Leaderboard

Just seeing if anyone else is being banded in May. Our time is coming quickly and before we know it, it will be here.

I never thought I'd be able to enjoy a sandwhich without bread but tell you what the Jimmy John's unwhich's are amazing!!!! Take off the mayo and bam! Low calorie huge unwhich, which equals two meals . The Beach Club, my fav, is only 233 calories no mayo of course. lol Plus it's loaded up on veggies plus yummy avacado.

I am a former Slimband patient would would like to share my story so that I can help others avoid what I went through. At the end of the day, the decision is yours to make but having some honest perspective is important. I had my Slimband surgery on March 30, 2011 and had it removed 5 days later. Biggest mistake and largest regret of my life. I was in constant agony and was nauseous from the moment I woke up from surgery to the point of having the band removed. Additionally, I had to fly back to Toronto to have the band removed as local ER's consider it a cosmetic procedure and they aren't interested in any of the literature that Slimband sends you home with. During the 5 days I had the Slimband, I was unable to keep even Water down and was severely dehydrated. It was an incredibly traumatizing experience and not what I was expecting or was told to expect. To add insult to injury, I am trying to work with Slimband on some kind of refund. I am not looking to get 100% of the $16,000 back or be reimbursed for my $2,000 travel/accommodations costs back to Toronto, but the surgery was just one piece of the total package. I will never have access to all of the support, doctors, require fills or take advantage of any of the items they sell you as part of the package. All of a sudden, the attentive folks that wanted my money will not return my calls or emails. This is not a story of bitterness, this can happen and it can happen to you. I know very well all of the reasons why this surgery seems so appealing. All I am asking is for you to consider if this is really right for you and are you prepared to lose this much money if something goes wrong.

BTW, my band was in feb, 07 in tijuana by dr. ortiz (great experience) and i went back to him for first fill, didn't feel restriction until #2 with vitello. beginning weight 276, weight this morning 144, goal 150, thanks, roxanne

I have a huge 'to do' list after I lose 100+ lbs. To name a few: Lauren, Marisa, Sarah, Angie, Katie. It is going to be a great fall!