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HI Isabella2, I am a pt of Dr. Anthony Pucci, and am schedual to have my surgery at Good Sam on May 13th, very excited. Anyway, a co-worker of mine just had her surgery at Good Sam last week, and said everything was great. We work in a hospital, X-ray techs, and she said that everything from the registration to the nurses and Doctors were above and beyond. She said she was in and out before she knew what hit her. Best of luck, keep us posted.

That is awsome, You will be in my thoughts, and please keep us posted on how everything goes. We are going to do great!

I just want to shout it out I finally got my surgery date, May 13th. I am feeling so many things right now, a little scared, nervous, but most of all EXCITED! I feel like finally I am going to get this under control once and for all, and I am doing this for me so I can beging to enjoy my life, and enjoy my family. You don't realize how much you let pass you by all because you either one can't do it because of your weight, or for me I don't want to be noticed because of my weight. I can do this.

Congrats on your surgery going so well. I was very excited to see you had your surgery done in Good Sam by Dr.Pucci (which one ?). I am a pt of Dr. Anthony Pucci, and am waiting for ins approval, but am hoping to have my surgery on April 29th. I am a little nervous, I keep reading about so many people having a lot of pain. I know it is not a walk in the park, so it it nice to read that you are doing so well. Anyway best of luck, and please keep us posted on your recovery.

WOW!! It is so nice to see such a great succes story. Being a newbie, I hope to be banded on April 29th waiting on ins approval, sometime this site can be a little scary. I find myself having second thoughts, with all the problems I read about. Then to see a story like yours, You are a true inspiration, and I know in my heart that I am doing the right thing, for ME. Thank you and CONGRATS!!!

I know how you feel. I have not be banded yet, waiting for ins appoval hopefull will have surgery on April 29, anyway I have been trying to change my eating habits. I feel I eat not because I'm hungery but because I am board. So I have been trying to teach myself how to croche. It has not come easy to me, however it keeps my hands busy and I don't think about food. Good Luck

HI, I am also going to be banded on April 29th, and am a little scared by all the banding gone wrong. So I know how you feel, and husband supports me, however he is uncertain about the whole surgery aspect, it worries him. However I know I have to do this for me, and there are a lot of great success stories as well. Hang in there and god forbid there is a problem it is removable, but as my surgon has told me your not going to want your band removed. I will have success, and so will you.

OMG 54lbs in 6-7 months is amazing. I have not been banded yet, and I can only hope to be that successful. So keep up the great work, and don't compare yourself to everyone else you're doing great!!

I am hopefully having my surgery on April 29th, and will be taking a week off, and that is only because I work 3 12hr shifts, so the way my shifts work and my days off, it turns out to be one week. Best of luck!

Thanks for the advice, I too love the greek yogurt. As for the muscle milk, is that a powdered protein shake?

Hi everyone, I am going for my finally appointment on April 5th, and will hopefully be getting banded on April 29th. So my question is, I got the food layout from my doctor, but I want to know what should I definetly have on hand. What got you thorugh those first few weeks? Thanks For all Your help,

Hi, This has been a very long and hard road. It was not an easy desicion to finally go with the lap-band. I have gone through the 6mn waiting period inorder to have the surgery, and am planning on having it done on April 29th. I am nervous, am I doing the right thing. I have tried every diet out there, and this seems to my last hope. My husband is having a hard time with me getting the surgery, he says he supports me, which I know he dose. He just dose not understand why I am doing it, he dose not see me has heavy. In way that is great because he loves me for who I am, but right now I am at my heavest 256, and I need to this for me. to be able to enjoy him and my kids. I feel like this will be a new begining for me. I have read so many great succes stories, and a couple of people I have talked to have not have good experience, but they are far and few in between. So in a way I guess I know I am doing the right thing.