Are there any others set to get banded in February? My doctor's office called to tell me my insurance approved me & set my surgery date for the first! After going back & forth for a couple years & now just completing the 6 months (well technically 7 months) weight loss consultations, it's going to happen. I'm not so sure how to feel about it. Nervous? Excited? Worried? Happy? I thought I'd see if anyone else is getting ready for it all, & see how they're dealing with it. Input from veteran bandsters would be great too! Tips on what to expect, need, & advice would be greatly appreciated.

Congrats everyone!! Woo too, Feb is ALMOST here! Can't wait!

Feb 2013 Group http://www.lapbandtalk.com/groups/show/124-february-2013-bandsters/

Hello everyone

I am going to see surgeon tomorrow. Hoping to schedule a date. Maybe February 13

Goodluck

I finally got a date. Was hoping for Jan, but it's February 6th. Nervousness set in now that I have a date.

I finally got a date. Was hoping for Jan' date=' but it's February 6th. Nervousness set in now that I have a date.[/quote']

Congrats! I'm the 6th as well! Do you have a pre-op diet?

Hi CK! Yay! You should make sure to join our Feb Bandsters group

Hi everyone, i am scheduled for feb. 26th. I am seeing my MD for clearance and the gastro doc and getting recent blood work. . I am 54 years old and i noticed Cynthia's post saying she had to have a stress test. Is anyone else having more tests than i am? I dont want to worry. Is there anything else i should be doing? Sara

Sara, trust your doc Come check out our Feb Bandsters group http://www.lapbandtalk.com/groups/show/124-february-2013-bandsters/

2/14 here! Really anxious just hoping all the pre op tests come back clear and then also worried about surgery, I have anxiety so of course I'm worrying about a million things ( will my bp be too high to where they won't operate/will I be allergic to the drugs/will they do the wrong procedure on accident) just stupid things due to my anxiety. I keep telling myself that I'm not being forced to do it and its something I really, really want so surgery is worth it. Hope I'm not the only one feeling this way...

Kara! My friend, you are NOT alone! I have had those same "what ifs" but I'm just trusting that all will be fine, these docs do this all of the time they got this! I think the added anxiety just comes from never having done this before...you hang in their girl, you got this! We got this!

Thank you so much, Crystal! I just need to be reassured. I'm so thankful for supportive people like you!

Hello meet with surgeon , scheduled for February 8th

Hi everyone I'm from Montreal Quebec I am going to be operate at Hopital Pierre Boucher at Longueuil I don't now the date but I going to see the nurse on the feb 6 so after that I will now the date sorry for my writing . So good luck for the new bander

Emilia again so I see that will be a lot person that will bander on feb and march so I guess a lot of chatting good

Hi everyone I'm from Montreal Quebec I am going to be operate at Hopital Pierre Boucher at Longueuil I don't now the date but I going to see the nurse on the feb 6 so after that I will now the date sorry for my writing . So good luck for the new bander

Hi everyone I'm from Montreal Quebec I am going to be operate at Hopital Pierre Boucher at Longueuil I don't now the date but I going to see the nurse on the feb 6 so after that I will now the date sorry for my writing . So good luck for the new bander

Hi Sara I'm 53 and I did a lot of test I was very tres yes but everything went good last visit at the Hopital on feb 6 and that it . Every day I think ,are they going to call , did I past all the test . There are no days that I didn't think about it ,so I do understand you because we are after 50 good luck