Looking for folks to connect with from the northern suburbs, etc. I'm in Champlin but if we have enough folks maybe a rotation of locations to accommodate the variety of locations would be the way to go. I love a little coffee shop (can't drink it but love the aroma). Any thoughts?

I hope you don't mind if I join you as well. I am new to this site and am really hoping to meet a support group of others who have had the surgery or who are scheduled to have the surgery. My surgery date is August 27. If you wouldn't mind, please add me to your reservation count. Thank you so much! Best Regards, Marybeth Reed

Alright everyone it's a date. Wednesday, June 18, @ 6pm at the Olive Garden in Maple Grove. A table for 4 or more. Ask for 'baby' (as in baby sleeve). See you all then!

Absolutely! The more the merrier.

I haven't had to count past my toes yet so I'm currently coming up with 6 of us, assuming Mssilky can join us from Andover... Unless I missed someone, I have Bladefox, Mbrinmn, Snochick2005, debradebra, Mssilky and myself. We can ask for a table for 8 and have a bit of wiggle room or we can ask that there be expansion potential if we have more that can come more last minute. This sounds like such fun! I can't wait...

I haven't had to count past my toes yet so I'm currently coming up with 6 of us, assuming Mssilky can join us from Andover... Unless I missed someone, I have Bladefox, Mbrinmn, Snochick2005, debradebra, Mssilky and myself. We can ask for a table for 8 and have a bit of wiggle room or we can ask that there be expansion potential if we have more that can come more last minute. This sounds like such fun! I can't wait...

thank you so much for doing all the work to get this group together. I can't wait to meet everyone.

Sounds great! I'm excited!!

Hi everyone, wow what a rugged weekend of work! I am looking forward to having the next month off. The next couple of days will be the last minute rush to get everything in order at home and then surgery on Thursday. Yippee! We are still on for Wednesday right? Deb

I'm still in! Can't wait to meet everyone!!!

Definitely in and looking forward to it. It will be soooo nice to talk and DINE with people who get the restrictions we have with the surgery...and I want to pick the brains of those who had their sleeve done before I did...I promise to be gentle :-)

Im from Red Wing area,I woukd love to join you all. I WAS banded however had to have it removed this past November as my body was rejecting it. Im looking at a revision done at the Mayo in Rochester, just started their process this month. It woukd be great to make some more connections.

I won't make it tonight but will look for future dates and locations. Enjoy!

^{We're still on for tonight, right? I'm looking forward to it. It's a bit of a drive for me, but I'll be there at 6pm. Hope others will too.}

^{Thanks,
Marybeth}

We're still on for tonight, right? I'm looking forward to it. It's a bit of a drive for me, but I'll be there at 6pm. Hope others will too. Thanks, Marybeth

I'll be there :-) it's a bit of a drive for me too

we are still on. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Happy to have everyone who can make it there and hope to get others as time/location will permit. Seems to me that Bladefox suggested we ask for "babe" table? okay so I need to go back and read the earlier posts to make sure I have it right. and no, I don't look like my dog unless you count blond, short and fluffy...

I think we ask for "baby". See you in just a bit.

I won't make it, I am sitting in the Hope Chest Breast Center waiting on radiologist to read films. Seems like in my work-up for surgery, they found something on my mammogram. They wanted me in right away to check it out, praying nothing serious as surgery is scheduled in the morning.