Tomorrow is the big day for me. May 4th, I will be banded. At times in this journey it felt like this day would never come, but here it is, just on the other side of the sun going down and coming back up again.

I am scared, I am optimistic, I am worried and I am hopeful.

It's been an interesting journey up until now and I can only hope that it gets better from here.

May 4th, here I come

Best of luck for an easy surgery and quick recovery! I was scared too but you can do this! Its been 4 weeks and I have no regrets!!

Thanks so much. I guess I'm mostly afraid of the pain. Hopefully I'll have drugs and I can walk around to relieve the gas.

Thanks so much. I guess I'm mostly afraid of the pain. Hopefully I'll have drugs and I can walk around to relieve the gas.

It was one week today. I had to stay in overnight as I think my insurance required it. It was not so bad, but yes the gas will be a pain so walk at will. The only issue was calling a nurse to unhook the heart monitor and the leg things they put on to prevent clotting. My doctor's rule was if in bed, the leg things were always on. They actually like it when you are up walking. The wing in the hospital I was in was only for bariatric patients so that was great. Good luck!!

:bananajump: Good Luck !!!!!!!:bananapowerslide:

ooooooohhhh...happy dancing bananas!!!! I LOVE it! thanks so much for the good luck wishes y'all!

ooooooohhhh...happy dancing bananas!!!! I LOVE it! thanks so much for the good luck wishes y'all!

Good luck tomorrow! I think the hardest decision was choosing to have surgery- you did that a while ago! Hope all goes well. I attend my seminar tonight and hope to have surgery before December. I know my ins covers it- just not getting any support from my MD who thinks surgery is a copout. Isn't it the surgeon who fills out the paperwork to verify medical necessity?? Looking forward to a healthy lifestyle!

Good luck tomorrow! I think the hardest decision was choosing to have surgery- you did that a while ago! Hope all goes well. I attend my seminar tonight and hope to have surgery before December. I know my ins covers it- just not getting any support from my MD who thinks surgery is a copout. Isn't it the surgeon who fills out the paperwork to verify medical necessity?? Looking forward to a healthy lifestyle!

yes, choosing this surgery was a big decision. I had thought about it last May, but didn't go to a seminar until January. I cried on my way home from the seminar even...i was sooooo torn about what to do. Now, I am confident that this is the right decision for me and everyone in this forum has been a huge help in swaying me in the right direction, answering my questions and calming my fears. i can't say that I would have gone through with it if not for reading the wealth of information available to me here. that's just the honest truth.

My surgeon didn't fill out any paperwork to verify the necessity, my PCP had to do that. At the time i went to the seminar, I didn't even have a PCP, so i called the surgeon's office to get a reccomendation. They referred me to a PCP and she was more than happy to tell me how fat and near death I am , so she wrote the letter telling the surgeon that he had her blessing. If your PCP is giving you a hard time, just tell them that you feel that you need this and you will find another MD who agrees, so please authorize it or you're going to move on. That's what I would do anyway.....I'm sure if you express yourself to your MD, they will eventually come around to your way of thinking.

anyway, good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Congrats!!!!!!!!!

My date is May 5th.......and I’m also super nervous...can't believe the day is here already =)

Good Luck tomorrow =)

Good luck to you too London! The day did get here pretty fast. I hope the first month of liquids and mushies flies by just as quickly .

The hospital just called to give me a time to show up. I have to be there at 6:30am. My heart is pounding. I guess it is really real now.

i wish you a successful sugery and minimal discomfort and a speedy recovery! mines is the 20th,,,cant believe it's almost here. best wishes...and check in to let us know how everything went when you feel up to it

The hospital just called to give me a time to show up. I have to be there at 6:30am. My heart is pounding. I guess it is really real now.

Thanks so much Jennifer. I will definitely keep you guys updated with how I'm doing.

Good luck!! I hope to be where you are soon! Hope your surgery goes well and recovery is fast! Keep us posted!

Tomorrow is the big day for me. May 4th, I will be banded. At times in this journey it felt like this day would never come, but here it is, just on the other side of the sun going down and coming back up again.

I am scared, I am optimistic, I am worried and I am hopeful.

It's been an interesting journey up until now and I can only hope that it gets better from here.

May 4th, here I come

Hey! Im so happy and excited for you!! The day is almost here,,,,,,,,did you ever think it would get here? Im Amy im from NY (45) and im patiently awaiting word from my doctor to hear if my insurance has agreed to cover my LB.....for me this has been the longest and hardest part,so i really feel your excitement,fear.....your going to be fine and thoughts and prayers are being sent your way::::::::::::::::::::: Would love to keep intouch through our journeys! amycuddahee@yahoo.com. Good luck to you tomorrow!