I am new to this page (and this is my first time on a forum!) I am currently in the preliminary process of lap band. I am doing a 3 month doctor supervised diet, go Wednesday for an EGD, Monday for a sleep study, then a support group, a nutrition class, a psych eval... Hopefully by then my supervised diet will be over and I can get this show on the road!

I'm so anxious. Nervous. Excited. Hopeful. And a little uncertain.

Hello and congrats for making the first steps....I remember my excitment during the begining and yet how far away it seemed.....only regreat I have is that I waited so long !!!!

Congrats on your choice of the lapband. All the emotions you are feeling are absolutely normal and in my case they intensified as I got closer to surgery date.

I am convinced it is the best thing I could have done for myself!

Congrats! Best wishes

congrates on your choice to get health. I am new but very happy withmy choice and the results it takes work like any other diet but the band helps a lot. just had my 3rd fill and that seems to be my sweet spot and it really helps a lot keep going it is worth it.................line dancer

Congratulations and you have started a "new" you and getting weight under control. All of us have been on diets before and the "yo-yo" effect of up n down on the weight scale. So most of us decided that assistance on the band or other types was the way to go. You must still work at what you put in your mouth, then band has allowed me to eat smaller portions and still give me a full feeling for longer periods of time. The process will actually teach you what and how to eat better quality foods, Go to weight support meetings, dietitian meetings to get a further understanding of the process. It really works and I should have done this years ago.

Best wishes and keep the Faith.

Welcome! You will find great support here. The journey is worth it. Good luck on yours. You will be happy!