URGENT: Who went to a Lap Band Solutions Seminar?

[mandi78 3]

What was it like? I am concerned because I signed up 10 days ago for one in Dallas tomorrow (May 19) at 10 am. They sent me confirmation email and I have been really excited about. Well, they called and left a reminder voicemail message today and sent a reminder email (around 5:00 pm) reminding me of my seminar in HOUSTON tomorrow!!!! Houston is like 5 hours from here. I'm not going to Houston. So, I called Lap Band Solutions and, of course, since it is after hours on a Friday, it was their answering service. They took an urgent message for someone to call me but I have not heard from anyone. Dallas is an hour and a half from here and I don't want to drive all the way down there in the morning if they are just going to tell me I can't stay. Did you have to be on the roster to get in? I have printed my initial confirmation email showing that it is in Dallas. Do you think that will be enough for them to let me stay? Do they have a limited number of seats usually? Thanks!

[Kat817 19]

I would be inclined to think it was a mistake in the reminder call---if you have your emailed confirmation, I am betting there will be no question about letting you in, if in fact there is one being done in Dallas.

Maybe you will get your call back before time to leave to drive down tomorrow. You might try the answering service again tomorrow. I say that because maybe the person on call to handle after hours calls will have changed, and the new person may actually call you back.

Good Luck, I hope you enjoy the seminar, and find it very helpful and informative!

Kat

[weightingtolose 0]

Hi Mandi:

I went through LBS and it's really not necessary that you attend the seminar to go through them. It's more of an informational thing. If you don't mind me asking, who will be doing your banding? I met a girl on the message board who did not go to the LBS seminar but still went through them to do all the necessary paperwork. If you're already going to AIGB, they'll submit all the necessary documents to LBS for you. As long as you have your appointment set with AIGB, you are one step ahead of the others attending the seminar. Honestly speaking, this message board gives your more insight into the Lapband than the seminar does. Same informaton but you are getting feedback from those who have ALREADY been banded as opposed to sitting in a room full of people HOPING to be banded. Hope this helps. The folks at AIGB are a tremendous help.

[mandi78 3]

Yeah, I went to the seminar this morning and they didn't even have a roster of names so I was worrying for nothing. I already knew everything they said. I was disappointed because the surgeon was not there....he was supposed to be conducting the seminar and I wanted to meet him. Anyway, Dr Benavides is who I plan to use to do my surgery.