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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 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.

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

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.

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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

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?

Reminds of the song "Taylor the Latte Boy"

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

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.