Hey everyone! First time posting but have been browsing for a few days now. My surgery date is Sept 8th and I'm starting to get nervous and freak! I'm all "what if it doesn't work for me and I don't lose much weight or lose really slowly or gain everything back or have complications." Ahhhhhh! Plus the fact that I'm self-pay so paying thousands of dollars for something that may not work is SCARY. Not to mention the fact that I made the mistake of going to the "complications" forum and the "struggling with the band" forum. Great idea. Just great. I already need a xanax just thinking about it all! Anyone else freaking out like myself? I've also noticed while browsing the last couple of days that many of the success stories are within 2 years max of their surgery date. I'm sure there are some but it would be more comforting to know that 5+ years later the weight has stayed off.

Anyway just wanted to see if others went through this freak out phase and how you got through it?

OMG - get out of my head! Seriously, I could have written that same post. Well, not anymore I guess. I'm not too scared. I've gotten over the nerves I think. My surgery is next week.

Yes, I think mostly everyone on this site has had the same questions and the same concerns. Really! Try to relax, read lots of posts. You'll get lots of info, find out things you did and didn't want to know and probably make some great friends. This is a great forum. Welcome!

TPG

I'm also a newbie. I haven't gotten approval to get the surgery yet...that happens tomorrow hopefully. But, I did see somewhere in the forums of someone who actually got banded way more than 5 years ago...I can't tell you exactly how many but it was significantly more.

I'm really nervous too...but hang in there...many of these posts will help you get through in the beginning and throughout the rest of your journey