Hi everyone:

My name is Katharine and I live on Vancouver Island. My doctor is Dr. Leung in Surrey. My surgery is scheduled for July 13. I am both very excited and somewhat nervous, but I guess that's normal. Very glad to find this site because I don't know anyone else who's had the procedure.

Hello to all lap banders and all lap banders to be,

My name is Sandra I am 33 yrs. old....from Houston, Texas. I have been on the road to getting a lap band for over a year now. I have been over weight most my life....but always was healthy. Well now I have it all...High blood pressue....knee pain and asthma. My highest weight has been 255...right now I am at 242. I did 5 months of Nutrisystem. I finally got financing for my lap band....found that out yesterday. Now I have to meet w/ my surgeon Dr. Spivak next wednesday, May 23. I wonder how long it takes after your consult and the money end of it is done. Anyone know??? Well I am very excited to get started. Thanks to all you guys you have all motivated me. I am a little nervouse....I have two kids....and all I can think now is that I dont want to die when I go under. I am sooooo ready not to be the "BIG ONE" in the family.....or have people tell me your sooooo pretty such a shame that you are so big. I think I have heard that all my life!! I will all updated on when they schedule my lap band. I was a little hesitant to tell some of my friends and family.....is that bad??? I did have someone tell me...that they knew someone that had lap band 8 months ago and all she lost so far was 20 lbs. Do lap bands actually fail???

Welcome to LBT! Start reading all the threads on here and you gain lots of information! Good Luck!