I having been trying to get this approval from the insurance company since February. Thought it might not happen. Today I got my surgery date of July 6 with a visit to the nutritionist tomorrow. Was there anything you wish you had known that you didn't know during the pre-op? What was not what you expected?:thumbup:

Yay!

Great news! That's really just right around the corner! :thumbup:

My date is July 28th.... You are now a July 09 Freedom Fighter Congrats..... Jennifer

Hey sis. Welcome to lapbandtalk. I'm so excited about your approval. This is the best place to get information about the lap band. There is a lot of knowledge here, and a lot of funny stories. These next couple of weeks will go by very quickly. You have the rest of your life to enjoy the benefits. God bless you.

I think for me the ONLY thing I didn't expect was how long it would take me to get restriction. My doc is rather conservative and I have a large band. Once the realization hit I adjusted and dealt with it, but for a while I was fretting that I was failing or something.

Depending on your surgeon and his/her fill schedule, it may take you 6 months (or longer) post op to really get restricted and lose well without dieting.

If that's the case you may diet or not as you see fit (I didn't want to for many reasons) but hang in there because once you are properly restricted (what they call here "the sweet spot" or what my doc calls "the green zone") you'll realize it was all worth it.

So not knowing this wasn't fatal for me but it would've been nice if I'd realized it.