They have added a forum for us - let's post here... So we can share with the new people....

Corliss, your story is amazing! I have a friend that is 53 and is gong to finish her RN degree this year. Your weight loss is amazing. This is the stuff I need to hear to keep myself focused. Are you happy with the PS?

Corliss, your story is amazing! I have a friend that is 53 and is gong to finish her RN degree this year. Your weight loss is amazing. This is the stuff I need to hear to keep myself focused. Are you happy with the PS?

Thanks Oc, I am extremely happy with the plastic. I would like a little revision on my forehead and will probalby go back for it next summer. I absolutely love the lower face, neck and the eye work. The arms are not dramatic, but the look like normal 57 year old arms now instead of looking disfigured. I am soo glad i had it. Thanks for the complement on my story. Have you seen my plastic surgery pictures? I posted a load of them, lol!

Corliss:thumbup:

Congrats Corliss on everything.

Corliss

I ck'd out your pics !! Looking Good Congrats on the PS

I am glad to find this site. I am 60 and suppose to be banded on 9-2. I am very nervous. My wish is to get healthy. Nice to know there is a support group.

I forgot to ask if anyone can recommend some books on lap band.

I am glad to find this site. I am 60 and suppose to be banded on 9-2. I am very nervous. My wish is to get healthy. Nice to know there is a support group.

Welcome Jenno2

Yes LBT is a great site for support - Phyl has a book - I don't know the title - but she says it's great. I will have her tell you the name..

It's scary - but it is the best thing I did for me - and yes for us over 50 it's more about our health and extending our lives and improving the quallity... The looks are nice - but I consider it icing on the cake (yes pun intended :0)

Octillo....thanks for sharing the story of your 53 yr old friend who finished up her nursing studies! This is just what I needed to hear. My grandmother was a nurse and I just always had the calling but never followed through on it. I'm 50 and want to start to get my LPN license but I keep talking my self out of it thinking I'm being crazy ...but then I did the same thing when I thought about getting the Lap Band and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made! Finally free of my food addiction....now onward ho...

Jenno ...I read a few but I recommend LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING by Jess H. Ahronie, Ph.D., ARNP

Octillo....thanks for sharing the story of your 53 yr old friend who finished up her nursing studies! This is just what I needed to hear. My grandmother was a nurse and I just always had the calling but never followed through on it. I'm 50 and want to start to get my LPN license but I keep talking my self out of it thinking I'm being crazy ...but then I did the same thing when I thought about getting the Lap Band and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made! Finally free of my food addiction....now onward ho...

Go for it Sooverit, but why not RN instead of LPN. Lpn's do the same work for less money. School is generally 2 years as opposed to 12 months or 18 months in many cases. I think at 50 there is no reason to avoid either.

Good luck, Corliss

Jenno ...I read a few but I recommend LAPROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING by Jess H. Ahronie, Ph.D., ARNP

YEP!! That's the one!

My very favorite of several that I read. And I got to (sort of) meet the lady when a friend took me to one of her LapBand support group meetings. She tells it like it is in person, too!

YEP!! That's the one!

My very favorite of several that I read. And I got to (sort of) meet the lady when a friend took me to one of her LapBand support group meetings. She tells it like it is in person, too!

Hey Jessie is something else again. She has had her band longer than anyone I know of. Over 10 years now I think. You can interact with her regularly on the yahoo message boards under Smartbandsters and GraduateBandsters. I am a member of both of those boards and she interacts daily, answering questions, offering support and sometimes kicking butt, lol! Her book is a good one too!

Corliss

Question......What happens to the band if I get the flu. Does constant vomiting move the band?

Question......What happens to the band if I get the flu. Does constant vomiting move the band?

I've heard of that happening but its very rare.

My PA told me that tissue forms around the band causing it to be fairly securely set into the stomach. Don't worry about stuff it causes the band to get tighter!