Thought I would see how many of us are from this area. When are we going to get together?

Hi ya'll! I am in Joshua!

I go to a wonderful support group meeting. It meets every two weeks in Fort Worth. There is no moderator so we are free to talk about food, scales, exercise, plastics or just our families, etc. We have a great time and don't feel pressured. We usually have a dinner night once a month too.

Here is the info on the Support Meeting... Unfortunately, I won't be there for a month. Tomorrow I have to be in Dallas and then in two weeks I am taking a concealed handgun class. Please go though, nobody is a stranger there and you will find the absolute BEST group of people ever!

It's time for another wonderful Ft. Worth Support Group meeting. We are meeting at Artistic Blends coffee House. It is located 2 blocks south of I-20 off of Granbury Rd in the Wedgewood shopping center. It used to be the old Wedgewood Theatre. The meeting is open to all, so come on in for some support and plain ole' visitin'.

When: Saturday, Feb. 4th, 2006

Time: 9:00 till ?

Where: Artistic Blends Coffee House

At Granbury Rd and Wonder Dr.

Here is Jack's email address in case you need directions, he is our fearless leader that puts it all together. JYoung8841@aol.com

sounds wonderful but i live in plano, not close at all; i know they do them at medical city and mckinney

Hi, I'm Irene from Allen - and I am getting my Band on Monday at the Surgery Center of Richardson with Dr. Louis Fox.

Yee Haw!!

Hi Irene, Im from plano and i had dr. jay; i liked dr. fox i went to one of his seminars, he seems good; i would imagine he's prettty much like dr. jay as they are all out of the richardson surgery center. How are you doing with the liquid diet? Need any help, let me know Weigh to go girl

Congratulations Rene!!!!! I am so happy for you. The SCOR's staff is great!!! I didn't have one bad moment there.

Hi all,

My name is Donna and I am being banded on March 7, 2006. I'll be having surgery in Mexico with Dr. Rumbaut and I have an appointment to see Dr. Maese at the end of this month so I'll have an 'after-care' doc here in Texas for when I get home. I live in South Grand Prairie and I would love to get together with people in the D/FW area to talk about our experiences with obesity and lap band surgery. I've been reading the posts on this website for a few days now and I find them to be both inspiring and frightening (vomiting, slime (?), will-power, healthy eating habits? If I could pull off healthy eating habits I wouldn't be in this position to begin with, right?). Anyway, I would be happy to host a get together or just arrange for a time and a place to meet if anyone is interested. It would be a comfort to meet other people who have gone through the apprehension I'm feeling right now and survived it.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,

DonnaB

Pre-Band (03-07-06)

Dr. Rumbaut, Monterrey, Mexico

275/150

5' 9"

I live in Garland and was banded 6 weeks ago. I have lost 28 lb's so far !!!!Dr. B is my surgeon and new hero! My insurance first denied the procedure but Dr. B and my primary doc appealled it and we won.I have 50 lbs. to go but it will be easy.I eat like a bird for the first time in my life. Any other banders in this area into horses?I show my horses and am sooooo looking forward to this show season and finally wearing cute show clothes .

Banded 6 weeks ago, do you have a fill yet; i was banded 1/16 and lost 20 lbs but now can eat normal and with no fill i think i am gaining; my fill is 2/20; Dr. B is benevides? who is your doctor that got it done for you, i have a friend who did not get approved and wants it

hi all!!

OK I have been banded since May 5, 2005 and have as of yet t go to a support meeting. I have not looked very hard to be homest, into finding one in my area, I live in Sachse and work in Plano, I do not want to go to Dallas, just to lazy to make the drive after working all day. :faint: SO if you guys know of one out in my neck of the woods, let me know!!

And we need to plan a get together for all of us in the Garland, Sachse, Rowlett, Wylie, area....I know there are more of us out here now!! Where is everyone?

Hi everybody. Hope everybody is having a great day! There are quite a few banders in Mesquite..we should get together and have our own little support meeting.

McKinney has support groups; call dr jaysaleen's office they will tell you, i think its like the 3rd thursday or something in the evening, you could go from work

HELLO EVERYBODY: Im in Flower Mound we have to start a support group to meet and laugh, and hang out for sure, we can try once a month? Count me IN senorita, adios!

congratulations on the 12 lbs; i'm 4 weeks out and still sore

get my first fill by dr. jay on the 20th; i live in plano and would love to get together

Hi Texans! I haven't been to this site in a while - so thought I'd pop in & tell you about groups that I'm involved with. One is dfwbandsters.com it's one of the YAHOO sites and the other is bandbuddies.com - also YAHOO. We have a dinner meeting the 2nd Thurs of each month off I-35 @ Northwest Highway at Jasons:hungry: . Then the next Thursday is in Arlington and the the first Saturday is a lunch in Plano. They also have a dinner meeting in Burleson once a month and I think one in Ft. Worth. You can go to the dfwbandster site and check the calendar. This is a great group -fun, supportive, helpful and lots of weight GONE!

I've seen several inquiries here about support groups - so hope this helps. Oh yeah! I forgot (Fraudian slip) they also meet once a month for exercise and another night for belly dancing lessons and anothr night called "Speak-Out" night - everything is totally open for discussion on ths Speak-Out night.

Dixie (aka Bandita)

HELLO EVERYBODY: Im in Flower Mound we have to start a support group to meet and laugh, and hang out for sure, we can try once a month? Count me IN senorita, adios!

I'm out in Commerce, banded 2/3/06.