my lap band is schedule for January 15 09.

I am very nervous but at the same time excited. Is there anyone out there schedule for the same date.

congratulations on your surgery date! You will be glad you did this. I had my band in September 2008 and have lost 40 pounds so far. There is a monthly lapband forum on here that you can talk with others who are also being banded in January. It helps to see what others are going through and how they are doing. The main advice I will give you is after the surgery make sure you stay hydrated. I did not drink liquids like I should and was walking the same day I came home from surgery. I just overdid it the first few days. If I had stayed hydrated I would have been fine. I do believe that the walking helped me a lot that first week as I had literally no problems after surgery. A lot of people complain about the pain in the shoulders from the gas from the surgery where they basically inflate your stomach to do the lapband surgery but the walking helped so much. Hope this helps some. Best of luck!!!!