JinTx

I am interested in a post op group After going to the hospital on friday for all of my pre op stuff I am really nervous. But I must say I am VERY impressed with the hospital. I am so glad I switched surgeons and facilities. I met with the anesthesiologist friday as well. He was awesome. They explained the whole process to me as far as check in, parking, waiting area for DH, etc. It hit me friday. Wow! It's almost time. I finalized my plans for the kids. With 2 kids in sports transportation may be an issue. I have been keeping myself busy this weekend....cleaning, made a frozen meal for the family to eat while I recover. I know this is the right decision but I am scared about the anesethsia. I've nevwr been put under before. J Getting banded 9/22

My dr asked me which i wanted and i told him i dont care, whichever he feels is best for me. I told him to surprise me when i wake up. Lol. We'll see what present i get next week!

Similar thing happened to me. I have been weighing myself daily while on preop diet for motivation. One day the scale was up 2 pounds and the next day it was down by 3. Go figure. I would check your shakes though, make sure they are appropriate for weight loss. Also, could your time of the month be coming? I always gain a few days before that. Hang in there!

Good luck SDBandit!!!

Leisha, i can sooo relate. I am preop, no more than 30 carbs. I have sat and watched people eat cake, ice cream sundaes, bought my DH mexican but the dr pepper tempts me the most! Ahhhhhhhhhh! I want a soda sooo bad right now. But they are a no no from my dr both pre op and post op so oh well. One day we will just not miss our soda anymore. At least I hope so. J

I am still preop and have lost 11 pounds and dont really notice a difference with my clothes. Be patient. It will come. J

I was in the exact same situation. I did as sweetpea advised and called my ins co and they said to have the new dr submit the request. Thats what I did and was approved in 3 days. J

Getting banded in 2 wks. What are the items you would recommend i take to the hospital and have at home for the next few days? Heres what i have so far - clothes, tooth brush, chap stick, gas x, broth, shakes, jello. What am i missing?

Dang it. I have the fruit punch isopure waiting at home for me to try. Looks like its gonna be grooooooooossssss. Oh well.

Reddirt, im on day 2 and my head is pounding!! Texasbandit, hope work went well. J

So, title says it all. Tomorrow I start preop diet. My diet is not liquid, so that is a plus. I have to stay under 30 carbs a day. I did a couple of "trial runs" last week and although I have done low carb diets in the past I never realized how restrictive 30 carbs is. One day I only ate veggies and Protein and went to 40. Guess if it gets tough I can just come here and realize that it could be so much worse...i could be on nothing but Protein shakes. Take care, J

Thru the 20th. Then Clear liquids on the 21st. Then on the 22nd.....band time! We can do this!! I can't believe I don't have more of a headache. I'm also going without soda but I am sipping on crystal light instead of my diet dr p. J

Congrats to those of you already banded! I start preop diet tomorrow. I am set for the 22nd. J

Let me start off by saying that I dislike going to that area of the board, however as a prebander I feel it is necessary to hear the good, bad and ugly about this from all view points. However, I have noticed that a lot of people begin having problems years out and dont immediately seek medical care from their surgeon. They live with problems for months and then finally decide to go back to the dr. I guess my question is to those of you that are a success story -- how often do you see your surgeon? My surgeon requires monthly visits for the first yr - regardless of if you want/need a fill. After 1 yr post op your follow up visits are up to you but it must be at least once a yr. So my response to him was "so i can come monthly for the rest of my life?" he said yes. I look at my relationship with my surgeon as one i will have forever. Perhaps all newbies think like that though, then they make it to goal, life get in the way and before you know it you havent seen your doc in 2 yrs. My dr did say that while the majority of his long term post op patients dont come in monthly they do come in regularily-- quarterly, every other month, etc. But when i think about it how does he know the success of the other patients if they dont come in? If i end up having problems with my band i dont want it to be because of something i did. I want to follow the rules and to me regular follow ups with your dr is part of the rules.

Jazz, good luck to you!! Hope all goes well. J

I'd take a pregnancy test. Not to scare you but the EXACT same thing happened to me with my first son. Thought it was a period, but it was a weird one, come to find out dr suspected it was implantation bleeding (i believe thats what its called) where the egg attaches to the uterus after fertilization. I was only having slight nausea aka morning sickness in the early am and my weird period. I eventually had other symptoms too. Good luck to you! J

Let me start off by saying that I dislike going to that area of the board, however as a prebander I feel it is necessary to hear the good, bad and ugly about this from all view points. However, I have noticed that a lot of people begin having problems years out and dont immediately seek medical care from their surgeon. They live with problems for months and then finally decide to go back to the dr. I guess my question is to those of you that are a success story -- how often do you see your surgeon? My surgeon requires monthly visits for the first yr - regardless of if you want/need a fill. After 1 yr post op your follow up visits are up to you but it must be at least once a yr. So my response to him was "so i can come monthly for the rest of my life?" he said yes. I look at my relationship with my surgeon as one i will have forever. Perhaps all newbies think like that though, then they make it to goal, life get in the way and before you know it you havent seen your doc in 2 yrs. My dr did say that while the majority of his long term post op patients dont come in monthly they do come in regularily-- quarterly, every other month, etc. But when i think about it how does he know the success of the other patients if they dont come in? If i end up having problems with my band i dont want it to be because of something i did. I want to follow the rules and to me regular follow ups with your dr is part of the rules.

Body fortress at walmart. $15 a jug. One scoop has 26 g Protein. It's the best one I have tried. J

Jenneral-- i am getting banded sept 22 too !!!!!! YIPPEEE !!!

Doesnt she have a blog or website? The name is familiar.

Who is in your house? The reason i ask is bc if the bad food never comes in then you cant eat it. Dh and i made a deal. He goes to the store and buys his own junk and then it goes into a solid colored large container in the pantry. I cant see it and i dont open it. I havent even seen him eating it so i think hes doing it when im not around. At night i have sf jello and then i go brush my teeth. And i also felt the need to have all of my fav foods. I decided about 2 wks ago to get into band mode as i am getting banded next month.

I'm getting banded sept 22. My preop diet is low carb x 2 wks. So excited !

Been appvd by insurance, done all my preop tests. Have my preop appt with surgeon today to review all my preop tests. Should get my date today!!!! So excited!!!!

I have uhc but didnt have to submit 5 yr weight history. Ive heard uhc is one of the better ins co to deal with. They accepted 6 mos of WW records as my 6 mos medically supervised diet. Try not to worry

I have uhc but didnt have to submit 5 yr weight history. Ive heard uhc is one of the better ins co to deal with. They accepted 6 mos of WW records as my 6 mos medically supervised diet. Try not to worry