Hello, :help: I'm new to the forum , have been lurking for about a month and I am due to have lapband surgery this Friday (9/8) at 10AM. I am a little nervous. I do not know how to use the forum so please forgive me if you want a reply and don't get it. I'm not sure of what I am doing.

You all have been so helpful that I am so relaxed going into the surgery. I was a nervous wreck before I found you. You all are so very imformative.

Now my friend told me about the lapband approx 1 month ago and I decided that was the way to go. My insurance will not pay for the lap band only the bi-pass andthat is not an option. My husband won't allow that one. I am a self pay and I figured I needed to do this to save my life. People in my family die young and are all overweight. I'm breaking that mold NOW!!!

I have battled weight all of my life. The only 2 time in my life that I was thin was when I took diet pills. The real ones like back in the early 70's before they banned them. Illegal drugs. Anyway I'm out to change my world and my families. Ready steady go....

Valerie

Yea! You found the Introductions!

Many of us here have gone to diet drug route...I did. It worked, until I quit taking the drugs. Then, all the weight and more found me!

You will learn how to learn this forum...if you want to reply, click on the reply button and type!

Good luck!

Thanks mousecrazy, I'm sure I will learn my way around, it will just take a while. I'll keep plugging away at it.

Valerie

Valgal, I'm self pay too. I also did the diet pill thing back in the early-mid '70. Wow! I was actually UNDERWEIGHT at 5'7" - 123 lbs. Didn't last for long of course. Lots of yo-yo since then. My parents and older sis all have diabetes with some pretty severe complications. I'm hoping to head that off at the pass. I love my band, even though I've only started this journey.

Let us know how you do. Who is your band surgeon?

Terry

My dr is in Wichita Falls where I live and his name in Dr. Brett May. He seems very nice and understanding.

Welcome!! Stay out of the complications section as it is a nerve wrecking emotional ride for the prebander. The support section and the general questions and information has put my mind to ease. Even the chat room has been a great help!! This board is a godsend!! Everyone is VERY helpful and informative!! You have come to a great support. THere are even local face to face supports. Check by state in the lower half of the posting section. Anything you want to know use the tool bar search option you can always "bump" (post on it) a thread to bring it current to get more information. PM me if you need help or have other questions!!

Welcome to LBT! Let us know how your surgery goes when you get a chance. In the meantime, read as much as you can, you'll learn a lot from these threads. Good Luck!

Thanks ladies. I am happy to be aboard.

Okay what happened to my ticker picture. Help!!!

Welcome Valerie! It does take a little bit to get comfortable with using the forums at first, I found this area really helpful. Thanks for sharing so much about yourself. It looks like your ticker address has an extra http:// tacked on to it, try entering it in again.

Hi Valerie,

Welcome to LBT and best wishes for a speedy recovery from your surgery Friday!

Congratulations on deciding to change your future.

is it fixed now?

It finally worked! Now I can get back to reading the forum boards.