Pollyanna12

I have had decent success at restaurants until last week. I asked for a half order of a chicken salad and the waiter said he could charge 15% less than the full order. I gave him such a hard time he gave me a side salad with 1/2 chicken breasted on top!

Good advice not to try to something new in public!

Good info here, I am pretty concerned about my water intake after surgery. I am jealous your hubby is getting banded now too! Mine is waiting until he sees how this is for me, and then will begin the insurance pre-requisites. He is super supportive but, he can lose weight thinking about weight loss. Kind of like i can gain 5 pounds walking past a tray brownies

My advice is to first talk to your regular physician. There should be some level of history with weight issues and depending on how much overweight your insurance may require additional comorbid conditions (diabetes, heart problems, sleep apnea, etc.). If you don't have insurance you may want to start checking into financing for medical procedures.

I think your doc may be able to recommend a surgeon, or there are places on this sites main page where you can get information on surgeons. Most of the surgeons require that you attend at least one informational seminar.

There is a ton of information out there, this site is a terrific resource!

Good luck!