Hello!

I was just banded a week ago, January 6th. I'm a 38 yr old single mom living in Michigan with my two children.

I was originally supposed to have Gastric Bypass surgery 18 months ago, but I backed out at the last minute. It just felt too extreme to me. I knew I had to do something, and LapBand seemed like the best choice.

On a side note, I also have Multiple Sclerosis. That was a big part of my decision to get banded. Granted right now I am totally mobile, and to look at me you'd never guess I have MS. However with a disease like MS my future is uncertain. I could go another 20-30 years still doing as well I am now, or I could end up in a wheelchair and require special care. No one knows. All I know is if the worst does happen, being this fat will only make the situation tons worse, so it's imperative I lose this weight while I'm still young and healthy enough to do it.

I look forward to getting to know all of you

Hi and good luck on your journey. I am also new to this site and due to have my

band next thursday !!!!! eeek

Keep in touch and like I say good luck.

Claire

Welcome. I was banded on 12/27/11, so I am pretty new to this myself. I am praying great success on your journey. Let us know how you are doing!!!

Welcome! I am new also. I was banded Jan 3rd and am doing great. I have lost 19 lbs as of yesterday and am feeling good about it. Keep in touch.

I was banded Dec 27th I have lost 20 pounds so far welcome

I am a newbie too and still waiting on approval (3 more months to go).. this waiting has got to be the worse, but I am so glad I found this site. Keep us posted on your journey and best of luck to you

Seems like we are all new to this process. I was banded on January 9th and have lost 16 lbs. We are all about the same with weight loss so I'd say we are right on target. I am still in the full liquids process for another week, then mushies. How is everyone doing? I had a lot of pain, more than I expected from reading posts on-line, but then I am a little older than many of you and that might be the reason. However, I am starting to get around much better and feel myself definitely getting better.

Welcome! To band land.

Welcome Aboard ! You picked a good site to Discuss your pros and cons on.

Sounds like you made a wise choice going with the band. I'm glad you knew what you wanted.

I'm from Michigan too. I'm retired and live in Saint Helen, Mi., we both like it up here

it's pretty, and pretty quiet...

Feel free to keep in touch, a lot of us are on the Post Op Site, because we are banded, but you can go anywhere.

Welcome and congrats! I'm not weighing myself yet- I'm only 4 days out, I see my surgeon on Monday, then I will try to weigh only weekly, but I can totally tell I've lost weight! Good luck on your journey- keep us posted!

I was banded on December 28th. I felt like you did about having the gastric bypass. It seemed very extreme to me. If we are not happy with the band we can always change to the other surgeries or have it removed. So far I am feeling well with no problems. Let's hope is stays this way. Good luck to you and keep us posted.

Thank you all for such a warm welcome!

I have to say, I actually shocked myself when I saw my doc this past Friday. Heck, I shocked him too. I'm down 30 pounds already. 19 of that was lost during the pre-surgical diet 2 weeks prior, and 11 of that was lost the first week after surgery. He kept rechecking his past notes, even re-weighed me. He finally says "How you do this?" I just laughed and responded "Because I'm doing exactly as I'm told and I'm very committed to this". Regardless, it REALLY made me feel good and gave me added incentive to keep going.

I'm still on liquids and I gotta be honest, it kinda sucks. I'm starting to get hungry again. Strained creamed Soups and Protein drinks just aren't keeping me full very long anymore. I'm anxious to see my surgeon in a couple weeks and get my first fill- not to mention food I can actually chew!

Thanks again all

I was banded on May 1st and I have to say how happy I am to have this app on my phone! I was nowhere near prepared for all the pain and side effects I've been through in the last 3 days. Like you, I also have MS and it was a big part of my decision making. I lost 14 lbs pre-op and I'm looking forward to seeing my results at my two week follow-up. It's a struggle with the pain right now but I know it's all going to be worth it!

Hello!

I was just banded a week ago' date=' January 6th. I'm a 38 yr old single mom living in Michigan with my two children.

I was originally supposed to have Gastric Bypass surgery 18 months ago, but I backed out at the last minute. It just felt too extreme to me. I knew I had to do something, and LapBand seemed like the best choice.

On a side note, I also have Multiple Sclerosis. That was a big part of my decision to get banded. Granted right now I am totally mobile, and to look at me you'd never guess I have MS. However with a disease like MS my future is uncertain. I could go another 20-30 years still doing as well I am now, or I could end up in a wheelchair and require special care. No one knows. All I know is if the worst does happen, being this fat will only make the situation tons worse, so it's imperative I lose this weight while I'm still young and healthy enough to do it.

I look forward to getting to know all of you [/quote']

I decided on lap band for the same reason. I have soft connective tissue disorder that affects my spine mostly (which no specialist can definitively diagnose btw) but everywhere cuz soft connective tissue is everywhere in your body!! My dad has this disease n gave it to me, he's had 6 spinal fusions, an implanted spinal cord stimulator among other things so I basically know my future.. And yes it scares me.. I'm also a nurse n I know what MS consists of.. I feel your fear. I can imagine all the extra weight cannot help. That's why I decided on weight loss surgery. Just wanted to say I have seen you post on almost everything in these forums n your so knowledgable and helpful.. And with a 200 lb weight loss I'm inspired by you!

I feel like I know who to go to after surgery June 13th, can't wait..