Hey All,

My name is Allyson. I am 26 years old and I live in Alexandria, LA. I am being banded by Dr. Kirshenbaum in Aurora, CO on Nov. 19th. I would love to find a Buddy who will be banded around the time that I will so that I have someone to keep close contact with and sort of "go through it together". I have chosen to only tell a limited number of people prior to surgery, so it would be nice to have a friend to email, chat, etc. If anyone is interested in being an accountability buddy... let me know!

Allyson

~Will be banded 11-19-08~

Hi there! I thought i was going to be a sept or oct bandster. My dr office advised me a week ago that it will be sometime in nov. I had my initial consult on July 31 and have my anasteologist app on sept. 17. Then I can get an official surgery date. I contemplated Mexico but decided to stay local. I live in canada and have been researching wls for about 6 months. I had a consult for a tummy tuck in May and was told to loose excess weight first. It may be something to consider in the future. I am willing to be a buddy. I don`t use my real name online for privacy reasons. I am 30 years old and a mom to 21 month old twins. I am 5`1 and 197 lbs.

I am also in Canada (Ontario) and am being banded on November 12th. I am 35 and have a 4 yr old and a 10 mos old. I have been researching this for nearly 3 years and made the decision to do it late last year. Then it was time to count my pennies. Well the money is (sort of )here and now is my time. Big gulp!!

I am excited and nervous all at the same time. While the waiting is killing me I also think I need this extra time to get my head around this.

I keep reading everything I can get my hands on and have started to prepare for the pre op phase.

How are you doing?

Congrats! I am very excited as well, driving everyone around me crazy....lol I will be band November 14th by Dr. Martinez in TJ Mexico. I would love to keep in touch. :rolleyes2:

~Carrie~

I'm being banded either November 3rd, 10th, 17th, or 24th I am 23 :rolleyes2: I can't wait until I get an official date.

:thumbup:Hey Froggi! I hope it's Nov. 3rd that is when I'm getting banded and it would be awesome to have someone to talk to that is going through the stages with me! LOL! Good luck keep us posted!

I'm hoping for november 10th...but either way I'd still be going through everything around the same time :rolleyes2:

Where will you be having your aftercare? or will you be going back to Mexico? Since I am going to Denver for surgery and I live in Louisiana, I am having aftercare in Texas (College Station) with Dr. Garwood. I was just curious. I would love to keep in touch. Since we are close in age and Close in geography. haha!

My aftercare will be with my surgeon at the same hospital I am banded at...which is about 15 minutes of a drive from me.

Hello everyone! I am a 29 year old mother of two. I have just found out that I am going to be banded on November 6th. I am so excited. Hoping to keep in touch with everyone about the weight loss journey. Good luck to you all!

Hi Capricorn! I'm having surgery on Nov. 10! I could use a buddy also. I live in NY.

I will also be banded on November 19th - I just got the date today. I live in Massachusetts and would love to keep in touch to compate notes. They are telling us here that they do not keep us overnight, they are sending people home the same day as the surgery. How about you?

Hi! My doctor requires an overnight stay. Do you live near the doctor's office?

Hey All,

My name is Allyson. I am 26 years old and I live in Alexandria, LA. I am being banded by Dr. Kirshenbaum in Aurora, CO on Nov. 19th. I would love to find a Buddy who will be banded around the time that I will so that I have someone to keep close contact with and sort of "go through it together". I have chosen to only tell a limited number of people prior to surgery, so it would be nice to have a friend to email, chat, etc. If anyone is interested in being an accountability buddy... let me know!

Allyson

~Will be banded 11-19-08~:sad_smile:

Hi Allyson!

I would love to be an accountability buddy! My surgery is the 20th so I'm right behind you! Would love to keep in touch and see how your doing...we can help each other get through this...wishing you all the best!

Fran

I live just 15 minutes from the hospital.

Fran,

I posted a new thread in the Nov. 2008 page for the week of Nov. 17-21 so we can all keep in touch since we will be on the same week... come join us!!!