Hi! my name is Nichole. I'm 21. I am currently seeing Dr. Stanich, but at Community Hospital in Munster. I was wonder who else on here has seen him? Had him do your surgery? Before you were approved for the surgery did he put you on the high protein-low carb diet, if so, how long? How long did you have to wait for approval of your surgery? Did he suggest you attend classes? Any info you can give me on him I'd greatly appreciate it!! I've only seen him once, so I'm still new to the game. To those who reply much thanks to you~!!!!!!!

Hi

I had Dr. Stanish at Methodist Hospital in Merrillville, IN. He did my lapband and two hernia repairs on August 4, 2008. To date I have lost 120 pounds. I would still like to lose 40 more pounds. Yes, I was on a high Protein diet prior to sugery, and lost 40 pounds of that 120 pounds in the 4 months prior to surgery. Follow the advise they give you to eat low fat protein and log everything you eat. I use sparkpeople.com to log my food and track the amount of protein intake daily. I have had a great experience with Dr. Stanish and his whole staff. It took me about 6 months to get my final approval. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions, and best of luck. :welldoneclap:

:wub:Dr. Stanish is also my doctor at Methodist in Merrillville. I love him and his staff. He did my lapband 1-18-07, and my port replacement 7-6-09. I still see him once a month, weighted and measured every 2 months, and I have volumes of food/exercise logs.

He's really hot too!!!:thumbup:

I am going to the the seminar tomorrow so I hope they can help me get approved. Right now I have bcbs-hmo and the hoop you have to jump through are really designed to discourage you than to assist. I'm hoping Dr Stanish can give me a clear answer and guidance

I am going to the the seminar tomorrow so I hope they can help me get approved. Right now I have bcbs-hmo and the hoop you have to jump through are really designed to discourage you than to assist. I'm hoping Dr Stanish can give me a clear answer and guidance

Chris is great at working with the insurance companies, and all insurance companies make everyone jump through fire hoops. Once they realize how much money they will save by you have the surgery then they ok it. They save money by not having to pay for medications that you may take now, and other health issues you may have now.

I say that because the reason why I had band surgery was because I had thyroid problems, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and was starting to have to take insulin. I take NO medication now, not even my thyroid medication. I'm a Vitamin and exercise junkie....I found that I love running and I love me.

I hope all goes well tomorrow, and that everything works out for you. Life only gets better!!!!