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wow! I'm trying to get as much info as I can on lapband, and this kind of thing is discouraging or am I being a baby? I have a question, at my doctors office they have a support group for life thing that you pay 1000.00 for. My insurance pays for the placement of the band but I have to pay for the fills. How many fills do you need a year?? 1000 dollars is alot for me that is alot of fills.

Is it true that depends on your BMI if you need to do the pre op diet? I was told I didnt need it.

Thanks for all your responses, I just looked at my paperwork and my BMI is 43.1 , i'm seeing Dr. Terry Simpson in Phoenix , AZ. He has great websites if you do a search he's all over the internet , I hd a consult with another Doctor and it just didn't feel right, Dr. Simpsons was total opposite. They did both say I ddn't need to do the pre-op diet though, even though a partient at work refered me to the other Dr. and she had to do the diet. Do you all think it might have to do with conditions people have? I'm thinking maybe it wouldn't hurt to just do it anyway??? What do you guys use as your liquids?My friend told me about some shake that her sister n law used before gastric bypass surgery , go to google and type in "all the whey". I'm getting a bit concerned about the vomiting and the bile coming up when people to to sleep. Im trying to prevent illness not get ill. I guess i'm trying to convince myself. I have an appt with my primary provider to get a referal letter for the insurance. Thats about all I need. Anyway all comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks! Sonya

Good Morning , didn't expect a reply so soon. Nice to see someones out there. Well I am ashamed to say that I have not made the date, I need a doctors recommendation letter for the insurance to approve and a phsycological exam I am just kindof nervous I guess and so I have been putting it on the backburner you know, I went to this doctor patient at work went to ,for a consult and got a bad feeling, so It a new refral and this doctor was awsome. turns out the other dr has been having alot of trouble and i dont know if hes even practicing anymore. Have you been banded yet? (im in Phoenix its 12:17 am so excuse my typing, time for bed. id like to make friends and chat or email i need support for sure.:thumbup:

Hi Maggie I have not been banded yet but thats whye i'm reading these blogs, anyhow I would listen to the last blogger and get an esophogram, one thing I wanted to say as a dental pofessional is make sure you brush (brush teeth and tongue for at last 2 minutes after vomiting), this will destroy your teeth it's like battery acid. Let us know what happens and good luck!

Hello, I have my pre-op exams this Friday. Not sure what to expect.:thumbs_up:

hi, i missed the post on supplies, do you have more stuff that will be needed? I would appreciate it, im having examinations on friday, i still feel kinda cared about all this. Any advice will be great. Good luck!! Thanks , Sonya

Hi, is this the Dr. Alvares in Phoenix? Just wondering. Thanks.