!

Edited February 7, 200917 yr by MissCheryl
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hey there! I'm scheduled for March 2, only a few weeks to go! it's coming up fast and i'm starting to get a little nervous. I've been trying to get my body ready and have mentally committed to eating less. it's working for now...but I"m also eating some things I hear are going to be off limits once I have the band--steak, bread, etc! is that bad?

Miraculous Marchers, Miracle Marchers

im new to the boards, but my surgery date is march 17

im soooo nervous

my name is ashley, hi everyone!

Hi Ashley,

I'm being banded on the 17th too! Where are you getting your op done?

fatpants!

:smile:Hi, I'm new to this forum too. My band date is March 17th along with my sister Big Bones - we've gone into this together to give each other support. We're being banded by Dr Chris de Bruyne in Belgium and we are so excited, nervous..... :thumbup::thumbup:

Hi there Jewy and Big Bones,

I'm being banded by Dr Chris on the 17th too, where are you flying from, and which hotel are you staying at?

We'll most likeky meet in hospital!

Fatpants

Carnation instant brkfast is good! My surgery date is

3-17, gotta do hi protein slimfast or adkins for my pre-op diet, donot know anything about polling, i just sent my suggestions on reply! good luck let me know how you do on pre-op diet

Hi fixin2notbfat, good name! I'm being done on the 3 of March too! With Dr Chris in Belgium, where are you being done?

Fatpants

I wanted to join in with all the march melters. My suregery date is scheduled for March 5th. I am self pay and having my surgery done at the TLC Edge surgery center in Dallas.

I don't know where you live but I am self pay and was thinking of Mexico at one time. Then I found a place in Dallas,TX (on 3 hours from where I live) They got me right in and my suregery is scheduled for March 5th. Ihad my preop appt last week. It's call TLC Edge and the cash price is $9990 includes all preop except psych eval (you pay for this) and includes 6 fills within the first year.

:thumbup:Hiya im here to join the march 09 team...My surgery date is March 4th...Im ready!

I see the surgeon on Tuesday for a weigh in, and I am almost of a mind to see if I can get the surgery done the last week of February, since they did offer the second and third week of Feb surgery dates... but I will still be a March melter, since that is when I will start melting away :thumbdown:

GABI311b- I love the name March Melters 2009. I hope to join w/ my date tba!!!!! So ready!!!!