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Hi everyone! I've been a wall-flower here for a while, and now I'm making official introductions. I'm from Wisconsin, and am planning to have a bariatric surgery of some type, probably Lap-Band, at Aurora Sinai in Milwaukee. I'm going tomorrow for my nutrition/psych consults and am so excited. I can't wait for the surgery now that I've commited to the process. I went to my introduction seminar on Sept 2, and it took me this long to actually put into motion the whole thing. Why did I wait? I'm not sure, but I'm glad the ball's finally rolling. I look forward to posting nice progress about myself and supporting all of you who are in the same boat as me! Hello to our new selves!!! :tongue2:

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Hi there. I had my lap band with Dr Chua and company at Sinai on 12/9/08. I just got my first "fill" today. Good luck with everything and let me know if you have questions or whatever.

Jen

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Jen! Thanks for the reply! Great to hear of someone in my area who's done it too! I have my nutrition/psych consult tomorrow. I'm excited/nervous. I'm wondering what they're going to say about my eating habits since they've been poor over the holidays. I wouldn't say it's typical of my eating, but it sure looks bad now...:tongue2:

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