LauraD

Lonestar, thanks so much!! My instinct was/is to go with Dr. Ganta, but I was hoping to get reassurance from someone who'd already been a patient. I'm glad to hear that your experience is continuing to be good. (I may take advantage of your email to ask a question or two, so thanks for that as well!) Gracias, from down the road in South Austin.

Sandahlia, congrats!! I'm BCBS TX myself, and I'm wondering what you used for your 6 mos. diet requirement? That's the part I'm nervous about, I'm not sure exactly what documentation I'm going to need. Thanks, and again-what exciting news for you!:clap2:

Hi all! I am hoping to find Lonestar. I was doing a search on the surgeon I'm considering, and saw that she was banded by him. I was hoping to get her opinion and feedback. There was no pm option on her profile, and this thread seemed to be her "home", so I thought I'd see if I could find her here....:help: So Lonestar, if you're out there? What did you think of Dr. Ganta?

I've been lurking around for a few weeks, and finally got brave enough to register. I'm so glad I came across this mb, and I hope that everyone considering the lapband does-the exchange of info that I've seen taking place is invaluable! I'm hoping to have my surgery sometime in early 2008; there is no way I can take any time off my job during the holidays. My job? Everyone ready to groan? I'm a professional chef. Anyhow, I just wanted to say hello before I started asking questions.

There's a big difference between negative "people" and a negative mother. I can speak from experience! I always tell people that my mom didn't just see the glass half empty, she wondered who drank the other half of her glass. I can only suggest two things. One is remembering that your mom sees the world in a funhouse mirror: no matter what angle she views it from, it will always be skewed and stretched. The other is applying a quote from my therapist, about my mother: "She may have done the best job she could, but that doesn't mean she did a good job." I'm glad you have your sisters for support, you can all be strong together.