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Well, I go for my first fact finding session (informational seminar) tomorrow at MUSC. If anyone out there has any pointers or things I should be sure to ask while I am there, please let me know. I am very excited to hear from other people there and anxious to meet the doctors in person and hear what they have to say. Any suggestions or thoughts?

Thanks for the info. Sounds like the two of you are having great success, I am happy for you both. I am also curious about insurance coverage. I was going to pay out of pocket in order to avoid the battle with our insurance. Has anyone had any POSITIVE experience with thier insurance company agreeing to cover the procedure???? Seems like all I hear these days is negative about the subject.

Wow, K9OfficerSC, that is terrific! 73 pounds in 2 months! You are my hero! Do you mind if I ask you where you had your surgery? I am thinking about having mine performed by MUSC, heard anything about their doctors or weight management program????I am looking for all the info I can get. Trudy from this forum has been super great so far at helping me with all my annoying questions, but I am curious if there is anyone at there who has had surgery at MUSC. Seems like MUSC is a pretty well known hospital in this state, and it concerns me that I have not heard from anyone from SC actually having the procedure done there.

Hey Trudy...Ok, I am officially asking you to be my lap band support captian! I am very new to this whole lap band idea and have about a million and one questions. It would be super nice to have one person I could communicate with and bounce thought and ideas off of. Here is a little bit about me...I live in Charleston, SC (no one in SC ever posts on the SC forum it seems, so I adopted NC as my next choice). I am 30 years old, 5 foot 3 inches tall and 225. I am scheduled for my first "informational seminar" at MUSC on May 15. What I am most curious about at this point is if anyone has heard anything about MUSC's programs, doctors, etc.? Also, what is considered a "reasonable" weight loss the first few months after surgery. My ultimate goal is 150. Am I just wishful thinking or can that ever really be a reality for me?????

Hello everyone...I am in Charleston...and it's getting hot...I dred the next few months...I hate humidity!!!!! Anyway, I am very new to this site, and am looking for tons of info. So far, I have found this forum to be very helpful, but have not seen anyone mention if they have been banded by any of the surgeons at MUSC. I am planning on attending thier informational seminar next month and was just curious if anyone else out there is going to attend? I am anxious to have the procedure, but curious about MUSC's rep. Anyone have any info?