thesuse2000

Hi Manatee - I'm recently banded and have been thinking about looking for a shrink to help me make the best of this tool. Psychology Today has a site that allows you to search for someone in your area by specialty: Psychology Today: Find a Therapist Thanks for the reminder - I'm going to take a look myself. Good luck!

Thanks all - I think I've figured it out too! :biggrin2: -Susan

It was great to read about your experience - thanks! I am getting banded on 6/24 and am starting ahead trying to lose weight. I haven't done too well yet, but will kick it into high gear and do the liquid diet for the week prior. I've been thinking that what I am sure I don't want is to have my surgeon to be feeling annoyed at me for not shrinking my liver enough during the surgery. I want to get that same gold star after I'm done. Good for you! Susan

This is my first post here - I just scheduled surgery for 6/24 - yay! About mortality rates - my understanding is that for bypass surgery the rate is 1 in 200, but for the lap band it's only 1 in 2000. So rest a bit easier!