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Hello Styler, welcome to LBT.

Ruthie, Dr Jayaseelan has a support group that meets at Medical City Dallas once a month on the first Thursday (I believe). Check on it on his website www.texaslapbandcenter.com or call his office 972-763-0033. Medical City Dallas is at Central Expressway and Forrest Lane, just south of the High Five.

Think of it as a sort of rebirth, huh? An infant goes from breast milk or formula to strained peas and pureed carrots to mushy foods to solids. Same as someone getting their band.

Monymo, what was your first Non-scale victory (NSV)? What has been your GREATEST NSV? Are you still losing? Any major problems? Do you have any before and after pictures?

I can assure you that this is the place to get all the information you can stand. These folks are awesome....and I'm not the one that got banded. It was my DW (darling wife). Good luck on the 6th.

Leatha, I feel your pain, I've been nursing my own sore throat for about a week and hoping that I don't pass it on to MsJoy. She's 9 days post-op and I don't think she needs it. But I must say, I do miss kissing her.:cry

Michelle, I've done close to a dozen weddings. All of the group shots. Candids. Portraits. The last one, I shot about 8 rolls of 36. We (MsJoy and I) had them all developed, putting the good shots in an album that we purchased and then gifting all the prints and negatives to the bride and groom. If I had to put a price to it all.......$500 to $1000 would have been reasonable. Just remember, anybody's camera or film can go bad and you'll get zilch.

You have to go to the bottom to make a reply....LOL

Oh...and they had her take her blood pressure meds before surgery.

Jamoorse, MsJoy, my DW, had her surgery done by Dr. Jay on the 28th of Dec. They came and got her while she was in recovery and took her down to radiology for the barium swallow. She says that it really wasn't anything. A couple of swallows, not really any kind of taste. A couple of x-rays and she was out of there. The liquid pre-op diet ain't nothin' either. I read on here yesterday, think of the diets that you have tried for YEARS. This is only for 7 days. MsJoy says just keep your tummy occupied with something...water, juice (non-acidic), gatorade, crystal light, broth, coffee...whatever. She too, is a diet coke addict and she had NO withdrawals or headaches. You'll do great!

I would suggest the in-network hospital. The frequency of the doctor's surgeries shouldn't have anything to do with the staff. As far as paying for it, the in-network facility will get more from the insurance company and reduce your part.

Celeste, we were talking amongst ourselves out at work the other night and the general concensus was, do it while you are young and not deeply invested in your pension. As for myself??? There are way too many roads to ride here in the good ol' USofA to be trooping off to the other end of the world. Hmmmmmm, you really do have a lot of thinking to do.....

Janet, welcome to you and Mr Janet. I'm the DH to MsJoy who was banded on Dec 28th of 05. She's one week post-op.

Hi Criss, how are things in the frozen north. We've been getting highs in the 70's down here in Texas. I think I'll go for a motorcycle ride. How about you, Betty?

Sunni, as I told the DW, at 70 mph all a helmet will do is keep most of my head in one place, should I have an accident. But at 35 or 40, it might save my life. I always wear one.

Alex, I was just wondering...how much is ish? And yes, I KNOW you can do it. And congratulations on achieving a goal that I believe everyone on this forum is looking for.

Found them...goto Lap Band FAQs and References

Eileen, what do you think the DH would have to say about his Harley Mama? *grin* And I think that would be an AWESOME goal reward...

OK Sunni, we're waiting.....

Welcome Georgia, and congratulations. Many happy losses to you!!!

Eileen, I ain't gonna tough that one....LOL Carrie, congratulations on making it through the holidays. I can't believe that my DW (the pecan pie queen) made it through without ANY solid food. One week out, one week till her first Dr follow-up.

DiDi, MsJoy says she made sure that she kept herself "full". Don't let your tummy start grumbling. She was afraid of the headaches and getting the shakes, but she didn't have any of those things.

We were sitting at the computer this morning, 4 days post-op for MsJoy (my DW), when I decided to show her the Bandster Rules that were posted here. I had her go to LBT.com and log in. Then go to one of the forums. We found the rules and we copied them to MS Word and printed them out. Since we were logged in, I had her hit "New Posts", up there in the top blue bar. All of the recent posts came up and she freaked out on me. She started crying and acted disoriented. I thought something was really wrong, like she was hurt or something. As she calmed down, she told me that she was having a hard enough time fighting her own battles without looking at the screen and seeing all the doom and gloom from other people. The port problems...the erosion posts...the band removals...bad breath...infection... She said that there is a lot of good information here, but that for the time being, I would have to be her eyes and just tell her of the GOOD things that I see.

GloryRain, the thing is, until you have a fill you have absolutely NO RESTRICTION. You may have had a little swelling from the surgery, and yes, the band is around your stomach, but it's about as tight as a hoola-hoop would be. Until they start filling it, it is just THERE. Once the swelling has gone down you could pretty much eat as you did before the surgery.

To find posts related to Houston, click on Search, at the top in the blue bar, then click advanced search. Get it all set up and search for the word Houston. There are all sorts of posts pertaining to Houston. Good luck!