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hello my name is Emily , I am 26 years old i will be getting the lapband hopefully in December or early January I just need to complete a couple more things then my doctor said it will be fast since my insurance is fast, but I am looking for someone to do this with me and we can be buddies and it will be great , i want to have a buddy who will be having surgery around december or early january so we can do this together and write each other about our experience :wink2:

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I would be happy to be your buddy. I am 37 years old and will be having surgery on Dec 3rd. I started my pre-op diet yesterday. 1000 calories per day. It's tough. But I can do it. I have 95 lbs to lose.

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i also had surgery dec 3rd and im telling you it was the best thing for me so far...i lost 20 lbs total since 2 weeks before surgery to now..i am losing steadily ....if you have any questions im here to answer ok!!

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I am having surgery 12/30. Let's stay in touch. I just got my date on Friday. I am so excited but nervous too. I hear all of the success stories & I think I hope that all goes smoothly for me also but I have that voice in my head that says "you can't do this, you can't hack it" But then I see the me I want to be in my head..... surely I can - I know I can! It's crazy what a range of emotions you have on top of everything else.

If you want a buddy or maybe several of us could buddy together. Good luck on this new journey!

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ktims: I think we spoke briefly in the chat tonight but I am also having surgery on 12/30 so we are definitely going to be going thru this together.

My email is missnashville40@att.net if you want to email me and let me know how you are doing after the surgery.

I will need all the help I can get after to answer all the questions I may have.

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I had my band on 12/22/09...i'm 27..thing is, i had the lap band before and had complications and needed it removed (was successful with weight loss) had the band out about 2 years and decided to put it back in. i had lost about 90-100lbs the 1st time and gained 25lbs in 2 years. i was constantly in and out of the hospital and i do have my share of stories. this time around i went to NYU, and my experience this time around has been night/day. the funny thing is, i feel like its my first time getting the lap band. I'm looking to do things differently and definately having a buddy.support system is one of them...if your interested let me know!!

good luck to everyone!!

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