I am in the process of sorting through some things in my life. My weight is something that I have dealt with for the past 13 years. Yo Yo diets -- no longer-- I am done with them.. I am thinking about doing the Lap Band. Tomorrow is my first consultation. I am pretty excited yet nervous. I hope that the Lap Band will finally "assist" me at putting an end to my weight loss battles.

I need a lot of support right now because this is something that I have never considered. I always said I would never get a weight loss surgery! BOY! I am eating my words big time… My current weight is 247 and I also have recently been told that my cartilage in my knees has deteriorated --- I am told I have osteoarthritis. Well - the funny thing is I have also been told NO EXERCISE! Well with that being said I am not quite sure how I will get the weight off to help relieve the pressure on my knees.. SO---- Lap Band here I come!

For those who know the power of prayer please keep me lifted

Mz Dacia~

Welcome! Your gonna love this place!

Where in Ohio are you from?

Thanks! I am in Columbus.

I can tell I like it already. It has a wealth of information.

Yeah, I've learned so much from being on here. I can't wait to put it all into good use here soon!

There is a meeting once a month in C-bus at Polaris for anyone who wants to come. It's just a bunch of us from here that get together and swap clothes, chat, learn, whatever. We've only had a few of these, but they are fun.

There are a few threads related to C-bus...you can search for them in the upper right hand box if you're interested.

See ya around!

~C

Hi, Columbus, it's Carol from Athens, OH!! My surgery date is April 8 with Dr. Curry in Cincinnati. I'm self pay. Where is your consultation? Welcome to the forum.

Yeah, I've learned so much from being on here. I can't wait to put it all into good use here soon!

There is a meeting once a month in C-bus at Polaris for anyone who wants to come. It's just a bunch of us from here that get together and swap clothes, chat, learn, whatever. We've only had a few of these, but they are fun.

There are a few threads related to C-bus...you can search for them in the upper right hand box if you're interested.

See ya around!

~C

Oh!!!! Sounds like fun and a WONDERFUL THING TO DO!!! I am going to look for that thread to get details.. I am not far from Polaris at all..

Thanks for the info :tt2: :huh2:

Hi, Columbus, it's Carol from Athens, OH!! My surgery date is April 8 with Dr. Curry in Cincinnati. I'm self pay. Where is your consultation? Welcome to the forum.

Hey Carol! Congrats! You have a few more days to go :huh2:

I went to the Barix Clinic of Ohio, Dr. Timothy Custer. have you heard anything about the Barix Clinic?

Please keep me posted on your progress..

Were you able to find the Columbus threads? The next meeting is April 12th at Polaris. I think it's at 2pm. I won't be there...I'll be on my second day post op! WOO HOO!

~Carol

For newbies in Ohio - go to the USA Local Support Groups thread section, then pick Ohio from that list, then you'll see different discussion threads about folks from Riverside, OSU, Mt. Carmel, the local meetings we've begun - next is coming up May 10 at Polaris - and we've also got a Yahoo Lapband group we can hook you into for Central Ohio. Hope to see you post over on the Ohio section.