Hi,

I recently joined this site, and so far I have found that reading the posts has been very helpful. I am scheduled to have surgery tomorrow. I am both excited and nervous! Excited for the long-term results, but nervous about the surgical aspect as I have surgical anxiety re needles & pain. It has helped to read posts on this site to get an idea of what to expect. I look forward to online support throughout my weight loss journey with the band.

Hi Lauren,

congratulations on getting banded tomorrow! I'm still working through the process, but can definitely understand your anxiety about needles; they terrify me, too, but losing weight is more important to me. (Don't know if I'd have said that a year ago!) :-)

What time is your surgery?

Good luck, and best wishes for an uneventful surgery and speedy recovery! Be sure and let us know how you're doing when you feel up to it.

Debbie

Hello and good luck tomorrow. I had surgery on Monday and let me ease your mind alittle its NOT BAD AT ALL. I went in at 7:30 a.m. and was home my noon the same day. The pain is like doing 200 sit ups. I had alittle shoulder pain but nothing that alittle tylenol did not fix. I was worried like you but I was execting it to be alot worse than it was. Good luck.

Best of luck to you! Hope all goes well. Hope to be where you are soon. Jan.12 is my date. Let me know how it goes. Congrats!