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Jonna

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    I made it through surgery and the doctor said I did fine and everything went smoothly. I don't think I had prepared myself with the amount of pain I would be in afterwards, but each day is easier. They didn't release us until about 9:30 Thursday night and with a 2-hour ride home, it was a rough day. Was even rougher when the pharmacy wouldn't fill my RX because the doctor that wrote it was a residence of the hospital who had just graduated and can only prescribe in the hospital. Needless to say, Friday morning when everything had wore off I was hurting terribly. Thank God my husband was on a war path and was able to get me some pain meds before noon, which have helped.

    Hope you're all doing great and I can't wait to start seeing the changes!!

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    Thanks so much to everyone!!! This site is great for encouragement and support!! For those that are close to your date, best of luck to you! To those who still have a ways to go, just remember we've all been in your shoes and totally understand what its like to wait and wait. In fact, I was suppose to have surgery on May 27th and got a call the week before that said the insurance company denied it. To make a long story short, I had to change doctors and now having my surgery in Baltimore. But in the long run, I'm sure God knows best and that's the way I accepted it. To those who have already been banded, continued success to you!! I'm sure I'll be back on over the weekend, so I'll let you know how things go!!

    Thanks a bunch for your support and God Speed to you all!

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    I can't believe the day is finally here that I've been waiting for, for so long!!! My surgery is at 9:45 tomorrow at St. Agnes in Baltimore, we have to be there 2-hours ahead so that means we'll have to leave home around 5:30am. I live in Delaware, so its about a 2-hour drive, which isn't going to be fun. Trying to get my husband out of bed that earlier, really isn't going to be fun! LOL

    I started thinking back when I first started looking into the band, and it was around 2003. It's now 2011, and I'm finally making it happen!! I'm so excited, but so nervous at the same time! I just hope the pain isn't too bad, I'm a big baby when it comes to pain! Anyhow, please keep me in your prayers as I keep all others in mine.

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    Thanks everyone!! Still working on this, waiting for the doctors office to see if they can get any sort of documentation that shows the hospital has acquired the COE and just waiting for their ID number. I'm giving it till the end of the day, but in the mean time I have made an appt in Baltimore. I will have to go to one of their seminars before they will schedule and appt with the surgeon and I've also contacted Christiana Bariatric, so either way I'm confident I will succeed in getting a new surgery date!!! I went to church yesterday and the pastor said that he had to go to Baltimore today to see a 26 yo girl that needed a double lung transplant, my wanting to have an elective surgery is nothing compared to what some are going through!! I prayed all day for that young lady and hope God will touch her with his healing hands!!

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    At 4:30 yesterday afternoon, my cell phone was going off. It was my Doctor's office telling me that my surgery has been denied!! I say WHAT?? How is that possible? Apparently, the hospital where I'm having the surgery has not acquired their Center Of Excellence as the surgeon's office said they would by the time I had my surgery. I was in complete disbelief and really didn't say a whole lot, I felt the girl at the doctor's office was just like "oh well, there's nothing we can do to help you. Let me know where you want your records sent". I went home and talked to my husband, who reminded me that 2 different people said that the hospital had acquired the COE and then I did remember that. Needless to say this morning, I was on the phone with the Hospital Administration office and the Office Manager for the Surgeon. We'll see what happens now, but I also know that God has my plan for me and I'm going to let him lead the way!!

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    I'm on day 2 of my liquid diet, my surgery is May 27th. I only had to do it for 10 days, so I'm feeling for you!! I actually got some cream of chicken Soup in Hand from Campbell's which only has 150 calories. Although it only has 3g of Protein, I saved some calories for my dinner so that I could do this soup last night. It really filled me up and I had one today for lunch, so I'll just do a shake tonight. Wish you lots of luck!!

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    I was told not to drink caffeine for the same reason NJgirl said. I can also tell you from past experience when I would do like a carb diet, if I didn't drink the caffeine I would see more weight loss, but if I did for some reason I wouldn't lose that week. I don't know if that really had anything to do with it, but I started my liquid diet yesterday and do not plan on having caffeine. Best of luck!

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