Hi from Toronto Ontario!

I just got banded at the TLBC on April 17th, 2008. My surgeon was Dr. Yao.

I got the band because I recently turned 40 and finally realized that my life was not going to magically improve unless I did something about it. I was tired and unhealthy and just fed up with being unable to live life to the fullest.

Having tried just about every diet, fad or otherwise, and scared of more radical bariatric surgeries, the band just seemed the right choice for me.

Pre-op weight was 347 lbs. I lost 20 lbs before the operation, and have lost another 17 lbs so far!

See you in the forums,

~Maev

Welcome Maeven!

You are on your way to an exciting part of life. You can get help with any question about the band here on this site. The people here are friendly and you will find that someone else has experienced whatever it is that you may be going through. Everybody helps one another on this site and we are a family. Best of luck!

Congratulations on your surgery. I too was banded by Dr. Yau at the TLBC.

I had a fabulous experience and would do it again in a heartbeat. I had my surgery a year ago (Apr 5/07 to be exact) and have lost 75 lbs.

Good for you that you are doing this now. My only regret is that I didn't do it years ago!