EastsideAnthony

Hello all: I'm glad that I found this site tonight. My wife and I are trying to plan out my lapband surgery for this year. So far, we have attended a seminar. I was told that my insurance (BCBS Federal) would not require a 6-month nutrition program. We could get started right away with the physical and psych check. However, after reading the posts about the pre-op liquid diet, I'm going to have to prepare myself mentally for this. Look forward to learning more here, Anthony

Hi Burgygirl, I think I'm going with Lap Band Dallas out of Presbyterian Hospital. I haven't looked at others, but I'm open to suggestions. These doctors have a pre-op diet for 2 weeks with some solids included for 2 meals a day, and the rest consisting of Myocel. Reading some of the stories of patients starving their livers with liquid diets is horrifying and somewhat amusing when they crack, but I (and the people around me) probably won't be laughing when I experience the same thing.