I have been lurking around the forum for a year and have finally decided to get the lab band. I am 38, and I have 4 kids and I am at my highest weight 265. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2006 when my youngest was 3 months old. After 3 surgeries and 3 radiation treatments it is gone. I have spent the last 5 years dealing with depression eating, and self pity, and anger eating till I ate myself to being this big. My 10 yr old son is embarrassed to be seen with me if an kids from school might be around, he was teased really bad by a couple of classmates a few years ago. I am so ashamed that I let myself get this big. I am beyond ready to start this new part of my life, and to be healthy and to have more energy so I can enjoy doing things with my family again. I am going to schedule my consult with the surgeon tomorrow. I have a million questions I want to ask him, but I am sure there will be more after I leave his office. So I thought I would ask what questions you wished you had asked the surgeon or what questions did you ask?

Thanks,

Lou

Hi Lou. You have made a great decision and it will change your life! I am only a week post op and I can feel my life changing already. For the better. I can't think of anymore questions other than the ones listed but I just wanted to comment about your kid being teased about your weight. Isn't that just terrible? I remember as a child in grade school, there were certain members of my class who made fun of me because my parents were fat. I would just get so angry with them because it hurt to have my parents made fun of like that, I loved them so much it didn't matter! I remember crying about it..My dad later had a talk with those kids parents because I must have told him about it...and of course as years went on I got made fun of as well because of my weight. My mom ended up getting gastric bypass and she is skinny now and doing great. Some kids can just be so cruel! Don't worry though everything will change and those bratty kids won't have nothin to say then!