kathymac

Hello everyone - I was banded on Thursday. Everything went well. It was a little more painful than I expected, especially under left breast. I am now 5 days out and still a sore. I have been able to keep everything down so far. My 1st checkup is tomorow. I hope that everyone is doing well. Take Care.

I love that we are talking about this! I know that I am fat, I weigh 240 lbs and am 5' 3". I would NEVER verbally describe myself to anyone as anything other than overweight. But in my own head I guess that dont feel/think of myself as fat because I am always shocked when I see pictures of myself or look at myself in the mirror sideways. Then I am like "OMG are you kidding". I don't understand how my minds disconnect from my weight reality and it makes me fearful that my head and my body will never be on the same page.

Thank you for starting this tread. I have been overwhelmed by the support given on this site. I am happy to join the group and look forward to getting to know my fellow Febuarians. Here are the basics. #1. Surgery date? Feb. 11 #2. State you live in? Florida #3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Aguila/Memorial Hosp #4. Insurance or self pay? Self Pay #5. Age and height 44 & 5' 3" #6. Current weight and goal weight? 240/140 #7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? While there were a lot of factors that played a part in my decision, it all came down to my (hard earned - believe me) belief that 44 years old was way to young to give up and say "This is it (my weight/health). This is the best you can do." I don't believe that all problems will be solved with the LAP-BAND®. However I know that better weight management and all of its related benefits will certainly increase my quality of life now and in the future. #7. Do you have the support of family and friends? I am lucky in that I have the full support of my husband, my children, my mother and sisters as well as close friends. #8. Concerns and questions? I am on the 3rd day of the Optifast liquid only diet and am REALLY having a hard time. Don't get me wrong, I am committed to the process and will see it through. But this is really hard. While my family is really supportive and are trying to help, I don't think they really understand. I don't want to quit but the bottom line is that I am hungry, really hungry. And I just want to talk to someone who understands. Any thoughts/experience you have with this would be really apprecaited. .......................and anything else you would like to add! :bored: