Hello All,

I just came from the Dr.'s office and I have my date. I'm getting my Lap Band on April 28.

I'm feeling just about every emotion, right now.

About me: I'm 47 and have been overweight all my life. Up until I was about age 40 I could keep up with my thinner friends. In the last few years it's gotten tougher and I knew it was time for action.

Like most of you, I've lost hundreds of pounds in my life...Only to gain it back, plus some. My PCP, who is also a lifelong friend, brought up WLS over 2 years ago. I wasn't ready then. But, I'm now on a handful of pills and I'm tired of feeling lousy!

So...I'm ready to start this new and exciting chapter in my life. I'll let you know how it goes.

Take care and good luck to you!

Jim

Well good luck to you....I am in the same boat and am getting banded April 16th......

Hi there, I am now a week post op most of my cuts are nearly healed and am permanently attached to a glass of water, instant soup is a close friend too! It is an exciting new chapter in my life though and am already looking better for it. All the best and hope you are doing ok on your pre op diet. April 28th will be your new birthday and a date to celebrate each year!

Jim, by the first week of May you will be feeling so much better. I, too, had lost more than 100 pounds more than once and always gained it back with a little extra for good measure. My PCP told me before surgery that starting with the day of surgery to not take any of my meds until he told me otherwise. I am not quite 2 months out and I've seen him twice (once I had a sinus infection) and he says I'm doing really well, come back in May and we'll see how it's going then. I feel better than I can remember. I'm down 43 pounds since I started the pre-op diet through today. This forum and others like it are a great source of information, ideas and suggestions. We'll look forward to hearing from you on your progress!

Jim, by the first week of May you will be feeling so much better. I, too, had lost more than 100 pounds more than once and always gained it back with a little extra for good measure. My PCP told me before surgery that starting with the day of surgery to not take any of my meds until he told me otherwise. I am not quite 2 months out and I've seen him twice (once I had a sinus infection) and he says I'm doing really well, come back in May and we'll see how it's going then. I feel better than I can remember. I'm down 43 pounds since I started the pre-op diet through today. This forum and others like it are a great source of information, ideas and suggestions. We'll look forward to hearing from you on your progress!

Thanks so much to Cathy and everyone else!

I'm looking forward to my new life!

Hi Jimbo,

I'm being banded on the 23rd April and share your hopes. Looking forward to sharing experiences.

In case you might be interested there's a forum for all of us being banded in April HERE and we've added you to the list of April bandsters HERE.