looking for support!!

Hi to all!! I am having lap-band surgery this Friday May 21 and until now have not really looked for support. I am happily married and a stay-at-home Mom of 8 year-old twins and a 4 year-old. I have been overweight all my life. After losing my Mom to cancer 2 years ago I finally decided I needed to do something. So, here I am. Now with only 5 days left I am certainly starting to get nervous. Not so much for the surgery itself but for the downtime that is required afterwards. Is there anyone out there in a similar situation?? Has anyone had the lap-band performed by Dr. czerniach?? And can someone explain what an angel is??? Hope to hear from someone soon, Jill

Hi Jill! How exciting! I had Dr Czerniach do my LAP RNY surgery on 4-12-04 and I can't say enough good things about him. My wife is having the Lap Band surgery a week after you with Dr Cz. SHe is expecting to go back to work on Tuesday, the only issue we are working out is we have a 16 month old who weighs about 25 pounds and there is no heavy lifting for a short time after surgery, so I will be doing all the lifting for a week or two. The diet can be a drag, and you probably will be very sick of Carnation Instant Breakfast pretty quickly, but if you follow the diet to a tee, you should have no problems. Excercising is the key to losing weight, so try to move around alot and the pounds will melt off. An angel is someone *****ports on your condition to everyone else here sort of a point person for when you are in the hospital, and they offer moral support.

Thanks Joe!! Please tell your wife good luck for me and congratulations to you on your successes so far. All your advice will be well taken!! Thank you again, Jill