hey everyone! is anybody from western mass? did you use pioneer valley surgical?

wow you have done a amazing job losing weight....i have a appt with Dr Fiallo in 2 weeks and after that i just need to get in my 2 support groups but there running behind with them so i am not sure if they can fit me in the month of June or not...if not that i will have to wait till July & Aug meetings ...i hope to be banded by Sept....Hope i do as well as you....

I just have to say that i love Dr. Haag! he is the best... sometimes he seems to be in a rush, but i guess with the amount of patients that office has, what can you expect? right? I had my surgery October 2,2008 i weighted 230lbs... i now weight 157! i feel AMAZING!:thumbdown:

That's amazing keep up the good work.

wow you have done a amazing job losing weight....i have a appt with Dr Fiallo in 2 weeks and after that i just need to get in my 2 support groups but there running behind with them so i am not sure if they can fit me in the month of June or not...if not that i will have to wait till July & Aug meetings ...i hope to be banded by Sept....Hope i do as well as you....

You just need to remember that it is a tool, and not a quick fix! i went from a size 18 to an 8 so far! it is the best thing i ever did, and i would do it all over again in a minute! Did you see if you could go to the other support group meetings at the chestnut building? i know that those used to be acceptable?good luck with everything! if you need anything dont hesitate to contact me? i feel like a proffesional now! lol

yes you are, ha,ha..lots of expierence under your belt now...wow thanks for the tip..think i will see if i can attend one of those mettings at the Chestnut building...interesting....seems a shame to have to wait just cause of a meeting when all else will be done....yes thanks for the reminder about it being a tool this band ..i think if i don't have hunger i will be ok and even if you have a bad day from what i hear and eat or over eat i should say that your body will slap you so to speak, ha,ha with a not so nice stuck period....oh i don't want thant..no thanks!....

Sweet pea keep your head up. I bet you could attend the support group, maybe not for credit, but just to get some info. I called yesterday and it is open to all post op so you could always just sneek in.lol , just to get some info.

thanks....who knows maybe they will credit me....i will sign in and put Dr Fiallo name and if they don't credit it oh well....ha,ha,...hay i look at it this way if i go to Dr Fiallo meeting in June & july or even July & aug i should be all set for Sept.....so i will enjoy the summer and try to take off some weight on my own as a head start...I have lost 6 pounds already so who know i might even have 20 off before surgery...what a great start....Did you have problems with your skin ?....they say to lose slow so the skin remains tighter....at my age i will need repair surgery...ha,ha...

now after 73lbs i am having some skin issues, but it is probably my fault i dont go to the gym nearly as much as i should1 but it is all worth it! i know that 10 months ago you got credit for that meeting? good luck!

Thanks....don't worry about the extra skin yet...i hear it takes 1 yr for the skin to go back to normal or as normal as its going to be.....

I just have to say that i love Dr. Haag! he is the best... sometimes he seems to be in a rush, but i guess with the amount of patients that office has, what can you expect? right? I had my surgery October 2,2008 i weighted 230lbs... i now weight 157! i feel AMAZING!:crying:

Wow!! you are one of the lucky ones!!! I have

Fiallo who I think is great but am having a hard time with restriction. I just saw him today and am up to 10cc's in my band!! I feel the restreiction but can eatr larger portions than alot of people.

Hello all!!! Anyone coming tommorrow night?

Can't stand the new group...feel like lm at a weight watchers meeting instead of lap band support group....some of the information is very questionable.

Hello all!!! Anyone coming tommorrow night?

I don't like the new format - I really want to be in a meeting with just "post-op" patients - our topics to discuss are totally different than pre-op and there are too many people to really be able to ask questions.

what about Baystates meetings? They have a post-op group..????

Does anyone know when the June meeting is?

Does anyone know when the June meeting is?

These are the meetings for the summer.

June 1, 2009

June 22, 2009

July 13, 2009

July 27, 2009

August 10, 2009

August 24, 2009

I went to this weeks appointment and it wasn't that bad. A LOT of preop stuff, but a good deal of post op too. I enjoyed talking to others there. Hope to see you at the next one sweet pea.