Hey Guys,

I go in for my band in 6 hours. I cannot sleep. Normally I have to use Xanax to fall asleep (bad habit) and I cannot sleep. I have to leave for the hospital at 5am, I am finding every little pain in my body to be a thousand percent worse then it really is. I guess you could say I am freaking out. I have about 95 pounds to loose and I just want it gone. I wish they could Lipo me in the process.. Recovery time? Some people on here seem to be up and going with in a day or 2, I am taking 4 weeks off of work to get used to my new life style. Plus yet ANOTHER question, I am a professional singer, will this effect my singing voice, I never even thought about that, I am getting the jitters big time.. Anyone out there awake.

Sleepless in Chicago/ Jen :Bunny

I don't think so. I'm no professional (lol), but it hasn't effected my singing voice. Congrats & good luck! Hope you have a speedy recovery! You'll get to sleep tomorrow! Ahhhhhh.....Lala land! Don't forget to update us as soon as possible!

Later tater......Jess

Good morning Jen, Congratulations. Don't worry you will be fine.

You may find that taking that much time off working against you. At least for me, getting back to work ASAP really helped distract me from any post surgical ailments. It really helped speed my recovery.

I actually inquired about voice change and any speech patern changes before the surgery and was told no. This has held true for me so far. I am an EMS Dispatcher and transmit on the radio, so my voice was a concern, I have lost 35 lbs and there has been no change.

I will hang out in the chat room for a while if get this in time and you want talk.

Congrats - you'll do fine

While it shouldn't mess with your voice at all, you'll probably have a sore throat for a few days after surgery, as sometimes they have to tube you during surgery.

Good luck .. and you'll have plenty of time to sleep later today if you miss out for a bit tonight lol.

Congrats!!! You are going to do great! And will be happy you did it... Let us know how things went.. Your in my thoughts and prayers

Thanks guys, I am home from the hospital and took a shower..it felt sooo goood.

Anyone out there feel like thier belly is just totally bloated and HUGE after surgery? I feel very wobbly for the past 2 days...I don't think I could even contemplate putting normal pants on right this sec. How long will this "lost in space" feeling last?

Thank goodness you guys are out there

Jen, you might check out Ann Wilson's Story from Heart, she had the lapband done and she feels that it has helped her singing. She was afraid how it was going to affect her singing as well.

http://www.spotlighthealth.com/morbid_obesity/anns_story/anns_story1.html

And a big welcome home!!!