27yr old female from Pa, I was just banded on Feb 14, 2011....I work with children and hope to go back to school soon. My starting weight was 306lbs pre op and I am now 289lbs post op. It would just be nice to have someone to speak to who has been through the lapband experience, someone who can help guide me in the right direction

Love to talk to you. I have been banded 18 months and down 84.lbs. I am 50 years old, 1 son, 2 grandbabies married 30 years. Self pay and really no problems at all. You can send me a private message on here over the weekends and e-mail me throughout the workweek at crodriguez17@comcast.net.

Cheri

Hi, my name is Lee Ann and I am having the surgery on the 8th of March. I am really excited and nervous, and there isn't anyone I know who has had this particular procedure. I have 100 lbs to loose and I am hoping some support and maybe some new friends can help me acheive my goals. I would love to have a buddy and a mentor if either of you are interested? I am a bit nervous and I keep reading all these posts about a pre-op diet. My doctor didn't mention a pre-op diet to me at all, nor did I read about it in all the information he provided me. Should I start a liquid diet since I am about 12 days out? My short term goal is obviously to lose weight, but I want to run a 5K without dying! I want to go to the bouncy house with my three year old and not feel like my heart is gonna beat right out of my chest and shortness of breath. Anyway if anyone would like to join me on my journey I'd love to be supportive and recieve support from someone who understands where I am coming from.

onebadkitty