Hi to all ... I just had my banding surgery yesterday (4-13-07). I would like to participate in an online support system (preferrably with others in Minnesota). Any advice? Feeling pretty sore this morning.

A good place to start is to go to the USA local lap band support forum at the bottom of the page and then click on Minnesota. There is one thread there with several posting.

Congrats on the banding and welcome!!

Welcome and congrats on your surgery! The soreness will fade away to a dull memory as time passes and you can watch yourself loosing pounds! This is a great place for support and education. Learned more here then from my dr on day to day problems. Where did you ghave your surgery done? Mine was in Mpls at Fairview University Hospital. Again Welcome aboard and good luck!