Diamond2008

Hi Everyone, I love this thread!! Thanks to all of you and your encouragement!! I am new to this website and very new to this whole way of connecting with other people. But I'm really excited that there is a Christian section! I live in Northern Minnesota and am not yet banded. I, like so many others, have been heavy most of my life and have lost and regained so many times I've lost track. I am very hopeful that the LAPband will be the tool I need to keep the weight down. I have already started dropping the weight just with the determination and excitement that I will be able to keep it below OBESE this time... I haven't been below 185 my whole adult life, so I set my goal close to that. Does anyone have any advice about how you set your weight loss goal? The RN seemed to take whatever I said, which was nice but I don't know if it's too high. I started the process of getting ready for this huge change in Oct. 2007. (Over the summer I had talked to someone who had the gastric bypass, so I looked into it and found the LAPband option.... The other one was really scary to me.) I am now getting close to being banded! My insurance has said they approve. I've gone to the informational seminar, RN and dietitian appointments. My psych eval was completed and approved and just sent in on Friday to my doctor. I am planning on having the surgery at St. Mary's Duluth Clinic. They have team meetings on the first and the third Wed. of each month. So they should be reviewing my case in two short days. And then I should know my surgery date and have an appointment with the surgeon!!! I am very EXCITED but also scared. I think I'm pretty prepared and a lot of the random questions that I have seem to be covered somewhere in this site. Which is so cool, and feels like such a blessing. So mainly I just wanted to introduce myself and say hi to everyone!

That was hilarious!! I laughed so hard I cried!!! I haven't been banded yet and am not looking forward to being fat and naked during surgery! But when I do go in for my surgery, I will think of what you wrote and laugh! Thanks!!

Hi! I'm in the process of getting banded at St. Mary's Duluth Clinic. I don't have a surgery date yet, but it will probably be sometime in March. I'd love to chat about how your experience has been. I'm new to this whole form of communication, but I've been checking this website a couple of times a week now. Hope to hear from you!