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Hi i was scheduled to have my band on 10/19/10 the night before i developed i severe toothache and they cancelled the procedure.I did real well on the pre op diet and was all ready to go,but I'm starting to have second thoughts about it.My date now is this friday 10/29/10 ,just wondering if anybody else had second thoughts,i was reading alot on the lap band failure rate and now i'm very nervous. thks Todd:confused:

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Everyone gets nervous right before the surgery. Its normal.

Fact is, having surgery is the only proven way to keep the weight off long term.

The risks of staying overweight far outweigh (excuse the pun) the risks of the surgery.

Good luck with your journey!

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Hi i was scheduled to have my band on 10/19/10 the night before i developed i severe toothache and they cancelled the procedure.I did real well on the pre op diet and was all ready to go,but I'm starting to have second thoughts about it.My date now is this friday 10/29/10 ,just wondering if anybody else had second thoughts,i was reading alot on the LAP-BAND® failure rate and now i'm very nervous. thks Todd:confused:

I'm one week pre-op away from surgery and yes I am a little nervous... not about the band, just about the surgery itself. Stuff like, what if they find something else wrong while doing the surgery.. or what if there is some awful complication during the surgery. As far as the failure rate, I look at it this way... other than some major reason like my body rejecting the band, the success is up to me. It's my decision what and how much food I put into my body, I control my diet not the band. To use an weightlifting term, the band is just there as a "spotter" for me.... in case a try to do too much! Every one has there own way of using the band... that is just how I am planning to use mine. Best of luck in your journey!!!!!!

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so... did you do it?

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