Hi everybody!

My name is Janet, I'm from Long Beach, Ca and had my band placed on 08/23/06. So far have lost 22lbs.

I work for a major US airline and love to travel. I could not afford the price of surgery in the US so had my band placed in Belgium for about $7000.00 USD. The band is a European model, Helioscopie, so I have my fills done in Tijuana, Mexico.

Nice to meet you all!

Janet, welcome to LBT. Good to have you here. I'm the Darling Husband to the banded one, MsJoy. Any questions, just ask away. I'm sure someone will give you an answer.

Hi everybody!

My name is Janet, I'm from Long Beach, Ca and had my band placed on 08/23/06. So far have lost 22lbs.

I work for a major US airline and love to travel. I could not afford the price of surgery in the US so had my band placed in Belgium for about $7000.00 USD. The band is a European model, Helioscopie, so I have my fills done in Tijuana, Mexico.

Nice to meet you all!

Hello, welcome to the site! I was just in Long Beach for work, I LOVE IT there!

Hi Janet,

Welcome to the site. My name is Julie and I live in San Jose, CA. I was baned on June 6th and have lost 30 lbs. So far so good. I'm a slow loser but I'm hoping to up the weight by the new exercise routine I started at Curves today. Good luck with your band. I hope its your new best friend.

Thank you Randy, Brandy, and Julie!

I am still trying to feel my way around this site. It's a bit different than the other board I have been reading. Any helpful tips?

Well my tip is take NOTHING at face value. I read alot on her when I first got here that scared the bejesus out of me. But just remember that there is a lot of negative sometimes, but A LOT of positive!

Good point, Brandy. I use the "new posts" link most of the time. Then use the "quick links" and "mark forums read"...

Thank you Brandy and MKD. You all seem to be a great bunch of people! I look forward to getting to know you better.

Hi Janet!!

Welcome to LBT.

First rule? You can't ask too many questions.

I also use the New Posts button - then I work my way back.

When I first got on the site - I had more time, so I read it all. If you have the time, I recommend it. Get opinions from more than one person.

You will find out soon enough who the negative people are. Don't completely discount them - because they have some valuable information, too - but take them with a grain of salt.

You will also find that there are many on this board who are caring individuals that want to help each other and all the new band babies out there.

Hugs! 22 lbs since August is GREAT!!

Welcome Janet

You have come to the right place if support and encouragement is what you need. I look forward to hearing your progress.

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