Hi! I'm new here. Just about to be banded on 10/14/10. So excited! Any advice for a newbie? I've lost about 30 lbs because I was in a 6 month pre-program for my insurance... so I am soooo ready to get this show on the road!

good luck with your surgery. I was banded in june of 2010, and i have lost 52 pounds so far. it is a huge life-style change, but remember, you are worth it.

Good luck on your journey and welcome!

Thank you! I don't think I'll sleep tonight, I'm so excited!:smile:

Good luck to you, my only advice is be prepared that it will be very hard the first couple of weeks you may even regret having it done (I did) but about the 3rd week i started feeling much better. I had shoulder pain for the first two weeks that i thought would never go away but it did. (i was banded on Sept 13th) I feel pretty normal now except of course my eating habits have changed, I have lost 13 lbs so far. sometimes i worry that i am eating too much I have not thrown up nor gotten sick, sometimes I feel a little soreness when I eat too much but it doesn't last long. I am going on and on but I just want you to be prepared (i know everyone is different) but hopefully some of this has helped you to know what to expect...I know how you feel to finally be there about to get it done it's a relief in a lot of ways!!! good luck! God bless!!