Okay, I have been very excited since my insurance company approved my surgery and then the date was set. Now, I am 11 hours away from surgery, and I am starting to have doubts. :confused: I have read on some other sites about people dying from the surgery (although the risk is small, i know it is there). I think I should just go to bed now. :notagree

Maybe it is the hunger causing my last minute doubts. I have just finished up my 2 week pre-op diet of Protein shakes, SF Jello & chicken broth. Or maybe some doubts are just normal.

I know I am just being silly. Everything will be fine and I am just beginning the new me on the road to a healthier life. (and looking better in my jeans won't hurt either).

Okay -- my surgery is set for 7:15 am. :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:

You guys have been such a great inspiration. Thanks for all your suggestions.

You are going to do great!!!! you are so lucky. I wish i was having surgury tomorrow morning. Keep us posted!!

glindab: My surgery is set for 1PM tomorrow...and I can't tell you the flip flops I've been doing. However, we started this journey wanting a "tool" to get us healthy...we'll be fine! Once we get healthy and have heads turning again - we'll realize we made the right choice. Best of luck to you.

Lapband_ago --

It has been an emotional day, but I know this is what I need to do. We will do fine tomorrow, and we can compare notes after the surgery. I am suppose to be out within 24 hours as long as everything goes well and no complications.

Good luck tomorrow!!! And to all the June 25 bandsters.

Lapband_ago --

It has been an emotional day, but I know this is what I need to do. We will do fine tomorrow, and we can compare notes after the surgery. I am suppose to be out within 24 hours as long as everything goes well and no complications.

Good luck tomorrow!!! And to all the June 25 bandsters.

Best of luck to both of you. You will be happy you did it. Maybe not the first few days but after that. I was banded last week on Tuesday.

Don't be surprised if you come home and say to yourself "What the heck was I thinking?" It will be fleeting. I did it.

I hope your surgery is awesome! And your recovery even better!

It will all be worth it. Look at it this way, complications MIGHT happen from surgery, odds are slim that will happen. You are already experiencing complications from obesity whether you know it or not.

Not a difficult decision when you think of it in those terms.

Well I am home now. I had my surgery yesterday morning, and no major complications. My blood pressure (which normally runs high and I am on blood pressure meds) dropped really low during surgery and during the night. It was 88/68 last night. But today it was better -- 110/68. So they let me come home and told me to quit taking my blood pressure meds. That was one of the reason's I wanted the sugery so I could get off those meds, just didn't think it would happen over night. HEHEHEHEHE

Boy am I sore though. I now that will get better. But for those of you who said I would be thinking "what the heck did I do" -- YEP. I thought that a few times. But again, I know that will go away.

Lapband_ago -- I hope your surgery went well yesterday. Please let me know how things are going for you.

Thanks for all your thoughts & prayers.

I hope your surgery went well. I felt the same way as you did. I was very scared leading up to surgery. I am really happy I was banded though. It will be worth it. Good luck today.

Glad you are home and on the mend. Be kind to yourself.

I just wanted to tell you that every day I thankful and love myself for being courageous enough to go through with this surgery. I am 11 months out now and 82 pounds less. I feel so alive and good about myself and how I look and feel.

Some days I STILL can't believe that I actually went through with this surgery. I did actually think of jumping off the table in surgery. But I am sure thankful that I didn't. And this morning, I felt particularly beautiful when I put on my brand new loose fitting white Esprit size 14 capris.:clap2:

I am thankful evey day for my surgeon and those of my freinds here and in real life who went before me.

Keep us up on your progress and congratulations, this is the first day of the rest of your life, thinner and healthier for it.

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$5500 for banding? OMG, what shortcuts are you taking other than stealing advertising space?

No way.... I know the costs of banding and you are taking shortcuts. Spooky.

Just think, if you actually paid for advertising as the rules state, you too could charge what is necessary for adequate medical care!

You don't even have a profile on OH... never had a patient write about you. Have you actually done any lapbands?

Be careful before you respond, I call band manufacturers and verify the # of bands sold to you.

Getting a band the same day? How does that liver shrinking pre op diet work?

Dude, if you really did have 10 years of experience your name would come up on lap band boards. Me thinks you are fibbing.

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