Hi there.

I'm a low BMI (34) self payed bandster from the UK.

I started reading these forums about a week before I went for surgery, and I wish I had joined up back then. I saw a lot of what I was worried about in the pre op threads which helped and then after my op I have been hooked in to the post op thread thinking 'yup, thats me' :thumbup:

The reason I have only just joined? Well, for some strange reason I was sure that lap band surgery wouldn't work. That somehow something would go wrong ... enlarged liver, band slippage, you name it. Sad I know, but that's the truth.

It is only after I have had my first fill today that I realise it has worked and that all that worrying was for nothing. OK so it is still early days yet. I have only just started my journey out of bandster hell and I'm sure I will need more fills and encounter problems along the way, but I'm feeling positive now!

I've joined up to share my experiences so far and to offer advice to anyone who has had the same concerns as me if I see them on the forums.

Good luck everyone and see you around in the forums :mad2:

Never too late though!:mad2:

Welcome, glad you made the step.

Hi there.

I'm a low BMI (34) self payed bandster from the UK.

I started reading these forums about a week before I went for surgery, and I wish I had joined up back then. I saw a lot of what I was worried about in the pre op threads which helped and then after my op I have been hooked in to the post op thread thinking 'yup, thats me' :thumbup:

The reason I have only just joined? Well, for some strange reason I was sure that LAP-BAND® surgery wouldn't work. That somehow something would go wrong ... enlarged liver, band slippage, you name it. Sad I know, but that's the truth.

It is only after I have had my first fill today that I realise it has worked and that all that worrying was for nothing. OK so it is still early days yet. I have only just started my journey out of bandster hell and I'm sure I will need more fills and encounter problems along the way, but I'm feeling positive now!

I've joined up to share my experiences so far and to offer advice to anyone who has had the same concerns as me if I see them on the forums.

Good luck everyone and see you around in the forums :w00t:

Congratulations. I know I had some of the same fears... that and changing my lifestyle forever. I am so glad I did it and I wish I knew years ago my insurance would cover it!!!! However I may not have been ready at that time mentally. Never the less here we are! Yeah!