Just starting

[dal 0]

I am just starting the process with the appointments - feeling a bit overwhelmed. Will probably get banded in September. How is going for those who just had the surgery?

[terrasmom 0]

Just take it step by step, day by day. It's great on this side of the fence!! Of course the lap band is just a tool; you must change what you eat and how much you eat radically. Exercise, all that stuff. But it's a fabulous little tool! Good luck!!

[melboyd 0]

Hi I just started the process as well, it is overwhelming!! I had all of my pre-op tests last week and I am hoping to find out when my surgery will be when I go back next week. I just found this site and it is great to have all of this support out there! Good luck

[jazma 16]

I am just starting the process with the appointments - feeling a bit overwhelmed. Will probably get banded in September. How is going for those who just had the surgery?

I understand how you feel, for the last two month all I did was see doctors but now its all done and my papers are on the way to my insurance company. Hang in there the end result is well worth the time and endless appointments :thumbup:

[zoboco 0]

hi im zoe im getting lapband on sept 9 and i cant wait, i have been obese since i was a toddler so i cant wait to be thin soon :biggrin2:

[rosenz 0]

Three and a half weeks post-banding - it's been really easy going and the weight is dropping off. Feeling like a really good choice. Good luck!

[dal 0]

Thank you for the replies to just getting started. I start my apointments Monday with the psych eval. Then in two weeks I see the cardioloogist and have an endoscopy - wait to see what all say and then pick the date. I am concerend about not eating so many of the foods of my life again - can I do it? I worry about stuck food as well...I guess I need to worry less and trust more. I too have been overwieght forever. But I want to be normal or average. And I really want to live life with less joint pain!:scared2: It is good to here from others who are at different stages - God bless y'all!

[rosenz 0]

Hey Dal - my dietitician said that in time most of her banders are able to eat everything they used to eat - but if I can't eat white bread or fresh pineapple again, I'm not worrying, as being thinner and healthier will be worth it. I found the blog written by a Scottish orthopaedic surgeon, Chris Oliver, really reassuring - he was banded last year, and he just seems really sensible and focussed - it's quite inspiring. He seems to have had very few problems - and has lost masses of weight. You can find him at:

Chris Oliver Blogspot