Hi everyone. I am new to this site and am really looking forward to having people to talk to about my upcoming banding. I am scheduled for March 9th. A bit nervous, yet really excited. I don't know anyone who has done this, so I really don't know what to expect. I would really love to hear how your journey's have gone and get some feed back and tips. I would love to find someone in my area that would like to buddy up and help each other.

I am married, 13 years, and my husband is being very supportive. He is a thin man and just can't really understand what this means to me.

Well looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Wendy

Hi Wendy,

Welcome to the site and congratulations on your upcoming surgery. I was banded in November 2007 and am nine pounds short of my goal of 150 lbs, which would mean a 136 pound loss since then.

The band has been an amazing intervention for me. It is not a magic wand, but a tool which you can use in order to change your behavior around food and your relationship towards eating. I guess the most relevent advice I have for you is to follow your doctor's instructions for the post op period to the letter, and to share here often.

It's great that you have a supportive husband even though he is not "one of us". If he can't understand why this is so important to you, try this: climb up on his back and scream in his ear "FOOD! FOOOOD! I WANT FOOD! FEED ME! FEED ME NOW! FOOD!". Then climb down off his back and tell him that this is what your life is like now and you don't want to go on this way. Let me know if this works.

All the best, keep reading and sharing here - this site has been an essential part of my progress.

-Bandpal

Edited February 28, 200917 yr by bandpal