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HELLO TAMMYLU, SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE...... AND THANKS FOR SHARING! IT HELPS US WITH UP COMMING SURGERY FEEL MORE AT EASE!! ONE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE IS GETTING SICK AFTER SURGERY. I'VE HAD 2 LAPROSCOPIC SURGERIES RECENTLY AND GOT SICK BOTH TIMES. FINGERS CROSSED! GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY AND KEEP US UPDATED. DARLENE

HELLO, I WILL BE LEAVING ON THE 27TH,[MY SURGERY'S THE 25TH] BUT IF YOU'RE AT THE HOTEL ON THE 26TH, I'LL BE SEEING YA!! :-h DARLENE

RIGHT THERE WITH YA HONEY!! MINE'S ON THE 25th AND IT'S REALLY STARTING TO SINK IN. I WAS JUST SOAKING IN THE TUB AND IT HIT ME... THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN!! I THINK THAT I'M MORE EXCITED THAN ANYTHING THOUGH, I CAN'T WAIT TO FINALLY BE HEALTHY AND ACTUALLY LIKE HOW I LOOK! SO LOVEPINK777, IT'S ALL GOOD... IT'S GOOOOOD!!! SEE YA AT THE HOTEL ON THE 26th.... I'LL BE LEAVING THE 27th. DARLENE :-h

AWESOME TRACEY!!!! WWWWWWOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!! =D> =D> =D> =D>

HEY KIMMIE, GREAT IDEA!!! NAME & LOCATION: DARLENE FROM CENTRAL PENNA. AGE: 43 GENDER: F BAND DATE: 3-25-08 HEIGHT: 5' 5.5" HIGHEST WEIGHT: 220 CURRENT WEIGHT: 214 GOAL WEIGHT: 135 or 140

BANDGROUPIE, WHEN'S YOUR BAND DATE????

ADD A TRIPLE FREAKEN' EXCITED FROM ME!!!!!! 3-25-08 YYYYYYAAAAAAA!!!

HELLO MACKENZIE, I'M NOT BANDED YET [3-25] BUT I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMMING FROM. I'VE LOST HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OVER THE YEARS ONLY TO GAIN THEM ALL BACK PLUS. HAVING LAP BAND SURGERY ISN'T AN EASY DECISION AND THE THOUGHT OF GOING THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND POSSIBLY GAINING THE WEIGHT BACK IS FRIGHTENING!! BY THE SOUNDS OF THINGS, YOU'RE DOING VERY WELL!! CONGRATS ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS... I MUST SAY THAT I HOPE I DO AS WELL!! =D> YOU KNOW THAT THE FEAR IS THERE, I THINK THAT WILL HELP KEEP YOU ON TRACK. [OF COURSE THE BAND WILL HELP TOO ] KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND KEEP US INFORMED!! DARLENE

HELLO MINDY, HOPEFULLY THIS IS ALL TAKEN CARE OF!! WE'RE ALL NERVOUS ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE TREATING US BADLY. TAKE A BREATH AND REMEMBER... THIS WILL BE OVER SOON AND WE'LL BEGIN OUR JOURNEY!! > I'LL BE AT THE HOTEL ON THE EVENING OF THE 24TH.. HAVING SURGERY THE 25TH.... SEE YOU THERE!! TAKE CARE!! DARLENE

WWWWOOOOOWWWWWW!!!! I'M SO GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT!! I AM GLAD THOUGH, THAT YOU POSTED YOUR ORDEAL ON HERE AND LET OTHER BANSTERS KNOW HOW THIS COMPANY TREATED YOU!! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TELL THE MANAGEMENT THAT YOU DID POST YOUR EXPERIENCE ON DR. O'S FORUM AND SEE HOW THEY TREAT YOU THEN!! BET THEY'LL BE SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE! SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE YOU BY THE BA**S AND CAN TREAT YOU LIKE CRAP. GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING, I SURE HOPE IT ALL WORKS OUT! DARLENE

I CAN GO TO NJ, BUT WAS HOPING TO FIND A DOC HERE IN PA. I WROTE DOWN MT LAUREL.... THANKS!! DARLENE

GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR SISTER.... BE SURE TO KEEP US UPDATED!! :-h DARLENE

THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP KRISTASUE!! GOOD LUCK!! :-h DARLENE

