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I enjoyed meeting both of you as well. It's nice to put real faces with names. My husband feels so much better about the whole process and surgery after attending with me last night. Since I am self-pay and a revision, I have a consult with Dr. Nick tomorrow afternoon. I will let you know how it goes. He said last night he thinks I should do this in 2 surgeries, one to remove the band and let the stomach heal and then do the sleeve later. That makes the most since, but of course will not happen as fast as I want it to. Anna

Non Scale Victory

I'm going to be there tomorrow (Wednesday) night, too. I hope to meet y'all. Anna :frown1:

Congratulations!

My surgeon says yes, that overall Mexico is even fatter than America! :001_huh: But I think a lot of their experience comes from Americans more than their own country's people.

My surgeon wants me to do a colon cleanse before surgery. I haven't heard anyone on this board mention anything about that. Has anyone else heard of this being a normal/routine preparation for VSG surgery? 27 days til surgery!! Anna

I'd like to invite myself to the Dallas lunch or dinner in December. I am about 60 miles from Big D. I have surgery scheduled in Monterrey in Nov. but am hoping to get into Dr. Nick's seminar this week to check out options closer to home.:thumbup1:

Thanks for your post. I was just whining about having to do the pre-op diet. The dr doesn't require it for my BMI (31) but the patient coordinator recommends it just so the surgery will go smoother and help reduce the risk of nicking the liver. YOur post helped me to decide to definitely do it. THANKS Ladie!

I am new to LBT but am in desperate need of hearing others experiences. I was banded June 15, 2007. Had good steady weight loss. Last October my fill doctor said I had a small stretch. We have watched and taken all the Fluid out, but there has been no improvement. So now she has decided it is a slip instead of just a stretch. My surgeon says he can repair it but thinks I should consider a revision. I do not want an RNY but might consider a sleeve. My first choice is a band. I have read of a lot of people having their band repositioned to only slip again later. Has anyone had a successful repositioning? Thanks, Anna