Jacksonville, Florida

[JustCallMeKelly 0]

I live in Mandarin and would love to get together with some other bandsters! lunch or dinner sounds great!

Sue:thumbup:

Hey there Sue, I'm out in Oakleaf Plantation in OP and would also LOVE to get together with some fellow Jax bandsters, lmk what days/times work best for you and we'll try to coordinate something soon. Take care and be well. KKG

[JustCallMeKelly 0]

Hey all you patients of Dr. Cywes/Dr. Baptista's just thought I'd let you know in case you hadn't heard yet that their offices' will be moving in July to a new building somewhere over by St. John's town center/Westside. He mentioned it to me during my fill yesterday and I didn't know so thought I'd spread the word. I'm not sure if it'll be closer for me or not, right now it takes me about 45 mins. from my house to their current location. Just fyi. Peace! KKG

[JaxBandster 11]

Hey Kelly,

St. John's Town Center is on the east side of the river just off of 9A/St. John's Bluff Road area. Is it going to be there or over on the westside somewhere?

I knew they were working on getting a new place, they sure need it! I would love it if they move it to the Town Center area. That would be so much closer for me coming from Ponte Vedra.

Karen

[JaxBandster 11]

Wow Karen, I was at Dr. Cywes' office yesterday (3/11) at 10:30 am for my 3rd fill, would have loved to seen you there (maybe would have recognized you from your little profile picture). Anyway, congrats on your first fill, glad it went well for you. You must have seen Dr. Baptista cos' he has a great sense of humor and is generally much more easy going than Dr. Cywes' (not that I don't love them BOTH). Anyway, I got my 3rd fill but ended up seeing Cywes' cos' Baptista got called to hospital for emergency and that was my 1st time doing a fill with Cywes'. It went fine, but I have to say that Baptista is much more gentle with his injections. Cywes' had to poke me like 4 times before he got the needle in the port (and that's after giving me a numbing injection so he could press harder to locate port) and that NEVER had happened with Baptista the other 2 times...but it ended up fine. He actually gave me a very agressive fill (his words) to really boost my weight loss (I hadn't gotten one in 5 weeks and needed it badly). I had lost an additional 14 lbs. from my previous visit so he was really glad to see that (although he made a huge point in telling me NOT to dwell on the scale at ALL). He gave me a homework assignment as well. A weekly sheet to fill out for daily carb levels and activity output, which I had been doing on my own anyway. He said he wanted to see it when I came in in 3 weeks (April 8th is my next appt.). Well that's about all for now. Hope to meet some of you soon...We REALLY need to get a group together in person!!! I'm available any Tues. or Weds. night, just lmk what ya'll want to do. Peace to all. KKG

Hey Kelly!!!

My appt was with Dr. Cywes (it's funny we were there on the same day! My appt was at 3:30) For some reason I actually prefer Dr. Cywes personality wise. That may change over time but he has a really dry sense of humor that I seem to relate to better. I have absolutely nothing again Dr. Babtista, I think he's awesome as well, just a small preference between the two. Had absolutely no problem hitting my port thank goodness and didn't hurt at all so I was really thankful for that.

Hmmmm I wonder when he will give me my homework! LOL I am ridiculously diligent when it comes to my carb intake so I should do good there. It's the exercise part I'm not real good at. My preferred method of exercise is walking and I can't do that right now due to an extended flare up of plantar fasciitis. It just hurts too much when I spend too much time on my feet. Hopefully that will improve some as I continue to lose weight. I'm hoping for warmer weather soon so I can start using my pool more. It's heated but I'm a weanie when it comes to Water and have to have it at least 85 degrees before I get in it! LOL

Congratulations on your weight loss so far! You are doing great!!!!!!

I'm going to do a poll on the list to try and figure out which is the best day for us to get together. From the sound of our locations I'm thinking that a location on the southside somewhere near 295 is going to be the most convenient for everyone.

Talk to you soon!

[JaxBandster 11]

Okay, I put the poll out there. It has to be under the general Florida heading as I can't put a poll in this existing thread.

[JustCallMeKelly 0]

Hey Kelly,

St. John's Town Center is on the east side of the river just off of 9A/St. John's Bluff Road area. Is it going to be there or over on the westside somewhere?

I knew they were working on getting a new place, they sure need it! I would love it if they move it to the Town Center area. That would be so much closer for me coming from Ponte Vedra.

Karen

Opps, sorry I meant to say St. John's Town Center / Southside area; not Westside. My bad! Still new to the area and am learning the lay of the land. KKG

[JustCallMeKelly 0]

Hey Kelly!!!

My appt was with Dr. Cywes (it's funny we were there on the same day! My appt was at 3:30) For some reason I actually prefer Dr. Cywes personality wise. That may change over time but he has a really dry sense of humor that I seem to relate to better. I have absolutely nothing again Dr. Babtista, I think he's awesome as well, just a small preference between the two. Had absolutely no problem hitting my port thank goodness and didn't hurt at all so I was really thankful for that.

