I've been reading the boards for about a week now. My parents have been offering to pay for LapBand for about 3 years now and I've always said no. This last time I agreed to make an appointment with every intention of going and just saying "Nope not for me" and hopefully being done with it. There was just something I either didn't trust or didn't appeal to me with the lap band. I couldn't quite put my finger on it at the time but after reading a lot of the band war stories on here.. it's kind of obvious now why it didn't appeal to me.

Anyhow, I stumbled across this board in my reading up on the lap band and I have to say I think this is something I can live with. It goes with what I think intellectually about how I *should* be eating (but can't since the demon in my tummy that says "FEED ME" is running wild and can't be controlled anymore). It sounds like you guys have taken control of mind over matter when it comes to food.

I have my first appointment to see the dr on Wednesday and I couldn't be more thrilled and excited (and hopeful too). What should I expect for the first visit? What does he do?

These boards have been a wealth of knowledge and I have to thank yall for opening my mind to the sleeve. I'm 32 and I've been REALLY heavy since about..2000? Before that, all through jr high, high school and my early 20s I was relatively thin (thought I was fat though.. oh hindsight how you shame me!). I'm tired of being heavy and making sound effects whenever I get up lol. I'd like to go to Disney World and buy whatever tshirt I darn well please rather than looking all over the place for that elusive 3/4x. I want to ride Space Mountain and not have visions of needing the jaws of life to pry me out of that itty bitty car. I also just want to feel good in my skin again and I've not felt that way in a VERY.LONG.TIME.

Sen

Each dr appt is different for each person. Just relax and enjoy it.