HI there :)

I live in Northern Mass. close to the NH border. Wondering if there are any bandsters close by. I am having my first consult next Wed. and will be seeing Dr. Jeiser.

I live in northern MA but near the coast. I live in Merrimac which is near Amesbury, Salisbury, Seabrook NH. I am having surgery on 3/19. I hope your consult goes well. Good Luck

Wendy

Hello
Im in Nashua, just had my first seminar a few weeks and ago and have everything else rolling. I am going to Dartmouth Hitchcock in Manchester and you have to go to 3 informational meetings before they give you a surgery date. They only have informational meetings once a month but thats enough time to get all the other stuff done.

Hi Wendy and Kerry,

Wendy, I visit Seabrook every summer. You are so lucky to live so close.
Good luck with your surgery in March.

Kerry, what a pretty pic?! I am about 15 min. from Nashua and frequent Pheasant Lane all the time. I heard it does take about 3 months to get things rolling. I am aiming for probably April I would guess. I can't wait.

I am going to the Weight Management Clinic at Lowell General Hospital. MY insurance just changed their guideles as of March 6th you have to wait a year (during that 1 year period you have to belong to a weight loss support group like WW, etc.). Hopefully I will get approved just under the wire. If not, I am going to be very disappointed :cry . They are rushing everything. I had my first consult at the clinic on Thurs. and have my Psych. appt. Mon. and my medical tests on Tues. Jeesh! It's overwhelming, but exciting at the same time.

hi mary rose....I had my surgery on 11/21 and Dr. Shen from the Center for Weight Mgt at LGH did mine. Dr Jeiser is an associate in the same office. I am going for my first fill on Tuesday. I have lost 38 lbs. since surgery. I am happy with the center. They try really hard to prepare you for the surgery. Good luck.

Hi Maryrose, I also am going through the whole Insurance problem.....Tufts right? I have just been through about 10 Doctors appts in about one week. The Bariatric Progam has been really wonderful and helpful given my situation. They told me that they believe my surgery date will be on the week of FEb 19th!!!!! Wow ....this is so exciting yet overwhelming. How are your appts. going?

Hiya! I live in Westford and see Dr. Shen. He and Jiser are supposed to be the best in this area, although I'm still waiting to lose ANYTHING 6 months out.

HI I live in Tyngsboro and have just started going through the process, I don't have a surgery date yet but have been doing all of the appointments. I was looking for some support in the area.

I live in Wilmington, and am having my surgery tomorrow at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA. It's a wonderful program. I am so pleased with them.
I shop a lot in Salem NH and go to the Rockingham Mall and also the Pheasent Lane Mall too.

My friend in Maine is going to the program in Portsmouth New Hampshire hospital. She's just starting her journey into Lap Band Land. LOL

Good Luck with your surgery tomorrow!!! I am meeting my surgeon, Dr. Jiser, tomorrow and am hoping to have a date for surgery buy the end of the month. Keep us posted on how it goes. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow!

Not quite Lowell, but I'm in Billerica! Good luck with your surgery!

Hey your right next door. I was banded at Lahey by Dr. Brahms. I am losing at a nice pace. Had to change to a soy protein and not the whey protein, it made me sick and very very nauseous. Now using plain unflavored protein in my soup and my drinks. It's much easier to digest.

Week one was hard, a bit of pain and gas, Week 2 is much much better. I am able to walk and rest and now eating a bit more stuff. That helps.I picked up a cool scale at Wal-Mart in No. Reading. It's called a Health-O-Meer goes up to 375 pounds, and can save and store and calculate up to 4 people. It records your weight, BMI, and body hydration. It's very cool. Tracks your weight too you set a goal and it works everything out.

If anyone has questions about Lahey, just let me know.

Pati

hey everybody!! A local lowellelian here working with Tufts Ins for my surgery. Anyone else have tufts and wanna talk about the ican change program. I get my first consultation next week.

Good luck to everyone!!