Hi everyone,

I'm scheduled for my surgery this Wednesday, March 11th. The surgery is going to be done by Dr. Scott Robbins, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL.

I'm currently six feet tall and as of this past Friday, I weighted 358 pounds. I want to do whatever it takes to better my chances for enjoying life by adjusting my lifestyle and methods to loose weight from this tool.

I'm really looking forward to a new way of life and to aleviate some of the pains in my back and knees, that I'm pretty sure that extra weight in aggrevating.

I'm also excited about the possibilities of lowering my blood sugar and maybe elimination the shots of insulin, and some other medications.

So the next time you read this, you should be banded...

Welcome to LapBandTalk and the Loser's Bench!

It is done! I had to spend the night at the hospital but I'm finally HOME. The procedure was successful and I'm now looking forward to a new way of life and feeling better as I drop those excessive pounds and adjust to smarter eating habits and exercising. I definitively want to ride a bike!