Well, it's almost 3:00 am and I'm creeping around the house so as not to wake the family. I'll be leaving in a few minutes to pick up my friend Jane and then we're on our way to the airport. We'll be in Mexico in a few hours. It's hard to believe my date is here at last.

Argon you are funny....lol, with last comment. Devana congrats again andI am paying 16,000 canadian for my banding on August 10th? why must we virtually live on yogurt and cottage cheese for 2 weeks before surgery...man I am beginning to think if i had that discipline i might be able to do it on my own. The 16,000 covers surgery all seminars, fills etc.... forever i guess.

signed soon to be a goddess...or a legend in my own mind!

Yes, Kim....the total cost is fills for life!! It's a good deal.

The reason we do so well on the pre-op diet is because we know we HAVE to for the surgical procedure to go well and there is light at the end of the dark yougurt tunnel....cause two weeks isn't too long. Now, if we had to do it forever....as you said....NO WAY!!!! Too daunting!

Hey Argon, I know you didn't imply I was cheap, I didn't take it that way at all. I think that if the price was the same here as there I probably would have done it here just to have ongoing care close by. However, another factor is that the Mex drs also generally have a lot more experience with banding. Cost was absolutely a factor for me, though. I did a lot of financial jiggery pokery to do it.

Kim, congratulations on your committment to do this. What reassured me in my scared and wondering phase was all the support on this site. So many people reminded me of all the wonderful changes that are in store for me, what a wonderful life change this is. I find this so exciting. When is your date, by the way?