Well, I can barely stand myself. I will be banded on Friday the 11th as things stand right now. Also a self-pay since this is considered an exclusion with BCBS. Oh well, as long as I have it, I don't care how much it costs me. The bennies much outweigh the costs. I am a married mother of a 6 1/2 year old boy (world revolves around him). I am just over 260 and am 5'3" tall. BMI is over 47. Went for diagnostic evaluation at True Results, they set up the pre-op with Dr. Hollis just 5 days later and the surgery just 2 weeks after my 1st visit. I am so excited about this and just wish my husband was on the same page. He is looking for something negative about the banding procedure, just so he can shoot it down too!! He eats 1 meal a day and weighs what he did in high school and that just makes me sick!! He just doesn't get just how much he will benefit from me losing weight, he is only thinking of how much this is going to cost and he is not even paying for it. I have just been day dreaming of getting back into the closet full of clothes that I have outgrown over the years. Wish me luck on my new and wonderful life!!!

good luck on friday......this is the single best decision i made to help myself. i'm sure you will feel the same way

let us know how you are after the operation.....

advice i received for the day of the operation and immediately after...

drink alot of Water..... walk, walk, walk and practice your breathing exercises.

i was self pay too...worth every penny.

also your husband's attitude can be used to your advantage...i would use this to keep me going and to prove him wrong ha!

anyway be well

Thanks for the well wishes, I really appreciate it!

Good luck with your surgery. I am in NW Houston as well, but not as far up. Hope everything goes great!!