So, I get a call the other day from Park Nicollet Clinics Bariatric clinic. The lady tells me they are in a partnership with the state of MN, a local paper and local tv channel for an ad campaign starting in October to endorse getting healthy. They wanted to do a write up on some of the success stories for lap band in the Twin Cities. She then tells me my name was the first to come up as one of their "Star" patients and would make a good story.:biggrin:

They ask me if I would be willing to do a phone interview with a reporter or two for about an hour and maybe have my pic taken for an article or two.

Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather. While I know I have been doing very well with the lb and my exercise, it's nice to hear your doctors office giving out respect as well. :biggrin:

Of course, I agreed to it. I want to educate as many people as possible. Marketing person calls me back to verify that I am good to go and sets up appt. for interview for yesterday at 3. I was on the phone for almost an hour discussing everything that I have accomplished so far. Even did some history on me to give everyone an idea of what I went through before and after. I even put a plug in for LBT, hope it gets in the article as this place has been a HUGE resource for me. I'll see the article beforehand and will get a chance to make some revisions if needed. If LBT does not get in, I will make sure to put it in.

Once the article comes out, I'll post it in the Magazine section. Just thought I would share this as I am looking forward to seeing some positive media attention given to the LB instead of all the negative stuff that gets said.

More on this later.

you ROCK ceradad:thumbup::biggrin:

love to read your write up when published, you have done AMAZINGLY!!!!

good luck tom on the TRI!!!

you ROCK ceradad:biggrin::thumbup:

love to read your write up when published, you have done AMAZINGLY!!!!

good luck tom on the TRI!!!

Coming from a hottie such as yourself, that means alot.:biggrin:

Thanks for the well wishes. I think I'm going to have the adreline going all day today just thinking about tomorrow.:biggrin:

That's very cool! Good job!!

Just for an update, the photoshoot is going to happen on Wed, August 27. It will be myself and a couple that apparently had this done together. Seperate shoots, but we're all involved in this.

Also, I was asked to do a poster for Park Nicollet Clinics for the LapBand. It will be me standing in the fore ground with DW and DD and my "care team" standing behind.

What do you, I'm going to be a poster boy for something!