Getting banded on July 7th in Anderson

[TracyChandler 0]

Hi all,

I am in Greenville and am having my surgery on July 7th in Anderson. I went to so many seminars and considered Dr. Bour and Dr. Ross but I really like Dr. Rowitz and the lap-band seems like the best choice for me. I am excited and scared. Not so much about the surgery, but about the whole lifestyle change. I'm a single mom to an amazing autistic little boy and I put off doing the surgery until I could be sure that he wasn't going to panic if I was out of commission for a little while. He went to the last seminar with me and he is excited that his mom is going to be healthier and have more energy. He doesn't care what I weigh, but he does care that I feel bad a lot of the time. At any rate, all of my friends and family who have had WLS opted for the gastric bypass and so they don't have a whole lot of information for me. Everybody is being super supportive though and I feel really prepared. I will keep you guys posted on my progress and look forward to reading about your journey as well.

less than 2 weeks and counting,

Tracy:thumbup:

[TracyChandler 0]

Well my surgery has come and gone and I'm doing great... Anybody else banded by Dr. Rowitz or from Upstate SC. Would love to compare notes!!!

Tracy

[qt2168 0]

Just wondering how your doing with your lap band?

[blackonynx 27]

Well my surgery has come and gone and I'm doing great... Anybody else banded by Dr. Rowitz or from Upstate SC. Would love to compare notes!!!

Tracy

Hi Tracy, Yes I was banded by him as well and Im doing o.k. I also was going with Bour at first, but I know that he really doesn't want to do lap bands. those fees were piling up too much also. I like Dr. Rowitz too. chat with me sometime. Later

[TracyChandler 0]

Hi Tracy, Yes I was banded by him as well and Im doing o.k. I also was going with Bour at first, but I know that he really doesn't want to do lap bands. those fees were piling up too much also. I like Dr. Rowitz too. chat with me sometime. Later

I didn't like Bour at all and I thought the "program" fees were a racket. I have lost 85 lbs from 232 to 147 or 145 on a good day...lol. I did have some of the typical lapband yuckiness in the beginning but not so much now. I had surgery 18 months ago so I feel like I'm right on track. Of course, I'd love to lose another 25 lbs and have a little Lipo or a Tummy Tuck but I'm still enjoying the journey. I went from a size 18 tight to a loose 10. I often say that the worse part of the lapband lifestyle is better than my best day on any of the hundred diets I went on. I hope you have had great success too!!!

Tracy

[erin d. 7]

I am from Piedmont and was bandedin Greenville. I had my surgery in 2010. It has been the best thing I have ever done.