Hi Denise from Virginia, I,m new also. I had my lap band surgery 8/18/06 and just discovered this site while looking for recipies. I am a nurse and I got tired of being tired of trying to loose weight. 2 RN's in Ca. had this surgery and did quite well but it took this long to decide to do this. I,m glad I did it. The Richmond Surgical Group did my surgery and they did a good job. You go for it! Dianne Tanner