suesixter

I'm going to jump in here' date=' suesixter, I go to Dr. Grossbard, in Zephyrhills, Florida. He is great. He does surgery at Dade City hospital. I can recommend him as he did not only mine, but also, my daughter and my son's surgery. Best wishes, whoever you decide on. karen[/quote']

Thanks so much Karen for jumping in. I just made an appointment for my seminar with Dr Grossbard. I just have to pray from here on out. From what I've read on dr Grossbard and your recommendation, I am feeling good about my decision. Thank you, sue

I was a self pay in Tampa. My first consult was October 20 and my surgery was December 9. During those 7 weeks I had a psych eval' date=' met with the NUT, had blood work and preop cardio testing and my 2 week liquid diet which started the day before thanksgiving. My hubby was so supportive we took a few dAys off prior to beginning my 2 weeks of liquid hell and took a 5 day road trip up the coast eating all my favorite foods and drinking lots of adult beverages. It was a ball but I was SO ready

To get banded after all that fun!

Fun y but just a few weeks ago we took a road trip up the coast and visited some of the same places as I did that weekend... I didn't over indulge and managed to lose a pound! I love my band.... Hope you do too!

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Who was your doc in Tampa? I am in total turmoil trying to make the final decision on the band. I will be a self pay but just trying to decide. I live in Orlando and looking at a Dr in Tampa. I want to loose max of 50 lbs and feel the Band is the answer but oh so scared. Are you happy with your decision?