Shout Out To The Lurkers

Ya'll better stop all this lurking!    We want to know you and welcome you to the family. 

What up Ya’all….. Hello, my name is Giovanni. I 'm also a Lurker. I live in Phoenix.  I  try to check this forum out daily. I’ ve decided to have the LapBand, and I am going to my information seminar tomorrow to meet the surgeon I think I want to use.  I’m really shy, but I saw this post and decided I’d finally post!! Ya’ll l have me rolling, but have ultimately provided me with your testimonies which has really help me come to my decision about WLS.  Thanks NeenaJ for getting me out of my shell!

i want to officially welcome you to BAF and hope to hear from you more Giovanni.  Let us know how the seminar goes.

Thank-you so much! I will definetly let you know whats up when it get done with this seminar tomorrow...... I went to another seminar in August, but I just didnt feel comfortable with going thru this at that time. I have made up my mind now, so I will certainly let you know whats up!

Hey Giovanni!

Hi Hershey! 

i'm fairly new to the site since i just decided to have WLS
i haven't made a decision on what i will have done but it's between the DS or RNY
my consultation is on 2/23 with dr. schweitzer at johns hopkins bayview
my sister made the decision first to have WLS and told me about the site over a year ago but i never visited now i'm addicted to this place there is soooo much info and stuff i didn't know.
this site has been a huge factor in my decision! thanks guys!

Welcome Nay! (i am forever shortening somebody's name, lol)  Welcome to BAF!

Heeey I had the DS with Dr. Schweitzer!! He is an excellent surgeon. Since I've been on the DS board (April last year) I've seen many patients have surgery and noone had any major complications at all and everyone including me is doing fine. Ask me any questions you might have. I could DS talk all day lol. Just a word of advice. If you want the DS, at your consultation make sure you've done your research and you know the reasons why you want this surgery over the others. He wants to make sure all his DS patients are well educated and will be good DSers.

Good luck with your decision and I wish you much success with either surgery.

i'm tryig to get all the info on DS as i can
i hear he wants all of his patients to be well informed which i love
i'm nervous and anxious about the whole thing
but i am open to any and all information at this point