Question:
Looking to make contact with people who have had this surgery

I would like to make contact with people who have had Adjustible Lap Band surgery -- especially laproscopically. I have been all over the web, but this is the best site. So, if you have had this procedure, and would be willing to answer some questions and chat about it, I would love to hear from you.    — Pat M. (posted on May 26, 2003)

May 26, 2003
Hi Pat, I am having Lap Band surgery on June 26th in NY. I have found that bandsters (Yahoo message board) has a concentration of people who have had the surgery and may be willing to talk to you. I also use a local NY group called LIBanders on Yahoo. Finally, this site is coming around with some resources. There is a message board that I found while looking around the site since it was redesigned. If the link makes it then you can click on it, otherwise you will have to put it (the entire address) into your address bar on your browser. It should take you there. Good Luck and here is the AMOS link: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/surgtype-forums/LapBand/posts/
   — meliss0725

May 26, 2003
I am also preband hoping to be banded by july.If you go to the gallery page on this site and click on DS forum when you get to that forum on the top left of the page there is a pull dowm menu click on lapband and it will take you to the forum (Dont know why its so hard loks like they were hiding it).Also spotlighthealth.com has info and a support group for Lap Band and like the first post said the yahoo groups bandsters boards. You will not find many here who have been banded most will be RNY but there is still a lot of good info here that pertains to all WLS.Also check out the Inamed site the makers of the band,there you can print a copy of the patient brochure. Hope this helps and Good Luck!
   — Lisa F.

May 27, 2003
Another place to find lots of bandsters is spotlighthealth.com, morbid obesity, support groups. They have a support group just for bandsters!
   — Cindy R.

May 28, 2003
I agree that you should check out the lap-band support board at www.spotlighthealth.com. You will also find several lap band groups under the groups section at www.yahoo.com. I use Bandsters and SmartBandsters the most.
   — TMF