Did you contact the media to tell them about your weight loss journey or about an issue you felt the media needed to know about? Did your local media follow through on your issue and help you get the publicity you needed? If this sounds like you, please tell us by sending an email to [email protected]. Ronda Einbinder Assistant Editor ObesityHelp Magazine :type:

Did you have to beg and plead to get your employer to assist you with weight loss surgery? Was your employer willing to give you the time off you needed for your medical appointments and recovery time? What did you have to do to fight the bureacrats within your own company so you could begin your weight loss journey? If this sounds like you, ObesityHelp wants to hear what you have to say. Please send an email to [email protected] and tell us in two paragraphs or less what you did to win your case. Please include your name and email address so we can contact you if we need to ask more questions. Ronda Einbinder Assistant Editor ObesityHelp Magazine :type:

Do you have a favorite post -op recipe? Did you have a favorite recipe that got you through the first few days after surgery? Would you like to share these recipes with your fellow ObesityHelp members? We are collecting healthy recipes that may possibly be featured in an upcoming issue of one of our ObesityHelp Inc. publications. If you are interested in sharing with your friends, please email the name of the recipe, ingredients and cooking instructions, along with your name and indicate if you are pre or post-op to: [email protected].

Good morning! I am hoping in posting this message to find out if anyone else may be experiencing this situation or know of anyone who is experiencing this situation. I met a good friend nearly a year ago in TJ Mexico the day before having lap band surgery. She lives in the Utah area and I live in the Vancouver, WA area. We both had surgery on the same day. We've experienced VERY different experiences with the lap band. In 10 months I've lost nearly 120 pounds. I'm within two pounds of goal. My friend has lost 40 pounds and is frustrated with the process. She has flown back to TJ for fills three times. The fills do not appear to last longer than a week or so for her. They've tested the system for leaks and find none. The doctors concur with her that the band is not offering the restriction that the band normally does and they are unsure why. They are now thinking it may have something to do with the altitude difference between TJ and Utah. TJ and WA have very similar altitude levels while Utah is much higher. My first question is has anyone else experienced or heard of a similar situation? Secondly, is anyone aware of a doctor in the Utah area that will perform a fill on a Mexican installed band? My friend is interested in obtaining a fill in the local area and seeing if the fill will last longer if she receives it at or close to the same altitude that she lives in. If anyone has information regarding this situation please post something or email me. Thanks!

Share Your Favorite Recipe with OH. Do you have a favorite post -op recipe? Did you have a favorite recipe that got you through the first few days after surgery? Would you like to share these recipes with your fellow ObesityHelp members? We are collecting healthy recipes that may possibly be featured in an upcoming issue of one of our ObesityHelp Inc. publications. If you are interested in sharing with your friends, please email the name of the recipe, ingredients and cooking instructions, along with your name and indicate if you are pre or post-op to: [email protected].