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Just banded...in vegas, at nellis

LessJess

By LessJess, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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LessJess    0

LessJess
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Hi! I just wanted to pop on and see how many vegas people are out there. Seems yall already have a little group thing going on. Its always hard to be the newbie jumping in, but I'd like to if you will have me!

I am a patient of Dr. Atkinson and I'm in the liquid post-op phase. Doing great......

Does anyone know when the support groups are for SWCC? I think I'd like to go to one and see people and talk to people in the same situation.

Thanks in advance!

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mominlv13    1

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Welcome to the wonderful world of lapband!! I too am a patient of Dr. Atkinson. I live in Henderson and wish the meetings were held on Saturday too. Unfortunately they are not. They meet at 6pm and are on the second Wednesday and last Tuesday of the month. I was banded on May 19th and so far have lost 87 lbs. I would do it again in a heartbeat!! Good luck on your new journey to life. Take care and God Bless!!!

Fran

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abbalv    0

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Hi! I was also banded by Dr. Atkinson and Dr. Soong. I haven't attended the support seminars but I think I am going to try and get there next week. Good luck on your journey :cursing:

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I was banded in May and have - so far - lost 110lbs. I am a patient of Dr. Soong (same office as Atkinson). I attended my first support group meeting only recently and found it to be a double-edged sword... good points and not-so-good points. But, I understand that not everyone has the same experience or outlook, though, so I was very interested in listening to people talk about their successes, their trials, and their tips for staying on track.

Also, if you are interested, there is a growing group of us who meet for lunch once or more a month to talk about how we're doing, what we've been through, and just generally socialize with people going through what we are going through. We're quite diverse, with a broad age range of men and women, so we cover most of the bases. The irony is that we meet over food, we all get that, but it's a very relaxed, supportive, and fun way to remember that we still can go out and do this if our heads are on straight.

Newcomers are welcome - in fact, encouraged - and we would love to have you all join us this Sunday. Just post to the thread (link below) and let us know if you will be joining us. The more the merrier!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f49/las-vegas-meetup-sunday-february-15-1pm-86407/

Welcome to the board, the lap band lifestyle, and good luck to you! Let me know if you have any questions, I always enjoy meeting new people going through this.

Felicia

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Posted the meetup link!

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