Hi my name is Jessie, I am a 27 yr old female from Minnesota. I am an occupational therapy assistant but presently also in school to become an occupational therapist. I am looking for a mentor as I am just starting the process to get banded. I had my first consultation with the surgeon this week and have started to schedule all my appointments for many of the months ahead. I currently weigh around 275 and at my highest I was 292 and my goal is to get down to 150 but that goal may change once I meet with the surgeon. I am ready to get my life back on track and started up again, from reading these forums it is a life changing experience and it is not a walk in the park. I would love to find someone to be a mentor to me through this process. In the future I will look to meet buddies but for right now I would prefer someone willing to be a mentor.

If you are interested or having any questions for me please let me know

Jessie*

I'm about six months out and having good success, I started at 268 the day of surgery and am down 51 lbs now. My surgery was on Feb 18. I work very hard with my band and feel great. There are ups and downs, but I would not do anything different. Even after my 2 yr old was distracting me a few minutes ago, I didn't chew good enough and got stuck on fish of all things. Can you say irritated!!! Now I need to let my band rest for a few minutes and try again. Purely my fault. The negative on this board were very scary to me, but a few people I just love are Mis73, B-52. You can even call or text me. Just PM me. Good luck.