Hi my name is wendy,i am waiting to see my surgeon on saturday,cant wait for my new lap band,i dont have a date yet,but am so looking forward to changing my life for good,i am 52yrs old and av been overweight since my teens,i wish i had done this years ago! what a waste of all those years i could have been slim and healthy,never mind i am going to do this now ! i am so motivated,my lap band is only weeks away?It is nice to be able to talk to people in the same position, who understand what i am, and have been,going through!