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I was scared that I wouldn't wake up, too, but everything went fine. Everyone at the hospital was super friendly and the surgeons were very reassuring. When I was in the pre-operating room, the nurse gave me a shot to calm my nerves and it really helped. Once in the operating room, it seemed like it only took a few seconds for the anesthesia to put me to sleep and the next thing I knew I was in the recovery room. My husband said the surgery took about 40 minutes, but to me it seemed like I was only in there about 5 minutes. Before the surgery, I just kept telling myself that these doctors have done over a thousand of these surgeries, so they know what they're doing. I had my surgery October 26, and I've lost 30 lbs. so far. I still have about 60 to go, but now I feel like it's a goal I can achieve. Even though I was terrified before the surgery, I am so glad I did it. Good luck!!! I'm sure you will do great!!!

Wow, 59 lbs. is an amazing weight loss! Congratulations! I hope you continue to have such great success!

Hi, I know you posted this several weeks ago, but I thought you still might like a response. Dr. Oldham did my band on 10/26/07. I was very, very pleased with the entire procedure. Dr. Oldham was very helpful and knowledgable, as were everyone in his office. One thing that aggravated me, though, was that the psychologist's office was supposed to get pre-approval for my visit so my insurance would cover it, but they did not do that (I saw Dr. Brown in Lexington). I'm often a skeptic, so my guess is that Dr. Brown's office does not get the pre-approval because they will make more money if the patient has to pay out of pocket. Anyway, I called my insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield) about a week after seeing Dr. Brown and got back-dated approval for my psychologist visit, so my insurance covered it. Good luck with your surgery!