cornsnake67

Hi, I am new to the idea of lap banding. I am 5'4 and weigh 270 or 80, i stopped counting. However what i have not done is stopped feeling how my body is talking to me about how i have spent a life time of miss treatment. I would like to know if there are people in the Melbourne Florida area who are thinking of getting the lap band done and people in the area who have had it done already. I work with two people who have had it done and both have had great success. Never the less i still have to talk to more people and ask lots of question. This is very serious stuff and i am scared to death to move one way or another. All i do know is i'm ready to make a change in my life. Im tired of living through others for my dreams. Its time to take off the shakles of despire. Sinserly,:cool2: Dawn

Hi Hollij, I went to Doc. Fosco's. It was very informative and he seems like a great doc. I'm just a little concerned that he has not done more surgery's than he has plus the exspence is very hi. He has done about 600 surgerys. But for all i'm going through now i guess the exspecne is even higher. The seminar was at the mimia building behind holms regional. Where is the seminar at that you will be going to on the 28th. Let me know and if its not the same one maybe i could go with you. I also live in the veria area of melbourne. Dawn

Hi Guys, went to seminar last night. Good information and made me relize if i keep going at the rate i am i will not live to see my kids have kids. sooo i found out i was self pay so that means leg work for me. i will keep all posted. Im still hopeful. Dawn

Hello Lilith... what brought you to the point of change? So far have you found things you can not eat and how do you control the portion size. I know you can only eat 4oz but don't you wont to eat more since that is what you are use to eating. How is the surgery part of the banding. Dawn

Hi Cathy, Thanks for the replies... What finally brought you to the point to make such a big change? How have you learned to eat differently from the way you eat before. The band does not change the emotional part of the problem. It only help with the wt. part? Dawn Pimentel