The journey starts today

[HVol 0]

Last week I was at my gyn for my one-year, post-cancer checkup. My doctor told me I would not die from my cancer, but from my weight (currently 299 lbs. @ 5'9", 34 years old). He wanted me to look into LapBand. I trust this guy. He found my uterine cancer and performed my surgery. Will be cancer free for a year on 9/3/09. I'm ready to live better now and live longer.

SO tonight I'm attending the informational seminar. Guess the journey starts today . . .

[FailureIsntAnOption 0]

Congratulations on taking the first step toward a happier and healthier life.

[elcee 3,341]

Good luck. The journey takes a while but it is so worth it. I am 2 months post op and so far have lost 12kg. Not a huge amount yet but more than I could have lost on my own.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Welcome and good luck! If the band is right for you I think you'll find it a marvelous tool! :biggrin:

[thebandedgirl 0]

Congratulations for fighting cancer and winning! Hope your seminar went well :thumbup:

[HVol 0]

"Hi" and "Thanks" thebandedgirl, RestlessMonkey, and FailureIsntAnOption. "Congrats!" on your recent weight loss elcee. The way I see it, any amount of weight loss is good.

I went to the seminar last night. I was happy to see that one of the actual doctors from my local bariatric center was the speaker. He provided us with a lot of info and seemed pretty realistic on the risks. He had all of the statistics and such. You could even schedule a consultation there, which I DID! I feel like I'm moving a little fast but I keep telling my self that I'm just looking into it. I'm just making sure I'm a candidate. Luckily my insurance covers the surgery 100%. I just don't know about how long of a weight loss attempt I have to show before I can proceed. The center has a weight loss center for presurgery and I am psyched to start there. I mean, I'm going to have to change my entire diet anyways, I may as well start six months early.

They had a Realize vendor there and I did get to hold the band and port and see how they attach it and all. I have to say that seeing it was pretty nice and I am leaning towards that band now, but I have much more research to do first. . . I think there is an entire section of this site devoted to the Realize band. Going to check that out now.

So, here's a question. How do you add a signature to this system? I'd like to put my dates under my name. Can anyone help?