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Hello Bansters. I heard about this web site from Lap Band Forum (Powered by Invision Power Board) which is a great site for LB support, just not as big of a site as this one. I've been reading this site a lot, but this is my first posting. I can't figure out how to update my profile to include my basic stats. I was banded Sep 2006. My top weight was 220. My current weight is 160. I had my surgery in Colorado where I live. Self paid $15,000. I once accidently got a piece of shrimp shell stuck that caused me 4-hours of violent vomitting before it finally passed. Thank the Lord no slippage. Other than that, my LB experience has been good. I wish it worked better on chocolate since that's my weakness, but I knew before surgery that people with sweet tooths typically have a harder time at weight loss. The brochure I read said that some docs won't even do the surgery on people with sweet tooths since it can be ineffective. I was so desparate, though, it was worth the risk. I have no regrets. That's all for now. Hope to get to know some of you better now that I've taken the plunge and posted my first thread. Rachelle

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Hi Rachelle,

Welcome to LBT! :cool: If you want to add your stats to your signature, you need to create one. If you go to "Quick Links" on the toolbar above it will give you a drop down menu and select "edit signature" and you can go through it and set it up. It also gives you the option to edit your profile.

Again, welcome, and I'll see ya around!

Take care!

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Thanks - I successfully updated my signature. Now I'm having trouble downloading my picture. It's on PhotoBuckets.com, but I receive an error message that says "invalid url." I tried dragging it to my desktop, but then it said, "invalid file." Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Rachelle

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