Hello everyone

A new warm body here to join you all in your weight loss adventures. I was given the address of this place by a friend, who (from what I've seen) has a pure addiction to this forum.

I'm not sure where to start, but since this is the introduction thread, guess I should share some information yeah? I'm a young adult living in the midwest US and have been overweight most of my life. I've known about surgery options for getting help with this problem for a few years now but honestly have tried to keep them as far away as possible. My line of thinking used to be that, surely that would be taking the easy road out, wouldn't it? I realize now, many pounds gained later, that this of course is not the case in the slightest. I know several people who have had both elective surgeries performed and all have had amazing results.

My own personal decision though is one I'm having a hard time making. food has been my comfort for a long while. I know that if something doesn't change, however, the sad form of a life I've got currently will end, probably painfully and within a shorter amount of time than I'd prefer. I want to be healthy and I know that's going to take work. I didn't get overweight in a weeks time. It took years. I know the same is going to be needed to get myself to a place where I am finally able to go into a Dr's office and not get the standard lecture about how I am “obese” and am “in serious danger of other health risks”.

That sounds so dirty... obese. Maybe it should be o-bese so it's sort of a 4 letter word.

I've been presented with the option of a possible trip to Mexico to have my own lap band surgery performed. I haven't done much research into who I would be able to see once all is said and done. Hopefully it's not something that requires too much of a specialist and a local doc could be in charge of things post-op. I've enjoyed reading threads you've all created so far, and I hope to keep finding more with such great information. Any advice, gripes, cheers, stories... please, share them. I look forward to getting to meet everyone.

Hi! Hope your journey goes well. I get banded Aug.30th. I go for pre-op tomorrow...I am in Louisville, Ky.

Hello Jack! Thanks for the welcome :biggrin1:

Sherry, good luck to you! I hope everything goes well for you

Welcome Luna and good luck on your journey. Keep reading and looking around and you will find lots of great info.

Welcome. I've been banded since March. I may not be losing as fast as some, but this is the first time in years that I'm not gaining. I'm happy with my band and look forward to a long relationship with it.

Thanks Marcy ^^

ralheit, any loss is good though, right? So much better than gaining. Keep up the good work, its good to hear you're positive, speaks loads of encouragement for others (me in particular, lol)

Welcome and do a lot of research and ask tons of questions before deciding what weight loss surgery to have and where to have it performed.

:welcome:

Welcome, Luna. This forum has so much great information. Just keep reading!

Thanks for the welcome guys

Yeah, I plan on having all the facts before making my decision. I'm lucky to have someone I'm close to who has had the surgery. She's promised to really help me out, find the info that I need.

Heya Luna.. beautiful name

Welcome to LBT! It's about time. *winks*

You'll find lots of folks here who are full of helpful advice and experiences to share. Be sure to ask lots of questions and have a look thru the FAQ and References Forum. There is some great info in there as well as links to other sites that are very helpful.

I'm happy you're here!

*hugs*

*salutes* Yes ma'am.

*grins and hugs*

Welcome to LBT Luna!

Thank you Stephanie ^^