My surgery is tomorrow. So many thoughts going through my head. Excited. Weepy. Thinking of writing just in case letters to people. I feel like it's a rebirth, but I see all the roads not taken behind and before me. Does any of this make any sense?

Makes a lot of sense to me and I'm no where near my surgery yet. But, from what I'm told, you're checked out and screened very well before the surgery, so you should try to take a deep breath and relax. I'm sure you've chosen a great surgeon and now it's time to put your faith in his abilities, right?

I will think great thoughts and send them your way. Keep your eye on the prize. You're on your way to a whole new you! How exciting is that?!

Did you take ''before'' pics, so you'll be able to track your progress? I've been looking at those posted on this site for awhile this afternoon and it is so inspiring!

No I haven't, maybe I will though. I have a bunch of fat ass pix to choose from anyway! :biggrin:

Good luck to you tomorrow. . . I can relate to how you feel. I just got my approval today and now I am excited and nervous all at the same time. Once it really seems real, emotions take over. Look at this as a new road to a new you! Follow what the dr's say and you will be skinny in no time.

I am exactly 1 week away from surgery. Next week at this time I will be "banded." I am nervous/excited. I have alot going through my mind as well. I can't imagine how I will be the night before. Everything will go well and you'll be on your road to a "new you." Sending good thoughts your way!

wish you the best of luck!!! welcome to the loser's bench and welcome to your new journey to weight loss. :biggrin:

It will be fine. its natural to be feeling so mant emo

Yes, all these feelings are normal. I almost backed out on my way into the operating room. I'm glad I was too groggy to say so. It was over before I knew it. Now I'm 3 months out and 40 lbs. lighter.

You can do it! Good Luck! looking forward to hearing from you afterwards

I am going to Cancun July 3 for my surgery I am so excited for you I understand your feelings as I am feeling them also even though my surgery is a month away Good luck and keep us posted

I wish I could figure out how to get my ticker on there to show my progress. Started at 265 in September of last year and I'm at 200 as of today. Yeah!

I can say this for my personal experience. I had no nervousness. I knew this process would cover my issues...Compulsive overeating and never feeling physically full. It did the trick. I no longer have problems with either of those issues.

I wish I had done tis 10 years ago. My husband loves the new me and so do I.

Don't be scared. It's not that hard. I was up and driving my kid to school the next day. I did a lot of meditation and relaxation technqiques prior to my surgery though. Reiki, meditation, and visualization of my success. It helped me tons.

You'll do great. Just remember the band is a process. Keep on this board and ask a lot of questions. And know that what you are going through, hundreds of us have gone through as well so just keep posting. You'll find the answers you need here.

One thing I have noticed is that many people don't have the educational and post-op support that I did that made my last 9 months so easy.

I'm down 65 pounds (Starting weight 265) and I feel great. The band works! And you'll do great! Just be patient and relax.

Deep breath, big smile, good luck!

Thanks everyone!!! Really truly!

Good luck tomorrow! You'll do awesome.

Good luck I'm sure you will be fine! But you make total sense, I start my pre-op diet today and anxiety had me up at 4am. I have no idea what the day will be like but I hoping these 2 weeks go by quickly and I can finally have the tool I need to get to a healthy weight! We are all here to support you and can't wait to see you succeed.

I wish I could figure out how to get my ticker on there to show my progress. Started at 265 in September of last year and I'm at 200 as of today. Yeah!

I can say this for my personal experience. I had no nervousness. I knew this process would cover my issues...Compulsive overeating and never feeling physically full. It did the trick. I no longer have problems with either of those issues.

I wish I had done tis 10 years ago. My husband loves the new me and so do I.

Don't be scared. It's not that hard. I was up and driving my kid to school the next day. I did a lot of meditation and relaxation technqiques prior to my surgery though. Reiki, meditation, and visualization of my success. It helped me tons.

You'll do great. Just remember the band is a process. Keep on this board and ask a lot of questions. And know that what you are going through, hundreds of us have gone through as well so just keep posting. You'll find the answers you need here.

One thing I have noticed is that many people don't have the educational and post-op support that I did that made my last 9 months so easy.

I'm down 65 pounds (Starting weight 265) and I feel great. The band works! And you'll do great! Just be patient and relax.

How to get the ticker in your signature

This may seem like a lot but it' honestly pretty easy and doesn't take long at all.

Let me know if you have any issues.

If you want a weight tracker in your signature

* Go to http://tickerfactory.com/ezticker/ticker_designer.php?type=3 and select weight loss link.

* Choose the ruler design (several pages of designs), then press next

* Choose your ticker slider, and then press next

* Complete your personal info, this pin/password is important because it allows you to change your update your info on the site. You don’t have to complete the measurements section unless you want to.

* Click the link that shows up with ticker web address; make sure you bookmark that page so that you can update your weight. If you want to update your weight go back to the bookmark and update it, no need to change your signature on the LAP-BAND® site it will automatically update when you change it on the ticker site.

* Scroll down copy the entire link that is in the section titled bbCode

* Go to your profile on lapbandtalk and click on the “User CP” tab.

* In the control panel select “Edit Signature”

* In the text box you can pretty much type anything you want, make sure you paste the code from your ticker page here also.

* Save signature, you can preview it first if you want to check that it looks good before you save.

That’s it!!

Now if you want to have your signature show up in your post go to the “Edit Options” link located under the edit signature link.

* Stroll down to Thread Display Options and check the box that says “show signatures” and save changes

Hope this helps!

Good luck I'm sure you will be fine! But you make total sense, I start my pre-op diet today and anxiety had me up at 4am. I have no idea what the day will be like but I hoping these 2 weeks go by quickly and I can finally have the tool I need to get to a healthy weight! We are all here to support you and can't wait to see you succeed.[/quote

I am on day 6 of my pre-op and I found the first 2 days a little hard but it's hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be, I'm sure the fact that I get one meal a day helps. Another motivation is that I have lost 11 lbs in a week, so that helps me during my week moments.:biggrin: