I got my band Yesterday!!

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I GOT MY BAND!!!

I had my surgery yesterday at 6:30 am- I'm sore but feeling pretty darn good- just took a walk around the block and had some Chix broth- I need to drink more water- gas pains are uncomfortable but not constant
I'm so excited to be a bandster- for all you nervous folks out there- the surgery isn't rough- a little discomfort- but I'm feeling GOOD!
Keri
339 pre-op/330day of op

Yay Keri! You did it!!! Congrtatulations and welcome to Bandland!!

You get a banana! :banana

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Kathy-Dr Kuri~April 8,2005~Inamed 9.75mm/4cc
Fills 7/11/05~10/19/05~11/16/06 .75cc total
242high/223.4surgeryday/173.6current/145goal
BMI~40.1/37/28.9/24
~5'5" 68% of excess weight gone!~
36.5 total inches lost so far! (updated 9-12-06)

Welcome to bandland Keri! It gets better with each day! :D :D

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Betty

Surgery/Oct. 18, 2004
-92 pounds!




I believe there are Angels among us!

"Life is about creating yourself"

congratulations Keri. I got my band yesterday also!! I wish I were doing as well as you are. Keep up the good work. I personally am doing good to walk around the inside of my house because I hurt so bad. I must be more of a wimp than I had realized, LOL. I just can't imagine doing the whole block today!!!!


Nita

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Nita
Banded June 15, 2005
Dr. Spivak * Houston, TX
High Weight 320 (BMI 53.3)
weight at consult. 258 (BMI 42.9) surgury day 248

Congratulations!!

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244 / 191 / 154:biggrin1: / 157
1st band/re-banded/current/goal
08/14/03 & 03/31/05

Congratulations on being banded Keri!!!! It sounds like you are off to an amazing start. I can't believe you walked around the block. Are you Super Woman disguised as a bandster? LOL

Take care of yourself. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

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Heather

292.4 (BMI=45) / 264.6 / 155

*Banded with 5cc Inamed band on 4/21/05
by Dr. Lopez in Tijuana, Mexico
*First Fill on 6/16/05 (8 wks post op)=1.4cc, by Dr. Kelly Fitzpatrick in Portland, OR
*Second Fill on 10/26/05=0.7cc, for a total of 2.1cc by Dr. Kelly

Good Morning

Congratulations to everyone who has made the big decisions to get banded. My surgery date is July 8 and I am nervous and excited. I weight 454 pounds. It is time for me to become less of me.

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Hey good luck to you-
I feel so good about my decision to get the band- and I had a pretty good experience with surgery- pain but nothing I couldn't deal with-
You'll do great!

Welcome to the otherside - Your doing even better than I was at that time. way too go- keep healing & good luck going through your stages:0)

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Banded June 3, 2005 Self-Pay
Height: 5'6" BMI:41
Starting: 251 pds. 51.5% BF
Goal: 150 pds. & >25% BF















LBT BOOTCAMP
starting 214 pds 46% BF
4-10 (-2.5) 47.5%
4-17 (+4) 48.0%
4-24 (-3.5) 47.%
5-1 (+1) 46%
5-8 (-2) 47%
5-15 (-1) 46%
5-22 (+3) 47%
5-29 (-2) 45% 211
6-5 (0) 45%
6-12 (-1) 45% 210
6-19
6-26
6-30

Congratulations Keri that's fantastic. I'm awaiting insurance approval from BCBS PPO I hope everything goes through.

Hey Keri did you have your surgery at MIBC in Chicago? I thought I read on another thread that Dr. Horgan was your band doctor, is that correct?

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Lynn ;-)

Approved July 18 th,
Surgery date - Sept. 02, 2008-
Dr. Shayani - Chicago, IL

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Hi Lynn-

Yes I had my surgery at MIBC with Dr. Horgan- they are very nice there. Is that where you are going to have surgery? I would recommend it to anyone- they have been great. Good luck with the insurance battle- Aetna immediatly declined mine and then we sent in an appeal with a letter from my regular dr. and they said another gastric surgeon reviewed the case and they have reversed their original decison. Yahoo- So far so good- little pain --not bad.
Feeling good- looking foward to live as a bandster-
Best Wishes to you- if you have any pre-surgery questions let me know. Take care.

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:bandit Kiwi
banded on 6/15/05
339pre-op/330day of op/306 current
first fill July 20-05 4 cc's (I think)
a little more fill July 29-05 2 more cc's

Hey Keri....my surgery is Thursday (23rd) so I'm both excited and scared! Just six days until I get my band.

Your story helped me! Thanks for speaking up. I'm worried how I'll do but I feel better hearing you say it went really easy.

THANK YOU!! And congrats on your band!!!!

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Karen

Banded June 23, 2005
1.5cc in a 4cc band
Dr. Cirangle/Dr. Taller (Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco)
298 (292 day of op)/183/160 5'7" BMI 47/28/25

Good Job! This is a really good month! I know you will do great!

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Aileena
Banded 05/26/05
first fill 06/24/05
origional weight 275
current weight 211

Somewhere deep inside me there is a skinny girl screaming to get out. It's just that the fat girl keeps shoving cheesecake in her mouth.

Congratulations Keri and Nita. Welcome fellow bandsters!

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Angiebell
Banded 4/27/2005
Dr. Robert Powell
Dallas, TX
1st fill 6/1/05 - 1.2cc
2nd fill 8/16/05 2cc overfilled- unfill to 1.6cc
3rd fill 10/5/05 - 1.7cc / 11/23/05 unfill to .9
4th fill 12/22/05 1.2cc
5th fill 1/18/06 1.5cc / 3/28/06 unfill to 1.2cc
6th fill and EGD 4/20/06 1.4cc






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Welcome!! It's great to be banded~~

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Terri
Dr. William Avera
Ocean Springs, MS

On my way to a new ME!!!