I saw that someone else had mentioned this and I thought: Hey that's a great idea!!

I am looking for a band buddy who is getting banded on May 12th to email and/or text for help, support, encouragement and just to be a friend to go through this with. We could Celebrate our "B"- day.

Let me know

Hello There. My name is Robin. I am having my lap band put in on Mon May 10th. I am on the liquid fast now. Really hard but I am doing ok. :thumbup: I am new to this whole chat stuff. So you are my first buddy! I really should have started this search ealier. But better late than never...right? lol So I guess I ask if you would like to be on my team? I would be happy to return the favor! I am scared, excited and HUNGRY all at once. :thumbup: Trying to sort out my feelings one minute at a time. I am past the point of changing my mind. Deep breath, my head up, eyes straight ahead. We can do this!! Making plans for when I return home and stuff. Let me know if you are interested! ~Robin

Hi Robin,

Welcome to the site. This place is great! I found it just after my 1st intake appointment and have been going strong every since. Absolutely, we should be buddies.

This pre-op diet is wearing me out. I am tired and short tempered. I am diabetic so every afternoon my sugar drops and I get dizzy. Then some juice and off I go. It is going to be a struggle until I can eat solids again.

No turning back though. Just a few days and a whole new beginning. I am so thrilled and yet nervous and scared. All of which are normal.

Good Morning Angie,

How did things go? I am finally back to the computer. It has been less than a month and I am down 30 lbs. I was in the hospital 3 days. Woke up with Vertigo so for a week and 1/2 I took meds that made me sleep A LOT. Slow and steady...been trying to overcome the blues. I have cried more in a month then I have in years. I am getting back to work bit by bit. Have made lots of changes but I still feel like I am doing this alone. I am hoping to find a lap band buddy I can walk and talk with. Someone who understands how hard and challanging this whole experience is. Underneath the blues....I am happy?? And excited to feel better each day. Hope you are well. ~Robin

Congratulations! That is great to lose that much weight right off the bat. And I am glad you are feeling better.

I have lost 29 lbs since March and 10.2 since surgery. I'm okay with losing slowly. I am really thankful my doc had be back on foods pretty quickly. I don't have willpower and the liquid diet was pushing my limits.

I bet the vertigo was very scary for you. I'm glad it has cleared up.

The only issue I have right now is I have no restriction so I can eat just about everything and as much as I want. SO, that means more diligence for me in watching what I eat and how much. My 1st follow up is next week on the 10th. I am so hoping I get a fill that day. But I am losing at least 2 lbs a week so that makes me very happy that I can lose that without any restriction.

I wish I knew some people here that had the surgery. There is one I know who had lap band but she lied to everyone about how she lost the weight so I am not inclined to get together with her. I mean I don't blame her for not wanting people to know she had surgery but she made a big deal and production about her weight loss and pretty much said it was due strictly to eating healthy and tons of exercise. If you don't want people to know keep it on the down low but when you are shouting it from the rooftops then I have no respect for you when you lie big time.

I have a hard time walking with people because I walk slowly. It's just me and my treadmill for now until I can walk faster.