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Anyone out there living in Corpus Christi? I currently have consult appointments for (2) Drs. I went to a WLS support group, locally, but only folks with gastric bypass were present. Let me know if your local! I'd love to hear from you.

Shawn

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Hi shawn.....yes i live in corpus christi. I just had my lap-band placed in May. I love it!! I have lost 17lbs so far. When or have you seen a doctor yet?

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Hi Shawn and Irma Linda. I am a new bandster living in Corpus Christi. I am just getting started, but everything is going well. I am looking forward to this new adventure. Are you interested in a Corpus lapband support group? My surgeon required me to see a counsellor here in town prior to having the surgery. He has counseled several lapband patients before and mentioned to me that he would like to start a lap band support group. Let me know if you are interested. Good luck to you both and keep in touch. I will add you to my buddy list.

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Hi Dana!! I hope you are doing well. I would love to be a part of a support group. Let me know when and where and I will be there!! Thanks for the response and good luck with everything......keep in touch.

Linda

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Hello Corpus Christians! Wow, this was one of my "old" posts back when I was investigating my options/surgeons. I'm glad that I was banded, however, there is no EASY way to weight loss. It is all work.

I will be banded for 2 years in Sept! It's hard to believe.

Shawn

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Hey everyone! i just did a new post looking for people in the area.. Well i was banded may 2007 in s.a by dr. steggemen too. So how is everyone doing?

wow great to find people in my area

felicia

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Well Halleluia!!!!

I have FINALLY found some people from my town!! HOORAY!!!!

I was banded in November of 2007. My doctor is Craig Chang in Victoria. I have gone to the support group in Doctor's Regional conference hall on Monday nights. Yes, you are right, it's mostly bypass patients. I've found some of them to be downright hostile about my band. It kind of pissed me off, but I kept going. Dr. Chang wanted me to keep going as a representative for the band, and that it works. (50 pounds in 5 months). But now they have changed the time and it's right when my Water aerobics class is. My exercise takes precidence. so...... I'm going to try and come at least once a month. I'm on this message board a lot, so we need to keep in touch. PLEASE post to my private message if you want more information, support, help. Right now I was going through my clothes and wanted to know if the group wanted to do a clothes swap. People start out at all different sizes, and clothes are so expensive to keep buying every month or two as we shrink. what do you think? I'd LOVE to meet all of you.

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Hey all Corpus Christi Bandsters! There is a support group in Corpus that is for band patients only! It is ran by Dr. Glenn Griffin, local band surgeon. The group meets the second Thursday of every month at 7 PM in the Spohn wellness center on the second floor of Sunrise Mall behind the Burlington Coat Factory. Every one is welcome and I hope people will try and come. Support is the key to success! I help facilitate the support group so let me know if you have any questions.

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I'm here. I'm here all the time. I was banded in November of 07 so I'm a little more than a year out. I've lost about 70 pounds so far. Had a set back this past August. I had my Gallbladder removed. Total unfill. I had to start over again with the fills. So I didn't lose quite as quickly as I had wanted, but I'm still happy with my results.

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thats great Aubrie!! I am from Corpus Christi, I was banded Jan 08. its been an year already. Doing great, love my band. I'm down 140lbs. Still have more to go. I've been at a standstill for about 2 months already, I'm gonna have to try harder! Its not as easy as it was the 1st 6 months.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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