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Hi, My name is Sandy. I go from my pre-op appointment tomorrow. And very nervous myself. My surgery is scheduled for August 7. Hang in there, you'll be fine.

Hi:

My name is Sandy. I go for Pre-op appointment tomorrow, and I am very nervous. I getting scarred, what if I fail again?

HI...My pre-op appointment is tomorrow and my surgery is scheduled for August 7. I can understand the wave of emotions as I am there myself.

Keep smiling, and stay positive.

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Hi Rachelle. I know it is hard to pay out of your own pocket, but it seems that it will be worth it. Are you going ahead with the surgery?

I have found a way to lose weight by eating low-glycemic foods.

It is kinda new to the public, but there are books written about it now.

If you would like some more info, you can email me at armsfamily@comcast.net. I would be glad to give you an alternative to

surgery. You are young and have time to try other things.

Realize that most Americans are addicted to "bad carbohydrates".

Once you break your sugar addiction (which takes 5 days usually), it gets easier. My friend lost over 50 lbs and looks great now.

My husband lost 30 lbs in 3 months and he was only 30 lbs over weight.

I want to encourage you that you can lose the weight, with or without

the surgery. Which ever way you choose, I would love to talk with you

about it.

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cherylgymnast,

The information is appreciated, however, most of us are here because we have tried anything and everything and spent a lot of money doing all of the FAD diets. While there are alternatives to surgery, your doctor and you should be the ones to decide what is right for you. I am still pretty young, but I have a condition that will not allow me to have children unless I drastically drop in weight. So, yes I am young and there are alternatives but I have tried everything I can and I am now ready to use the lapband as my tool for success. Please don't let anyone discourage you from doing what you and your doctor decided was the right decision for you, be it diet and exercise or WLS. Sorry for the ramble but I had to get it all in! GOOD LUCK everyone on making your decisions whatever they may be!

Hmmm... Thanks Cheryl. Im not sure if that is something I would be into or not, the reason I think I need the band is because I have somewhat crappy willpower.

Rachelle, thanks for the reply. What I am proposing is helping you with getting your bloodsugar levels down before your surgery, because it is hard to do the liquid diet for those 6 days if you don't prepare a little. I use to have bad will power also. I know what you mean.

Hi there! I can totally sympathize with you Rachelle and Judy145. I also have a lot of anxiety in general and I too suffer from panic disorder. Currently I have a surgery date of Aug.17 and I have moments where I'm just elated and other moments when I'm like "I can't believe I'm electing to be cut open and have some foreign object put in my body". BUT whenever I come on this site I KNOW I'm doing the right thing for myself. Rachelle just take it 1 day at a time. I also start imagining "the worst" but how does that help us? In your heart you should know if this is right for you and for now that's all you need to know :-D Good Luck with everything.