Im starting to get nervous

[Alley0717]

What if i dont lose any weight? Or what if i end up having a complication such as a slipped band. I have done all my homework and i know the pros and the cons.. I'll stop ranting now. My surgery date is getting closer and im just going through the what ifs..

Alley

[Smiley]

Not to be crude, rude and obnoxious, but what if you don't get the band?

[DisasterWalking73]

I feel ya - I'm to be banded on Sept. 29th and I have many of the same fears and concerns. However, I think Smiley is 100% correct - if I do not get the band and continue on at my current weight, then I KNOW my health will get worse and worse. With the band, I'll deal with the complications when and if they come, knowing the overall result will be worth it. Hope that helps.

[bMEagain]

What if i dont lose any weight? Or what if i end up having a complication such as a slipped band. I have done all my homework and i know the pros and the cons.. I'll stop ranting now. My surgery date is getting closer and im just going through the what ifs..

Alley

I went through the same thing as my surgery approached. I just went over all my options over and over again. I reminded myself of all the past dieting attempts only to gain all the weight back. I reminded myself of how much I wanted this and that I was ready to break up with bread or what ever food I couldn't eat after the band, because I wanted this so much. It won't be easy, but like everything else you just have to want it bad enough and be prepared to do whatever it takes to be sucessful.

[AngieB]

What if i dont lose any weight? Or what if i end up having a complication such as a slipped band. I have done all my homework and i know the pros and the cons.. I'll stop ranting now. My surgery date is getting closer and im just going through the what ifs..

Alley

Hey Alley - I wanted to say nerves are not uncommon. I felt more "nerves" over being packed. I know I am a dork, but as soon as I was packed that brought a calmness over me. You have been prepairing for this for a while now. Trust your decision you are going to do just fine.

I had my surgery on April 24th. To date I have lost 25 lbs. (That is including the pre-op weight.) I am a mear 15 lbs way from the weight I was when I got married in 2007. These are the happy moments for me. I have not lost fast, but I am not seeing the scale go up! Can I get a whoop whoop! Now, for me, I have some serious foody issues. I wake at night to eat and even those habits are changing. I consider all these things victories for me. My son is 20 months old, and right now I am the weight I was at after I had him as was breast feeding. Yay me!

So, after sharing all of those moments, I can already say that I do NOT regret my decision. When I confirmed my date for surgery I was 279.8. I believe I will not see the 300's now. I was fearing the threes, and with the way I was going it would have happened sooner or later.

Jitters are normal. You are worth it!

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[nothereanymore]

Alley,

It’s really hard for us to not lose weight. What you'll hear most is that people lose at different rates. Some fast, some medium, some slow. But we all own a part of our success and the failures.

It’s a great tool, and you are so lucky and blessed to have the opportunity to regain your life again. Obesity can really hold many of us back from living life to the fullest. Based on my average rate of gain before the band, I would now weigh 335 pounds if I didn't receive my band, instead I received the band and now I weight 135 pounds.

Follow the rules and your chance of slippage is low - don't and you can put yourself in jeopardy. It’s generally our mistakes that get us into trouble. And make sure that you always work with Dr Ortiz and his team, they are great at assisting and making sure we are in good hands.

You decide where you want to be and you control your success – I never want to be that morbidly obese person again – its not who I truly am.

Take care,

Lisa