Hmmmm I wonder when he will give me my homework! LOL I am ridiculously diligent when it comes to my carb intake so I should do good there. It's the exercise part I'm not real good at. My preferred method of exercise is walking and I can't do that right now due to an extended flare up of plantar fasciitis. It just hurts too much when I spend too much time on my feet. Hopefully that will improve some as I continue to lose weight. I'm hoping for warmer weather soon so I can start using my pool more. It's heated but I'm a weanie when it comes to Water and have to have it at least 85 degrees before I get in it! LOL

Congratulations on your weight loss so far! You are doing great!!!!!!

I'm going to do a poll on the list to try and figure out which is the best day for us to get together. From the sound of our locations I'm thinking that a location on the southside somewhere near 295 is going to be the most convenient for everyone.

Talk to you soon!

Hey Karen, good to hear back from you. I, too, prefer Dr. Cywes' personality as well, but I just have NEVER heard him "joke" which is why I thought you were talking about Baptista cos' he's always cracking jokes (but he's so hard to understand sometimes with his accent that I don't always get what he's saying). Anyway, I'm glad everything went well for you with your 1st fill and even though mine wasn't as smooth as the first two w/Baptista I would still choose Cywes for my appts. because he sits you down and talks to you about more than what is going on with the scale, he wants you to understand the journey is more about the scale results which is what I need to hear. He's also very thourough and even though he knows he has people waiting for him he still takes his time with you when you are in front of him which I really appreciate (even when I'm the one in the waiting room for 2 hours I try and remember that When is your next appt? Mine is April 8th at 3:30 pm. Maybe I'll see ya there sometime. I'm going to post on your poll as well, thanks for setting that up. Also, can you tell me what I need to do to get a profile picture up on this site cos' I tried it before and was not able to get it. Thanks. TTYS. KKG

[Paula Spurlock Butts 20]

Okay, dang it, this is the third time I have tried to post this!

Kelly, I live in the Fleming Island area, over by Hibernia.

Maybe we can get together for a micro lunch!

Paula

[Paula Spurlock Butts 20]

Hey Christi,

Orange Park, here... Fleming Island.

Paula

[JustCallMeKelly 0]

Okay, dang it, this is the third time I have tried to post this!

Kelly, I live in the Fleming Island area, over by Hibernia.

Maybe we can get together for a micro lunch!

Paula

That would be great Paula, I'm a sahm so I have a pretty flexible schedule (as long as you don't mind my 3 yo eating with us)...lmk what your schedule looks like so we can plan something. Take care. KKG

[crazy4jags 0]

Hey all you patients of Dr. Cywes/Dr. Baptista's just thought I'd let you know in case you hadn't heard yet that their offices' will be moving in July to a new building somewhere over by St. John's town center/Westside. He mentioned it to me during my fill yesterday and I didn't know so thought I'd spread the word. I'm not sure if it'll be closer for me or not, right now it takes me about 45 mins. from my house to their current location. Just fyi. Peace! KKG

I understand the office is moving to Perimeter Park, which is over by Tinseltown on Southside Blvd. The last time I asked at a Bandster meeting, it would be at least May before they move.

Sue

[crazy4jags 0]

Hey there Sue, I'm out in Oakleaf Plantation in OP and would also LOVE to get together with some fellow Jax bandsters, lmk what days/times work best for you and we'll try to coordinate something soon. Take care and be well. KKG

Any night but Monday or Tuesday (7 or 8 p.m.) is good for me or most any Saturday morning.

Sue

[crazy4jags 0]

Hey Karen, good to hear back from you. I, too, prefer Dr. Cywes' personality as well, but I just have NEVER heard him "joke" which is why I thought you were talking about Baptista cos' he's always cracking jokes (but he's so hard to understand sometimes with his accent that I don't always get what he's saying). Anyway, I'm glad everything went well for you with your 1st fill and even though mine wasn't as smooth as the first two w/Baptista I would still choose Cywes for my appts. because he sits you down and talks to you about more than what is going on with the scale, he wants you to understand the journey is more about the scale results which is what I need to hear. He's also very thourough and even though he knows he has people waiting for him he still takes his time with you when you are in front of him which I really appreciate (even when I'm the one in the waiting room for 2 hours I try and remember that When is your next appt? Mine is April 8th at 3:30 pm. Maybe I'll see ya there sometime. I'm going to post on your poll as well, thanks for setting that up. Also, can you tell me what I need to do to get a profile picture up on this site cos' I tried it before and was not able to get it. Thanks. TTYS. KKG

When I first met Dr. Cywes I thought he was a bit harsh but then I realized that's exactly what I needed. Now that I've been with him for awhile, I adore him. My husband and I were banded 4 days apart and go to our appointments together. Dr. Cywes is so in tune with exactly what we need to hear and educate us about our lifestyle. (I think he was fat in a past life!)

I haven't had a fill since December and have been to 3 appointments since then and I just enjoy talking with him and learning more and more about how much healthier we are and understanding the changes that our bodies are going through.

Sue

[KatieBelle 0]

Hi everyone! I work on Gate parkway, across from Seven Bridges, so the new office location sounds perfect to me!

I called Aetna today & they recvd my precert request & it is "pending" , I was so excited I forgot to ask if they got it yesterday or today....either way I guess that one day wont make to big of a difference.. I just cant wait to know if they will approve me. So, I can start my new life!:thumbup:

[*susan* 1,709]

KatieBell, we are keeping our fingers and toes crossed for you that everything goes through, and quickly!!!