AllGirlToo

Hello all the great fellow Texans here. I was referred to Dr. Smith by my primary physician about a year ago. He was so booked up at that time that I was referred to Dr. Snow of Lap Band Solutions in Hurst also. Yes I must agree the staff there is great. I am looking forward (I think) to my surgery on Dec. 27th. AKAT-do you teach in FW?

YES UG that is the same way I felt!!! This forum has helped me so much. The more I read from other posters the better I feel about it all. Good luck on yours, it is coming up very soon. Mine will be on Dec. 27. Enjoy the Rose Bowl....those nachos wouldn't taste very good all blended up anyway....lol Girl

I have been looking forward to the lap band procedure since the inception of the process about 8 months ago. Yesterday they called to set up the surgery and I was good until the nurse said that I had to start the clear liquid diet on December 22nd, and then she rattled on about food, etc...I am not sure that I heard anything else that she had to say because all I could think about was that--December 22nd and my life changes FOREVER!!!! I don't know if my reaction to this was because it was soooo soon, or that is is Christmas time or just the realization of the life changeing event about to happen. Please, respond to me and let me know if anyone else felt this way and then when you did do it was it ok? I don't know I am confused with my feelings right now and need some other input. Thank you in advanced!!!:help:

WOW!! Thank you to everyone who has posted on this thread. I needed to hear these things. You have all been very helpful. I don't know anyone who has had this surgery, so I felt that I had no one to ask questions to or to vent with. I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has gotten scared. I am not scared of the surgery but scared of the possibility of NO FOOD for the rest of my life!! lol I was worried that I may NEVER be able to go to my FAVORITE ALL-YOU-CAN-STAND Restaurant and smother myself with food again. But I can see by the post from Kacee that my perception of what I will want will be different. Yes, I can still fill that need, although the need won't be the same proportion as it is now. Glowdawn, I too am going to have to deal with emotional part also..I eat for emotion...when I celebrate (the hard part here is missing Christmas dinner), when I am sad (Ben & Jerry's may go bankrupt), when I am lonely, etc...I don't know how I will deal with those emotions after this and that scares me too. Steph, I know it will be ok when it is all done, even though now I am hesitant, BUT I am trying to look at this like this..I wanted this done for 365 days and now for the next 15 I am hesitant. So I look at it mathematically +365-15=350 days I am looking forward to this so IT SHOULD BE A GO, RIGHT? (trying to sell it to me, right here...lol) Donna and Missy-thank you for letting me know that it is ok after it is done and that you are so EXCITED about it. I am going to equate this to me riding my first roller coaster...I was so afraid but my Dad pointed out all of the people who where getting on and off the roller coaster and that they were all alive and well and looked like they enjoyed themselves. After observeing this for a while I decided he was right and rode the roller coaster. And you know what...HE was right..It was fun!! I really appreciate all of the posts thisreally is helping to calm me down inregards to this surgery thank you so much. And I hope you will continue to post (ESPECIALLY the next few weeks) to let me know that how you are doing and what great things I have to look forward to. Again, Thank you all so much. Girl

Destined Thank you for reminding me of why i want to do this!!! Yes, i need to be able to breathe again, and walk again, and not get exhausted doing the littlest things. All of those things were in the forefront until the nurse said "December 22nd NO MORE FOOD!!!!! OMG!!!

Thank you so much for the above posts. lachica39 I feel that way too-I will miss food so much. I think my life has always revolved around food. Maybe that is what I am morning. The loss of a very good friend. Hum, something to think about i guess.