Hi all,

I am in Greenville and am having my surgery on July 7th in Anderson. I went to so many seminars and considered Dr. Bour and Dr. Ross but I really like Dr. Rowitz and the lap-band seems like the best choice for me. I am excited and scared. Not so much about the surgery, but about the whole lifestyle change. I'm a single mom to an amazing autistic little boy and I put off doing the surgery until I could be sure that he wasn't going to panic if I was out of commission for a little while. He went to the last seminar with me and he is excited that his mom is going to be healthier and have more energy. He doesn't care what I weigh, but he does care that I feel bad a lot of the time. At any rate, all of my friends and family who have had WLS opted for the gastric bypass and so they don't have a whole lot of information for me. Everybody is being super supportive though and I feel really prepared. I will keep you guys posted on my progress and look forward to reading about your journey as well.

less than 2 weeks and counting,

Tracy:thumbup:

Well my surgery has come and gone and I'm doing great... Anybody else banded by Dr. Rowitz or from Upstate SC. Would love to compare notes!!!

Tracy

Just wondering how your doing with your lap band?

Well my surgery has come and gone and I'm doing great... Anybody else banded by Dr. Rowitz or from Upstate SC. Would love to compare notes!!!

Tracy

Hi Tracy, Yes I was banded by him as well and Im doing o.k. I also was going with Bour at first, but I know that he really doesn't want to do lap bands. those fees were piling up too much also. I like Dr. Rowitz too. chat with me sometime. Later

Hi Tracy, Yes I was banded by him as well and Im doing o.k. I also was going with Bour at first, but I know that he really doesn't want to do lap bands. those fees were piling up too much also. I like Dr. Rowitz too. chat with me sometime. Later

I didn't like Bour at all and I thought the "program" fees were a racket. I have lost 85 lbs from 232 to 147 or 145 on a good day...lol. I did have some of the typical lapband yuckiness in the beginning but not so much now. I had surgery 18 months ago so I feel like I'm right on track. Of course, I'd love to lose another 25 lbs and have a little lipo or a tummy tuck but I'm still enjoying the journey. I went from a size 18 tight to a loose 10. I often say that the worse part of the lapband lifestyle is better than my best day on any of the hundred diets I went on. I hope you have had great success too!!!

Tracy

I am from Piedmont and was bandedin Greenville. I had my surgery in 2010. It has been the best thing I have ever done.