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I am scheduled October 3 for my surgery and the insurance has approved it. YAYYYY

I went this morning for my pre-surgery work up and met with a NP. My surgery is scheduled for 6:45 AM Monday October 3. I have to be to the hospital by 6AM and should be out of there by noon. Worries me a little about the pain medication. I have asked several times about when I would get my prescription for it. I had read in other places that some groups have you pick it up at this appointment so that you don't have to deal with filling it after the surgery. The nurse assured me that my pain would be taken care of. Tomorrow I go to my own doctor to be cleared by him. I will need to pick up my out of work slip from him and will be out for a month. Trying to get my ducks all in a row at work so that my desk is clear before I head out on Friday. I have an extended leave form that I will need to fill out when I get back from the doctors and I will need to hand the slip in. I need to check the schedule and I am hoping for a support group meeting this Thursday. I have my Green hospital ID band on now, and cannot take it off till after surgery. One more day closer to my surgery.

Hi Bob, my surgery is the day before yours. Did they have you talk to a dietician at all about what to eat after surgery? If not I would call and ask to be set up with one this week. It may help to calm your fears/nerves a bit. Though not very detailed I did get a diet plan to follow. Also I bought the book weight loss surgery for dummies, that has helped too and it also has sample meals and recipes. Hope this helps.

i think I just need to pick the brand, not the size

My surgery is scheduled the morning of October 3. I was told that morning I need to tell the surgeon which band I want to go with. I am wondering of people could tell me which band they chose and why?

3 pounds is nothing. You can weigh a difference of 3 pounds from morning to night. Just keep you eye on your goal.

it is your insurance that is most likely requiring the pysche appointment, not the place that you chose. They just want to make sure that you are in the proper state of mind to go through with the surgery. I went to 2 appointments and received the go ahead from the therapist.

Best of luck with your surgery

Schedueld OCtober 3 for my surgeyr. I have been on a 3 month diet plan plan to lose the required 10% weight loss. IT is a combination of protien shakes and meals. I only need to go on an all liquid diet 3 days before surgyer Good luck to all.

To the bears that have been banded. What has been the reaction in your local community? I maybe jumping the gun since I don't even go for the orientation until 2 weeks from tonight.

Yes Bears are usually masculine gay or bisexual man. Tend to be on the hairy side and tend to have a belly.

Actually have not been banded yet. 3 month minimum required medically supervised diet with a 10% weight loss. Was approved last week and have my surgery scheduled for October 3.

I lost a child due to miscarriage myself. It is a tough thing. Even 16 years later I still think who that child would have become. You have my deepest sympathy.

My doc says 24 oz of Coffee a day is fine

Today went much better. The surgeon apologized for the confusion and asked what I took out of the original appointment. I talked about everything he said to me the line backer build, the BMI scale and what he feels is considered healthy for me. He says when he was talking about that stuff, he was talking about my goals after surgery, to not set unrealistic goals for myself, that he did not mean that I should not have surgery. My insurance approved the surgery. I went and had my additional blood gas test done. The surgery is set for the 3rd. I go in for my pre-surgery work on the 27th, I see my doctor on the 28 for his pre-op clearance. It is full steam ahead at this point.

Reminds of the song "Taylor the Latte Boy"

I met with the surgeon. He does not think I need the surgery. He says based on my weight loss so far and my "line backer" build he does not think that I really have much more to lose and I could do that with out the band. He says that if I still want the surgery he would do it, but he wants me to think about it. He says that based on being a male of my build I could be healthy at a BMI of 30. I started at 42, I am currently at 35. I am so freaking confused.

you need to get checked out, it could be a sign of a pulmonary emobolus which is a possible complication following the surgery.

I have set up an appointment with my PCP tomorrow to talk about the whole issue.

I have a couple of things going on tomorrow. After begin with my surgeons practice for 2 months, I am finally going to be sitting down with him for the first time. beyond the his this is Dr P and he shook my hand and said nice to meet you. I also meet with the dietician for the first time. I believe that after tomorrow they will submit my information to the insurance company. Keeping fingers crossed. Also tomorrow I am going to small claims court to fight my tax assessment on my house. Wish me luck, say a prayer or cross your fingers. What every you want to do.

sorry to hear about the injury. We PT's are a good bunch, if you let them know that you do not want to lose the progress you made with weight loss, and that you want to continue to loose. The PT should be able to help you set up an exercise program that will allow you to still work out even with a brace on.

When I started this journey I was wearing 4x Scrubs at work. I had shrunk down to wearing 3x scrubs, but lately I noticed that thet were lose one me. When I picked up my 5 sets of scrubs today from the uniform room here at work I asked for 2X. I am wearing them now. YAY

Best of luck with your surgery