My surgery is scheduled for Sept. 11th with Dr. Kirshenbaum in Denver! Was both an easy and tough decision all at the same time! Ok, here are my questions for you who are going or have been there!

~ Are you truly glad you were banded?

~ If you were self pay (I am) how did you pay for it? Do you have any advice about it?

~ How have you physically felt since your surgery?

~ Is it all you expected?

I am so excited, but have moments of doubt, and being mad at myself that I haven't been able to get the weight off my myself.

Any input?

thanks!

i really felt the same way as you,but i realized thaat i can't do it on my own. i cancelled my surgery from aug. to sept. but i will keep it in sept . because i know that i have tried over and over to do it (lose weight) and i can't!! and i'm tired of always being the big girl in the group.!!

I am going on sept 10th for my lap band! I have the same types of questions. But I want to get rid of this weight! Wish us all good luck the new sept lap bandsters!!

I am glad that i had it done. My surgery was July 30th. My ins. paid for mine, thank goodness. So far so good. 25lbs done. I took 2 weeks off work. The first week I was pretty sore. A lot of people go back to work within a week. I was glad i took the 2nd week off, just to give me a lil extra time to get used to it all. I know some people who have had it done and haven't lost very much, but they are NOT following the eating plan. So that is very important. Don't rush it. I can tell the biggest difference in my face right now. But in other places as well, like my shirts are not quite as tight. So keep your spirits up.

Sounds like you are doing awesome! I am looking forward to getting this weight off! Where is the most pain? You were banded on mu bday!!

Keep up the great work!!

I also have a lot of the same questions and fears. I'm having my lap bad Sept. 18. I am hoping my life will change for the best. Good luck.

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I was banded on June 2/07. So far I have no regrets. I am down 26lbs and hope to keep going down when I get my next fill. I also was a self pay (15,000), my hubby paid for it, when I questioned spending that

amount was like buying a new car, he told me not to put price tag on my health. I am starting to feel better about myself and am starting to get my confidence back again. I have about 120-130 lbs to lose but I know I can do it now. I will not say that it has not been hard work because it has being. But I would with out any hesitation tell others interested to do it, but not to expect a quick fix, it is only a tool to help you, and the tool does work! GOOD LUCK...with your journey to a new life.

Am I glad I did it?YES...Would I pay for it out of pocket..YES.....how do I feel physically....great..at times I have been tired..but when my body caught up with the weight I was losing...I had so much engery...I am able to move around and have so much more energy than I did last year at this time..I had my surgery August 15th 2006..and as of today I am down 105pds.....I would like to lose 25 more pds.....

advice...don;t get discouraged when you start losing .....you will lose and than sit at one spot for awhile..give it time, and let your body adjust..the scale will all the sudden move again...give it time soem times it take 3 or 4 weeks for your body to adjust...follow your eating plan..and more advice...get in a excercise routine..and follow it...push your self to do it..it will become part of your life style..it helps the weight lost...

one more advice...my doctor told me...you can eat around your band....it is to be used as a tool to help you lose, you have to follow the plan and it will work...

it is all I expected yes...it reminds me when i am over eating or eating something I should not, and reminds me how hard I am working to get healthy....

I wish you the best of luck!!...if you have desided to do this...you can do it!!!!

best wishes to you!!!!