Yay!!! A group my age! Obvious Newbie.

You all can totally understand those special issues of going on this journey at or around 44!  I saw that someone mentioned chin hairs, sweating (I refuse to call them "hot flashes"! Bullllloney, I must flash constantly!), graying hair and what ever else we find happening to ourselves in the past few years. I never thought I would honestly say that I am going through with this lapband for the health of losing weight. Oh, I would say that before, but really? I meant "I wanna look better". Now, I wanna feel better!! Looking better can either be a nice bonus or not, don't really care about that now. I have heard it said that, "I used to worry about what hurts, but now... I worry about what doesn't!" Amen. I say.

Welcome! This board hasn't seen much action...we need to breathe some life into it!  Glad you're here!  I wish you a wonderfully uneventful surgery!  Hopefully you will feel great when you wake up and continue to get better each and every day! Be sure to post and let us know! Freddie

Thanks, Freddie! Went for Preop today and everything is a go!!! I am so excited! The next 3 days are going to  DDDDRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGG... Tami

That is so exciting for you.  The days will fly by and soon you will be on the loosers bench and counting the weight down.  Best of luck and let us know how you are doing.

Peggy

Sending you GOOD KARMA, Tami

Thanks, Barb!

I'm New and I'm hoping to have the band soon.  I'm waiting on my insurance company for the second time.  I work with two other overweight ladies and I'm the youngest of the 3 I'm due to turn 40 in March, if it's God's will!  I'm was turned down the 1st time for bypass surgery, the Insurance company wanted me to do a 6 month program that was more recent, as if I handed already given that WL Center enough of my money.  Wish me look!  

GOOD LUCK!!!! It will be worth it! Jump through every hoop they put in front of you!