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Hey y'all! I am getting my lapband in may and I am soo excited!!!! I have been o er wieght since I had my first child . I gained 70lbs with her! Ever since then I have dieted lost some only to gain back even more.

So I have UHc, I had to do a 6 month diet. I actually gained and lost during that but ended up about ten lbs heavier than I was when I started. Now I've found out I'm approved! Im anxious to get this part of my life started, but also really scared. When I think of how I'm going to deal with my emotions without food it terrifies me.

I am having my surgery in Jacksonville ar. And I will pick a date on Tuesday when I go in for teaching.

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Hey Heather.Im getting my lapband done also in May.On the 16th.Im soooo scared too.I am still researching the band and trying to learn the pros and cons but cant really seem to find any BAD about it.I also live in Arkansas (West Memphis).I am going to Las Vegas to have mine done.WHY??? Insurance of course..Just wanted you to know I am right there with you on the nerves and being really scared.The closer it get the more nerves I get.Good Luck too you.

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Hey girls. There s no reason to be scared! U will be sore, u will have the infamous gas but u will lose the weight (within the rules of the band) and u will love the new you!! We r all here for each other!! Feel free to pm me with any questions! I am a newbie so I remember well how the surgery feels and the weeks and days right after

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Oh yay I'm so glad to have someone else around here gong through this at the same time! Good luck to you!

Thanks for your support manda, I need all that I can get! This is a major life change. I think that is what scares me.

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I'm a may bandster also 5/22! Excited for a new life!

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So excited for all of you! Congrats on making one of the best decisions. I was banded 1/10, have lost 43lbs. I'm getting over it, but the only "bad" thing I've dealt with so far is being mad/sad that I can't just pig out. There is definitely an emotional side to it. Feel free to message with any questions!

Best of luck in your journey!

Maggie

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That is what scares me the most! For one month during my supervised diet I really dieted and exercised, I lost ten lbs but I was falling apart emotionally! I had to go to the doctor and up my anti depressants, now I am thinking what am I going to do, this is the rest of my life I'm talking about!

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