Post Date: 1/16/08 12:43 pm

Hi,

I had LapBand surgery 02-28-05. This weekend CNN News will be airing an interview with me if anyone is interested in watching. It will be aired Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan 18, 19 and 20.

They dont have an exact time, they said it would be between 8 and 9 am. (eastern time)

CNN.com did a piece on me a couple of months ago which caught the producer's eye, so they came to my house last week and asked me questions for about an hour.

The interview was very positive, I hope it airs that way.

Thanks,

Patty Hill

LapBand

02/28/05

Tufts-NEMC

280/145/150 Maybe someday back to 140......

How exciting is that??? I'll be sure to watch!

Thanks, hopefully I wont look like a total dork!!:smile:

Awesome, I'll TiVo it!

Thats great! I'll be sure to watch.

~Betty

Thank you!!

I will definately watch !!

wow - waaaaaay cool. What I hope is that with exposure people will stop thinking surgery is the "easy" way to lose weight. Sure my band has made it possible, but it has never been easy

That's pretty cool.

Lizzy H--When my 1st story appeared on CNN.com, I couldnt believe the amount of people that wrote in to rip me apart for having "taken the easy way out"....They think this is easy? We all made this live saving choice for our own reasons, mine was health!! High blood pressure, borderline diabetes, mitral valve prolapse.....And believe me, it hasnt been easy as we in "band land" all know!!

I will be sure to watch esp since we are pratically neighbors! Im a south shore gal too!

Wow! A celebrity in our midst!!!

I am so proud of how much you have lost and how great you look--I'm sure you did us all proud and we will be looking for that interview this weekend!

You are so-o-o right about "taking the easy way out". It's what a lot of people think about WLS. I'm sorry to say I even thought that before I knew what was involved:

Five years ago when I first joined our new Curves, they had a "contest" to see who could lose the most inches and the girl who eventually won lost 75 inches altogether--which was almost unbelievable, until I found out she'd had bypass surgery and I actually thought to myself, "Cheater!"

Life is full of lessons, isn't it?!!! :pray2:

Make33,

I know what you mean about "life is full of lessons"!! I am learning new things everyday!!

Tinywishes123,

Nice to meet you, neighbor, LOL!!

Patty