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10-30-2006, 09:22 PM
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When I first began researching this surgery a year ago, nobody ever heard of it! I had two people call me yesterday to say they saw a commercial for LAP-BAND® surgery on TV! At the end of the add, they show a diagram of it. One was on CNN, the other on Oxygen. I can't believe it has already made it to TV advertising. It won't be long, and those before us will have been the pioneers, Thanks for being brave!
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10-30-2006, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 31
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I believe that someone on here is in one of the commercials. I would do it in a heartbeat. I love my band, I am glad to see it getting some positive attention. My sister in NC said she saw a commercial last week too. WooHoo!!!~Mandy
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10-30-2006, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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That is weird I just caught the end of a commercial. The website was www.lapband.com and the phone # 1-800-391-7660. | |
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10-30-2006, 10:06 PM
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I just saw a commercial tonite! It was by Inamed/Allergan (whatever the new name is), I about fell out of my chair! Hopefully the insurance companies will step up to the plate as it becomes a more well known option for barriatric surgery!
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10-30-2006, 10:28 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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City: Boston State: Ma |
I have been seeing the commercials for over a year now. I guess it depends what market your in. That is actually how i learned about the LAP-BAND®. | |
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10-31-2006, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 39
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HI. I live in Ohio and I JUST saw it the other day....FINALLY some recognition here!
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10-31-2006, 04:15 PM
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I believe Kyleigh was in a commercial and an old member 'Coffeewench' was in one very early on, somewhere around 2003-2004, I think.
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10-31-2006, 04:24 PM
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I live in Houston and they run an ad about every 30 minutes on one of the channels. We have some pretty active doctors here. We also have one or two ads a week in the newspaper as well as billboards. Did I mention we have an active market here? Guess that's what we should expect being voted the fattest city in the USA. :)
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10-31-2006, 04:24 PM
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I live in CO and just started seeing the commercials a few weeks ago. | |
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10-31-2006, 07:23 PM
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I have seen the commercials quite a bit on discovery's health channed and lifetime.
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10-31-2006, 08:29 PM
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I've been seeing them in Ohio for a couple of weeks now.
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10-31-2006, 09:16 PM
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That commercial is how I first learned about the LAP-BAND® back in May! I saw it and said, that's exactly what I need! I had been seriously considering gastric bypass until I found out there was a band!
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10-31-2006, 11:06 PM
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I was totally excited to see the ads! The few people in my life who know think the surgery is so sketchy. Since they've seen the ads they see it as totally legitimate. Tv is so silly that way.
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10-31-2006, 11:13 PM
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I recorded the 1/2 hour LAP-BAND® infomercial program aired about a week ago on the health channel. The only grip I have is where a male patient says he went to work the next day - this of course makes me think something must be really wrong with me because I feel like crap. Also another lady says she went home that afternoon and cared for her small daughter. - I couldn't not have done it! The add minimizes the true pain during recovery.
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10-31-2006, 11:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 49
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I have been seeing the commercials on here in New Mexico as well. Yesterday I took my parents to get their eyes checked, and one come on in the waiting room. The girl sitting across from me with her Mom said "That's what I need". I told her I had it done 6 months ago. Her questions flew fast and furious!!! She and her Mom both, in fact Mom was willing to finance it for her. She took my # and said she would call to talk about it some more!!! And it was quite the NSV for me....I still have a lot of weight to lose, but the daughter told me she never would have thought I had been fat!!! I floated out of there on a cloud!!!
Pumpkin, we all heal at different rates, I could have taken care of my granddaughter the next day without a problem, as it was I did have her the 3rd day on. I had a very easy surgery and recovery. I don't think they should make it sound like everyone can go back the next day. But I also would hate to see them make it sound like everyone has a 2-3 week recovery, when it may discourage them. Then again if they tried to fit all the information in, it would start sounding like those drug commercials that go on forever with all the possible side effects, they crack me up!!!
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