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HI I AM 39 YRS OLD . I WEIGH ABOUT 279 POUNDS AM 5 FEET 5. I DECIDED TO HAVE THIS LAPBAND CAUSE I HAVE TRY EVERYTHING TO LOSE WEIGHT AND I JUST CANT. i WENT TO MY SEMINAR IN OCTOBER. i HAVE MY FIRST CONSULATION ON FRIDAY NOV 8, 2013. i WOULD TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEN DURING THIS VISIT? Anyone out there could tell me what happens?

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HI I AM 39 YRS OLD . I WEIGH ABOUT 279 POUNDS AM 5 FEET 5. I DECIDED TO HAVE THIS LAPBAND CAUSE I HAVE TRY EVERYTHING TO LOSE WEIGHT AND I JUST CANT. i WENT TO MY SEMINAR IN OCTOBER. i HAVE MY FIRST CONSULATION ON FRIDAY NOV 8' date=' 2013. i WOULD TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEN DURING THIS VISIT? Anyone out there could tell me what happens?[/quote']

Good morning and welcome. I just had mine yesterday. You'll weigh in and get all of your stats and I mean ALL of them. You'll meet the surgeon and he'll ask you a few questions. Then you'll meet with the dietician. Be honest about your eating habits. He/she is going to have you start a food journal (at least mine did) that I have to turn in at my next visit. From there you'll see your patient advocate after you take some before pictures. I received my "road map" of my insurance requirements which aren't much. I have 3 more visits with the dietician, see the psychiatrist in between and that's about it.

I hope this helped. Lol.

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Thanks so much. am a bit scared....

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Thanks so much. am a bit scared....

I'm not scared yet. Probably once I get my surgery date, but right now I'm just ready for an enhanced life that includes comfortable plane rides and amusement parks.

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Am just hoping they say am a canidate for the lapband surgery............cause am ready to start a new journel.

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Congratulations with your first consultation. Each office is different and has different protocols. I didn't like the experience I had at the first office I went to, so I scheduled an appointment with a different doctor at a different hospital. I am much happier there.

I suggest you bring a notebook and take notes if you start to feel overwhelmed. You may even want to write a list of questions you would like to ask so you make sure everything is covered with your visit.

Good luck!!

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thanks li lady ......

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