My name is tessa1 and I was banded 1/08. I've lost 83 lbs. since 10/07 and am about 5 lbs. to goal. It has been a very rewarding journey and sometimes very difficult. I just try every day and keep very active.

My Dr. was Dr. Wetter from San Mateo, CA area.:cool2:

wow...your doing a great job...keep up the good work!!!

Welcome and congratulations on your success! Please join in the discussions and share your experiences with others.

Congratulations on your weightloss! Good luck on reaching your goal and welcome to LBT!

:biggrin2:Thank you all for the warm welcome!

if you are not already going to the Mills support groups the 1st Saturday of the month I highly recommend it - REALLY

Hey lizzy h,

I agree the Mills support group is very good.

Who did your lap band???

Dr. Wetter did mine.

I think he is a wonderful Dr.

Tessa1

dr upadhyay in oakland. although I believe wetter may be the most talented surgeon I learned the hard way that he is a pompous ass. He really very badly played with my mind and in the end to preserve my insurance approval and actually have the surgey I had to switch surgeons....if you want all dirt i can share, but it basically comes down to wetter is great in the OR, and outside of there he sucked for me....but hey because of him I had the band and not the rnx, i lost 40 lbs preop - more then was needed, and yvette processed my insurance paperwork so efficiently that i had a really fast approval,,,,,and the best part is I found the mills group. So part of the crap t hat I had to deal with sucked, but there were definate bright spots