Hey everyone, my name is Tim, and im 19 years old. I live in Seattle, WA (kirkland actually but its close) and I'm going to get banded this coming Sunday in Mexico by Dr. Kuri.

I am very excited and I want to be there NOW!

I am currently 6'2" and 295lbs with a BMI of 37. (was 300 2 weeks ago but im on a personal diet before surgery)

I am hoping to lose at least 100lbs. within the first year.

Its great to be here and I will be very active on the forums.

Hey Tim, welcome aboard! I live in the Pacific Northwest too :-)

I'll be thinking of you this Sunday and saying a little prayer for ya.

I can't wait to watch you track your progress, you'll do great! I'm a newbie too, and glad to meet you. Some challenging days are ahead but there is definitely LIGHT at the end of the tunnel this time! Seems that there is some diet modifications that bandsters have to make, but more tolerable after the band, and the weight will stay off, and not sneak back like usual. So the effort will be worth it! Congratulations on your courage and your decision!

Thanks, Holly! :biggrin1:

Have you been banded yet or are you waiting? I saw ur sig but there was no progress.

Thanks again for the warm welcome,

Tim

Hi Tim, I'm waiting until I can get a week off work in October. Meanwhile I'm reading and learning here! I'm in the pre-op testing phase, you know, psychologist, etc. It kind of feels like jumping off a cliff. "Here we gooooooooooooo!" and hoping you don't splat at the bottom. I know the band won't turn me into some exercise-diva who loves organic food but I think it will help me tame my appetite, while I work my @$$ off doing the rest of the work. Gotta stay positive! I'll be looking for your postop posts!

Holly

I hope you do very well Holly. btw, I didnt go through any testing. I had a consoltation, then we scheduled it. I guess different docs do things differently. /shrug

Hey Tim ~

Congrats on your decision to be banded! I too am being banded this weekend by Dr Kuri (on Saturday) See ya there!

<p>I may just see you there. Just in case you are walking around, I am 6'2 about, with a pony tail and sideburns. Oh and blue eyes <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/happy.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="60" class="inlineimg" />. I'll probly have a metal band shirt on. Look for dragons or grim reaper :car:</p> <p> </p> <p>P.S.</p>

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I may just see you there. Just in case you are walking around, I am 6'2 about, with a pony tail and sideburns. Oh and blue eyes :car:. I'll probly have a metal band shirt on. Look for dragons or grim reaper

Oh and what is the hospital called?

It is called Hospital Angeles ... brand new state of the art from what I've heard.

If you haven't already heard about it, there is a Yahoo group for Dr. Kuri's patients which you can find HERE ... Alot of useful info, straight from his patients.

What day are you flying down?

I am flying down to San Diego on Friday and either the same day or Saturday I am being picked up for the program then flown to Mexico.

I might see you Friday then ... I was told to be at the US border parking station @ 1:00. I live in SoCali and it's only a 2 hour drive or so down there.

ill toss a pic(my official pre-op pic) of me on here.

to Tim and hello from me. I, too, live in Seattle and am in the 'waiting' stage for my insurance approval. Plan to go under the knife as soon as I hear the word "go".

Best of luck!

I hear its very rare that insurance covers lap-band. I'm a self pay. Good luck! :confused:

CONGRATULATIONS TIM.... I wish you much success in your journey.

Have you contacted a doctor in the states to do your fills?

I am not banded yet but hope to in October. My insurance does pay and I am in the 6 month supervised diet stage at this time.

Keep us posted.

Have you chatted on LBT? There are wonderful people that are willing to answer any question you might have regarding band life. It's because of people on this site that I fully made my mind up to be band.

I am usually online between 9:30-10:30 pm.

Pop online and join in the conversation some times.

I met two people on this site that flew to Mexico for surgery.

One had it July 20th and returned to work on July 25th or July 26th.

Both are doing great. The other had her surgery done on July 11 and back at working doing fine.

I wish you the best.

Keep me posted.

Well, I've heard of the difficulties insurance carriers can pose...luckily, mine seems to be cooperating at present. Keep those fingers crossed...