I just wanted to say that it is awesome to be a part of this forum. I've never witnessed a collection of so many people giving sound advice and offering positive support to one another as I have since joining LBT. Yes, I've seen negative comments from one or two people before but that is such an insignificant number when compared to the kindness I've seen shared here.

Way to go good LBT community, I am so happy to be among so many friendly folks. The world needs more of you in it.

I agree 100% with you. I've said many times that this site has been a godsend to me. The advice and encouragment has made this journey so much easier because I feel as though I've got the support of so many people behind me. I was such a mess before being banded. I was terrified and worried and acting like a crazy person between starving to death and being off my pain meds, never mind what was coming after being banded. I imagined the worse...

And that's why I'm on here and try to post as much as possible the positives to being banded and how it's changed my life. I hope to connect to folks the same way I felt connected when I was so afraid of what was going to happen to me.

Just trying to pay it forward and so glad that this site helping you on your weight loss journey.

Agree as well this site and the members are great and so supportive

Thanks! I agree! We're like one big family! The good comments far outweigh the bad comments and every once in awhile there is a troll who wants to badmouth the band but they are few and far between. I love this forum because it helps keep me accountable and I've learned so much reading all the threads.

Good to have you onboard as part of our lapband family!

It's pretty great, I agree. I forget how good the people are here sometimes. I've been here over 5 years now and generally speaking, it's a great place to be and connect with others. I think sometimes the negativity is actually people really wanting to get their points across and they view any opposing opinion as marginalising their suffering, and that's tough for anyone to take.

So for me in the past, it's seemed smarter for me to walk away and not keep engaging. So I have left the forum on many occasions.

And I almost did again a week ago, but then decided that without voices like mine, the newly banded would be bombarded with nothing but unhappy stories. So I sucked it up and stayed. If I get too jaded though, feel free to slap me upside the head. Coz posts like this make me think it's worth me staying.