I am sceduled to have my Lap Band suregery in just over a week.  Pretty excited>>but i'm so hungry!  The pre op diet is an uphill climb for me as i'm so hungry! 
I live in Regina but am forking out the $$$ to have my procedure done in Ontatio. 
Looking to others to see if there is a group in Regina who can help guide me thur this new phase of mylife. 
Lookign for a bit of local support!  Would love to hear from others who have had Lap Band Surgery and what i can expect!  thanks 

Hi. I just had this surgery done and it was done very professionally by Dr. Mario Almanza at Emmanuel Medical Clinic in Mexico. Just do a search on the internet and you'll find the clinic site. I researched for months and chose this clinic. Right now I feel fine...I've had very mild gas pains because of the CO used in the procedure, but honestly, I thought I'd be feeling a lot worse..touch wood...Good for you in choosing this option. The cost was $9500 US...the conversion just sucks though as you'll soon find out if you go outside Canada. I made my decision...contacted the patient coordinator,  Shirley Rohr, who is found on the website...had a few informative conversations, and committed. This whole process took me 2 months...yes, only two months...The clinic was very professional...great surgeons, doctors and anaesthesiologist who all checked on me frequently throughout the days I was in post op and attended to my needs 100%. They put you up in the Marriott hotel in Tijuana for approximately 2-3 days, dependent on your travel/surgery schedule. I stayed one night pre-op and one night post op, with 2 nights spent in the clinic under 24 hour watch/care. And they provide you with x-rays, antibiotics and pain medication to take with you. I'm giving the x-rays to my doctor. I'm happy you're going this route. There were a few women there who were having more troubles than I'd care to have after doing the lap band procedure. I didn't choose that procedure because I hate the thought of having something foreign in my body. The thought of going to Mexico seemed outlandish at first too, but after researching, I chose to do this and right now, I'm very happy I did. I have no hunger at all, and that's because the VSG surgery takes away a part of the stomach that controls appetite. I'm hoping my future months will prove as promising as this first week has been. All the best, and I hope this helped. If you go this route, please tell them I referred you, as I'm certain that after I lose all the excess weight, I will be looking for a tummy tuck and will most likely go back there:) And they appreciate referrals...

Girl walks into a WLS Clinic and throws her MasterCard on the table.................and states. 
OK who in here is willing to give me a VSG.....I got the time and the money and the will to have it done!!  C'mon Big Fella.......who is willing....nudge nudge, wink wink.

Girl gets VSG....loses her weight..............lives happily ever after!!

OK.....so it is my fantasy....but hey....I am entitled.

Here is my deal, I am looking for some help in finding a surgeon to perform a VSG.  I am from Eastern Canada where the wait list for one is 5-7 YEARS.  Yea ok....not this girl.

So I am researching the sites, the other provinces, the internet as a whole and like a VSG junkie looking for the BIG FIX.

That is right people...I am surfing the net, and taking names. 

So who has some names.....some clinics...some prices......you know the drill.

Thanks for listening everyone......and in advance.....thanks for any help anyone can offer in my search.

Cheers.............Jane

I understand this an awfully strange request on this forum and more than anyone could ask for, but I am going out on a limb in hopes I will be successful in finding what I'm looking for in this time of desperation

A dear friend is looking for someone with blood type O (positive or negative) who is willing to do the utmost honourable thing and donate one of their kidneys. She is a young mother of 3 and is currently on a waiting list for cadavar kidney (nearly an 8 year wait time). Her one functioning kidney is currently at a 17% function and dropping quickly... she will not make it even near the 8 years.

Please, if you or someone you know is O positive or negative and willing to do such an amazing thing, please, please, PLEASE contact me through private message. In addition, you will be paid for time off work and travel expenses.

Thank you for taking the time to read my plea and thank you in advance to anyone who messages me

Hi I am new here and am interested in the procedure ..i have no idea what it involves and am hoping to meet some ladies to share thoughts and ideas with.