Hello all! I've been addicted to this community ever since I started researching the lap-band. This site along with a few others have been very helpful in aiding my decision to have the Surgery.

I find great comfort on this site as it provides a place for me to interact with others that are in a similar situation as myself.

After years and years of contemplating the band and repeatedly giving dieting "one last GOOD try", I've come to the realization that I need another tool to help me achieve my weight loss goals and I believe that the lap band is that tool. I look forward to sharing my journey with all of you and perhaps pay forward some of the encouragement that I received through everyone's posts.

Tony

Good luck to you Tony and welcome to the forum. I look forward to reading about your journey. Hugs

Tony - I was banded two weeks ago, and found SO much comfort, information and help on this site; just before surgery, and since.

I contemplated WLS for close to a year before actually moving forward. The two I looked closely at was the gastric bypass and the lap band. I teeter tottered back & forth between the two for a long time. I was scheduled for the bypass, then freaked out about 10 days prior. In between that and my decision to go with the band (plus plication), I gave dieting one more good try. That was about a two week period, and I managed to gain three more pounds.

Congrats on your decision! I'm on my path, and soon you will be, too. It's a lot of work, but even this early on, I'm finding my new "tool" is quickly becoming my new best friend