Hi all,

I've really enjoyed your post but I have only seen one other person for the Cleveland area, so I would like to start a place for all of us die-hard Clevelanders to come together and talk, and share information. What do you say????

I think the three of us are all within a 20 minute drive from each other more or less and I am willing to drive. Perhaps a Saturday afternoon for coffee or something similar might be fun if you are free. If we can work something out, we can send contact information as a private message.

I am a little further along in banding but will definitely need to take off a few pounds post pregnancy. It is wonderful to be able to support each other through our journeys no matter how far along we are post banding. :0)

sure heather. how about this saturday at a starbucks?

Pick the starbucks and time and I will be there

I am good this Saturday any time after lunch. Any Starbucks will do. I will PM my email address to you now.

how about this saturday 11am at the starbucks in willoughby (on euclid ave, near giant eagle) ? then for our next meeting, we can go to mayfield ?

works for me !! Time??

11am ? heather, does that work for you too ?

I can't meet until 12:00 or any time thereafter, can we move out the time a little?

1:00 then?

1:00 is perfect for me as long as it is good for a_thinner_me/Karen then we are all set.

1pm is fine ! can't wait !

Hi Clevelanders-

I am newly banded Sept 17--and was hoping to get in touch with bandsters from my area. Also, was wondering if any of you know of any Doctors in the area that will do follow up care/fills???

Hope to hear from someone :cursing:

K~

Hi Clevelanders-

I am newly banded Sept 17--and was hoping to get in touch with bandsters from my area. Also, was wondering if any of you know of any Doctors in the area that will do follow up care/fills???

Hope to hear from someone :cursing:

K~

Hello and welcome. A_thinner_me, scanlon21 and I have met before for coffee before in the Willoughby location. We were hoping to set something up again very soon. Perhaps you can join us next time.

I travel to Columbus for fills/aftercare. My doctor does accept new patients but there is a new patient fee to join the group. I go through Cincinnati Weight Loss which you can find online.

When I was first looking for a new doctor, I also found that Dr. Chlysta based out of Akron General will also do fills/aftercare. However appointments were $500 each so I didn't consider going to him. There are also other groups in the Cleveland area that do bariatric care (St. Vincents hospital has commercials from time to time). Perhaps a couple of quick phone calls might lead you in the right direction.

Good luck in your search. :0)

I just discovered this location specific area this morning. Are any Clevelanders still active on this site? I am not yet banded but I hope soon (appt @ Cleve Clinic this Friday).

I am not really active on this board anymore. I think once I got the hang of banding and it became a way of life, I didn't really have to think about food or dieting so much so I stopped posting frequently. However, I do get emails from threads I have posted on.

I have been banded since January of 2008, got to goal the first year and am maintaining goal weight. I was up to a size 18-20 XL when I got banded and have stayed in a size 8 or so and Medium for years now (except for pregnancy). I have actually met three people who were banded in Cleveland through here in the past. If you have any questions about the process, just let me know.