HELLO SCARED..... I LOOKED AT MY PAPER WORK AND IT SAYS... "ALL DEPOSITS ARE FULLY REFUNDABLE IF SURGERY IS CANCELLED FOR ANY REASON 14 DAYS OR MORE BEFORE THE SURGERY.... SURGERY DATES THAT ARE CANCELLED LESS THAN 14 DAYS BEFORE SURGERY MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSIT.... IN THE EVENT THAT THE SURGERY IS POSTPONED LESS THAN 14 DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL SURGERY DATE, THE DEPOSIT MAY BE APPLIED TO A FUTURE SURGERY DATE FOR GOOD CAUSE AS DETERMINED BY AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGEMENT OF OCC." HOPE THAT HELPS!! DON'T BE AFRAID, YOU WON'T BE ALONE, I'M SURE YOU'LL MEET OTHER BANDSTERS!! >

I GUESS EVERYONE HAS A LAST MEAL OF SORTS!! I WORK IN A CANDY FACTORY [GREAT, HUH?] WE'RE ALLOWED TO EAT WHAT WE WANT, AS LONG AS IT'S ON THE PRODUCTION FLOOR. [WE CAN'T TAKE IT HOME OR EAT IT IN THE BREAK ROOM.] I'VE BEEN RE-TASTING EVERYTHING THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND THAT STOPS NOW! I'LL BE LAID-OFF FOR THE SUMMER AND GO BACK EARLY FALL. WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT OUR JOURNEY, BUT IT'S ALL GOING TO BE FOR THE BETTER!! =D>

HEY AGAIN JETDECK..... FILL CENTERS DON'T HAVE ANY DOC'S IN PA. DARLENE

HELLO HUNNYB, I WISH I COULD DO THIS TOMORROW TOO!! I'M READY, AND I REALIZE MORE EVERY DAY THAT I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR MY HEALTH! MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS HIGH AND MY HEART FLUTTERS ALOT. I'M NO SPRING CHICKEN AND ALL THIS YO-YO DIETING IS FINALLY TAKING A TOLL ON ME!! I LOST OVER 30LBS JUST 2 YEARS AGO BUT GAINED IT ALL BACK + MORE! DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART DISEASE RUNS IN MY FAMILY.... IF I DON'T DO SOMETHING SOON I DON'T THINK I'LL BE AROUND MUCH LONGER. WE'LL DO GREAT, I KNOW IT! WE'LL BE KEEPING OUR WEIGHT LOSS DIARY'S ON HERE AND SWAPPING RECIPES! DARLENE

THANKS SNOWBIRD, I'LL DO THAT!! :-h DARLENE

I'M IN THE PENN STATE AREA, NOT SURE WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. NO DOC'S CLOSE BY WILL DO FILLS ON SOMEONE BANDED IN MEXICO. IF YOU, OR ANYONE GETS ANY INFO ON PA. FILL DOC'S, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!! > MANY THANKS!! DARLENE

HELLO ALL, I'VE ALSO MADE THIS POST ON THE "FILL" SECTION OF THE FORUM........ I'M FROM PA. AND NEED TO FIND A FILL DOC AROUND HERE. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!! :-h OH YA, FILL CENTERS USA DOESN'T HAVE A CENTER IN PA. MANY THANKS!! DARLENE

HELLO ALL!! MY SURGERY'S COMMING UP SOON, 3-25-08 AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET A FILL DOC HERE IN PA. I PLAN ON GOING BACK TO MEXICO FOR MY FIRST FILL, BUT AFTER THAT I'D LIKE TO GET SETTLED WITH A DOC CLOSER TO HOME. ANYONE ON THE FORUM FROM PA. THAT HAS SET UP A FILL DOC HERE??? ANY HELP WILL REALLY BE APPRECIATED!! THANKS!! :-h DARLENE

I AM GOING ON THIS TRIP BY MYSELF, BUT KIMMIE, HER FRIENDS AND I ARE HOPING TO GO ON A LITTLE SHOPPING TRIP WHILE WE'RE THERE. I LOVE TO SHOP, BUT AFRAID TO GO ALONE.

CLYNN, DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW TO FIND THE SUPPORT GROUPS IN OUR AREAS?? FILL CENTERS DOESN'T HAVE A CENTER CLOSE TO ME FOR FILLS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHOP AROUND. I TOO HAVE CALLED DR.'S THAT WON'T TOUCH MEXICO PATIENTS...... DUMB. THANKS! DARLENE

THANKS CLYNN.... THAT ANSWERED EVERYTHING I WANTED TO KNOW!

HEY KIM....... MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE YOU ALLOWED TO TAKE ON AIRPLANES NOW??? I HAVEN'T FLOWN SINCE JUST BEFORE 9\11, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY ALLOW. ARE YOU ALLOWED SHAMPOO, TOOTH PASTE, HAIR GEL, MOUSSE, ... I'M ONLY TAKING A CARRY ON BAG AND MY PURSE. ANY HELP WITH THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED! DARLENE