Hi, I'm due to have my banding in a week (in quite nervous/excited) Currently doing the pre op diet. Does anyone have any general advice?

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Welcome BlondieUK,

Hope you all the best with your decision and quick recovery from surgery. Just make sure you keep following up after surgery with your doctor to keep you on track.

Thank you!

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Remember it is a process...do not expect results within the first few weeks, months even.

People get frustrated too early on. The band is adjustable and needs to be before it starts to function the way it was designed to do.

Also, as the band gets adjusted, so the patient needs to adjust themselves also...old habits will not co-exist with the changes the band wants to bring.

It's easy to blame the band while all along the patient is resisting change.

Some people insist on hanging onto old things...things that made them obese in the first place

I was very frustrated early on, felt I made a big mistake, especially after all the work and anticipation leading up to surgery...

But 4-6 months later...Everything started to fall into place, and it just got easier and easier. Best decision I ever made.

Here I am over 5 years later...no excess weight or fat, medical problems reversed, definitely a new person and still going strong!

Most of the day I do not even think about it that much.

Never had a complication, other than the ones I brought upon myself by eating things I shouldn't.

Hi BlondieUK.. I just started the process. How long did it take from initial appointment to getting the surgery?

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I went privately so from initial appointment to surgery it was 6 weeks x

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That's great! Good for you!

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DO YOUR RESEARCH! I cannot stress enough to read everyone's tips and advice on healing, those first few weeks of healing, bandster hell, plateaus, stuck episodes, etc. The more you know in advance, the more successful you will be in the long run!