Hello fellow lapbanders. I want to know if I put together a Lapband Convention in the Dallas Ft Worth area if you guys would attend?

I know how important these type of conventions are and unfortunately we don't have enough geared towards lapbanders.

Please let me know if this is something you are interested in and I will get with the powers that be and make it happen.

Also if you could tell me what you would like to see happen at the convention.

For example...Trainers, Surgeons, Plastic Surgeons, Nut's, and so forth.

I look forward to hearing from you!!

would you include prelapbanders? I would love to go! I live down by houston but would love to come!

I think that would be a lot of fun! I love putting names with faces! Count me in.

Band friendly products would be nice. I think a lot of us have purchased "stuff" that is more geared for a bypass patient without realizing and wasted a lot of money. For example, I just bought some "Bariatric" vitamins that were chewable for a pretty stiff price. I didn't mind the price if it was what I needed. After examining the label, it has 883% of the daily requirement for B12. Typically, lapbanders don't have absorption problems with nutrients and I felt like that much B12 could be downright harmful in our case. I think bariatric vitamins and supplement need to be more clearly labled for bypass or lap band. We DON'T have the same issues.

I would LOVE to come! I live in Plano, and would love to meet people that are in the same boat that I am in!!!!

Oh I would go. I have relatives there I could visit too. Tell me it would be sometime during a cooler time than blazing Texas summer?? I suppose that might work best for some people?? Maybe you are just thinking ahead of time. Personally I would love to go.....after my surgery.

Of course pre-banders are welcome. This would be a great convention for them to be involved in

Excellent idea about "Band" friendly products especially vits. I will make a list of things that are of interest and make sure to include at the convention.

I am thinking about late September early October, so we should miss the hottest of the hot portion of the summer )

I have family in Plano, so I would love to come. I could wiggle in a visit with the sibs at the same time!

Count me in from McKinney Texas

I would love to come from Louisiana, that sounds like a GREAT idea!

How about fashion consultants. Like the what not to wear folk? I've found it hard to learn what clothes are now appropriate for my new bodyshape and would love some fashion advice.

Gotcha covered I have a friend who is a stylist and she will be there to help dress us. We can also do a clothing exchange and shop for "FREE"...now that's my kind of shopping )

Um yeah it all sounds great now you need to bring it to georgia!! LOL!!

I would be very interested in attending and helping with this event. I am also in Houston. I love all the ideas everyone mentioned. Motivational speakers are great, photographers to take new photos, maybe a make over fashion show, cooking demonstrations...