Hi! My name is Paty and I am 36 years old. I am trying to get my lap band surgery in May. I have everything set up with doctor appointments and the class prior to getting the approval from my insurance company. I am here to meet new friends, get advice and hopefully be satisfied with my physical being...

Hope to talk to you soon!!

Paty

Welcome! I'm getting banded April 10, so we're heading down the road together. There are a lot of great people here and great advice. Hope you stick around!

Hi Paty and welcome to LBT! Congratulations on your decision to be banded. I was banded a little over 3 weeks ago and am feeling great. Best of luck to you on your weight loss journey! Gigi

Hi Paty, and all! I too am new here. I am thinking about the banding procedure. I have had success losing weight with Weight Watchers, was even a leader for a time but then just couldn't keep the wieght off. I am so new to this whole thing that I haven't talked to a doctor or anything yet. I did find out that the next "seminar" in my area isn't till April 26 tho. Any info from you pro's out there would be great. I am a little apprehensive about how much time I would need to take from work and the recovery period. Not afraid of pain at all but don't want to spend my summer recovering. Guess thats all for now. Hope to hear from someone soon. Thanks in advance.

Hi Paty, Welcome and good luck!!

Hey Hairydo - Don't be afraid to step on the ball and talk to your PCP to get the refferal. You can also call the hospital and request that they send you an application in the mail w/ info to look over. That is what i did because i had missed the seminar. I actually started some of my appointments before attending the 2 required meetings. ( i just did them inbetween)

Each Doctor is different w/ the time off. I work a desk job and my Surgeon suggested i take off atleast 3 wks. I notice some people seem to go back to work rather quickly. You can ask your Surgeon when you meet with him how long you'd need off - he should be able to give you an estimate.

I was banded on the 12th and my recovery is going pretty smoothly. I don't think you'll miss the whole summer recovering - also depends WHEN you get your date and stuff.

Hi Paty.

Welcome to lapband talk,

I wish you all the best.

and finally good luck.