hey iam a sorta kinda newbie ive been here before ,,,, but we share the same banded date for this yr 12.360.2010 is my date as well , i hate my liquid diet its getting close to the date ive taken in so much water a protein shakes to last a whole month , yuck i hate it all, but i know there has to be a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow of lapband for me lolllll, wow i wish u the best in all of this process and stand tall be strong an ill do the same .we will need it oh im in ft worth texas