Are you having surgery in February? Lets start a thread and keep in touch!

Answer the questions you are comfortable with and we will get to know eachother a little better.

#1. Surgery date?

#2. State you live in?

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center?

#4. Insurance or self pay?

#5. Age and height

#6. Current weight and goal weight?

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery?

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends?

#8. Concerns and questions?

.......................and anything else you would like to add!

We all know this is going to be a long road and we will all handle things differently so let's be there for eachother and make this journey a little easier!

I finally got my date!

February 30th. Well, it would have been if the damn Catholics didn't invent a month with only 28 days in it.

But they did and I guess my surgery date appears as March 2nd on the modern calendar.

Good luck to those going under the knife today and tomorrow!!!

Glad you got your date and have something to look forward to.

Come visit us sometime..........

Hello all...I got the band yesterday and I am back home today. I slept ALL day after the surgery. I just could not stay awake! The pain is tolerable. Just turning over in bed and stangind up is a bit painful. I was a bit queezy at first but that gave me some phenergan for that and never had an episode since. My surgeon did find a hernia and repaired it. I have had very mild shoulder pain (i guess gas). Other than that, things are great so far. I was a bit excited and nervous but I as arrived at the hospital and the process got started the excited part took over and I no longer felt nervous. Good luck to all of those getting banded in Feb!

#1. Surgery date? Feb 11, 2010

#2. State you live in? Idaho

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Anthony Davis

#4. Insurance or self pay? Self-Pay

#5. Age and height 36/5'7"

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 330, goal is 200

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? First, I'm tired of feeling stuck. I want to take advantage of everything my life offers and being overweight really holds me back. Second, I want to avoid the health issues that are surely coming my way.

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? Oh, absolutely. Everyone that I've told is very excited for me. My friends even offered to do the pre-op diet with me.

#8. Concerns and questions? Nervous about the inherent risk of general anesthesia. I never thought I'd go for an elective surgery, but here I am!

Lmao i can't wait to get to that day..im only on day 3 *sniff*sniff* but the day is over tomorrow is day 4 whooooooo!!

good luck tweety and chinchilla!!!

Only 5 more days of these dam liquid diet!! Banding time on tuesday for me!!! Woot woot!!!!

I have my preop phone call today.

I also have diarrhea but it is only once a day.

Lolllll hy-ster-ical!!!

Wishing you the best!!

i finally got my date!

February 30th. Well, it would have been if the damn catholics didn't invent a month with only 28 days in it.

But they did and i guess my surgery date appears as march 2nd on the modern calendar.

Good luck to those going under the knife today and tomorrow!!!

Hello everyone, been home now 24 hrs got home from hospital late yesterday, what a mess at the hospital, I was in the recovery room overnight, they had no beds, so there was 2 of us there, it was nice to have a nurse all to yourself, but really didn't get much sleep.they were cleaning, and making a lot of noise. Then went up to have a upper GI and than put into a room, where they really didn't help me at all.. So my over all hospital stay wasn't the greatest...

Today not doing so bad just tired and a little pain in the area where they did the surgery. The gas pain was really bad that night of the surgery but it comes and goes now. But FYI to all the Women, I read alot of post about getting your period right after the surgery and it is true I got mine yesterday the day after, just be prepared for it in case.. I'm doing OK otherwise.....

#1. Surgery date? 2/16/10

#2. State you live in? NY

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Lael Forbes / Highland Hospital

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance

#5. Age and height 35

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 263, 190

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? I need a tool to help me maintain weight loss

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? yes

#8. Concerns and questions? does anyone have regrets about doing it.

.......................and anything else you would like to add!

#1. Surgery date? 02/18/2010

#2. State you live in? NC

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Moran/ Rex Hospital

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance

#5. Age and height 35/ 5"5"

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 255/ 180

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery?

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? YES!!!!!

#8. Concerns and questions? Just looking forward to getting it done and starting the whole new way of life that is involved.

#1. Surgery date: 2-22-2010

#2. Kansas

#3. Stephen Malley/Malley Surgical Center

#4. Self pay

#5. 66 yrs. young, 5'3"

#6. 224/165

#7. Deciding factor? Self-esteem very low, & beginning to isolate. Tired of being trapped inside the "mask" of fat. Eager to embrace the life I deserve to enjoy.

#8. Support of family & friends? Some family members are afraid for me - most support my decision. I elect to withhold my choice from others.

#9. Concerns & questions -- will utilitze therapy to help make hugh changes the Lapband will require. i.e. no liquids during meals, small bites, chewing (not gulping), facing feelings and not numbing them with food.

These forum threads are invaluable in offering the support and information to assist me and all of us.

#1. Surgery date? 2/9/10

#2. State you live in? Iowa

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Cahalan, Mercy DM

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance, denied twice, appealed and approved 1/1/10. Hooray!

#5. Age and height 38 y.o. 5' 1"

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 228/140

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? I'm tired of being tired and absent from all of my family photos. I'm ready to get my life back!

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? Definitely, my son and husband are there for me and my coworkers are behind me, too!

#8. Concerns and questions? I'm 5 days away from surgery and getting nervous, but I'm so ready for this!

I have decided that if I was forced to drink a Protein shake after every unhealthy meal but didn't have to drink one if I ate healthy - I would've been skinny.

I am forcing myself to drink these things.......I sooo do not want to have a "meal" because I know my shake follows shortly after.......Yuck!

A little dramatic, I know, but I'm sick of them all the same. :sifone:

Hi. Just trying to get my ticker loaded on my page.

Yes, I did it!

I'm getting banded on the eleventh (one week away). I've been on my liquid/soft diet for two days now and I am starving.

I am extremely nervous about surgery. I'm scared, and with each day I find myself wondering how I can be really be doing this. I can't wait for this all to be over.

I am excited about getting slim and healthy, though... so... I just need to get over this anxiety.

Guess I should add this as well.

#1. Surgery date? 2/11/10

#2. State you live in? NJ

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Andrei, St Barnabas

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance

#5. Age and height 25, 5'5

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 233/140

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery?I want a normal life.

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? My parents. Haven't gotten into it with anyone else.

#8. Concerns and questions? Never been in surgery before or under anesthesia, so I'm scared out of my mind.