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I was banded on Monday the 28th. I was so amazed at how my surgery went. I expected it to much more painful than it was. The worst pain was in my shoulder but was to be expected. I had debated for several years about having the surgery and many times changed my mind because of the fears I had. I am so glad I finally went through with it. I know now that this was meant to be. :biggrin:

I was also scared about that. I have 300 lbs to lose and in our pre-op support group the nurses made it very clear that the doctors can tell if you have followed the diet and that there had been times when the doctors opened people up and not performed the surgery. Anyway I followed the diet very carefully except for 1 day. I had no problems when I had the surgery. So my advice is just to follow the diet and you will probably be fine. Good luck!

Lincoln, Nebraska

I'm going to be banded on January 28th. I have 300 lbs to lose. I am so glad to find someone in the same boat as me. Good Luck.

I love to read Dean Koontz books. I also love Nebraska football. I am a single parent to two wonderful kids, age 6 and 7 so they take up most of my free time, but I am so excited to be having the surgery so I can do more with them.

Hey! My name is Brandi and I am 29 years old. I am scheduled to be banded on the 28th of January and I am so excited. I have a lot of weight to lose, and I am finally glad I have found something that may actually work. I have been overweight all of my life and am ready for a new beginning.

Who's your doctor?

Kristin, I also live in eastern Nebraska and my surgeon has been great. It does take awhile to get a surgery date set because of all the pre-testing but once that is taken care of everything seems to roll smoothly. I was just scheduled for Jan 28th. I also felt strange about telling others but now I tell everybody. I think in the beginning I was worried I would be the person it didn't work for, but now I have confidence that it is what is best for me and I tell a lot of people so I have a lot of support. The crazy thing is as I tell more people, I find out a lot of people know someone who has had the same surgery. Good Luck!

I can't figure out how to add my name to the list. My surgery date is Jan 28th.

Hi, I just found out on Friday that I'm scheduled to be banded on January 28th. I am so nervous but it's really an excited nervous.