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REALIZE™ Band Preparedness Quiz
Are You Prepared for Your New Life?

Undergoing adjustable gastric band surgery will have a significant impact on your life. Before you decide to have the surgery, it's important to understand the changes you will experience and how to prepare for them. Take our Preparedness Quiz below to see if you're truly ready for the REALIZE™ Band.

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1. Improving my health is the main motivation for getting this REALIZE Personalized Banding Solution.
2. I can arrange to take 1-2 weeks off work after surgery, and I am comfortable with the fact that I will not be able to return to all my normal activities until 3-6 weeks after surgery (the time depends on your recovery progress and the amount of physical activity your job and lifestyle requires).
3. I have people in my life who are supportive of me getting the REALIZE Personalized Banding Solution and who will help me transform my health.
4. I can handle the surgery recovery diet - drinking only liquids for the first two weeks after surgery, and slowly building up to solid food 3-6 weeks after surgery.
5. I will have better relationships with my spouse/partner and friends after I lose weight with the REALIZE Personalized Banding Solution.
6. I am ready to make significant changes to my diet and focus on protein, and low fat, low calorie foods. I am ready for the fact that I will only be able to eat about 4 ounces (1/2 cup) of solid food at each meal.
7. I am willing to start exercising and building up to 30 minutes a day and 5 or more times a week.
8. The banding surgery will help me lose weight because it will eliminate my cravings and I won't feel the need to eat when I'm stressed or upset.
9. I am willing to go to my surgeon's office every 2-3 months after the surgery to get my REALIZE Band adjusted. This involves the surgeon inserting saline solution into the port underneath my skin.
10. I have a good idea of what it will be like when I get the REALIZE Personalized Banding Solution - I understand that there will be both pleasant and unpleasant parts of the journey I am about to undertake.

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