I don't have the band yet, so I cannot answer those two questions, but I can help with the pizza. I was searching all the recipes on here the other day and found one that looked delicious, it was crustless pizza. They have all kinds of pizza receipes on here, just go to the main forum page and click on the food category, and then i believe that there is a topic on just pizza. Hope this helps and good luck tomorrow!

Hmm...good questions. Let me think....

My favorite thing about my lapband is my weightloss. Although I can pretty much eat anything I want it limits my portion size. (I choose to avoid bread, pasta and limit my carbs.)

I guess my least favorite thing about it is I can eat anything I want , meaning it is not a magic pill and I still work my ass off to lose the weight. Working out has been an enormous help. I still have my favorite foods in moderation and make sure I up my workouts that week to compensate. It works for me and I don't feel deprived.

I've eaten pizza! Most of the time if I am around pizza, I will just eat the toppings and a small part of the crust.

The worst pain after surgery for me was gas pain, and a super sore throat for the first couple of days. The gas pain lasted a while. Just keep moving it really does help. Also, everyone is different and your experience may be completely different!

Good Luck to you! Congratulations on your new life!

Good luck girl!! You can do it! Let us know how it goes...I have less than a week now. My nerves are shot!

First of all, congratulations on the start of your journey. I am glad you did not take no for an answer, and kept forging ahead. BTW, you have a beautiful family.

I was banded 8/19/2011 - favorite thing, that I will finally lose weight (from the start of my pre-op diet until today I have lost about 38 pounds).

Least favorite thing - that I keep getting stalled...the scale will move for about a week, then stall for about 2 weeks. that does discourage me, but I keep focused on the big picture--I will be around to grow old with my husband of 34 years and to see our granddaughter marry (providing she does not wait until she is 40---I don't think I will make to 90+ years).

What I really like is that even though I have not lost that much weight (I have another 120 to go), I feel so much better. I have a spring in my step, I don't get winded walking up the steps, and picking stuff up from the floor is a whole lot easier. Plus, I am learning how strong I really am. My husband loves his salty snacks, chocolates and chewy cookies, and just loves to eat in general - in fact, he eats everything that does not bite him first - but I have managed to keep on track.

So, there you have it...for me at least. Good luck on your journey. Keep us posted.