Hi people were are you.I need to talk and get some of this support that i need. Lucky sevens where are you. I get banded the 30th of july and scared. shacking in my boots and scared of traveling alone. I need to to how you feel and the outcome. I am from North Carolina and i would like to chat with some of you as well. maybe you can tell me where to get the fills.

Hi YummieT,

My name is Jean and I am in the process of getting banded. I just got my surgery date today, I'm scheduled for surgery on 09/04. Like you, I am a bundle of nerves! I'm really excited but I'm scared too. I'm sure the roller coaster ride will only get worse the closer I get to my surgery date.

Anyway, if you're close to Greensboro, you can try Central Carolina Surgery. They have been great working ih me through this whole process and I really like my Dr- his name is Dr. Newman. The phone number to CCS is 336-387-8100.

Take care and good luck! Keep us posted on your progress.

thank you for respondin and i know and pray that we will do just fine. dr.s will not take you unless they have banded you and they especially won`t take you if your goin to mexico. good luck you`ll do well. we are on the raod to success but the road is just a little bumpy right now.

Just relax and be optimistic. I was banded the 16th of this month and I feel great. The pounds are dropping and no depression. I was banded in Mexico and haven't yet tried to find someone for fills, but there are a lot of doctors here in Michigan. Are you going to Mexico? Who is doing your surgery? Dr. Ortiz did mine and it was first class all the way.

Yes I am goin to mexico and dr. hauzuc is my surgeon. I heard nothin but good things about him and i have tlked to him several times. are you, can you sleep, are you hungry, and do the scars look bad. im so excited but i am no worried about lose skin. I don`t know how much i weight yet but the last time it was 239. i am about 5 7 and i want to get to 145. will i need surgery for the loose fat.

I have had no problems sleeping. I took a pain pill the first night at the hotel so I could sleep but didn't really need it. Believe it or not, I am not hungry. It is all I can do to eat. I told my daughter I could make a good anorexic. I love the fact that I am losing and want to keep on losing. Any way I can. This has been such a positive move for me. Haven't hit any snags yet.

Hi yummieT, Good luck with your banding on Monday. I know you'll do just fine. I was banded on the 17th of this month and am doing great. I'm having a bit of a problem getting in all of my protein, but as far as the surgery, and healing and all that, I"m doing great! I've lost 26 pounds and am not hungry. If you have any specific questions, you can always contact me. I don't live in NC, but I could try to help. Good luck!