GonBhealthy

Thank you all for your support, it is ALL appreciated! :biggrin2:

Thank you for being real with me. No one else has told me the scarey truth about the anesthesia issue until you did. I want to be thin! Bye Bye cigarettes!

I would like to get some info from ya'll on smoking and lap band. I have been a regular smoker for 7 years...since I had my son. However, I want this surgery sooo bad that 3 days ago, being a smoker of 1 1/2 paks a day, I start my day with 10 cigarettes in my pack and that is all that I'm allowed. I'm doing great with that, in 2 more days, I'm gonna take it down to 8/day...so on and so forth. I have been told that my particular surgeon wants his patients smoke free for at least 3 full months before surgery. That SHOULD be enough time for me, unless I have a set back. What has everyone else been told about smoking and surgery? Stephanie

Hello everyone. I'm new to this site. I'm just starting the process. I have gotten a thumbs up from all my doctors and my dietician, but I haven't met with the surgeon yet. However, I have my psych evaluation on Monday the 26th. I'm really worried that I'll be paying $200 out of pocket to see this woman and she'll say no. Everyone else feels that I'm in this for the right reasons and I KNOW I am, but this lady can make or break me from just one session. Any advice? :crying: