I wouldn't normally double-post but I'm posting this here and on the general lapband discussion because time is so tight. We're supposed to be able to see a live lapband surgery today at 1:30 (EST? PST?) on www.onlinellive.com. I just checkout out the site, and it's got multiple sub-listings, none of which seems to fit the topic. Can anyone help me find it?

NancyRN

I think this is it:

http://www.or-live.com/brighamandwomens/1372/

However, it is July 27 of 2005. It won't be live but you can still watch the video.

http://lapbandtalk.com/showpost.php?p=245071&postcount=20

I posted this link before that shows a lapband procedure, but it was live back in May, not live today.

Oops! I was so excited, I must not have noticed it was July 27, 2005! Thanks for the refs, both of you - I'll check them out.

Just watched the May surgery -- fascinating. I've seen surgery before, so it didn't bother me much. But eeeuuww -- they're gonna do that to me? Yikes. Seeing it gives me a lot of respect for the expertise necessary to place a band and for why they monitor us overnight.

I watched about 5 minutes of this before I was banded and had to stop, but after I was banded I watched the entire thing. It's very informative.

Just watched the May surgery -- fascinating. I've seen surgery before, so it didn't bother me much. But eeeuuww -- they're gonna do that to me? Yikes. Seeing it gives me a lot of respect for the expertise necessary to place a band and for why they monitor us overnight.

Yeah, I had no idea so much was involved. I watched it the night before my surgery and it actually made me feel a bit better....not a total relaxer, but it helped a bit. :rofl: