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NEW GIRL OCT 6TH 2004

ANYONE HAD LAP BAND IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS? IF SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE YOUR BUDDY. I THINK I AM STARTING TO GET NERVOUS ABOUT MY SURGERY. I AM SO AFRAID OF THE SIDE EFFECTS. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE CHILDREN AFTERWARDS. I REALLY WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN BUT I NEED TO GET MY WEIGHT DOWN FROM 270 TO A HEALTHY ONE. ANYONE CAN REPLY TO THIS BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HERE FROM THE NEW PEOPLE. THANKS AND GOD BLESS TO ALL.

AMANDA-NASHVILLE TN AGE 24

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JUST GOT APPROVED FOR LAP BAND

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Hi Amanda, I got the band placed in me July 23,2004 and am loving it! Seven weeks and 20 lbs. ! Energy galore! I could list everything I've done in the past seven weeks that I've wanted to do now for the past 2-3 years of my life, but I'll spare you.

Sounds like your a little nervous............

Have you taken the time to look into other peoples stories? There is several websites to look at and chose from. They have hundreds of stories in them. Obesityhelp.com is one of them.

Alot of them include before and after pics and are sooo incouraging to read. You learn alot reading them!

I'll help if I can but i'm kinda new at all of this myself and encourage you to seek a "mentor" it could be this board if thats what you choose. This place has a pool of info floating in it! All on bandsters! Not the bypass, I really like that!

Your gonna do great, you've started off good already just posting this request, it"s important to have a good support system.

TTFN

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First off I have a daughter called Amanda and she is 26. So I will consider you my surrogate daughter.

Second, I have another daughter called Alicia and she is 24 who lives in Clarksville, TN. So I come to Nashville, TN area quite often. When I come into town I will certainly want to go to lunch or dinner or just simply meet you while I am in town. I don't know just yet when that next visit will happen but I will keep you posted.

Private Message me your info and I will reply with mine.

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Many women have been both banded and pregnant successfully. The most that I know of use mostly Yahoo Groups Smartbandsters. I'm sure there are others.

I think they take most of the fill out for the duration of the pregnancy then refill after the birth, but I have heard of no complications whatsoever with the pregnancy or delivery itself.

I wish you luck!

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My wife and I will be in monterrey mexico that week having surgery. with Dr. Sanchez we come home on the 6th.

Dow and Debbie Moses

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