Hello, I am a new lapband patient. I had the lapband on Friday, February 8,2008! I used Dr. Adam Smith in Fort Worth, TX. My sister and I are taking the journey together, she had hers done the day before mine. So far everything has been going good. I have lost 13 pounds since starting the postop diet and the surgery itself. Its a great head start for me and I am very excited that I took the leap ahead and gathered the courage to do this for myself! If I can answer any questions for anyone, just ask! I wish success to all!

Hi and welcome to LBT! That is great that you and your sister had this done at the same time, what an awesome support you will be for each other.

If you have any questions, let us know. We look forward to getting to know you.

Hi, welcome to the boards. There is a lot of us on here from Texas also. Great job on your weight loss already. How do you feel? I'll be having my surgery on March 3rd. :cheers2::ohmy:

Welcome to LapBand Land!

Wishing you continued success!

Hi, my name is Vanessa and I had my lap-band surgery done Dec. 19th 2007. Feeling great and a total weight loss of 25lbs so far! Also wondering how you can post the weight loss graph below each posted message.

Hi,

Congrats on your weight loss.

Im having my surgery with Dr. Spivak here in Houston on March 3rd.

Congrats on your scheduled surgery with Dr. Spivak. He did a great job on me. I also was very comfortable at the hospital and the staff was very helpful answering all my questions and checking on me after surgery. I had to be at the hospital at 7:00am check-in and had the surgery, recovered in my private room after and was out by 5:30pm. I could have stayed longer, but I was ready to go home and continue to recover in my home. The first 2 to 3 nights were a little hard for me to actually sleep. I found out that taking the pain meds right before I went to sleep worked best for me, but I still would wake up in the middle of the night to take it again when I stared to feel a little pain.

Please feel free to e-mail me any time if you have any questions!

Best Wishes,

Vanessa

Congrats on your scheduled surgery with Dr. Spivak. He did a great job on me. I also was very comfortable at the hospital and the staff was very helpful answering all my questions and checking on me after surgery. I had to be at the hospital at 7:00am check-in and had the surgery, recovered in my private room after and was out by 5:30pm. I could have stayed longer, but I was ready to go home and continue to recover in my home. The first 2 to 3 nights were a little hard for me to actually sleep. I found out that taking the pain meds right before I went to sleep worked best for me, but I still would wake up in the middle of the night to take it again when I stared to feel a little pain.

Please feel free to e-mail me any time if you have any questions!

Best Wishes,

Vanessa