HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE TO ALL. THIS IS MY VERY FIRST POST AND I AM VERY EXCITED.:laugh: I AM HAVING MY BAND PLACED ON JANUARY 23, 2009 IN ALBANY, GA BY DR. BAGNATO AT PALMYRA MEDICAL CENTER. THIS AWESOME NEWS CAME TO ME THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND THAT WAS THE BEST GIFT/NEWS THAT I COULD HAVE EVER RECIEVED. I HAD HONESTLY ALMOST GIVEN UP BECAUSE MY INSURANCE COMPANY WAS SOOOO SLOW ABOUT APPROVING THE PROCEDURE. :tt1: BUT, I FINALLY GOT THE CALL I HAD BEEN PRAYING FOR. I COULDN'T HELP BUT CRY :eek: BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A NEW BEGINNING FOR ME FOR I HAVE BEEN OBESE ALL OF MY LIFE. I AM 30 YEARS OLD AND FEEL THAT IT IS TIME TO GET MY WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL AND HAVING THIS PROCEDURE WILL ALLOW ME TO CONQUER THE LONG BATTLE I HAVE HAD TO ENDURE WITH OBESITY, AND THE HEALTH CONDITIONS I HAVE BECASUE OF IT. IF THERE ARE OTHERS WHO DON'T MIND SHARING WITH ME THEIR EXPERIENCES AND WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER SURGERY, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. :tongue::mad: