SarahBara

congrats MissMay... hopefully nothing will go wrong... ya, at the support group that's what people were saying... very unlikely. i think i just need to know what causes things, so i can avoid them. hearing over and over, either an inconclusive answer, or basically saying it's al left to chance has been a bit unnerving. i wish you the best of luck, and congrats on making it this far. hopefully i'll have the same type of post in a little while =)

oh ya... once i start losing weight.. i want one of those lil ticker factory things u all have =)... how do i get that? thanks guys... you're awesome!

i am pretty 'set' on getting the band... but i am nervous. i feel that doctors just Tell you things... they're not going to say anything bad, b/c @ the end of the day, medicine is a Business... and they want to cut you open, and get $. now, i'm not a doctor basher, my sis and brother-in-law are both doctors...not surgeons, but in the field...and i STILL don't trust it. i'm going through with it definitely... i want to prevent high blood pressure, and everything else. i don't have many 'symptoms' aside from morbid obesity (haha..lil' thing)... i don't have high blood pressure..yet, i know on this track, i definitely would...i'm not super woman. i'm sure i'll wake up from surgery (God willing..etc...) i'm sure the procedure will go well (God willing..etc...) but the part that i can't even say "I'm sure i'll be fine" is all this damn slippage erosion NONSENSE i'm goin to the 2nd support group tonight in mineola.... all of my questions @ this point are focused on "alla'dat nonsense" i really can't wait, i'm super excited n all.....but it's gonna happen, asap i'm definitely ready for the rest of my life... and just want to jump start a healthy adulthood, and on ....if you lose weight SLOWLY and workout...can u prevent all of this hanging skin? ugh....hopefully i can get some HELPFUL tips on avoiding allllllll that i truly want and know i will do my ALL to avoid

that all sounds amazing...unfortunately not in a good way. sorry to hear u had to go through all of that.. hope all is well i did want to know, was your band sewn in? some are not, and some are,..depends on the doctor are you aware of which you would have received?

no, actually...i appreciate honesty..whether good, bad, ugly,...etc i actually Do want to lose weight slowly (slow and steady...and continuously haha) i'm ALSO nervous about hanging skin...so i don't wanna rush it too too much. I am able to lose weight, but then i gain it back, and then some..so my mentality is the band can help to prevent the Gaining back, yo-yo crap =) i hope everything goes well for u... i don't know your personal situation, but try not to get discouraged.... slow is not necessarily bad... as long as it's in the right direction =) thanks so much, and best of luck

i'm a NEW-BE very very new.. actually have a surgical CONSULT appt for next Wednesday, July 13th 2011. I am in dire need of other's feedback. I'm nervous about what could go wrong immediately, and YEARS later. if anyone has had complications at any point, you're feedback is most needed. The primary reason i want the surgery is due to pcos, and allll the lovely symptoms that go with.... so i'm sure those of you ladies w/ pcos that are post-op can definitely give me some confidence(hopefully). Lastly, i will have to quit smoking. I have been smoking for the last 8 years of my life...and am very worried that i will not be able to lose that much, being that i will have stopped smoking very recently. If anyone as some insightful experiences, or thoughts to share, please do. I am in the Queens, New York area.