rayvrwc
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2 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 2nd Anniversary rayvrwc!
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Hey Ray, Just wanted to see if you had your seminar yet?
Dr. Wagner is one of the best in the area, and just started doing the single incision surgery. which is pretty cool. I only had to holes in me. One about 1/4 in wide right below my sternum, the other is inside the belly button area. and you cant even see it. Again if you have any question just ask.
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Hey Ray me again, The program so far is going great!!! I was just banded on July 9th, and I just started my "real" food stage. 1st week after surgery is clear liquids, 2nd week is full liquids, 3rd week is mushie type foods, and this week is modified regular menu.
So far I am down about 70 pounds or so with about 45 of them being lost since June 24th. my first follow up was 1 week after surgery in which i lost 13lbs. since then I have only lost about 8, but I have also incorperated food into my diet. You don't realize how good cottage cheese taste until that is the only real food you can have at the time. When you go to the seminar, you will get tons of information. It will seem a little overwhelming but they will answer any questions you will have. plus there may be other bandsters there that you can get real life experiance questions answers. Like I said I am here if you have any questions.
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Hey Ray,
I would do it again in a heart beat. Dr. Wagner and his staff are the best. They were there for me every step of the way. Even though his office has a program fee of like $350 or so it was so worth it.
As far as the procedure went. I started back in Jan and went to a seminar from there I had to do a 6 month supervised diet for insurance purposes, which was not too bad. Once that was complete Karen and Sarah from Dr. Wagners office took care of everything. I was approved within 2 days of them sending it to insurance.
I think the hardest part for me was that I had to do a 2 week pre op all clear liquid diet. I kept my eye on the prize and stayed with it. Lost 30lbs in the process.
If you have any questions at all I would love to answer them. I know I had tons of questions. So when do you plan on going to the seminar?
