Carissa26

Banded this morning and in quite a bit of incision pain. A hernia was found so they said that's why. No gas pain though... yet!! Good luck.

Hello- this is my first post on this forum.
My surgery date is set for September 26. I am so happily overwhelmed for this new lifestyle choice I have chosen. I live in Oklahoma but my surgeon is in Texas so that is where I will be traveling for everything. My first doctor visit was June 12, 2012, and the following week on the 21st I had my meeting with the nutritionist and the psychologist. My next doctor visit was the middle of July. September 10, 2012 I received my approval from my insurance company and surgery was immediately scheduled. Did I mention how excited I was?
My husband and family are beyond supportive and that makes this so much easier. All I know is that- I refuse to be the mother who tells her daughter know because I am too overweight to walk. She and I deserve so much more out of me, but enough with that!
Good luck to everyone and God bless.

Trust me, I do read the success stories. Have been for months and I'm so excited to start the journey... But I don't think it hurts to read the other side as well. It's called being knowledgable and I think that's a main reason so many are successful- because they have all the facts. Of course I'm confident in my doctor and his staff or I would never agree to him doing the surgery. And reassurance isn't a bad thing- I think many need someone to just tell them it's all going to be ok or that they support them. At least I do... I hardly think I'm a minority on this.