aliciaj

Hello September Bandsters! I am scheduled for surgery on Sept 9th.

I read on here somewhere that when you get the band, the feeling of being full is different. How so? I recently had a bout of something to where i would eat a little of something and I was nauseatingly full for 10+ hours to where i couldnt sleep or anything. If having a band is anything like what I experienced, I dont want to be banded. I'm in month 3 of the pre op diet and I'm very much doubting getting it done.

I go to the informational seminar tomorrow and was wondering if anybody else has had their surgery done at Ruby Memorial in Morgantown. Dr. Ehab Akkary is the surgeon there and I havent heard much about him. If anybody has any info it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again. My appointment is at 8am with Ann and 8:30 with Dr. Akkary. The psychologist there doesn't accept my insurance so I have to find one that will. Doreen sent me a list of some other psychologist that may, but i'm not that familiar with morgantown. I live about 10 minutes from the wv border in a town called Fairchance in PA. So, i'm trying to find a doc around here that will do it.

Thank you for the info!! I really enjoyed him at the seminar. He has a nice personality and a sense of humor as well. If you dont mind I'd like to ask some questions. How long did the process take for you? How often do you see Dr. Akkary himself? Does he do the fills also? Im sure I'll have alot more questions for you...lol.

Thanks. Well I went to the seminar and really like Dr. Akkary. And might I add he's pretty good looking IMO...lol. Found out that my insurance wont accept Ruby right now because its not a center of excellence. They are in the provisional stages right now and should have it by August. Just in time for me to finish up the 6 month supervised diet. So I have an appointment with Dr. Akkary and the dietician on March the 4th. Finally, the ball is rolling.

I'm 5'2 and 235. Have struggled with my weight most of my life. The lap band looks to me like a great option. My question is, i was recently diagnosed with bulemia, of course trying to lose weight, would this hinder my chances of getting the lap band?