Hello....Happy to see a February 2010 site for bandsters. Everyone tells me support in the #1 key. Let's keep this going.
#1. Surgery date? February 18, 2010
#2. State you live in? California
#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Laura Machado (Sacramento Bariatric Medical Assoc)
#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance
#5. Age and height? 51 / 5'3.5"
#6. Current weight and goal weight? 220 / 140
#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? Arthritis in knees and hips..It's awful! And lots of acid reflex.
I feel so old!
#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? You bet, and I talk to anyone that will listen!
#8. Concerns and questions? I wonder what it will feel like the day after surgery. Maybe I should not have read the bad stuff, but so many have trouble, and I talk to others that have the surgery and don't follow the diet, duh! And they don't know why it isn't working! It's not going to work! I love the success stories and I want to be one of them too!
