:kiss:Hi everyone, My journey begins this Thursday @ 2:30 in the afternoon. I will be banded that day. I have tons and tons of questions to ask my Doctor tomorrow at the pre op visit. My doctor is Dr. A Joe Cribbens. My son had the same surgery this last March and has lost 69 lbs. He is a new person. Dr. Cribbens is the greatest. I waited three months before Dr. Cribbens would even file insurance on me. After the initial approval everything has moved quickly. Now I am nervous. I know how my son ate and he did great. I just hope I can do the same. He is a great support for me. My only fear besides not being able to eat is that I won't be able to play tennis in two weeks. All I read in the posts is that you hurt after the surgery. Can anyone tell me what it feels like? Does the pain go away? I only have my son to go on but he is 19 years old and I am 57. There is a big difference between us. However, I do think very young and play a mean game of tennis. I look forward to hearing from all of you. Skinnydeb:wub::teeth_smile: