kraney

Hey all, I've been out and about on this thread for a while, posting here and there. I just wanted to let everyone know that my surgery is now less than 3 weeks away. I start my 2 weeks of no carbs next Thursday, the 25th, and have surgery on March 11th. I'm getting nervous, but I'm so excited to get this done! I'm glad that I have Dr K's patients to assure me that he's a great doctor. Thank you everyone!

Hey all, I'm being banded on March 11th. I start by pre-op diet in about a week. For my pre-op diet, I need to have little to no carbs. In in dieting days, I only did Weight Watchers, never Atkins, so I'm not well versed in low-carb recipes. I know I need to avoid bread and Pasta and rice and potatoes and such, but how do I cook a meal without carbs? Can anyone give me ideas of what I can make for dinner? I know I can google it, I just thought I'd give it a shot here. Reply here, or visit my blog in my signature!

I'm about 5 weeks pre-band. My blog is in my signature!

I haven't been banded quite yet, my date is March 11th! My blog is in my signature!

I thought I'd seen on here a place to post your blog for others to find. Now that I've started one, I can't seem to find the place to post it. Help!

Thanks Robin, that's exactly what I was looking for. I just didn't know how to search for it. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I just have to butt in with a quick question: For those out-of-towners, how do you travel from the airport to the doctor's office on the days of your fills? A cab price is around $125 (one way, yikes!), a car rental is around $100 (per day, that's the best I could find on Expedia) and a shuttle is around $25 (one way). But I can only find shuttles to near by hotels, not the office. How does this all work?

Thanks for all of your help, I really appreciate any knowledge that can be passed on. My hubby and I were talking about traveling, and we thought about this. Tell me if you think it's ridiculous . . . I'm thinking of us both driving out there, doing the surgery, and then me flying home, while he drives the car home. I'm obviously trying to save money (this is all self pay), but I don't want an 8 hour car ride if you say it's going to be miserable. But can I be trusted for 3 or 4 hours by myself in an airport/plane? I don't know how out of it I'll be. Also, I have plenty of family that could pick me up from the airport, I don't need to worry about my hubby being several hours behind me. Thoughts?

Which would you do after surgery? I live in Nebraska, so I can fly to Denver from Omaha for about 1 1/2 hours, or I can drive for about 8. My surgery is scheduled for March 11th, so I might have weather to consider, too. I've had some people tell me to drive, because then I can stop and such whenever I want. I've had others tell me to fly, because a bumpy 8 hour ride would be miserable. What should I do?

So Dr McBride in Omaha is who you see? Is she trained to fill you to the point of liquids coming back up? How much do you pay her? Hmm . . .sounds like the Lincoln office isn't all it's cracked up to be - unless of course you've had your surgery there. That's unfortunate about your first fill in Lincoln. How long was it before they took half back out? Lovely that they make you feel bad about it. I've never had heartburn issues, even when I was pregnant. Honestly (I may be ignorant here, so help me if I am), I'm hoping to avoid too many major issues. I think I'm fairly young for this (29), don't have a HUGE BMI (39), and I have zero medical issues, other than being over weight. My BP, heart rate, cholesterol etc are all within a normal range. I take no meds. HOWEVER, I have diabetes, heart issues, and cancers related to weight all in my immediate family. So I'm trying to get on it before I really have to pay for being overweight.

Hmm . . . see, some other folks have recommended driving over flying, as they said I can get up and move when ever I want, take my time, etc, and not be stuck in a plane with no options, even though it is only a short flight. Especially because I'd still have an hour + drive to get home. I guess to each his own. I've been planning on driving. But I guess there's nothing stopping me from changing my mind. I had been planning on going back to Denver for aftercare, but I had never looked at anyone in Omaha for that. I visited Dr Taducci (sp?) at St E's in Lincoln, before I had found Dr K and had been planning on going to Mexico. To put it nicely, he didn't seem so fond of providing me aftercare when he didn't do the initial surgery. He basically told me he would do it, but he wasn't going to be happy about it. That obviously turned me off from aftercare there. How many fills have you needed since the surgery? Is everything going well for you? Hope you're doing well with this blizzard!

Really? How is everything? Do you have any vital information for me? I just scheduled my surgery a few days ago. March 11th is my day!

Oh man, if you haven't seen St E's since the 80's, it'll be quite the change. Maybe you'll have time to see it when you're back for your reunion. Surely you'll be going by the stadium, won't you? It's had quite a few changes done, too. I think it now holds over 80K, which is probably quite a bit more since you were there. Regarding the Bryan/LGH merger, I guess I'm not sure if it's better or not. My mom spent significant time at Bryan in the early 90's, so my family did too, but I really haven't seen either of the Bryan/LGH hospitals since then. I purposely avoided having my kids there because I spent so much time there with my mom as a kid. I wanted my kids' births to be at a happy place! I would love to meet next year! I'm hoping to schedule my surgery in February or March (our income tax refund is our main source of funds for this), so we'll see what shape I'm in! Thanks for all your help!!