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Yes, sorry, it is MAY 29, 2007. I'm so silly and goofy right now with excitement!

<p>Hello:</p> <p>I am new and I just received a call yesterday </p> <p>that my Lap-Band surgery is scheduled for </p> <p> May 29, 2007. </p> <p> </p> <p>Is anyone else having surgery </p> <p>around that date that I can chat with? </p> <p>I am having it done at St. Margaret Mercy Hospital</p> <p>in Dyer, Indiana with Dr. Cahall.</p> <p>Is that familar to anyone out there?</p> <p> </p> <p>Anyone already have surgery who is just a few days out? </p> <p> </p> <p>As for everyone else, </p> <p>what is the top 10 things </p> <p>that I need to know </p> <p>coming out of surgery?</p> <p>I am sooooo excited. A new life is about to begin.</p> <p> </p> <p>Carol</p>

Thanks everyone. The site www.SaveRomeosMom.com still is not the one I was on, but this one is interesting, too. Sometimes people don't have insurance, or can't afford it. Those people are entitled as well to medical care. We should not judge people based on what they have and don't have. Everyone should be treated fairly. Unfortunately, our government and our medical system does not always see it that way, and they definitely treat people different based on insurance, and then, based on which insurance carrier! Anyway, it was a pleasure speaking to all of you. I'm attending a seminar next Tuesday on LapBand and receiving my starter package that involves starting with, what else, the insurance carrier! Have a Blessed Weekend! Carol

This has been the only forum that I have been to. So it's here, it's just hard to find, I guess. I know I did not dream it! Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!

Thanks for that link about ebay, but that still is not the one I remember seeing. It was a post from a member who wrote about 2 paragraphs, and in the first couple of sentences, she said something about "come see my website" and it was about her story of weight loss. She listed the initial cost, and it showed each month what she paid and what the balance was down to... I remember she was paying like $50 a month and he had like $2,000 more dollars to go or something like that. I remember looking on the page with all that information and she had several categories of how she was paying for her surgery: My payment: $50 Donations: $0 Ebay items: $20 etc... that is how it was listed. I'm not referring to someone actaully asking for money on ebay, she mentioned in her story that she was making payments on her own, and she was also trying other avenues such as accepting donations from people who visited her personal web page, and also by selling her personal items on ebay. All this information was within a post HERE in this website, where within her posting, she included a link to her personal website. It wasn't too long ago cause this is only day 3 for me here, and I didn't go back that far in the posting reading previous information. Thanks anyway, Carol

Hello: I am contemplating LapBand surgery. I am from Northwest Indiana. Any suggestions? I'm looking in Southlake Methodist Hospital in Merrillville, Indiana. That is very close to me. How has your experience been. Anything I should know that would make me say, "Yes, let's do it!" Thanks for your time, Carol

Thanks, that worked this time, but that is not the site I was on before. So it is definitely another person. Thanks for your time! Carol

Thanks, I tried the link. Says page can not be displayed.

Well, I'm just interested if she received any results, because most people tend to steer clear of people asking for money and I remember at the end of her website, she was beginning to receive some money. She was selling personal items on ebay in order to raise extra cash. i'm sure if I put in Lapband on ebay, i won't find what I'm looking for. Thanks anyway.

Does anyone remember reading a posting from one of the members who included her website address as a part of the conversation, and on her website, she spoke about how she was accepting donations to off set the cost of the lap band surgery. And she also was selling items on ebay? I'd like to visit her website again. Thanks.

I am new to the group and am investigating having a Lap Band Surgery because I am tired of all my health problems and being overweight. I am "blessed" with hypothyroidism on top of high blood pressure and ovarian tumors. Anyway, I am looking for a doctor in Indiana or Illinois. Can anyone assist and also tell me what I am in for. I am about 240 lbs. If this is somewhere in a range where you started, can you tell me how much you've lost and how long it took? Thanks for all your assistance.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a doctor for Lap Band surgery in Northwest Indiana. That would be Lake County Indiana such as Merrillville or Crown Point, Indiana or surrounding towns. Thanks, Carol