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Hi Lauren. You might have better luck if you browse the "local support" section. It breaks things down by state, and then within each state are smaller sections. Give it a try!! I found a group from my dinky little town of Texarkana that way....

Hi Natalie. Good for you to take control of your life. After your initial appointment and seminar, you'll have a better idea if the lapband is the weightloss surgery for you. Good luck!!

It's how I keep my sanity sometimes!

If he's been as busy as me, then I feel sorry for him!! Hey, maybe his absence has something to do with his big "opportunity" from awhile back? Remember that? Or did it play out and I missed the result?

But yet you keep getting drawn back in.....If you are really as tired of reading her posts, why not just block / ignore her?

Thing is, Marianne, once you start, it's difficult to stop....kinda like "crack", or "ballet"

Uh, you misspelled......I think you're supposed to spell it "a-w-e-s-o-m-e". Don't you use spell check?

Huh? Is this a "in general" post?

Hey, I gots a boat....maybe something can be worked out.... *creepy laughter and the sound of hands being rubbed evilly together ensues

Hey terri, I'm pretty conservative, and agree with the post. I didn't vote for Obama....but I do have to say that he made a pretty good point when he said (regarding all the recent negative press about all the "pork" that was in the "stimulus" bill) that the same people who are crying pork now had their chance for the previous 8 years and blew it. He's right.....the republicans dropped the ball. That doesn't mean that I believe for 1 second that we can spend our way out of this mess.....but I did have to give our new prez his due.

Sorry granddad.....I realize you need that Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, but the family feels that surgery is unnatural

Unreal.....And who is the judge that allowed this travesty of a lawsuit to proceed?!?

Eh, you know.....we're just one big family here. Maybe the family is a little dysfunctional, but most of us mean well enough. BTW, my place in the family is the creepy uncle that hugs a little too long and always wants somebody to sit on his lap.

Hi there, Oceannites. Welcome to lapbandtalk. There's a lot of information to be digested here, so pull up a chair and take a look around!!

Dude....c'mon now....seriously....did you think the band was powered by devil's magic? If your doc didn't tell you that the band was just a tool and you'd have to do your part too, then you, sir, had a crappy doctor. I'd kick him in the junk if he didn't explain how the band works Everybody should follow this link and read these posts.....these are either the stupidest people ever, or (as I suspect) they are the most misinformed people ever. I tend to blame their aftercare docs. Almost every one of them is too tight, they all tell almost the same story, have the same symptoms, and yet not a single one of them is able to connect the dots as to what's going on. Sheesh. Now I <heart> my doc more than ever......Thank you, Dr. Hekier Abso - freakin'- lutely....

Hell's Yes!!

Heehee....."clown car" still cracks me up

I hear ya. I was really eager to resume workouts post-op, too. I know it's difficult, but be patient....now's the time for your band to "heal in". Better safe than sorry, eh?

Hi Stacy....I'd think that if your doc documented your monthly weight. then that would satisfy all of the above. However, I'm not an insurance expert, and I secretly think all insurances look to deny everything if they can, lol. Good luck!!

Cool...If you are ready, then I wish you all the best. Keep us posted on how everything goes!

Ok, caffyphu....this is probably going to seem a little weird coming from a happy bandster, but.....you might want to think things through a little more. It sounds (and I could be way off on this) like you came to a decision to go with the band pretty suddenly. Snap judgements are never a good thing when deciding which weightloss surgery to go with. I'm not trying to dissuade you....I'm just urging you to maybe think it over very carefully, do more homework, and then make a decision. Also, the band really doesn't do a whole lot for emotional eaters. Again, I'm not saying that emotional eaters can't have success with the band.....but's something that needs to be considered. Whatever you decide to go with, I wish you very good luck!!

BG, we don't talk about our personal "bedroom" behavior in this forum. Thanks. Tap, what are you implying? Bwahahaha So....you are the right hand that doesn't know what the left hand is doing? That's the management model of my hospital. Those are some oddly specific answers!

Here's a few on my iPOD that pump me up. Uh, BTW, some of these are pretty filthy songs, so.....keep that in mind. Pigeonhed - Battleflag Prodigy - Smack my bitch up Peaches - F*ck the pain away The Crystal Method - Name of the game Paul Oakenfold - Starry eyed surprise Methods of Mayhem - Get Naked Rage against the Machine - Killing in the name of Dirty Vegas - Days go by Nine Inch Nails - Head like a hole

Why in the hell are you up at this hour?!?

Well, ya had a bad day....It sounds like you realize it, and are determined not to let it happen again. So, start over tomorrow. You can do it!!