This should piss some people off but that is not my intent. Best case scenario it becomes a spirited discussion of the merits of waiting. Worse case, those offended will rant at me for a while and I won't miss a wink of sleep over it. This is dedicated to all of you pre-banders out there who get discouraged, frustrated about the time it takes to finally get to band land, whether it be due to insurance or pre-op diets or any reason that causes you to take more time than you originally hoped for a band date.

So.........have you noticed that the people with the most problems, slowest weight loss, slippages, pb's, complications, etc. are the people who went from seminar to surgery relatively quickly as opposed to those who for whatever reason had to wait 8 months to a year.

I personally am using the time to learn. I will not be posting a thread in the future asking what is PB after I'm banded. First and foremost I am GETTING MY MIND RIGHT! for the changes I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR!

I'm still pre-op (just a week away) and I started this August 6th. I had to attend a seminar before they would give me an appointment, and because my surgeon is considered one of the best in the area, it was a wait. After the seminar, it was a month before I got to have a consultation. And then, everything after that was a slow process due to my own lack of money (they charge a 350 dollar program fee. I'm in college - it took some saving.)

I feel like, because it did take so long, I'm more prepared. I'm not scared at all about complications or anything like that. I know that my doctor knows what he's doing and as long as I listen to him, I'll be fine.

I've also had plenty of time to think things through and decide why I want the band and really understand that it's not going to do all the work for me. I have a lot of work to do here.

Another 'I see no difference' by a self pay, fast bander with marginal results

Come on folks, can't you see what I'm seeing? Chime in

Perhaps we all do not have the time to analyze each persons response like you do :rose: But I agree with a post above that said it is how well prepared you are. It took me a year to do it but I have talked to others that researched it in a matter of a couple weeks and are doing well. Sure like everything some people do jump into it because they saw a commercial but depending on what type of person they are they could be successful as someone who waited a year and of course there are no guarantees that the research will make us successful.

I picked no difference ..I think its not how quickly someone gets banded its how much work they are willing to put in..