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Hooray! We pre-ops love hearing from the more experienced, so please share as you go along.

@@jenn2752781 You'll never be alone here! Too many awesome and helpful people for that

Good to know! Here's hoping my new addiction is exercise. Or sex. Sex would be good!

Welcome! So glad you're here. I share your goal of no longer fussing about my diabetes and high BP (plus sleep apnea). Lurked for quite a while before joining too

My surgeon said the lap band was falling out of favor with most doctors due to the required fills, unimpressive results and possibility of infection. That's just his opinion. I know lots of people on here just love theirs and that's ok too.

Super duper!

Awesome! Keep us posted

Hooray for you!

Yay! So happy for you and good luck

Good luck and keep us posted! And happy birthday

Although I haven't seen many teenagers, there's plenty of people under 30 here. Still, we're all going through the same thing and there's tons of support available. You might try some of the veggie Snacks and "chips" available everywhere: https://www.google.com/search?q=veggie+snack+chips&client=firefox-a&hs=7VS&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=uIzXU5adO5LfoATq7AE&ved=0CF4QsAQ&biw=1280&bih=907 Corn-nuts were my carb snack of choice and I found a good substitute: dry roasted edamame (soybeans). Crunchy, salty, low calorie and full of Protein

Welcome! This is a great place to get support and learn from those who have gone through it already.

Are you sure you're not a mind reader? Because I'm feeling just the same as you about my fat shield. 100 extra lbs and a sarcastic attitude kept everyone away so I couldn't get hurt. But I finally got to the point where my "protection" was literally killing me and it had to go! Please keep working with your therapist on this. A great therapist has helped me tremendously with this issue and I hope yours will help you too! Message me if you'd like to talk

Good for you!

Education is the key! By the time my surgeon set the surgery date, I only had 1 or 2 questions for him. Everything else was covered by the pre-op classes, nutritionist, program nurses, etc. @@rainbowducks You have great taste in music!

"Never ending cycle of appointments" about sums it up!

Hip hip hooray! So happy for you

Ok this is the first I've heard about high divorce rates post-surgery. Is there some actual data on this?

Starting my 2 week pre-op diet tomorrow, so last weekend I held my food funerals. The weird thing was, I would be sooo looking forward to eating a particular favorite and then just a few bites into it, it just didn't taste that great anymore. Maybe I'm already changing?

Hooray! Let us know how you're doing and good luck

Everything seems to be moving in slow motion, doesn't it? Hang in there!

That's damn impressive!

Another surgeon in the program took me as his patient. Bypass scheduled for 8/11.

So happy for you!

Welcome! What surgery did you have and how are you doing? I'm having bypass on 8/11 and would love to hear some helpful hints