And so it begins...

Feb 20, 2009

Well if you would have asked me 6 months ago if I would be preparing for lapband surgery now I would have told you that you were craxy and I no intention of doing that. But boy how things change. Last week I went to the new patient seminar. Wednesday I had my consultation with my surgeon and was given a surgery date right then and there - March 17, 2009. Wow - only a little more than 3 weeks away. Tomorrow I go for my nutritional and psych eval. Next Wednesday I go for my 3 hour preop class and then it's smooth sailing from then on out.

As for how I feel about all this -- I'm very nervous and excited at the same time. I'm excited because I truly believe that the lapband will be a weight loss tool that will help me and that I can be successful with. I'm nervous because there are so many "band rules" to follow in order to be successful and I sometimes question if I am actually able to do all that is required to be successful. I guess there is a strong part of me that believes i can do it because otherwise I wouldn't be going through with it.

I'm so excited also to be a part of the OH community with all this great information and support right at my fingertips.

Wish me luck on this journey ..... and I am wishing you all the same.

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