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I'm from south Florida ;)

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I am in Port St. Lucie- about an hour north of Palm Beach. Where are you?

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Near Miami

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Any South Florida Bandsters??
i just had my Lap Band surgery in Sarasota yesterday 9/30/13

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Any South Florida Bandsters??
hi, I had my surgery yesterday AM here in Fort Lauderdale. How are things going for you?

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hi' date=' I had my surgery yesterday AM here in Fort Lauderdale. How are things going for you?[/quote']I am doing OK. Happy to be home but the pain is still pretty intense from the gas I guess. As I have things like chicken broth I am realizing that the "full feeling" the Drs. Have been telling me about. It took me an hour or more to consume a cup of vegetable broth, a little Jello cup and a 4oz apple juice and I was so full for some time. Not sure how long b/c then I slipped into a narcotics induced nap for a good portion of the morning.

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From miami

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I'm in Hollywood - still waiting to make a final decision whether to go through with this. I have been going to the O'Band Center in Ft. Lauderdale. I am down to one more visit with the nutritionist.

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I'm in Hollywood - still waiting to make a final decision whether to go through with this. I have been going to the O'Band Center in Ft. Lauderdale. I am down to one more visit with the nutritionist.

Hi Kitty, you will be fine. I just had my surgery Monday here in ft lauderdale. I had mind done at Strax il lauderhill by Dr Choi. So far so good. I had call the oband center here in lauderdale and they would not even talk to me since I didn't have the proper type of insurance policy. I'm sure they are very good there also. I am mostly back to myself. Still a bit sore, however have some pain mess that seem to be doing the trick. This morning I did not even need to take them. I did a lot more worrying and contemplating the whole surgery and it was literally over before I knew it. I would plan on taking 3 days off from work. Take care and best of luck, Joe. let me know how things go for you! I will be happy to answer any questions I can for you.

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Hi Kitty' date=' you will be fine. I just had my surgery Monday here in ft lauderdale. I had mind done at Strax il lauderhill by Dr Choi. So far so good. I had call the oband center here in lauderdale and they would not even talk to me since I didn't have the proper type of insurance policy. I'm sure they are very good there also. I am mostly back to myself. Still a bit sore, however have some pain mess that seem to be doing the trick. This morning I did not even need to take them. I did a lot more worrying and contemplating the whole surgery and it was literally over before I knew it. I would plan on taking 3 days off from work. Take care and best of luck, Joe. let me know how things go for you! I will be happy to answer any questions I can for you.[/quote']

Hi Florida Joe, Dr. Choi is also my doctor at Stax! I got banded on June 28th. I am 3 months post op. I have lost 32 lbs in 3 months. I feel great. My fourth fill is scheduled for October 15th.

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Hi Florida Joe' date=' Dr. Choi is also my doctor at Stax! I got banded on June 28th. I am 3 months post op. I have lost 32 lbs in 3 months. I feel great. My fourth fill is scheduled for October 15th.[/quote']. How great to hear! I was down over 20 before surgery and with all this liquid Soup and shakes I'm sure even more!! I'm ready for this band to kick in and do its job now!!! Take care, Joe

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