I hope everything went well! I am being banded on 1.28.11 and cannot wait!
I know what you mean about not wanting to tell a lot of people. Most of the people I've told have been supportive but I've also gotten responses like "You don't seem to have that much weight to lose... you should be able to do that without surgery." Trust me, I've tried it all! I guess it would be hard for some people to understand unless they've struggled with weight loss themselves.