Hi everyone in the Cannuck site ,I'm being banded in early Febuary in Dr.Coburn's clinic in Toronto and I'm really happy and more and more scared as well , but I need you guys all to be aware how much help you'

ve been.Wow it feels like 3/4 the questions I've thought of you answered without me having to make a call to anyone,you see I've been lurking around for about 2 months (some of you I could have to my home for coffee and I would feel I knew you forever,of course you'd be wondering why you were in this stranger's house on the East Coast..hehehe).Anyhow,I'm just learning this whole computor chat thing too so bear with me.

Hi there and thanks for that info Wheezy,i will save all reciets and give it a try. Every little bit helps!

Hi everyone, I'm a wannabe bandster and have been lurking around the site for the last little while. I've met some of you in other posts already and am glad to meet the other wannabe's that are lurking. I just want to reiterate what a few others have already said about the support on this forum and the quality of information - it is excellent! Many of my questions have been answered and there is always something new that pops up I never thought of. Thank you to everyone - a great collective knowledge base.

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Janice

Hi guys, I'm new to this site. Just thought I'd join in since I'm starting optifast Jan 24 too. Won't it be nice to know there will be a little gang of us? Getting banded Feb 7 with Dr. Coburn. I think I will have my optifast in big glasses with little umbrellas and feed my family eveything I hate for two weeks.(joking ofcourse) I really like to remember that it is temporary though because after optifast comes clear liquids and yummy mushy food. How tasty! Good luck to all of us and maybe we can gain stenth from each other.

hello & welcome absteph. Congrats on your future banding date!

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Welcome, Welcome!!

Holy, I cannot keep track of all the new bandsters, too much for my little brain!!! It's great though.

All new bandsters should put there surgery date and surgeon on there signature, so old people like me can keep track!!

About taxes, I called my accountant before the surgery for advice on how to pay for the surgery (use savings as opposed to financing). He told me to document the kilometers travelled, and all receipts pertaining to the surgery, Dr appointments, hotel receipts, meal receipts etc. All of which can be used to claim for income tax purposes. Not sure if it's a provincial of federal law but anything over 3% of your gross income is tax deductable.

That is good to know. I am pretty sure that this would fall under federal law.

Andrew

Hi Absteph! welcome

I agree with cloe! so many newbies! it's wonderful!

too much for my little brain!!!

well now, ain't THAT the truth!!!!!

ya walked right INTO that one Cloe!....how could I pass it up?

Hey there Absteph,welcome to the February 7th Club!JBL , these guys are the Best,they have done more then I can say to calm my nerves(esp. on my "Oh dear God what am I doing?," days.:clap2:

Hi everyone - all the newbies including abSteph, Astrotoes. I know what you mean Astrotoes by your "Oh my God, what am I doing" days. I have had many of those. I have to say though, that with the help of everyone on this board (even though they don't know how much they have helped me) I am absolutely certain at my core that the Band is the right WLS method for me. I get banded Feb 7 with Dr. Coburn too. I steeling my mind for the Optifast diet:biggrin1: . Jan 24 I start chugging that stuff and am willing to hold my nose and down it all at once if I have to. Good luck everyone who is a bandwannabe.

Hi there Priscilla,welcome, I hope I get a chance to meet you at Dr. Cobourn's office that day.If we meet before sugery I'll be the scared looking gal in the corner,if we meet after surgery I'll have that goofy happy grin that only good drugs can induce.

I'll tell you guys what your doing.....YOUR MAKING THE BEST DARN DECISION YOU'VE EVER MADE IN YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!

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well now, ain't THAT the truth!!!!!

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ya walked right INTO that one Cloe!....how could I pass it up?

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Hey AstroT. My operation is at 12:00 noon - I'm gonna lose weight cause I have to give up lunch that day!

Hey Cloe - thanks - I know you are right and I can hardly wait for it to start.

Cloe,thanks....today I really needed to hear that! Priscilla, I think I'm at 7am, I hope that does'nt mean I end up with a sleepy Doc :notagree