Reading all of these post makes me anxious. I went to the seminar, had 6 months of doctor visits and I went for my psych evaluation today. I want to do this, but I'm afraid of this new way of living and I hope I'm up to it. I've had friends that had the lap band and two were very successful and one was not. I want to be active and limber again, I want to be able to take long hikes on steep trails, so I know I want to do this. Am I just being a big chicken? The idea of not eating anything but liquids for two weeks before surgery sounds scary.