anyone from indiana?

[beversman 0]

Mrspruett-- Dr. C is the Best -- he did my surgery as well.

I am in SE Indiana -- My second love is Indianapolis... lived there for 8 years.

Will probably go back one day when I get all of these bills paid.

[Sharon L. 0]

I have my first seminar on April 12th!! I need to learn all I can. I am so excited!. I too live in southern Indiana, close to Louisieville! :nervous

[March27 1]

Hey, just wanted to meet fellow Hoosier banders! I go to Dr. Ray in Bloomington and he is ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! I would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone. He and his staff are first class! You actually get to talk to a person when you call there! And you rarely get put on hold!:faint: I personally wouldn't go to any other Dr. He broke his arm right before I was going to have surgery......I waited. I wouldn't trust anyone else. He has done the 2nd most LB surgeries in Indiana. He is TOP NOTCH! He will be opening his own surgery center in Bloomington this summer! WOOHOO! Spread the word!:clap2:

I am 4 days post op and I am on top of the world! I can't believe how good I feel! Surgery was a breeze! I am hungry......but that's an adjustment I can make and it gives me something to look forward to.....soft solids!

I'll keep everyone posted as to my progress! :typing: I started at 308 and would love to be 1/2 the person I am now! :dance:

[Kimmie 0]

Woot, congrats!!!! Nice to see some more Indiana peeps around here!

[jillrn 0]

I am from Northern Indiana too. Amish Country! =) I was banded in December ! Good luck to all of you!

[mrspruett 0]

Hey to all you Hoosiers!

My surgery date is fast approaching (April 9) and I am a little nervous.I am on day 7 of the preop diet. Hope everyone is doing well!

[H82BFAT 0]

I'm currently in research and development! I've had an initial consultation and I'm scheduled for a pysch consult on Friday and nutrition after that. I'm self pay so I will be able to have it quicker than an insurance prospect. My concern that no one has addressed is.......DO YOU MISS FOOD! I don't want to go through all of this if you have to live on liquid the rest of your life. Everyone seems so positive....any NEGATIVES I should be aware of?

[Sandi 0]

Hi there!! I am from Crown Point, Indiana. I am just starting this whole process. I am going to use Dr. Stanish.

[H82BFAT 0]

Hi Sandi,

I'm from Crown Point too!! I orginally contacted Dr. Stanish's office to find out about the procedure. Sounded like they had you jumping through hoops before you got to see the doctor. I went to a DAY ONE seminar on March 10th and had an initial consult on March 26th. My pysch exam was scheduled for today but I postponed it after reading this website. I'm still considering it, but nervous. Keep me posted....we can fumble through this together.

[Kimmie 0]

Dang...I'm from Schererville! I'm going to Day One

The psych eval is a piece of cake....I promise you!! Hurry and sign up for it

[Sandi 0]

Yes, they do have you do everything before you meet with the surgeon...but I kinda like that. Step 1 is...will your insurance pay for it? That's what I want to know 1st anyway. And then all the medical stuff. That way when I meet with the surgeon, he has all the info he needs. I went to a seminar at Methodist. Did you ever attend 1 there?

Anyway, as long as you feel good about your surgeon, that's all that matters!!

It'll be interesting to see the process.

What's making you nervous.

I'm just so excited. I want it now!!!

[Sandi 0]

Hi kimmie!!!

I haven't heard of Day One. Where is it?

[Kimmie 0]

It's downtown Chicago...it's a bit of a drive. But a lady that works in the school district I work in had her surgery done there...and I met her at the seminar...I was hooked! www.dayonehealth.com if you're interested

Dunno if any of you have messengers...but feel free to add me

yahoo - kimmy2000_05

aim - luvinmonti

msn - contact me privately

skype - sassymonkey69

[Kimmie 0]

I'm just nervous on whether my insurance is going to come back and say that I need a 6 month supervised diet! So...Monday I'm going ot my regular doctor to get a note stating that I've tried....EVERYTHING and have had absolutely NO success!

I'm anxious for the surgery...I've been working out continuously since I found out about it, and have been changing my eating habits big time!

[Sandi 0]

Kimmie - there is a doc right in Merrillville that specializes in the "medically supervised diet" needed for WLS. It they come back saying that, I'll shoot you the name & number.

I see you are a teacher..me too...kinda. I teach computer software for a company.