Hi from NJ!

[Tonice 0]

Hi all! I've been reading a lot of your posts. You are all very informative! I'm seriously considering the band. I went to a seminar in July and I have an appointment to talk to a surgeon on the 12th. My concern and the reason I'm on the fence, is because I'm a single mom and My daughter is 17 months old. I know that I won't be able to lift her for about 6 weeks after surgery, so I'm not sure how I'm going to manage. On top of that, I can stay with my mom, but I really don't want to stay there for 6 weeks, but I'll deal with that when the time comes.

My other concern is what happens with all of the skin! I don't have the money to have a Tummy Tuck once I loose the weight, so I'm pretty concerned about that. But I guess being obese is a lot worse then extra skin huh!

Anyway...Looking forward to getting to know many, if not all, of you in my Quest to lose weight.

[Jaculin412 0]

Hi Tonice, Welcome!!

I'm from Jersey too (monmouth county). Where in Jersey are you?

[Tonice 0]

Hi Jaculin! I live in Bergen County. Are you excited about getting banded? Do you have any worries?

[Jaculin412 0]

Hey Tonice, I'm excited about my surgery and cannot wait for it to be done and like six weeks out lol. I am also nervous as well, hard not to be. The first worry would be something happening to me during surgery but my surgeon has put my mind at ease a bit with that and the second is basically failing. I too am a single mom (widowed) but my kids are a bit older, my son is almost 13 and my daughter is 15 so I've told them already that I will need their help with things after surgery :lovechoc:. Good luck with your meeting and I wish you well. My surgery is scheduled for November 24th, as long as insurance approves it I'll be doing it. Take care, Jackie