I think being in Alaska and working on being banded might be hard. Is it just me or is there lack of people from alaska here. Although Yipee I got first Alaska post

Anyhows nice to be here and I have tons of question and have been answered many many times before I am sure But not for me at least yet.

Thanx,

Sam:D

Hi, Sam....I have met other AK banded, but you are the first here! One went to Mexico, but I think you can get pretty experienced LapBand surgeons in Washington state these days. And there are excellent follow-up people in Washington, as well.

Hi there.

I'm from AK, although I'm living in IL.

I haven't been banded. I'm talking to DR. to get qualified.

Just wanted to talk to some fellow Alaskans.

I believe Vickums is also from Alaska. She's just posted on some other threads today.

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Hello there fellow alaskans, I am scheduled for next month and I already have a fill scheduled with Dr. Jones in Anchorage. Come on there has to be more people in AK, maybe they are just shy? All the best...

Hello there. :rolleyes2: I'm here in AK as well. My surgery is scheduled for 08/06/08. I'm going to Dr. Kirshenbaum in Aurora, CO. I will travel back

to CO for my first fill, then I will need to find a Dr. in AK to do my future

fills. Any suggestions? There is no one here in Fbks that I've been able

to find. Thanks.

csteed - I don't know of anyone in Fairbanks...although I've heard that there's an "x-ray place that will do it". I'm thinking that it would be dang expensive and would be worth taking a few days to go to Anc. and see Dr. Jones (if you look under the fill-docs in Anc. thread you'll see why).

I found a fill doc in Nome (where I live) and that's just plain LUCK. If you know any docs in Fairbanks personally then you could probably ask them to try...Dr. K was AWESOME and talked my Nome doc into how to do it.

Good luck!