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As of today, it's been one month since my Lap Band surgery.  According to my scale, my heaviest point was at 287.  I'm now at 255.5!  Still primarily doing a soft food diet.  Trying to get to a support group soon.  Wasn't able to attend the two week post op nutrition classes due to poorly advertised location change.  Trying to find alternate resources and support for post-op diet and nutrition info. I spend a lot of time on the internet reading about WLS, bought a couple really good books - Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery, and subscribed to WLS Lifestyles magazine.  Feeling a little lost and unsure about how I'm progressing and wonder if I'm doing all the right things.  I must not be too far off track though after losing 31 1/2 pounds so far!

Hours after joining OH and posting my profile, I was called this morning to have my surgery scheduled!  At long last my surgery is scheduled for  10/2/08, just 3 days from today.  Suddenly, I feel like a crazed maniac.  So much to do - grocery shopping for pre-op and post-op supplies, starting the 2 day liquid diet, cleaning out cupboards, arranging time off from work, etc.  Plus, there are the pre-op appointments scheduled for tomorrow.   I've read where people experience a sort of last minute anxiety attack or "buyer's remorse," but at this point, I don't think I'll have time for any of that.  That's just fine with me.  This is such an incredible feeling, somewhat hard to describe.  I suppose it could be compared to undergoing a kind of rebirth.  Even with that though I'm managing to stay grounded.  I want to think that I have no illusions about the multitude of problems that can possibly arise from a surgery like this.  I'm confident that even if I should encounter serious problems I'm going to the best possible surgeon with the best staff available.