Good afternoon All,
The wise folks at Yale Bariatric Surgery decided to start a support group just for LAP-BAND® patients
The first meeting was last night, and they will continue on a monthly basis.
The session "leader" was a lady I refer to as "Patient Zero" - she was the first LAP-BAND® patient ever done at Yale 2 years ago! She's dropped quite a bit of weight and she was very forthcoming and helpful. There was also another friendly woman there who is her on LBT - though I've spaced out and can't remember her name right now. She was banded in June (I think) and was extremely helpful as well.
I was the only other patient (want to be patient) there, but the Nutritionist and Dr. Roberts was there as well. They will definately be back next month, and I hope more people show up!
I'm moving right along in my process - 3 hour info session next week, then hopefully I'll get an appointment for pre-op stuff and get banded. I'm hoping before the end of October...but I've realized I can't rush the process. I have to just let it play out - understanding that I have had a relatively short timeframe from start to finish so far.
