Found you today. I am scheduled to be banded in July. I live in Canada and will be paying for this procedure. I am a member of a small lap band board and patients of my surgeon. I wanted to find a place with a larger number of bandsters to correspond and drive crazy with my questions.

I have a ton of questions, some of them hard ones.

Look forward to your correspondence.

Paula

Hi Paula! Welcome to LBT. This site is full of information. You may want to try doing some searches on topics of interest to you, or just start reading old threads. And ask away - that's what we're here for!

Welcome Paula!

You have definately come to the right place for support, wisdom, and discussion.

As for driving us crazy. Good luck with that, I haven't met anyone I'd care to classify as sane (including myself).

Welcome to LBT!

Lots of valuable information here just for taking the time to read it. I think most topics have been discussed at one time or another on here! There is even a lot of off topic threads! :bananajump:

I am scheduled to be banded in July.

I'm curious - why July? You must be a very patient person!

I'm curious - why July? You must be a very patient person!

Because in Canader, that is how long it took for the surgeon to book an operating room etc. I think he only does this surgery on Fridays. Even at that, he was hard to find. I am in BC, Canada and the only other place I could find that does lapbands was clear across Canada in Toronto.

The wait is hard for sure.

Hi Paula,

Im Paula too! Nice to meet you. :welcome2:

Nice name paula...

Thanks for the friendly welcome all......

Welcome, Paula! You've found a great place for support and information. I'm pretty new here too. I've found most folks to be extremely helpful and supportive. I am also pre-op and hope to have surgery in the next couple of months. Best wishes to you on your journey.

Hi Paula! Welcome to LBT!

Welcome! I am new here too. Be careful, i was addicted on my first trip.

There is a reference page for ALLLLLL of the abbreviations they use in here. I strongly suggest you check it out before asking someone what a PB is...lol

Welcome! Nice to meet you!

Welcome to the board, best of luck to you on your surgery. You will do great!

Welcome to LBT...these folks have been a tremendous help to me before and after banding. I'm sure you will find anwsers to all your questions here.