Is there anyone here from the Hutch area?

I get banded on March 5, 2009 and am looking

for people in my area.

I know 2 people from this area, but need to find

others.

I am getting my band by Dr. Brenstein at TallGrass

in Topkea, KS.

Eartha

Eartha,

I live about 45 minutes from Hutch. I just found your post. Hope everything is going great.

Thanks for responding to my post.

I, also, just found in the Hutch Newspaper a listing

for "Gastric bypas surgery or laparoscopic gastric banding"

support group.

They meet at 6:30 pm on the 4th Thursday of each month

at the Hutch Hosptial (Promise Regional Hospital, that is now).

So, I will go there on the 18th of June to check it out.

I have, so far since Jan. 14th, lost 59.5 lbs and am really

happy with this. I am only 1/2 lb from my half-way mark.

It had been a full month of being on a plateau and I was

being to worry. I can only get fills every 91 days if I want

Medicare to pay and I live 3 hours from the doctor, so

I only have 2cc's in now. I will go again on July 23rd.

How long ago was your surgery, I notice you use the terms

of Obese on more?

Where is 45 min away from Hutch anyways?

Eartha

I live in Pratt. I use the term obese based on BMI. That is generally how the medical community measure obesity.

>40 BMI is Morbidly Obese

30-39 is Obese

25-29 is Overweight

<25 is Healthy

I think I could use a tad out of my band, but my doc is 7 hours away and I don't want to go that far. I just have to be careful.

I get support from this website and I have recently told some friends that I have been banded.

I'm glad to hear things are going so well for you. Let me know how the support group is.

I know about driving. I have to go to Topeka.

And that's 3 hours. I would not like 7 hours

either.

I will keep you posted on the group in Hutch.

I have a former boss and thearpist, both,

that have the band.

Both are about 2 or 2 1/2 yrs out and have

lost all the weight now, they are looking

and feeling fine!!

Eartha