HELLO ALL IN BAND LAND!!! I'M JUST BEGINNING MY JOURNEY INTO BAND WORLD. I HAVE BEEN TO THE SEMINAR AND I'VE ALSO BEEN TO MY FIRST MEETING WITH MY SURGEON. HIS NAME DR FONTANA AND HE IS LOCATED IN NORFOLK,VA. HE IS WITH NORFOLK SURGICAL GROUP. SO IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME OFFICE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROGRAM AND MY BOSS AND I ARE DOING THIS TOGETHER AS A BUDDY TEAM FOR SUPPORT. I HAVE SIGNED UP FOR ALL MY APPTS. WE HAVE TO OF COURSE GO FOR A PSYCH EVAL AND MY PROGRAM HAS AN ALL DAY CLASS ON EXCERSISE AND NURITION. THEY ALSO OFFER A WHITE LIGHT SCAN. THIS SCANS YOUR BODY AND MEASURES YOUR BODY IN LIKE A SILHOUETTE AND YOU GO BACK ALL THROUGH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS AND SEE YOUR PROGRESS. WE MUST OF COURSE ATTEND A SUPPORT GROUP MEETING WHICH I INTEND TO KEEP GOING TO PRE OP EVEN THOUGH I AM ONLY REQUIRED TO ATTEND ONE. THERE IS MORE BUT I THINK YOU GET THE GIST OF IT...:wink2: I AM SAD TO SAY I FOUND OUT THROUGH MY INSURANCE THAT I MUST HAVE A ONE YEAR WEIGHT LOSS TRIAL BEFORE THEY WILL APPROVE ME. I HAVE OPTIMA HMO AND THE POLICY MY JOB OFFERS JUST STARTED PAYING FOR THE SURGERY THIS YEAR(OR I WOULD HAVE STARTED SOONER). WELL I WILL LEAVE IT HERE FOR NOW BUT I MUST SAY I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE STUMBLED ACROSS THIS PLACE..... YOU GUYS ARE VERY HELPFUL AND I HAVE LEARNED ALOT AND WILL BE BACK WITH MY QUESTIONS AND ENCOURAGEMENT!!

Edited March 20, 200818 yr by BANDIT GIRL

Hi and welcome to LBT! It is wonderful that you are going to have a buddy to go through the process with. We are glad to have you here and look forward to hearing how your journey progresses.

Just as a suggestion, you might want to turn off the caps lock in future posts. Online, typing in all caps is considered yelling.