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The hospital just called and my surgery is set for 9:20am tomorrow morning:) I am so excited and ready start this journey. I have two small children and worry that something will go wrong and I won't wake up from surgery!!!!! Anyone else had their banding done @ John Hopkins Bayview in Maryland??

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I totally understand how you feel! I was banded on 4/8 and was scared to death. I even made sure my husband knew where my life insurance policy was and wrote a letter to each of my kids.

Don't worry, you'll be just fine! If you are a person of faith, then pray.

Good luck!:rolleyes2:

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hello....just wanted to say that i am here in bmore if u need a band friend! i am getting banded may 1st and i feel the same way..pray pray..pray!

Gods got ur back!

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I was banded on March 24th. I have a five-year-old and I felt just like you. I was afraid. One thing to remember though is that inorder to get insurance approval, you've got to go through a slew of medical clearances. If you sucessfully made it through those without fudging anything, you have nothing to worry about. You will be fine. Trust in God, have your surgery, and go on to lose the weight that's keeping you from doing all that you want to do with your children (if that's the case) and may keep you from living to see them graduate high school or college (if you are as obese as I am). Take Care and remember - PRAY!!!

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Good luck :rolleyes2: you'll be just fine. Mine is on weds so I am stressing it just like you.

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Just remember, your chances of dying from this are much less than your chances of dying from childbirth and you have done that twice :-). I flew to Mexico to have my surgery and had the same thought very briefly then I just let it go and continued to focus on the bright future I will have. You will be so happy you had this done and so will your children.

Blessings,

Sally

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My surgery is tomorrow too, and I can't seem to function today so I am just drinking broth and reading threads here all day while listening to music. I admit I did do some things that my husband wouldn't know to do if something happened to me -- like changing the food in the hummingbird feeders, watering the plants, etc. I'll definitely say a prayer tonight for all of us having surgery tomorrow.

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