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A Lap-Band patient will be featured on the television show "The View" on Monday June 20th. It's about time the Lap-Band gets some well deserved press. Don't forget to watch!

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The chances are high that my TV, if on, will be showing Blue's Clues or Dora the Explorer or The Backyardigans...

Is The View on ABC, CBS, NBC?? I'll go set the timer on the DVR. I know it starts at 10am here, just need the network and I'm all set to record it, no matter what's playing!

Thanks, can't wait to see it!

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Is the patient going to be Starr Jones? (Or whatever her name is?) She's lost a lot of weight and as far as I can tell has been cagey about how she did/is doing it. Wouldn't surprise me if she came out of the bandster closet on the show.

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Alexandra.....I was thinking the very same thing! Starr Jones has been cagey about her weight loss. Actually, she is one reason why I don't plan on making my lap band a secret. Monday's show should be interesting.

Margo

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Someone please confirm, The View is on ABC network? It's set to record! Thanks for the head's up, Michelle.

I, too, wonder if ole Starr is going to come out of the closet. I know she has been hush-hush about her weight loss. Joy became a Jenny Craig? spokesperson and talked alot about her weight loss on the show, and Starr was determined NOT to discuss the personal side of that struggle on national TV. Can you say, "CAT FIGHT!" wroooow! hiss hiss

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I hope someone will post the "news" here for those of us who are TiVo-deprived! I'm VERY curious to hear how the band is presented on the View.

Oh, and yes, it's on ABC.

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I wonder if Starr Jones is quiet about her weight loss because she does not want to fall into that Oprah syndrome, where everything in her life is about her weight. I'll bet she did have WLS to loose that much weight. I don't think anything else would have helped.

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If the patient is Lisa Sohr, she's the same one who was featured on the cover of New York magazine recently, the article about weight loss surgery. You know what this tells me? Lisa Sohr has an agent. She's all over the freakin' place talking about her weight loss and how different her life is now. What do you want to bet she's selling a book?

Sheesh. There are THOUSANDS of successful lap-band patients out there, and the only ones who get airtime are the sexy ones with agents. Media whores.

Edited to add: I have nothing against Lisa Sohr herself, obviously. It's just that I have yet to see an article or show about the realities of banding. She's a looker and has hired a publicist; the publicity has nothing to do with any real attempt of the media to shed light on this amazing medical treatment.

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I have nothing against Lisa Sohr herself, obviously. It's just that I have yet to see an article or show about the realities of banding. She's a looker and has hired a publicist; the publicity has nothing to do with any real attempt of the media to shed light on this amazing medical treatment.

Let's hope this will be different and they talk about the band itself and how it works. I like the fact the word is getting out about this amazing band. I do not know who this Lisa woman is so it will be interesting to see. I'm going to have to TiVo it since I will be in Tj seeing Dr. Ortiz for acheck-up and a re-fill

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WHO was the Women on the networkk CNN maybe?

She was an EX NYC COP

100# now look great health legs Ok etc

Great Show

Tink in La

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Oh, and yes, it's on ABC.

Thanks Alex.

("Media whores" hehe. Girl, we need to get YOU on The View! Guess we'd have a hard time talking you into getting an agent. You are SEXY, too!)

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