Hi I have just found this site, and it is great to find other people going through the same as me.

I am Debbie, 47 and living in Herefordshire in the UK, and I have just been approved for lap band surgery, with the operation to take place in March 2008. My surgeon is Mr David Hewin at Gloucester and I am really confident things will go well. Even so I am nervous and excited and hope I will be able to cope with the changes in my lifestyle.

My family and friends are supportive, though some think it is a drastic step - I don't, I think it is the right thing to do and it will hopefully change my life for the better.

I will read other people's stories and hope to get information and support from this site. I will keep others updated re my progress if you would like and I am aiming to keep a diary throughout so I can look back later.

Hope to hear from others, I am so glad I stumbled on this site, which I found while googling my surgeon!

Debbie

HI- Debbie- I just had surgery on the 20th of December, and everything went well. Good luck to you. My personal tidbit of help is to lose as much as you can before the surgery. They say that there will be less chance of a gas pains the less they have to blow air in to see. When you lose weight prior it decreases the amount of fat around your liver. I had no gas pains and lost 12 pounds the two weeks prior. I don't know if that is why, but just in case.

Good luck to you.

Brickgirl

Hi Debbie, I am new too. I had my surgery Dec. 17, everything went great. I have lost 14lbs in one week from the two day liquid dieting then 3days after surgery.

I have learned alot from the website. The people are great and give great advice.

I am excited for you. It will go well. My family thought it was a bit drastic too but know they are excited to see how I do. So I am determined to show them what I know I have underneath the fat!!!!

Sonya

Hi Debbie,

I am new too. I found this site by accident. I am having my surgery in Feb. and I am still hoping that it is the right decision. I read someone diary that put a scare into me but after finding this site I have been feeling better about it. I think sometimes that I can try dieting again and make it work but ya know I've been doing that for years and getting bigger.

I really feel I need this tool to help me lose and keep it off.

Nancy