Time flies, and its time to have another Lapbanders lunch!

Sunday January 20th, Noon

It's the west ends turn, and we'll be going to

Kelseys

30 Bristol Rd E

Mississauga, Ontario

L4Z 3K8

According to my Map Software, to get to this restaurant you would

either exit the 401 at Hurontario street and go south for about 2km to

Bristol Rd, or exit the 403 at Hurontario street and go north for about

2 km to Bristol Rd.

If you are a member of the Canadian Lapbanders Yahoo Group, please vote in the poll that I have set up there. Otherwise please respond here (Please do not do both, thanks.)

Hello, Is this lunch open to all. I have not made the call for the consult yet. But I would like to talk to banders before making the call. Also are there any benefit companys that pay for the surgery? I have Green Shield. Are there conditions to be met?

Hello, Is this lunch open to all. I have not made the call for the consult yet. But I would like to talk to banders before making the call. Also are there any benefit companys that pay for the surgery? I have Green Shield. Are there conditions to be met?

Hi Great North, I've been banded 5 months, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Just P.M. me, (private Message) you do it by CLICKING on my Name to the left.

I was a self pay, but am planning on using the medical expense on my tax return for 2007.

Hi Great North, yes people who are interested in the lapband are welcome to attend the luncheon. I know of hundreds of people who are banded and in Ontario I have never heard of any private medical plan covering the surgery at this time.

Hi Great North, yes people who are interested in the lapband are welcome to attend the luncheon. I know of hundreds of people who are banded and in Ontario I have never heard of any private medical plan covering the surgery at this time.

May I ask why you have revision surgery from the VBG band???

just curious:confused:

I had the revision after having had the VBG (stomach stapling) in 1987. I went from 260 down to 113 for several years but after the first 3 years the staple line began to disrupt. (It was very common for this to happen due to the old way that they stapled the stomach.) This resulted in starting to overeat again and after several more years I regained my weight.

I had the revision after having had the VBG (stomach stapling) in 1987. I went from 260 down to 113 for several years but after the first 3 years the staple line began to disrupt. (It was very common for this to happen due to the old way that they stapled the stomach.) This resulted in starting to overeat again and after several more years I regained my weight.

Wow Donna, what a story. I have been feeling bad for myself as they suspect that I have a port leak.

But what you have been through is incredable. How did you keep yourself bouyed up between VGB failure and Lapbanding success?

I am having A fluro (Barium swallow) xray on Monday in Toronto, then I will know what I am dealing with. Havn't had any reasonable amt of restriction since fill#4 and I've had 7... tight for a couple of days and then nothing...(dribles out I quess)

Wow Peaches sorry to hear about your difficulties but I am sure they will get you fixed up once you've had your tests and they find out the problem. Believe me I felt like a failure after regaining all my weight after the VBG years out. God bless Dr. Cobourn for doing my revision and an excellent job I am so grateful to have had very smooth sailing since being banded. Wishing you all the best in a speedy resolution of your issues, keep us posted!

Hugs,

Hi all,

How often do you meet. I am recently banded (Dec 6, 2007) and would love the opportunity to meet other bandsters. Unfortunately I couldn't attent the lunch on the 20th.

There's a lunch somewhere near the GTA just about every month. There's one in Waterdown coming up as well and one in the Kitchener Waterloo area. I think the next GTA one will be in Ajax this time. They alternate between the west end and the east end. They area always posted on here. The Waterdown and Kitchener ones are only posted on Canadian Lapbanders yahoo group and on SWLC forum board.

I just wanted to add that the majority of my weight regain was during my pregnancy with my daughter while being on bedrest since 4 months pregnant. Then slowly went further up as a stay at home mom over the next few years. I hated having the regain but gaining a daughter (my one and only child) made regaining the fat worth it.

Hi I am looking into getting the Lap Band done, and wanted to know peoples opions about the following 2 clinics, as I am not sure which one to use.

TLBC (Toronto) vs.SWLC (Mississauga)