Hey all,

I have been reading alot of posts since I am once again seriously considering trying to get banded.

One post I read was about smoking. Some say they quit for two month or even two weeks before their surgery and that confused me because being a smoker, I was told by the idiot psychiatrist that the surgeon would require me to have not smoked for a year to be considered for banding. That sounded really way out there to me. I will quit if it means I can be banded, but not to wait a whole year! That's absurd.

hugs,

Judy

I havent heard of a year non smoking before the operation in my life!!

U can have the surgery if u smoked the day before it!!.. No u dont have to wait unless u have some physical problems.

Ofcourse, quitting is the best step u may take but u can have the surgery with or without it.