Kelly72

Hi Everyone I am new here - I have been reading alot of the posts and I am so pleased to hear all the wonderful results everyone is having. I am having my lapband surgery done at kaiser in freemont - are there any other banders whom have had there bands from kaiser? I'm really really nervous, part of me thinks I can still do this by myself but then the other part is like "who you kidding." I have not seen many banders alot of the people that I work with or know have had the gastric bypass and are discouraging me from having the band, so I'm glad to read all the wonderful stories of success and if there are any other Kaiser patients, please do share your experience. :rolleyes2:

Hi Guys My name is Kelly and I am so glad I have found this site. I have struggled with my weight pretty much all my life, I also have a condition called PCO's (polycystic ovary syndrome).. which really relates to having whacked hormones, I also suffer from Hirsutism and male pattern baldness. I was initially referred to Bariatrics last year in April, I went to all the meetings and appts and my last appt which was in August, i was instructed to lose 10% which I did but then got cold feet. I know have an appt in July for my psych consult and then shortly after that I am told I will be scheduled for surgery. I also started off wanting the Bypass but over the course changed my mind and thought I would be a good candidate for the lap-band. Sometimes I try to feel positive about having the surgery but some days I think I am making a mistake and should "try one last time" to lose it myself. I need to lose 90ilbs to be considered "normal" but I don't know.. :rolleyes2: I hope to interact with some of you and maybe even make some new friends and hopefully those of you who have had surgery can tell me about all the positives. Look forward to cyberchatting with you all:smile: