Hello,

I am new to this site and thinking about having the Lap Band done. I am going to a seminar on the 28th.

Any advice???:smile2:

Thank you

LJ

Hi LJ,

welcome to LBT!

my advice - read all you can here. LOTS of great info here!!!

If you read the post on this site you will be better prepared to ask the right questions. My advice would be ask lots of questions and do research on your doctor. Some questions might be...where will you place my port? What kind of band will you be using and what size? Do you charge for fills and how much? These are all questions I thought I knew the answers to but I was wrong. Good Luck!!

My best advice is, when choosing a doctor, make sure he is the kind who educates his patients and tells them exactly what they are supposed to do to get maximum benefit from the LB. You see people on this forum all the time who don't know what they are supposed to be eating at different phases and don't understand the mechanics of the band and I feel really sorry for them. The band has quite a learning curve. You can't just get it put in, sit back, and wait for it to work. Look for a doctor whose practice is a 'center of excellence' which is awarded to bariatric practices which follow strict guidelines to do a really good job.

Read all that you can any question you have is on here! This is the first and best site I have found for LB. I went for my seminar in 8/06 and had my LB 10/06 so it was very fast, but I was pretty prepared bcuz I was here everyday reading and reading and asking silly questions.

Good Luck !

I think everyone has covered it...just read all you can and don't be afraid to ask questions. This site has been wonderful for me as I made my decision to move forward.

Thank you all.

I am going to my first seminar Thursday night then I know I will have bunches of questions. Until then I am just reading and researching

Hello LJTexas,

Welcome! I just went to a seminar, and it was great. I've been reading a lot of the posts on this site, and they will give you lots of info. The reading will help you come up with your own questions to ask the folks at the seminar. The hospital's charge nurse, the surgeon, the dietician, and post-op patients spoke at the seminar that I attended. A support group meeting followed the seminar, and I really enjoyed sharing info with the bandsters who came. I don't know if you are in Texas or not, but the seminar I attended was in Sugar Land, near Houston. I hope to have surgery in April in Sugar Land with Dr. Ponce De Leon. Best wishes!!!