Hi everyone,

I am new to this board, but have been banded since Halloween, 2006! Talk about a trick or treat, right? Anyway, I am a suburban teacher who desperately needed to make some changes! Banded by Dr. Galvani, I have lost 34 pounds so far. I look forward to asking all of you veterans lots of questions and get some good advice! Thanks, Mandy:clap2:

Well I'm not a veteran, but I would like to say WELCOME. I will be banded in a couple of weeks. This site has been of great help and everyone here is so supportive. Good Luck to You!

Welcome to LBT and congrats on your weight loss!

Welcome to LBT Mandy and congrats on your weight loss so far. I was also banded in October and we October Bandsters have a thread you should check out: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/october-bandsters-t23737.html

PS: I used to live in Chicago and I miss it!

Another Mandy from Chicago here, I was banded by Dr Horgan and Dr Galvani was the assistant. I now see Dr. Lahmann in Joliet, at Silver Cross. We have a Chicago group and are trying to meet for lunch once a month or so. There is a thread in the Illinois forum titled Chicago Friends, come check us out. There are loads of us from the Chicagoland area, come and join us. ~Mandy