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HI and greetings from Sydney Australia

I just wanted to thank all who helped me make this decison and for the great advise I found on this site.

I did find a wonderful aussie site where we have monthly meetings and chats, but I havent forgotten all those who responded to my posts and thanks i thought if some of you remembered me it would be nice to let you know about my date tommorow(its Monday in Aussie)

My 15 year old daughter Jennelle will also be banded with me, so again thanks :)

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Hey Ruthie

Congratualtions on your big day tomorrow! I hope everything goes very smoothly for you and your daughter. It's great that the 2 of you will be going on this journey together you will be able to support eachother all the way through.

Best of Luck

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Ruthie, best of luck to you and your daughter! Please let us know how you are doing after you are banded. We're an international group.:)

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Ruthy,

There ARE a couple of good Aussie sites. I think Yahoo has an Ozband group and there's also a Perth Group. I've had fun in the past writing to some of those nice people.

Who is your surgeon?

Sue

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Hi Ruthie,

Congratulations to you and your daughter. How cool is that... I would love to have been banded with my mom. Best of luck to you both and to a smooth uneventful surgery. Teresa

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Best wishes to you and your daughter. My daughter is banded also. We have a great support system, it's nice to share this experience.

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