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Greetings! My name is Karin, and I'm just doing some reading up on getting banded. I'm 5' 5" and 240lbs.My BMI is like 39.43. I haven't been able to keep ANY significant weight off for long periods of time for years. I'm tired and frustrated with WW and the not even losing a pound every 2 weeks thing. UGH! This will be my 3rd trip down the WW path in 5 years. Not to mention the various Atkins and South Beach aattempts! Anyways enough about that. I'm looking forward to picking everyone's minds and hopefully getting to know y'all better! Thanks for listnening!

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Hey Karin! Welcome. I've been down the WW route a few times myself. Also the Jenny Craig thang four or five times. It IS frustrating!

Welcome to LBT!!

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Thanks for being so welcoming. I'm going to a Lap-Band info seminar on July 19th locally here in Pinellas County FL. Everybody's positive outlooks and postings have really made me more encouraged to proceed.

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Dr Rehnke is awesome, and his partner Dr Grossbard, I assume by the date and county that is the seminar you are going to....

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Welcome! We have a lot of information on this board, take some time and read through some of the older posts as well as the new ones. I would say we pretty much cover almost any subject/question you might have and then some! :D:D:D

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Just out of curiosity, are the people that are going to Mexico for the surgery, doing so because they're self-paying? And I assume it's a lot cheaper there than it is here.

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Yes Jenn, the seminar is with Rehnke and Grossbard. I feel better that someone here has heard of them and has positive feedback on them. From their website it appears that they've done quite a few bands. Is that who you went through?

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you have pm,,,,,

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I am going to Mexico because I am self pay....AND....I am to young to have it done in the US. So it is more than one reason

Just out of curiosity, are the people that are going to Mexico for the surgery, doing so because they're self-paying? And I assume it's a lot cheaper there than it is here.

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