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I live in Texas and you must have a passport to vacation in Mexico....so I assume you must to have surgery. I'm hearing unless you pay to have it expedited you takes months to get your passport!!!! So you better get started! Good Luck!

Lorna.....loved the lecture! Thank you! And yay for June 7th!!!!

LOL! Just go read the thread "...............scared........." I started it!!!!

But excited too!!!!! Let me know how yours went!!

Jetlagjane and Terranne!.....we're going to make this work because we want it so bad! We're going to think positive......message each other.....have some setbacks (i'm sure)....but progress onward!!!! YAY for our journey together!!!!!

jeffkb....I'm having my surgery june by dr. snow

Terranne!!!! you bet! Mine is the 7th in Hurst, Texas. Yep I think it was described in another thread as the "food crazies" before the pre-op diet! Yep.....been there done that!

Lor-coherent! Yes I understood everything....all too well! Good luck with your fill. And hearing from someone banded helps me to be all the more determined...as you are with your new fill! Thank you.

Big As Life-....okay....you are now my official "poster child" for the Lap-Band!....no......seriously....I want to be just that way! The doctor seems to say that but as you know....everyones experience is different! Thank you for your inspiration!

Lynne....I am so sorry! Yes that stress would be tremendously. Stress I have not had to deal with yet! I'm praying for you. And what a success that now you don't have to start back with a weight gain of 20 plus pounds. I know that must've been hard.

Mol.....message me!!!!! Anxious to see how it is going....just 3 days ahead of me! Good luck!

Thank you SOOOOOO much!!!!! I know that only I can make this work! But is such an encouragement to hear from others.

Tifferoni.....congratulations! Thank you for your words! I appreciate the thoughts about food obsession....because I do have that indeed!

Roxie.....yes it helps to hear someone actually say you are not having problems!!!! I guess when all is going well you're less apt to write about it! Congratulations on your banding!

Kansas Sooner....thank you! I might be messaging you this time next week!!!!!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f73/abbreviations-what-they-mean-7959/

I'm being banded 6/7/07.....so I can't say by experience...but they say it is PB: "productive burp" -- what happens when something eaten can't go down due to restriction has to come back up (That's a quote from another thread)

I liked the above thread for abbreviations used here frequently!

Here's a couple more helpful ones....that I liked!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f78/p-bing-35101/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/would-you-do-again-30418/

Thanks! CyndiLou! I am still nervous....but I think it is because I'm truly scared I won't be able to conquer my food addiction! I'm hoping and praying and wishing that the band will be that extra tool that will enable me to forever put food in its proper perspective.....just nutrition....not comfort-crutch-addiction!

WOW! Amazing weight loss! Congratulations! I'll be praying your complications DISAPPEAR....because whoa....you've got the weight loss going well!

Okay, so I'm getting banded June 6th! Oh I was so excited when I was scheduled! But here's the deal. It's like the closer I get to the surgery date the more scared I am! It's kinda like what I would imagine an alcoholic or drug addict might go through before being admitted to a rehabilitation center.

food has been my comfort now forever!!!! I eat when I'm sad, happy, celebrating, depressed, hungry, bored....the list goes on....I EAT!!!

Now I'm scared about my life after surgery.

I'm a lower BMI candidate but I'm also 45 and I am definitely headed to more and more weight gain.

I'm a RN by trade and I know when people begin to talk about their experiences (i.e., surgeries, child birth etc) the vast majority tend to make them sound more and more horrible. As I'm reading this board I have to say MANY sound tremendously unhappy and miserable with the band and yet when there was a poll over 90% would do it again.

SO QUESTION? If I give this my all.....exercising, chewing, chewing, chewing, small and wise portions, never eating in a hurry(barring complications of course....).....are chances being that I will be glad I got this band?

Thanks! I'm excited! I have to say I was SO into reading this thread I didn't notice it was Texarkana! OOPS! I'm being banded in Hurst! But your suggestions were excellent. Thank you so much for the encouragement and suggestions! But I think I'll be checking back to check on Lo2us! We ought to have similar stories!!!!

Hello all! I'm new here and from Texas! I'm reading all about you and I think y'all are doing great!

I'm sure I will be asking tons of questions!

I'm being banded June 7th! So excited...and nervous too!

Any thoughts, suggestions, concerns anything for me?!?

Thank you!

I got in to my doctor on a cancellation......and had scheduled surgery in 8 days. I am self pay and my schedule was wide open. Rushed to get all the tests done but I'm excited! June 7th!!!! ....and a little nervous too!

Thanks for posting this poll!!! I'm getting banded 6/7/07.....and I wanted to know that!

I'm new here and I'm loving reading everyone's experiences! I'm a retired RN....so I KNOW everyone's experiences are unique and not much in the medical world can be generalized!

BUT I'm being banded next week and I'm currently exercising 5Xweek with weights and cardio and I'm so excited to see that others immediately got back to some sort of exercise quickly!

AND.....by looking at everyone's weight goals and weight loss.....those that are exercising have really lost well!!!! Congratulations!!!!!

Hi all! I'm new! I'm getting banded June 7th! So nice to know I can come here and talk (and ask for prayers) for what I am seeing as a tool to make myself a more confident; more in shape; healthier Christian!

Thanks!!!! I'm scheduled for the 7th of June!!!!!

Yay! Nervous but excited!

bseeley! Prayers to you! I'm going tomorrow for a consult! Since I'm paying cash I'm sure it won't be AS intensive as having your insurance approve......but I guess I'll find out soon enough!

Hey I'm going tomorrow for my first consultation for Lap Band surgery! I must say this site has been most helpful!

I have always found that people in the same boat as you are absolutely the most helpful and sympathetic!

So in advance thanks for having this forum!