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[JARS517 54]

This forum has been a wonderful support to me. I have been mostly a "reader" of posts but I am trying to get more involved. My surgery is on Monday. I can't wait to be on the "other side"! Congrats on your approval!

[Lori123 170]

Hi Stephanie I was banded Nov 7th. Everyone here is right- you can learn a lot on here. I started reading this site three months before my surgery and it helped. I had a great surgical experience and just have one recommendation- get you some gas-x strips. That was really the only pain I had post op. I have no regrets and wish I had done it sooner! You will have peaks and valleys just like the rest of us through this but you can do it because yourself the big decision to start this journey to a healthier you. I got banded at age 50 after seeing my cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure numbers . I said to myself "you are done, you cannot continue this lifestyle and what you have tried in the past isn't working". So I took the plunge after educating myself and I am a better person for it . Good luck!!

[Lori123 170]

This forum has been a wonderful support to me. I have been mostly a "reader" of posts but I am trying to get more involved. My surgery is on Monday. I can't wait to be on the "other side"! Congrats on your approval!

How are you doing since surgery?

[sjenki 8]

Had my consultation now to meet with a shink and dietician next week!!! After that I wait for the approval. This is happening so fast. I know that is not the norm so I feel blessed

[ruby tulip 2]

Thanks to Lori 123 I remember that my cholesterol is going up too, along with blood pressure, diabetes, pain in joints,. At nearly 63 I am having surgery on July 22, 2013. I have no qualms, no fears, nothing except determination that THIS WILL WORK and the extra 80 pounds I am hauling around will come off! I know it is not a magic fix and that I will have to work hard too and follow instructions. Any pre-op advice for me? I'm on the diet.

[ruby tulip 2]

NowSiSSllllSince yesterday, the 4th of July, I have swung to the opposite side of the pendulum over my surgery. I went to a barbeque and decided to have one last blow-out before the pre-diet REALLY starts: hot dog, shish kebob, corn on the cob, salads, ice cream cone. I went home vowing never to eat again and scared to death about my surgery in 17 days. Not good, not good at all. Do I want to give up this fabulous overeating experience?? A friend asked me when my birthday was (August 21) because I had just taken her out for a steak dinner on her birthday last week. Only two people (one of them is taking me surgery day) about this surgery so I didn't say anything yet to this friend, but by the end of August I might just have to 'fess up. I'll suggest a movie. Many of you say that running the gamut of emotions is normal, right?

[Watchershrink83 61]

Hello everyone, my name is Susana. I'm considering lap band surgery and would LOVE any words of wisdom you can share. I've just started the whole process so I'm really really new to all of this. Thanks in advance for all your help.