Hello! I am new...very excited to have found this site. It took me about a year to decide on getting the lap-band, but now I just want to get it done! I am a 33 year old houswife with three lovely kids and an absolutely FABULOUS husband who tells me I am beautiful even though I weight 289lbs. He's a Keeper!

I didn't have a weight problem until after I had my first child. I had post partum depression really bad, added to it that we moved away from my family (which I am really close to) and we only had one car which my husband took to work and left me stranded all day with a baby...alone, and mix it all together....major depression. So I ate to comfort myself. In 10 years I went from weighing 135lbs to 289lbs. In these 10 years I have tried almost everything and finally this last year I hit bottom and gave up. I can't do it on my own. I needed a patch to quit smoking, I don't know why it too me so long to realize that that is kind of what the Lap band is like. A tool to take the edge off one part of the problem so I can deal with the emotional part of it. I am rambling...sorry.

I have my initial visit with Dr. Shrikanth in Federal Way, Wa. on Monday. I am really excited. I also scheduled all of my other necessary appointments today...I am one of those people who take a long time to decide, and then when I do, I am really quick about getting it done and wishing it could go faster. Anway...people keep mentioning "rules" but I can't find them. Could someone give them to me? Sorry for the long post. I am glad to have found this site!

Carey

Do you mean lapbanding rules or rules for this forum?

Congrats on your decision, you will love your band.

Welcome Careypea, you've come to the right place. Most of your questions will be answered if you go to the FAQ area of this site. It helped me alot. I still haven't found the rules, I just try to follow the lead of the vetern bandsters.

My DH (dear husband) used to tell me I was beautiful too. I knew better. I was 160 when he married me and 3 years I thought pregnancy was a license to eat. It got progressively worse for the next 17 yrs. I was so psyched when I got my surgery date that I started (only 2 wks prior) working out, drinking lots of water and cutting down on sweets. It made resuming these healthy choices easier to resume after surgury. Make sure your pantry is full of the things you will need after surgery-Before surgery. Keep reading . Knowledge is powerful.

sorry, I guess I could have made that more clear. I meant the lap band rules, not the website rules

Thanks so much!

guns n roses (Love your name!) I am a month out, but I am so geared up I am going to start walking and cutting back on sugar, etc. on monday. This weekend is my last hoorah! I don't want to slip into the "Last meal" mentality. I want to get a running start at my weightloss!

Carey