Hello! My name is Gerry Juarez. I am 30 years old and just got approved for Lap Band Surgery at the end of this month. My wife and I started this journey about six months ago through True Results here in Austin. She just got her band about 10 days ago and is doing well getting adjusted to life with the band. I am very excited to have this procedure, I feel like I can get a life back that I lost several years ago. I wasn't always obese, I served for four years in the Marine Corps from 2001-2005. Then I came home and took a desk job, and it seems every year since then I've just grown more and more sedentary. Now that I'm 30, with an amazing wife and two great sons, I feel like this is my opportunity to get out from under the unhealthy lifestyle I've been leading. I look foward to meeting people here, to learning about life with the band and how to make it work for you, and more importantly, hear the success stories from people just like me who are taking steps to getting their health back.

Congrats to you both. It's great! I got my band 22 Dec. In Houston. It's great that you both got it you can split meals and not waist as much food as I do. Lol good luck to you both! And welcome to bandland!