August Banding any one else out there???

[zeniada 9]

Hello this is my first official post on lab band talk... i will be getting banded Aug 26 by Dr. Jose Rodriguez in Tijuana Mexico and am getting nervous... I have been doing a lot of reading and research and feel this is the way to go for me. I am 35 270lbs and have a BMI of 51... my insurance will not cover lap band and they want me to pay thousands of dollars for a medically supervised diet i cant afford that and dont have the will power to do it i tried it for 2 weeks and ended up cheating and wasting $300... so is anyone else getting banded come Aug?? i would luv to talk and share support :thumbup:

talk to ya's soon ZEN

[km1ll2 0]

Hi Zen,

sorry to hear about your insurance problem. Wish you all the best!!! I am also scheduled for August 26th. May we should start a new thread. Yeah!!!

[sockmonkey 0]

I am scheduled for August 6!!! Only 8 days away, boy am I getting excited!:cursing:

[Starting Over 2010 0]

Hello this is my first official post on lab band talk... i will be getting banded Aug 26 by Dr. Jose Rodriguez in Tijuana Mexico and am getting nervous... I have been doing a lot of reading and research and feel this is the way to go for me. I am 35 270lbs and have a BMI of 51... my insurance will not cover lap band and they want me to pay thousands of dollars for a medically supervised diet i cant afford that and dont have the will power to do it i tried it for 2 weeks and ended up cheating and wasting $300... so is anyone else getting banded come Aug?? i would luv to talk and share support :tongue2:

talk to ya's soon ZEN

I am getting banded on August 31st, just a few days after you! I am excited, but very nervous! My insurance is covering my band though. I am in Buffalo, NY.

[Moo 0]

Getting my band on Saturday I'm self pay too I hate insurance companies sometimes :/

[MLBL 2]

I am getting banded Aug 23rd - my birthday!

[mandie175lbs 5]

Hey Guys,

My name is Mandie.

I'm getting my band on August 25th! I am so excited and very scared! So far, we are a small group, so I hope that we all can keep in touch and be each others support through all of this. Take care guys!

[MLBL 2]

Everyone let us know how you are doign as you get to your pre-op diets and surgery. I am in the middle of my pre-op diet and it is really difficult. I am trying to hang in there.

[nurseAMY11 0]

Hi! My name is Amy, I was banded on August 13th... I'm 5 days out! I can tell it's going to be quite an adventure! It would be awesome to hear from some other August people to talk about progress.

[reborn 0]

Hi August Banders,

I was banded Aug. 6 and at my one week visit had lost 16 lbs. WooHoo!!! This is gonna be so much fun. I was a bit sore with 5 cuts around my midsection. No pain meds til 2 days out tho. Went back to work after 3 days. Desk job makes it better. Started walking around my yard the day of surgery. So far I am loving it.

[mandie175lbs 5]

I am so glad that others have joined in! It was hard finding you guys! I'm still learning this site so if it takes me a while to respond it's because I've lost where this forum is. Is it possible that I can save this in my favorites? Take care guys and please, let's keep in touch.

[Debbie03 0]

Congrats to all the bandsters and Good Luck to the ones that are fixing to go thru it. I was banded on 8/10/10 and wouldn't change a thing.

I was on a Protein liquid diet for 2 weeks before surgery. Now I am on liquids and get to graduate next week to Mushies and can't wait!!

I have only lost 6.5 pounds and waiting on the pounds to start melting off.

[Debbie03 0]

Zen:

Is this the same Dr. Jose Rodriguez that does the lapband in Juarez?

[Moo 0]

Yay there's a place to post in august now instead of posting in the June thread :biggrin:

[gabwil 0]

Hi I was banded on Aug 16th. I am up a few pounds since the surgery I guess from the IV's - I have to say I am still in alot of pain especially around the port site, how are you feeling?