Hi my name is Kelly and I am 26 years old. I live in So Cal and will be banded in February. I think this idea of a mentor is great. If anyone is interested in taking this journey with me I would appreciate the help. Thank you.:grouphug:

Hi Kelly!

My name is Alcine and I also will be banded in February.:tongue2:

What day in Feb. will you be banded?

hi Alcine. I do not have a date yet. I have the rest of my pre op testing on Wednesday, January 14th and they said it will be about three or four weeks after that. Do you have a date yet?

Yes I do, in fact I found out on friday that I will be banded on Feb. 16! I have my pre-surgery consult on feb. 2. I'm scared out of my mind lol. Its the whole surgery and putting me under that makes me scared.

Ya I totally get it about being scared. Just focus on the fact that the reason we have so many pre op tests is to make sure that the surgery will go smoothly. So what appointment was it that they set the date for you? Was it after your pre op testing?

Actually for me I had just finished my psychological evaluation and it was right before New Years, and my doc. told me to wait about a week before contacting my surgeons office so that she could get her papers to them. I called last friday to verify if they had everything and they did and so they scheduled me right over the phone.

oh wow that is soo cool! i cant wait. i am ready to go shopping and have not been because i know that i will be needing new clothes. i have a TON of clothes that i need to go through and get rid of buy now that i will be losing weight i have everything on hold. it is a good hold though :cursing:. so did you meet with the surgeon yet or are you still going to do that? any pre op diet or anything? whats your next step?

I know what you mean I want to wait to buy new clothes too :cursing:. I meet with my surgeon on Feb. 2 for the pre-surgery consult and that will be the last thing I do before my surgery! I don't know about the pre-op diet. I've been reading a lot on here that some have to do it and some don't. My older sister (she was banded Dec. 5) didnt' have to do a pre-op diet. I guess it just varies from person to person. I know the main reason for putting people on the pre-op diet is to shrink their liver to make it more easy to get to the stomach during surgery. I'll let u know what they tell me on the 2nd :cursing: