mamaj

Hi Pledwith - I'm new here too, not yet banded, but will be thinking about you and sending you "speedy recovery" vibes!

Just wanted to introduce myself. I am 48, weigh 218 and started researching the lapband in 2009, when my son wanted to get banded. He is now 13 months post-op and doing real well. I have struggled with excess weight all my life and have lost the same 20 pounds more times than I can count. At last, I have concluded that I really need this tool in order to finally get to a healthy weight and hopefully, to stay there for good. My knees are already giving me some problems, I am on blood pressure meds, have high cholesterol and a horrible family history of heart disease and diabetes. I am motivated to change my path once and for all. Meeting with the surgeon on Tuesday (Nov 2nd) and hope to be banded before the end of November. Thank you all for this wonderful forum!

Hi Ryleysgirl - I am new here too (this is my first post, actually) so I am also unsure how this works, but I would love to find some other people who are going through this too. I am not yet banded, have my appointment with the surgeon, nutritionist and psych evaluation all on Nov 2nd, and hope to be banded Nov 18th, if all goes well. I am 48, married woman with grown kids too, from Western Canada. I have around 70 pounds to lose, and am "self-pay" too. If you would like to chat, I would be very pleased to hear about your experience, etc. MamaJ