Hi everyone, I am scheduled to go for the seminar in Springfield on Sept 3. I dont know when my "banding" will be.. I feel like a bird talking like being banded, Im scared stiff. Im 48 yrs old and so wish they did this when I was in my 20's I am morbidy obese, so much so that my arthritis has turned on me, I cant walk, cant do much of anything anymore, I may be scared but Im tired of living like this. My surgery is supposed to be in Columbia. Give me some idea of what I'm in for.. thanks