Jamoorse

You have done great by losing what you have so far; like you i am eating everything; had a hamburger and fries for lunch no bun of course but still; the one food i have not tried is salad as they say it's hard to digest; my fill is march 9th, that seems like forever considering had the surgery on the 16th of january; i am walking can't believe i am, that's not me but oh well so far so good; i sure hope this surgery works for me; i still have funny twinges or pains once in a while, still not comfortable to sleep on my left side where the port is. i was originally from MN and worked for first bank system and travelled north dakota and all over examining banks. Now in texas.

how are you all doing; i was banded 1/16/06 and i was to have first fill on monday the 20th however they screwed up at park central surgical and now dr. jay's office wants me to wait until march 9 to do it right in their office; i want it done now; i am totally eating anything and everything from bagels to pizza to tacos to anything; down 20 and holding but who knows how muchlonger i can hold it with able to eat anything; does it really cut your eating after the first fill? i love the smoothie king gladiator raspberry/banana or strawberry/banana small drink, 42 grams of protein and so yummy; curious to know how all you first banders are doing

is anyone going to the one in plano?

congratulations on the 12 lbs; i'm 4 weeks out and still sore get my first fill by dr. jay on the 20th; i live in plano and would love to get together

McKinney has support groups; call dr jaysaleen's office they will tell you, i think its like the 3rd thursday or something in the evening, you could go from work

Banded 6 weeks ago, do you have a fill yet; i was banded 1/16 and lost 20 lbs but now can eat normal and with no fill i think i am gaining; my fill is 2/20; Dr. B is benevides? who is your doctor that got it done for you, i have a friend who did not get approved and wants it

Hey i haven't even had my first fill it's 2/20 and i have been on solids now for about 4 days and i am gaining too; i think we will lose after we slow down on maybe the 2nd or 3rd fill? but be realistic, going from liquids to real foods, of course we would gain; make sure you are eating protein

Xann77; i am over 3 weeks out, our instructions were 2 weeks liquids, 2 weeks mushies and when i went to the doctor he said slowly start other foods and see if you tolerate them. Well I am not having any trouble with any foods; my stomach is feeling better and the doctor said that burning sensation and some pain could be there for months to come; it's the muscle and not to worry. So........................

United Healthcare will cover most of it; i have united healthcare of Texas, no deductible, I paid $200.00 for dr. jay and $200.00 for hospital/park central surgery center. Your insurance dictates where you have the surgery, he has 3 locations here in dallas (medical city, richardson surgery center and park central all within 3 miles of each other basically) but it's up to the insurance and dr. jay's staff will tell you where you will go. I got my EKG and blood work done right away through my own physician after see dr. jay, i just called my doctor up and said i was going to have lap band and needed ekg and she said come in tomorrow and it took 20 seconds and they faxed it in; i went then for my blood work across the street; so then they sent it to insurance and i was approved on december 30th like 3 weeks later and set my surgery for 1/16/06; Now what I did is i took short term disability as i did not want to use vacation or sick days; I asked dr. jay if he would sign off on it and he said everyday we do, how long do you think, so I took 3 1/2 weeks; my best friend same day, took 5 days and was back; i have diabetes and it's a slower healing process; i highly recommend at least a week, if you can take short term take it and go for at least 2 weeks. BMI has to be 35 or above if above 40 i think you don't need any other symptoms; Go to: http://www.texaslapbandcenter.com/doctor.html and it has a BMI calculator and the site tells you exactly what you have to have. You will be fine. Dr jay will do you if you are approved by insurance. Now if you pay cash you can have it done without meeting the requirements but that is $15,000.00; Personally call now to get an appointment with him even if you can get in before seminar but you probably won't; it doesn't hurt to see him and be set up ready to go. Are you overweight? You will love him as you said; please feel free to email me any quesitons: jamoorse@comcast.net

i had that burning twingy feeling but very little of it now and i eat about anything, remember i have not had a fill yet but all things are going down just fine and no too full to eat; i walk a mile every day; i still have some pulling when i lay down, can not turn over when sleeping and getting out of a car is like impossible but from what i was told all this is part of it; i read somewhere that one person said its been 4 years and she still gets that twingy burning feeling so.................

Hi Irene, Im from plano and i had dr. jay; i liked dr. fox i went to one of his seminars, he seems good; i would imagine he's prettty much like dr. jay as they are all out of the richardson surgery center. How are you doing with the liquid diet? Need any help, let me know Weigh to go girl

i agree with you angel; i feel it once in a while and getting better all the time; what's interestinig is that i slept in my bed for the first time last night 2/3/06 (banded 1/16/06) and it wasn't easy; i had to lay flat on my back and everytime i stretched i could feel it pull; could not get over on my side with no port as it still felt like was pulling; i am walking every day right now no fills until the 20th; i will say i am a starving lunatic and i basically can eat anyting and it has not bothered me one bit; lost 20 lbs so far but i can see where i will gain prior to first fill

sounds reasonable; i feel much better and am eating a lot more like quesidillas, enchiladas etc; i have not had a fill yet and i am hungry and appear to be able to eat more it's weird

i got your email but it wouldn't open; no i am on comcast. email address is: jamoorse@comcast.net

dr. jay's office? well then i would call the richardson surgical center and asked them there which doctor takes it; they have about 8 doctors including dr. jay (does some of his lap bands there) but i know when i was at dr. jay's seminar on a saturday at medical city, many people asked about medicaid and medicare and he said yes they have had no problem

what did you try

kitty you can email me at: jamoorse@comcast.net

there's no question Dr. jay, he takes it; have you gone to one of his seminars http://www.texaslapbandcenter.com/doctor.html

NO i have not had a fill; i'm in that inbetween stage of week 3 to 4 and don't get banded for 2 more weeks

what do you mean i am i trying to do; i ate a cheese enchilada, pretty soft with sour cream on top so that made it softer; i tried a few chips and salsa, went down, never bothered me; refried beans with cheese and sour cream; NO trouble; i have lost 20 lbs; i'm walking a mile a day; as dr. cha told me,y ou try and see what works; superbowl is coming, queso will be on that list, possibly some pizza?????????????????????????

julie's here

sounds wonderful but i live in plano, not close at all; i know they do them at medical city and mckinney

hey there I had a cheese enchilada and refried Beans with cheese and sour cream in them; when from texas, you have to eat Mexican and I truly didn't have any trouble with chips and salsa; food is going down me with no problem i was banded 2/16/06:hungry:

You ar enot eating normal food are you? 2 weeks you should be on soft foods; and yes i agree i told them i was starving, she said that is normal; a lot of people put some weight back as you eat 2 weeks mush (i will do about one week to one and half) and then go on to normal food;

My visit went well; i am still off for another week which is fine i guess; i had lost 18 lbs and very normal to have soreness, stinging and twingy feeling around the port, it's all healing; it's major surgery in the stomach and not all heal fast; eating mushy and soon normal food and first fill the 20th; he assured me all is very well and going as planned