Well I finally got the call my surgery has been set for January 18! I'm scared, excited, nervous, and ready all at the same time. The only thing I'm going back and forth with is telling people. My husband, mom, sis, mom-in-law know but really only because I need help taking care of my daughters (my Dr is out if town). But my husband thinks I should tell my friends. I trust my friends but I'm afraid of the judgment. We all have judgement and I don't want them saying things behind my back. Did y'all tell?

Keep it quiet until you are ready. And maybe, that may be never. Just be careful not to get caught in a lie. Do like chez said, everything true, so no trouble later.

Good luck!!

It is a personal choice. i chose to tell everyone I worked with and all my family and friends. Today when people ask how I lost weight, I say with a lot of hard work and LapBand.

I didnt keep it a secret from family or co-workers. Although Im still a newbie I have not had any negative feedback. I actually needed some advice before having the surgery and some of my co-workers are good friends. Many co-workers are very interested in my journey. In fact another co-worker is in the process of getting surgery herself. We went to our lap-band siminar together. Good Luck with your choice.