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My name is Melissa and I am from Rochester, NY. I am married to the greatest man in the world and have three children who are the center of my life :)

I have struggled with weight all my life but it has gotten worse over the years. I am now the heaviest I have ever been at 297 lbs. I am 5'8" tall and have always "carried it well", but not anymore.

I am excited to get this going, but scared/nervous at the same time. I have failed all my life at dieting and keeping the weight off...will it really be different with the band???

I guess time will tell, but I sure hope to find support here throughout this journey :smile2:

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Hi there - I'm new to this forum and saw your message. I have surgery scheduled for May 29. I am 5'8" and weigh 261 after losing 16 pounds (my insurance required a weight loss). I hope others who haved had success will reply to your post. It seems that most are happy and have been successful with the band. I live in Salem, OR.

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Welcome Melissa!

Yes, it almost certainly will be different with the band. So many people have succeeded with the band where traditional diets have failed.

Hope to see you around on the boards!

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Hi and welcome to LBT! We have all failed at previous diet attempts, so you are far from being alone in that boat. Fortunately, we now have the tool of the band to help us be successful where we have never been able to before. Good luck to you! I see you have quite a bit of pre-op stuff going on this week. Let us know how that goes.

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