Hello everyone my name is Brianna. I'm 20 years old and 277 pounds. I started a new job at a hospital as a patient care assistant where I take care of patients that have had surgery and one being the Lap Band surgery. Since I have been working there this memory of me wanting the Gastric Bypas surgery came into my mind...but then I thought to myself why not get the Lap Band since i'm still young. So now i'm in the process of working on my 6 month diet that my insurance requires, getting my doctors appts. set up, and all that other little stuff that is required before surgery. I'm soo excited to do things that me weight has stopped me from doing before. Such as playing a game like Basketball, or tennins, or anything that requires a lot of movement. Or going on rides that require you to be locked in..or there is this ride at the fair here in Columbus that there are little seats that dangle from this huge thing and when it's turned on all the chairs go around in this circle(hard to imagine if you haven't seen it before), but i have never been able to fit into it..and i would love to some time. I just want to be able to enjoy life...so..here i go..on a journey...:car:

Hello to you! Good luck on your journey. I am getting banded Friday. This is a great place to meet friends and get information! :car:

Hey, BeautifulWoman! I am looking forward to enjoying life again, too. Heck, I just wanna be able to be around to see my 3 young children grow up! Ya do what ya gotta do! Best of luck on your journey. I get banded in 19 days! Can't wait!!!!!!

Hello everyone my name is Brianna. I'm 20 years old and 277 pounds. I started a new job at a hospital as a patient care assistant where I take care of patients that have had surgery and one being the Lap Band surgery. Since I have been working there this memory of me wanting the Gastric Bypas surgery came into my mind...but then I thought to myself why not get the Lap Band since i'm still young. So now i'm in the process of working on my 6 month diet that my insurance requires, getting my doctors appts. set up, and all that other little stuff that is required before surgery. I'm soo excited to do things that me weight has stopped me from doing before. Such as playing a game like Basketball, or tennins, or anything that requires a lot of movement. Or going on rides that require you to be locked in..or there is this ride at the fair here in Columbus that there are little seats that dangle from this huge thing and when it's turned on all the chairs go around in this circle(hard to imagine if you haven't seen it before), but i have never been able to fit into it..and i would love to some time. I just want to be able to enjoy life...so..here i go..on a journey...:car:

Good For you. This is a great place for support and to have all your questions answered. It's a wonderful feeling to finally take charge of food instead of having food take charge of us. I have 6 days to go before my surgery and then I will be able to answer questions from first hand experience. So many people on this fourm have answered all my crazy questions. Its like discovering a tree of your family you never knew existed. WELCOME and keep us informed.:whoo:

Nancy

thank you soo much for responding..it is great to have people around that can relate to what you are doing.

One of the best non scale victories I had was at an amusement park. I was able to ride all the rides.