I have been lurking around and just wanted to say a quick hello to everyone. My band surgery is scheduled for July 1st and am starting to get a bit nervous!!! I have been on a milk and yoghurt diet for the last 4 weeks which has enabled me to drop my BMI from 54 to 50. Dropping my BMI allowed me to move my surgery date from the 19th of July to the 1st. Now that it is so close panic is starting to set in!!

Last minute nervous get to many of us, well I was very nervous. You have done an amazing job already.

Having that same desire to acheive your goal will keep you on the right track. I prayed a lot.... still do.

I believe it was like a new beginning for me!!!

Stay positive!!!

Take a deep breath, you got this!

We are all nervous making such a big change, but only good things are to come I promise. I write a weight loss blog if you want to check it out about the ups and downs of it all but so far nothing has made me feel like I made a mistake. Good luck =)

You will be fine !!! we are all here to support you.

Hi and welcome! It's normal to feel this way. I did right up until I fell asleep in the OR. The wait is the worst. Good luck!

What you're feeling is normal. Best of luck to you!

I'm also on the first, I'm trying not to think to much. We will be fine.

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome!!!! What part of the surgery itself surprised you or were you not prepared for? I am a bit of a control freak and the unknown is killing me!!! (a control freak with a weight issue- how does that work? )

I agree the wait was the worst.

I'm almost a week out and the part I was least prepared for is the pain of the incisions. There is some muscle pain and deep shooting pains at first with certain movements. That surprised me.