Hi everyone! Just found this PA forum on LBT. I'm pre-band-on-the-diet (band May or June '09), live just North of Pittsburgh (Cranberry) and am going to Allegheny General Hospital, Drs. Uchal & Colella. We have family in the Philly area (Chadds Ford) and we lived in West Chester for 8 years (I worked in Wilmington, DE). I've enjoyed researching here...everyone is so helpful! My son just got accepted to Penn State main (see my blog today on LBT "We Are...!!!). I've been to my seminar and have my surgeon consult on Dec. 23. Anyone at AGH...what did you ask/go through at this meeting?

Edited December 3, 200817 yr by Band_Groupie

Wow....You are on top of things! I love the NOT FAT --- FLUFFY! I tried to get my ticker going, having just begun my six month insurance company imposed weight loss program. I really thought I did it right but apparently not.

I can't relate to the Pennsylvania terms.....I'm down here, freezing in Chicago. What the heck happened to autumn??? I didn't even get the Christmas decorations up yet.

I'm hoping for a spring banding. If I figure correctly, from my initial consult with the surgeon, that would bring me to April, 2009. I don't know how long after that it takes to schedule the surgery.

I have found the detailed descriptions of what to expect to be VERY helpful on here.....just read a play by play blog of one girl's post-op report. Glad to know all that she shared.

Good luck and happy holidays to all!

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Hey Margie...and hello Chicago! I have a sister in Glen Ellyn. I'll be banded in May or June if everything goes smoothly...I was hoping for April originally (my 50th birthday) but had to "restart" as I needed to weigh a pound more. I hate waiting. Good luck on your wait/diet! I don't think it takes more than a few weeks after approval for the surgery from what I've read. -BG