hlong1985

M doctor added 4cc's to my band the time of surgery.

I was banded on July 27th and I have lost 23 lbs so far and 16lbs was on my pre-op diet. Congrats for the weightloss on all the other July 2011 banders!!!!

Good luck with your surgery! I am being banded also today @ 8:30am.

Welcome to the forum, we will give you all the support that you need. Heather

Hello all! I went to my Dr. on Tuesday and filled out the rest of my paperwork and got my pre- op picture taken and as I was leaving, she said see you Monday morning for the start to your new life. Oh my gosh, I have been nervous ever since. I have waited over 1 yr for this and now I am so nervous that it is difficult for me to sleep. I know that the surgery will go fine, however I am afraid of failing yet another time. Anyone else have jitters that are getting banded soon?

I recieved my date yesterday and I will be banded July 11th! I start my low fat diet 2 weeks before surgery and I am ready for a change.

I start my pre-op diet tomorrow, surgery is July 6th, and I will be on a low fat diet. Started my pre-op diet alittle over the weekend and lost 5 lbs so far. Good luck everyone with your surgery and dieting. It can be frustrating.

Just got the phone call 1 hr ago that I was approved. They will call me Monday to set up times for my testing. Why am I so nervous now that I am approved?? Has anyone else felt this way?

I was also confused about what I wanted to go with. I either wanted the lapband or the sleeve. I chose the lapband because it can be reversed and also when getting the gastric, you are taking the chance of being mal nutritioned and also some people have tons of hair that falls out and you loose weight so quick that even if you do exercise you skin will start sagging no matter what. My aunt had gastric, granted she looked good and lost alot of weight, but now 10 years later she has put her weight back on. Lapband you will be able to get fills to maintain your weightloss. No matter what you hear, agree on, or disagree on, just make yourself happy!!!! I really hope this helped and I hope the best for you and your weightloss!

Hello! My name is Heather and I am in the process of getting lapband. The weightloss place called me today and I have to go for my eval's on Wed the 18th. Exactly what goes on @ these evals?

Hello! My name is Heather and I have my appt. tomorrow with the Bariatric coordinator to discuss my BMI and the surgery that I am wanting to chose. I have went back and forth for months trying to figure out what would be right for me. I am 25 yrs old, 5'4", 224 lbs. My BMI is 38.6. I have been struggling with being obese since I was 15 when my doctor discovered I have hypothyroidism. I just recently been treated with hypertension and acid reflux. My insurance won't cover WLS until I have been an employee for 3 yrs. and 3 yrs. will be June 13th. I can't wait to get started on my weightloss journey and be healthy. I want to prove to my daughters that being obese is not the way to live.