I'm so excited that I found this site! I'm from Minnesota and will have my lap band surgery on 5/11/07. I'm using Dr. Medlin from St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. I've been overweight most of my life but really packed on the pounds when my husband was deployed over seas. I have a 4-yr-old daughter and a 3-yr-old son. I can't wait to be able to keep up with them and not have to say "mommy needs to sit down a sec". I'm looking forward to getting to know people from this site and reading all the valuable info. Take care all!

Wow, 3 and 4 year old....you are a busy mom. We have 4 kids and the closest in age are the younger two, 14 and 16. They are like best friends though being so close in age. Now that they are getting older, I thought things would slow down, but they go constantly.....Good luck to you and have a great time full of fun chasing those little ones around! They truly do grow up fast. Also, a big thank you to you and your husband for serving our country! My son is in the military also, so I understand a little bit about that strain also. Again, best of luck and prayers!!!!

Welcome to LBT! Congrats on the date too! Start reading as much as you can, you'll gain tons of information that will help you before and after your banding. Good luck and don't forget to let us know how you did!

Hi there and :welcome: ! Congratulations on the decision to get the lapband and on your date, it won't be long now! I am so glad you found us here. This site has guided me through the entire process of banding, and will offer you lots of advice and support. If you have any questions, just ask, we will be happy to help as best we can.

Howdy and welcome from Texas! Glad to see you on here and look forward to your success.

I'm so excited that I found this site! I'm from Minnesota and will have my lap band surgery on 5/11/07. I'm using Dr. Medlin from St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. I've been overweight most of my life but really packed on the pounds when my husband was deployed over seas. I have a 4-yr-old daughter and a 3-yr-old son. I can't wait to be able to keep up with them and not have to say "mommy needs to sit down a sec". I'm looking forward to getting to know people from this site and reading all the valuable info. Take care all!

Hello! I am from Duluth too. I work as an RN at SMDC and I am just waiting to get my date from Dr. Lenz. Its nice to hear from someone in Duluth. When did you start the whole process? I feel like mine has gone on forever! Who is your dietician? Mine is Roxanne Bijold. SMDC has a great bariatric center.

It's great to hear from someone else from Duluth. I also work at SMDC, in registration. lol I began the process with the info session in November of last year. Dr. Medlin is doing my surgery. I've seen Danita Saunders for my dietician visits, but am scheduled to see Todra for my post op at the end of May. I agree that SMDC's bariatric program is great. I think this is going to be a great start to the rest of my life. Keep me posted on your progress, I hope you get your surgery date soon. Take care!

Best of luck to you for a successful and easy breezy procedure!

I'm from MN too!! North Branch - just North of the Cities... I had my band placed on 3-28-07 and have been doing pretty well I think ? I go for my 1st adjustment in a couple of weeks... I can't wait!! Good luck 2 you !!

It's great to hear from someone else from Duluth. I also work at SMDC, in registration. lol I began the process with the info session in November of last year. Dr. Medlin is doing my surgery. I've seen Danita Saunders for my dietician visits, but am scheduled to see Todra for my post op at the end of May. I agree that SMDC's bariatric program is great. I think this is going to be a great start to the rest of my life. Keep me posted on your progress, I hope you get your surgery date soon. Take care!

Awsome I am so excited for you. My brother has his surgery May 3rd and hes lost 10 lbs in 5 days on the liquid diet and he says hes not hungry at all lol i dont think its gonna be that way for me! I started this whole process in October so I am anxious and kind of impatient because its taking sooooo long. How long did it take for Medica to approve you?

It took about 2 weeks to get the approval from Medica. I got a call from the surgery scheduler the day after my approval came back. I hope you get your surgery date soon!

Hey everyone! Hi Buscove! We have a few things in common. My date is May 11th! Real anxious! AND, my hubby is from Hibbing, MN! Just wanted to see when you start your pre-op diet and say good luck!!