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Hi, it's Rhonda from Ga. I am now officially banded as of last thursday

by the wonderful Dr Lopez. I am doing great! Even walked to the beach

on the day after surgery. I eagerly looking forward to my new life. There

were three other ladies that had surgery the same day (I am not sure if

they are on these boards or not) and my good wishes for speedy recovery

go out to Ariane, Lori, and Lauren. If anyone is hesitant about going to

Mexico for surgery, please don't be! Everything went very smoothly and there

was no language problem whatsoever! ( I am just glad it's over and I don't

have to be nervous anymore!)

Rhonda

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Congratulations and welcome to Bandland!! We're happy to have you here on this side. Here's hoping you have a quick and SMOOTH recovery. :)

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Congratulations, Rhonda, on your good experience.

But let me add that there ARE reasons to be concerned about being banded far from home...see Lisa's post about HER experiences. And, not to concern you, but most of those who have had problems with the band did not experience those problems right away.

I don't mean to rain on your parade, but just to show both sides of the issue.

Hi, it's Rhonda from Ga. I am now officially banded as of last thursday

by the wonderful Dr Lopez. I am doing great! Even walked to the beach

on the day after surgery. I eagerly looking forward to my new life. There

were three other ladies that had surgery the same day (I am not sure if

they are on these boards or not) and my good wishes for speedy recovery

go out to Ariane, Lori, and Lauren. If anyone is hesitant about going to

Mexico for surgery, please don't be! Everything went very smoothly and there

was no language problem whatsoever! ( I am just glad it's over and I don't

have to be nervous anymore!)

Rhonda

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Yikes, I see Lopez and my tail sucks back in, but as long as you have an aftercare surgeon close to home you should be fine. My suggestion is to see your local surgeon right away so he can keep a close eye on your port area. Then get a fluroscopy as soon as you're able to, plus (for all Bandsters) to have annual endoscopies to watch for erosion. Congrads on your Band. I hope it's a boring adventure, meaning I hope you lose weight without any of the insanity I've endured!

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Rhonda, several of us here have been banded by Dr. Lopez. Some have had good experiences and others like myself and Lisa have had not so good experiences. In the end it all worked out but just make sure you have a band surgeon that will do your aftercare that is close to home. Good luck and best wishes for an uneventful recovery period.

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