Mama bear

Hi there!! Brand new in here and i'm happy to see there are others like me with a low bmi. I'm at 36.8 right now but I'm only 4ft 10in...ya as round as I am tall haha!! I'm getting my lapband on Nov 3/11 which is scaring the bejeeziz out of me....excited too. I dont have to do the pre-op liquid diet yaaay... is this the same for anyone else? I thought everyone had to do it??

Im new here. I am 35 and I have 4 children( all boys) I am only 4'10" and just about as round as I am tall...LOL...I am tentitively ( is that how you spell it?)booked in for lapband surgery on Sept 29/06. I just signed all the papers and now Im slightly scared that I made the wrong choice...deep down I know the only way I will ever get away from food is if I am forced.This LB sounds very extreme to me. I have an aquaintance who had it done last year and she is down to a size 5 and loving every minute of it. Of course she doesnt have any kids and that is the part that is really bothering me...what if something goes wrong? reading about some of the things that have gone wrong with other peoples LBs is a little nervewracking. Anyway, any info would be great. Thanks