Banded in Mexico

Hello all.... I'm new to this board My insurance did not cover lapband surgery, so I headed south to Mexico and paid for it myself. Dr. Arturo Rodriguez performed my surgery on July 26, 2004 and so far everything has gone very well. I go back to Mexico this Friday for my first fill. I can't wait because I have never felt any restriction after my surgery. I'm hoping that all that is needed is an adjustment I've only lost 11 pounds in 4 weeks, but I'm not going to get too down about it. I just hope that I feel some restriction after Friday. Did anyone else in the Nashville TN area have their surgery in Mexico? If so, I'd love to hear from you!

hello i didnt have this surgery but my cuz did and ended up going to clarksville to have it done.she doesnt go back till sep 17th i think to get hers filled. right now she says she feel like she can eat to much and may be gaining back the weight she did lose when she came home.sounds like you have a great doc congrats on your becoming a losser.

-HiJacking the thread- Hi Kym, how have you been doing since your surgery? Haven't seen any updates from you and wondered how you had been doing? Hope all is going well for you. Greg

hi i have had a problem with pain after eating and drinking and now a cold on top of that.but im hanging in there my surgeon took me off actigall which seems to be helping.i have a appt in the morning to get the scope thing done lol sorry dont know the name of it.but im 28 lbs down(weighed last thur) so im happy about that.

CONGRATS Kim on that weight loss! Sorry to hear you having a hard time though... Hope things get better for you soon! -Katie

thank you

I did not have surgery in Mexico, but I just wanted to wish you the best of luck with your losing story. Good luck on joining the loser's bench!! Jules

Thank you for the "Welcomes" and encouragement. I notice that most of the people that post on this board have had the RNY surgery. I'm curious as to if you had the option of the RNY or Lapband and why you chose RNY? Obviously RNY is a lot more serious surgery, but people tend to lose a lot of weight in a hurry afterwords, but the Lapband is a lot less invasive, but the weight loss is slower over a period of time. Thanks for letting me ramble...After I had surgery, I find myself wanting to talk about this stuff all the time now, I'm excited about what the future will bring

i can tell you why i choose to not have the band.with my surgery i have certain things i can and can not do and i needed that to make it work for me.if i could still drink sodas just for a example i dont think i would lose as well.i needed something that would help me to control what i could and coudlnt eat if that makes since lol. not to mention im not very good at the waiting game .

Kym, I totally understand your reasons for chosing RNY. My doctor also has told me "No carbonated beverages" ... Fortunately, I wasn't big on them to begin with. Good luck to you in your new life journey! Glad to "meet" you on the web..