Hello all!

I booked surgery a few months ago and chickened out late in the day, partially due to family pressures and partially fear of the operation itself which rationally I know is not something to be feared.

I have rebooked for 6 weeks time and this time I think I will see it through as I am now ever more desperate for a changed me, one which starts to enjoy life again and remember what I am living for!

I'm currently 235lbs which is not my heaviest... that was 242lbs!

I have like many people who come to this sort of decision tried every diet known to man...and it always comes down to stickability.

I have opted for the gastric band and will all going well be getting it done in Calais, France.

I am hoping to give and gain much support over the coming year!

Best wishes to all.

Sonriose

Good luck! :clap2:

hey there,

your about the same weight as me, i was 240 when i was banded, and i was scared outta my mind too, when i was in the hospital room waiting for them to take me i was wondering what in the hell was i doing as well, but its all over with and forgotten now. so im sure you will be fine! we all go through the same thing.

Thank.you.Sammee.and.Kat.for.the.words.of.encouragement.

[i.have.space.bar.issues.on.this.laptop]

I.think.I.will.have.to.tough.this.one.out.myself.but.I.am.also.

a.little.afraid.of.the.changes.that.only.I.can.and.must.make.

Its.sometimes.easier.to.just.be.a.little.passive.and.let.things.lie.which

is.how.partially.I.got.to.this.point.in.the.first.place!~

You.were,very.recently.banded.Kat-.how.have.you.found.it...how.quickly.

could.you.go.back.to.work?

The.french.clinic.I.am.considering.suggest.5.nights.stay.which.is.longer.

than.most.places!

Take.care.for.now

Sonriose

well i took a week off from work and i was fine to go back when I did. In fact it helped, until the day I went back to work I couldnt sleep in bed laying flat hurt to much, but the exercise of geting outta the house and working helped my muscles warm up a bit and ive been sleeping in bed fine since then.

It wasn't as painful after i got out of the hospital it was just the inital day of surgery and day after that was a bit traumatic for me. Now my scars are looking great, and i havent had any problems with food, no pbs or golfballs or anything of that sort really.

You will just do fine you are about what i was. when u get home from the hospital and are up and about...YOU WILL BE THE HAPPIEST person and u should not let anyone get in your way of being the person u want to be..I am the biggest baby known to man when i have to get a needle i will cry and drive the doctors nuts a paper cut to me is "LABOR" and god if i have gas pains.."I have to go to the hospital...so if i did this and I am telling u its not as bad as it seems...Honestly U will be fine..I wish u all the luck and please for your own happiness "just do it"

Thanks.guys.for.the.words.of.support.

I.much.appreciate.it.immensely.and.am.summoning.up.the.strength.to.do.it.

Its.a.big.scary.step!...But.a.needed.one.and.I.just.want.it.to.be.over.now.

and.start.living.life.again.

Love