After years of fascination with weight loss surgery, I have finally come to a place where I'm going to go through with it. I know I'm ready because each day the desire in me grows greater and the fears are minimal.

What has always happened to me before is that I would read and read and read all the great success stories, but inevitably there would be something that would deter me; tales of surgery complications, or descriptions of how little they were eating, and there's always the story of someone for whom the surgery didn't work, or worked too well and now they can't keep the weight on, etc. At that point I would think, I could never go through that!

A couple of weeks ago I had some big realizations and suddenly everything clicked for me and there's been no turning back. Nothing I am reading is deterring me. I think that the Lap Band really is a great option for weight loss.

A little about me: I'm 35 years old. I have three children who are the light of my life. I have a loving and supportive husband. I have been heavy much of my life, but only MO for the last 7 years. I run a daycare in my home.

I live in super-rural Kansas, so I will be traveling 3 hours to Denver, Colorado to have this surgery. My initial appointment is next Wednesday. I was even able to schedule the nutritionist and hopefully the psychiatrist on that same day. I have the feeling that this will go quicker than I had first thought. I'm thinking that Spring Break will be a good time to do this. (Unless, of course, the process goes even faster than that.) We'll have to see.

I've really enjoyed reading on this forum and look forward to getting to know you great people.

Melissa

Hey Shiny! Welcome to the club! This is the start of the rest of your life, and it is going to look up, I promise! Best decision I EVER made for myself. Would do it a thousand times over. Just wish I could've done it 15 years ago.

Hello. I'm chiming in here in the introductions thread as Shinyhappymommy's husband.

Does anyone have any advice for me as her support? What have you all as patients appreciated most from your significant others during this surgery journey?

Is there a thread about husbands/supporters?

Melissa, it sounds like you are in a really good place right now. Congrats on making the committment to be banded. You will love it! Good luck.

Thanks for the support everyone! Hi honey!

Welcome, You and I are on the same page the more I research the more I learn that the Lap Band is the right surgery for me.

We're getting ready tonight to travel to Denver tomorrow for that first visit. I'm nervous and excited. I really want this first surgeon I visit to be the right one for me to use. I want it to work out and I want to get on the road to getting banded. I'll let you know how it goes.