southerngirl21

Hi everyone, I am looking for a fill doctor in NC or SC. I was banded in Conway SC on 2/28/08. My doctor charges $400.00 per fill and it is getting pretty expensive. He used to a have a partner that everyone says was great named Dr. David G. Anderson. I hear he is in Greenville SC and is doing fills but I have been unable to locate him. So if anyone knows a doctor willing to do fills or if anyone knows where to find Dr. David G. Anderson please let me know. Thanks

I had to take prednisone for about a month on two seperate incidents and I gained about 10 pounds each time. The weight did not just come off once I stopped the prednisone I had to start over and work it off again.

Hi my Inamed band tubing also came apart after one year. I am going in for repair surgery on 3/12/09. My insurance is covering the repair. since my tubing came apart I have sudden onsets of severe sharp pains in my lower abdomen. I have been checked out by my family med. dr. and my gynecologist and they found nothing else wrong with me so I am assuming this pain is coming from the band tubing that is just dangling inside of me.

How common is it that the tubing from the port to the band becomes unconnected, and if it does become unconnected is can it just be repaired, without removal. I have had my band for about a year, and had a splenectomy on 1/15/09. I went in for a fill today and the surgeon told me the tubing had become disconnected but he could fix it. This is the same doctor that did my splenectomy a few weeks ago. I have been experiencing a lot of lower abdominal pain and had seen my family physican and gynecologist. Now I am wondering if this pain could be coming from these two ends just dangling inside me. Prior to the splenectomy I had a lot of restriction and noticed an immediate change in restriction right after surgery, so I feel this is a problem the surgeon created but now I have to pay again to have it fixed.

Hi all I was banded 1/29/08 and it has been hard losing the weight.I My last fill was in August. I have 9cc's in a a 10 cc band and I have only lost about 18 pounds. I feel I have good restriction as there are things I have a hard time eating and can tell a difference I also walk 2-4 miles 4 times weekly. All that said I would still have the surgery over again.

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Hi I was banded in Conway SC. There was a good doctor there named Dr. David Anderson I here he is in Greenville now. I don't think he's doing band surgeries there but I heard he was doing fills. I found him on the internet and the number to his new office is Carolina Surgical Associates 864-233-4349. You can give him a call let me know if he is indeed doing the fills as I am considering changing doctors.

Hi heidib I have been over weight all my life. My husband never once every said to me I needed to lose weight, if I ever asked him if he thought I was fat he would always say "listen I will love you if you get as big as a house" when it came to being banded he was very supportive and very interested and went with me to my doctors appointments and took care of me after surgery. I too have children 4 girls ages 15, 13, 9, 4 and like you I did not want to send the wrong message and did not and still have not told them I had wls. banded 2/28/08

I think that it was a normal PB experience I was banded on 2/28/08, and had my first PB on this past Sunday I was eating meat loaf of all things. I had taken a small bite and I guess it got stuck I couldn't talk and felt like my chest was going to burst. It wouldn't go down or come up on its own. I know you should avoid vomitting and this was the first time I had ever did this but the only way I got relief was to stick my finger down my throat and induce vomitting I felt better but felt sore.

Iwish you the best with BCBS state health plan.They too denied me for lap band because my bmi exceeded 50. I was lucky though I had double coverage with the NC teachers and state employees health plan that approved the surgery. So rather than file an appeal because I knew the NC teachers and state employees plan was being discontinued in July 2008 I had surgery on 2/28/08 with only one insurance to pay on the claims. What is so strange is that both plans are administered by BCBS.

Brenda I hope your fill goes well. I have my first fill tomorrow also and am a little nervous and I really hope I get restriction as I have none at this point.

I was banded in Conway, SC at Advanced Surgical Associates by Dr. Baulder on 2/28/08. Here is his office number you can call and see if he will do fills for you 843-347-3900

Hi, I was banded on2/28/08 and stayed in the hospital overnight. I could have went home the same day but the anesthesia really put me under I was so sleepy I couldn't get up to move around. I was in a lot of pain and was glad I did stay overnight because I was able to get the pain meds I needed, and don't even think about driving yourself home the day of surgery or even the next day. Just relax and take it easy.

Hi, I was banded on 2/28/08 and I am able to eat about anything. I have no restriction. I had my 2 week checkup on 3/13/08. and get my first fill after 5 weeks on 4/3/08.

Hi, Did you say you were eating regular foods within a week of surgey?

Hi BBurnz, Did your doctor say it was ok to eat regular food? If not be careful. I was banded on the 28th, and like everyone else I am hundgry. and have cheated but have gotten back on the liquids.

Hi, everyone I am from NC I was banded on February 28, 2008. My weight was 301 on my surgery date. I was so glad to find this forum, especially when I was reading what others were saying about cheating on their post op diet. I am having the same problem and feel so terrible. I have so much support with my family and don't want to let anyone down. They are all looking forward to seeing me lose weight as so as I am. I am able to eat about whatever I was eating prior to surgery. I have no restriction and hope it will be better once I start receiving fills. Like others that have posted information I am hungry and think of food all the time, although I try not to it is so hard. I have tried to keep it at mushy foods eg. canned or potted meats. After reading some of the posts it has helped me to realize how important it is to stick to the post op diet. I plan to give it another try tomorrow and stick with liquids only. I look forward to receiving posts from others that have been banded. Thanks

Hi, I was banded on 2/28/08 and am too from NC. when I came out of surgery I felt the same way my first thought was I hope this was not a mistake. Primarily because of the pain. I had, had laproscopic surgery before but this time I had a lot of pain and was not prepared for it . Since then I am still sore mainly inside I think. Feels like I have been exercising.

Hi Kat817, I am new to this forum but have been reading a lot of your posts and find them very encouraging, and helpful. Thanks for being there and keeping all of us on track

you are not alone. I was on prednisone prior to surgery. didn't lose any weight and couldn't help but eat. I took the bowel clense the day before surgery and everything went alright, with the surgery I was banded on 2/28/08.

Hi Caryn, Iwas bandedon2/28/08 and am having the same problem you had with cheating. Iwas wondering how your checkups have gone since you had surgery and did you have any problems such as slippage from eating solids too soon.