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Congrats!!! It Sounds Like You Are Doing Wonderful. Just Make Sure You Dont Over Do It! So Do You Have Any Desire To Eat? Feel Full? How Are The Liquids Going? What Insurance Company Do You Have And How Did You Get Them To Approve It? Good Luck On Your Future Loosing!!!

Estela, How Did Your Second Fill Go?

WOW!!!!! WE ARE REALLY COMING UP WITH SOME GOOD ONES!!! DO YOU FIND YOURSELF READING AND LAUGHING BECAUSE YOU CAN TOTALLY RELATE? ME TOO! WHEN YOU GET WELPS ON YOUR INNER THIGHS FROM WALKING AROUND TO MUCH, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO SIT IN FRONT OF THE FAN WITH YOUR LEGS SPREAD EAGLE TO FIND RELIEF! WHEN THE FRICTION FROM YOUR INNER THIGHS CATCH YOUR UNDER PANTIES ON FIRE! WHEN YOU WALK YOUR PANTS MAKE A SWISHING NOISE!

Wow, Thanks everyone. and Nykee that is some great information. So, how is it going with your band so far? How are you feeling? Anyone else been banded recently?

OK LETS HAVE SOME FUN! I AM GOING TO BE WRITING A BOOK IN THE NEAR FUTURE ABOUT MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY, AND I WOULD LIKE SOME INPUT FROM MY FELLOW FRIENDS ON LBT. I WANT TO HAVE A CHAPTER THAT TELLS THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF THIS JOURNEY. SO LETS HAVE A GOOD LAUGH. IT MIGHT BE THAT ONLY US PEOPLE THAT ARE/OR HAVE BEEN HEAVY WILL EVEN "GET IT". BUT THAT OK. SO MAKE SURE TO GIVE US YOUR TWO CENTS. YOU KNOW IT'S TIME TO BE BANDED WHEN............... YOU PULL A MUSCLE, TRYING TO WIPE YOUR BUTT! WHEN YOU CAN'T FIT IN THE AMUSMENT PARK RIDES! WHEN YOU LOOSE THE BAR OF SOAP IN THE SHOWER. WHEN YOU CAN USE YOUR STOMACH AS A TV TRAY! WHEN YOU CANT CLIP THE SEAT BELT IN YOUR CAR ANYMORE. WHEN HAVING SEX, YOUR HUSBAND HAS TO "TEETER TOTTER" OVER YOUR BELLY. WHEN GOING TO THE BATHROOM MAKES YOU BREAK OUT IN A FULL SWEAT! WHEN YOU CAN'T REACH ALL YOUR BODY PARTS TO WASH THEM IN THE SHOWER. WHEN YOU PASS "GAS" AND IT DOES NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO. OK, LETS HERE FROM ALL OF YOU............

WOW!!!!!!! congrats!! Laura!! That is absolutely amazing that you got your insurance to approve your surgery. You are so lucky. You are actually going to be having your surgery around the same time as me. I am having surgery on March 23rd. I know how you feel. We keep getting older and nothing changes. I too want to make a life long change. I want to be the healthiest and in the best shape of my life for the second half of my life. Good luck to you, and keep us posted.

Thanks Everyone! Does anyone have any suggestions on some great ways you have found to loose weight fast before surgery?

La Madam who do you use for your after care? emergency care? and fills? I will have either Grossbard or the wish Center for emergency care, and I plan on going back to Tijuana for my fills.

Thanks Rachel, I plan to maybe attend the Floridabansterbash in Orlando 2005. Anyone else planning on going? I will check out yahoo sites, thanks. Estella, I live in Central Florida, and yes, I have my after care lined up. I plan to go back to Tijuana for my fills and after care. If I have any problems Dr. Ortiz will send me to a local Doctor that he works with. I am having my surgery on March 23rd!!!!!!!!!

Hi chunkychicago, I am scheduled to have the Lap-Band surgery on March 23rd, 2005 with Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico. I am a nurse and I have researched for over 2 years before making my choice. I am very excited. I decided on Dr. Ortiz in Mexico for many reasons, but the fact that is very cost effective dont hurt. I would suggest researching for yourself and talk to the doctors offices yourself. Many people have alot to say about what they don't know about, or about another country, but the best advice is to listen to your own heart and gut feelings after you do your own research. If you would like to call Sandy at Dr. Ortiz's office she can answer many of your questions, and even steer you toward financing if you need it. There number is 1-866-376-7849 Good luck with your journey.

Hello I'm Roxanna, I'm a nurse from Central Florida. After two and a half years of research and studying all the options for weight loss surgery, I have finally decided on the solution that is best for me. I am going to get the Lap-Band!!! About a year ago I almost had the gastric bypass surgery mainly because I was at my witts end, and that was the only thing that my insurance would pay for. I went through the entire process and was just awaiting to be given a surgery date. Suddenly, I realized that I was actually being pressured into having the gastric bypass only because of my insurance. All my medical knowledge, and common sense told me to get the Hell out of there, and that I did. I canceled the surgery, and decided that my life & health should not be held hostage to the insurance company. I needed to take charge of my health and my life and never ever compromise on the things that are important to me ever again. I trusted my instinct, and I am so glad that I did. After continuing my research over the past year, I have finally decided that the Lap-Band is the best choice for me. I need the help that this tool can give me, but at the same time I can keep what is valuable to me. I want my organs to stay intact and left just as God made them. I love that it is adjustable and can be adjusted as my body changes. I feel secure knowing that if something were to go wrong, it can always be removed. Of course, my insurance would pay for a mutilating, dangerous, & more expensive surgery, but they will not pay for the Lap-Band surgery that is the total opposite. So, I will be a self pay, as many of you are also. I have chosen my surgeon to be Dr. Ariel Ortiz in Tijuana, Mexico. I have chosen him for many reasons. The most important reason is his experience and expertise. As a patient and a nurse, I would much rather have the teacher than the student, be holding the scapel. This is very important! I know that medical school is important and so is who teaches you, but the real skill and expertise comes when you do it in the real world. Practice makes perfect, is really true. So having a surgeon that has top experience and that is also a proctor/teacher to other surgeons all over the world, is very important to me. I still need to make arrangements to have a follow up doc locally. I am hoping to get Dr. Grossbard. He not only is local but also was Banded by Dr. Ortiz himself, and he also was proctored by him, and he also works with Dr. Ortiz in Cancun. If I can not get in with him, I will probably just go back to Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana for all my fills. So, I will be scheduling my surgery very soon. I hope to get to know you all better. I really love this site, and I hope I can make a difference to others as you have to me. If anyone has any suggestions or helpful comments, please let me know.

Thanks everyone! Rachel, Maybe if I beg and pled Dr. Grossbard will let me in!! lol. Hay, How much does Dr. Grossbard charge here in Florida? I know if you go to Cancun, Mx Grossbard and Ortiz team up and charge $13,500. Then you guaranteed to to get Grossbard here in Florida for your follow up. I'm sure he charges more here, but do you know how much? Wow, you are really doing great. Hang in there through that liquid phase. Is it really hard? Paula, Really you got your insurance to pay for it? Who is your insurance? and what did you say to convience them?