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Hello - I am new to this site but I have been looking for somewhere to share my journey. My current weight, as of yesterday 04/08/2014, is 305. Started my liquid/protein fast today and so far doing well with little hunger. My lap-band surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday, 1-week away! I am both nervous and excited. My surgeon is Dr. Christopher Reilly and I met him for the first time on yesterday. There is so much information out there that I tend to lose track on some of it but I am trying to retain as much as possible to make this a success! I will post more details as I have them and would love any advice or feedback to make this easier. I have the support of my family (husband, kids and sisters) but would love to know more people who have or are going through what I am going through. Thanks for listening - all comments are welcome. :)

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Welcome!! You'll find lots of information on these forums. You can also check out my blog, the link is below, if you are interested. I detailed all of the steps from insurance approval to where I am now, 7 weeks post op. My blog also has links to other blogs if you want to read more like mine. I found it comforting to read stories about people's journeys when I was starting out :) Best of luck to you!!

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Welcome to the site! There are a lot of people on here (including me) that are really happy with their decisions. I agree with BlissfullyBanded. Her blog is great! And it helped me through the beginning stages of my surgery. Congrats on getting your date! You might read that sometimes that's the hardest part. Now you are on your way!

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Thank you BlissfullyBanded, I will definitely check out your blog. Just seeing your progress here has encouraged me. Thanks for the welcome kayzoog,congrats on your progress too!

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Welcome! You will find a lot of help on this site. If you have any questions that you think we can help you with - just ask. Its great that you have the support of your family also :)

Wishing you a successful journey!

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Thank you jamilyne 102668! The family support is great and I'm m sure I will have a LOT of questions for this site.

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