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OHH, thank you everybody for the Happy Bandiversary wishes! I am thrilled with how much I've lost in the past year. Sure, I would have rather lost more, but around 70 is pretty good! I won't lie and say that I'm not a little frustrated right now, and I won't say that a part of me doesn't kind of ENJOY being able to eat more. But, that just shows me that my evil, terrible, dangerous habits are still in me. The band just helps me get a little control over them.

Thank you so much everybody! I love this place!

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Thank you, Dianne! I live in Asheville, but I'm going to be going to Dr. B in Concord because the doctors in Asheville have a minimum weight requirement to be banded. I have to drive 2 hours to have this operation because of some stupid, arbitrary number that they have chosen to use to week people out of their program. Just doesn't make sense, but I digress. I haven't met with the surgeon yet, but have an appointment in September. I have gathered almost all of my medical records, just have to go pick up my sleep study at lunch today and get my records from the OB that diagnosed me as being insulin resistent. I'm hoping that armed with all this information I can maybe get an earlier appointment. September 14 just seems so far away! I know there is a new surgeon coming in to Dr. B's office, but everyone talks to highly of Bauman that I don't know if I want to use someone else, plus I know Bauman has done a lot of these surgeries and has done them on people with even higher starting BMIs than me. Anyway, I just started hanging around here. Ya'll seem really great and I've learned so much be reading that maybe I'll start actually posting more!

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Are you serious!!!! I wanna SEE, I wanna SEE!!! I need to make an appointment! :target: :heh: Is He married? What do ya know? :)

Hey, You all my Birthday is Wednesday the 2nd of August and I would love for you all to come out and join me for some trivia fun! If you are interested PM me and I will tell you where. It is a lot of fun and they have Karaoke afterwards. I want to have a good group of people there to Celebrate with me. Let me know if you would like to attend?

Angie

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Angie, I hate to be a stick in the mud, but I'm in church & choir practice on Wednesday evenings. Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day!

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All I've seen of the new guy is a picture, but he did look very cute! For me, the only bad thing is that Dr. Bauman told me is a big Red Sox fan, so that's not good! I can still look at him though!

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Tonya-That is a bummer that you have to travel so far. Keep us posted.

You guys are to funny about the new Dr coming. Didn't Dr Kawada win in the hunk group..lol...

Angie of all weeks to have a birthday! I would love to come Celebrate with you but DH is in town this week. If for some reason he goes out I'll let ya know

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OK, my band honeymoon is over, and it's time to work. I say this because I gained 1 pound this week! :( I know it's not the end of the world, but I still have way too much capacity, and have come to the realization that just because I can eat, doesn't mean I should. (Duh huh!)

I'm still thrilled with my band and the results I've had so far! :)

Again I say, I cannot wait to see everyone! I may be bringing Christy Saturday, a friend from church who is also pursuing the lap band.

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Karen you never know what the 1 pound is, I bet it's gone today! Hang in there your doing great!

Our company just left a few minutes ago. 4 kids, 1 dog, a 24 ft boat, 2 motor cycles, a dirt bike...our driveway looked like the Beverly Hill Billies. We went to Lake Wylie yesterday and I went airborne for about 50 feet. LOL I have a fat lip sore leg, neck and back, but it was so much fun!! We lughed so hard.

I'm going back to bed for a few minutes.

Angie-Looks like I'm heading your way again tomorrow. A friend from the past is coming to Gastonia and wants to see me. I drove around Ballantyne the other day and saw that building we were talking about. It is not complete yet, however the location is very high end so we'll see. There is so many new things over there everytime I go that way, which is pretty often, I find more new places. Not many medical mostly offices.

ttyl

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