Hello to everyone. I am scheduled for surgery with Dr. Ortiz next month. I have been doing research for 6 months. I am a surgery nurse myself, and I enjoyed very much their frank discussion and invitation to come early and observe. They use modern equipment, the same instrumentation in many cases that we use in our OR's. At any rate, I still have the same "butterflies" as all of you. I am so looking forward to gaining control of this last area of my life that I can't seem to handle. Thanks for listening.

Good luck on your journey. It'll be a great day...you're going to be banded the same day as my one year checkup! April 12 here we come!

I am a OR nurse also, I am scheduled for March 27th

Good luck to you both, it will be the best day of your life, a new life, I have lost 60 lbs since sept 06 and going for my third fill tomorrow, what a joy it is to be able to get on regular scales.....lol

Well, come join our April 2007 group -- we're all due for surger in April and we're all freakin' out just the same!! We'd be happy to have you!

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:I am also scheduled for surgery on April 12, 2007. :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

That's cool that I found someone who will be banded the same day I will be.

LOL, when I am going under the anesthetic I will be thinking of you. :nervous hehe

Congratulations on your new journey. Hope all goes well for you.