Arria

Day of Operation: Clear liquids 2 Days post-op: Full liquids 3 weeks post-op: Mushy 4th week post-op: Start experimenting with soft foods

Weird! One of the things I'm most looking forward to is being able to sit in my boyfriend's lap for the first time...lol Hmm, my other goal is to be able to walk into the mall, go into any store, and find clothes in my size!

I suggest you switch surgeons...using scare tactics to talk you out of something just because he's skeptical seems very unprofessional to me.

Hi everyone! I will be banded on Thursday September 20 by Dr. Robert Davis in Houston, TX!

Ohhh gosh, I could go on for days about all the embarrasing "fat" moments I've had in my life...here are just a few that stick out in my mind. Does anyone remember the Jenny Craig commercial with that catchy little jingle "1-800-99-Jenny"? Well when I was in 2nd grade, apparently some of the boys in the class decided it would be funny to corner me at recess and sing "Katie needs to call 1-800-99-Jenny" over and over until someone went and told on them. That was probably one of the most traumatic experiences of my childhood and the first time I ever realized that I was overweight. At my 8th grade formal in junior high, I remember being very embarrased because while everyone else was slow dancing, I just kinda stood at the edge of the dance floor and watched everyone. It hurt my feelings because I had quite a few guy friends who I was close with that wouldn't even dance with me. I knew it was because I was fat...so yeah, definitely embarrasing. And finally, I was in the chorus of my high school's musical when I was a senior, and there was a scene where a bunch of us were supposed to be in husband/wife pairs. I was assigned a partner, and we ran through the scene once, and then after that he informed me that he was just going to sit the scene out because he had a costume change. He told other people, however, that he didn't want to be partners with the "fat girl".

I've always found it amusing that in the before pictures, the people are totally pale, and then in the after pictures they are miraculously tanned! Do the pills guarantee you a tan too?? Half the time, the two pictures don't even look like the same person!

I'm a full-time student, and I work part-time at Linens-N-Things

Mine: Johnny Depp Matthew Fox (Jack on Lost) Matthew McConaughey Boyfriend's: Natalie Portman Jennifer Garner Jennifer Connely hehe, this thread is fun!

I'm very glad to hear that Dr. Spiegel has a great approval rate! Thanks for all your replies ~Arria~

Hi All! I've been browsing around all morning and finally decided to join and introduce myself. I'm 19 years old and have been considering lap-band surgery for a few months now. I will be attending my first general information meeting in two days with Dr. Spiegel in Houston. Everything I've seen thus far has been very encouraging! Really, you all are an inspiration! I'm looking forward to sharing my experience and learning from everyone else's! ~Arria~