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I am gonna take my little sleep friend but sinceI dont have to leave til 1 tomorrow afternoon Iill be online tomorrow am to pass the time and I cant eat or drink, the eating is easy but I so crave cold w ater all the time.

I have Aetna and they had no restrictions cuz mine is 40 nd really dont have any co morbs exceot GERD. got approved first try. The onlything is they are *** but we have the Fed govt ins one. Thay are good about paying for stuff. My only payment is 150.00 co pay for Hospital stay. Where in Md are you?Who is doing your surgery? I had to go to Hagerstown cuz no one else in my area ( MOnt co) did the surgeryor took my Ins.

I hope I dont have to give it up I haeen on it 11 yrs andit is my lifesaver. I cannot go without it. I have very painful reflux with erosions and it healed them so I am a lifer.

Just sleeve it was before midnight. and not even water after midnight and my surgeris at 3 pm that is gonna suck! Oh well Keeping my eyes on the prize.

Sorry Laura I gues it was insensitive of sorry I was not thinking. Nope nothing after 12 midnight.

They will not let you, it goes against the Bio hazzard rules and stuff. I wasnt even allowed to keep my wisdom tooth, I think its a new thing.

It will get better. I am assuming cuz I wont know til after tomorrow but I think its normal. You are in mourning, its grief. We gave up something we loved and turned to in times of need. Itsonly temporary. You will get thru this and you will one day be able to eat yur faves but just in moderation. You will get better and maybe a good cry is all you need. If the feelings do not subside tho you may want to talkto youdoctor. Be happy sweetie

Hey ladies and Gents, Are you guys tiref me yet? lol I have a question. My surgery as you all know is tomorrow at 3 and My Doc did not require a pre op diet or any kind of prep before hand. I just had a BLT on sourdough panini type bread ( not as big) and no mayo cuz I hate it and I had my last little tiny cup of B&J's Choc fudge brownie Ice cream sohere it is, Will all of that clear my stomach by the time I have my surgery I am thinking yes but what if I dont goo the bathroom will it still be okay since he isnt working on my intestines? I am just a bundle of nerves andI just know Peace and calm will wash over me tomorrow. ( I hope) Thanks all Jan

Thank you everyone for talking me down. I woke up at 2am to tinkle and could not get back to sleep for the fear and racing thoughts. I was online for 3 hours in the wee hrs researching everything. I was even tearful. I have had other more dangerous invasive surgeries where I was under for 5 hours at a time but That was a hip surgery and I was at the height of my painkiller addiction so I knew the payoff was that I would have more pills. ( I did not have surgery just to get pain pills lol although maybe someone in this world may have, I was born with congenital hip displaysia and HAD to have it done) This time is different because I am clean 7 yrs and I have said no to the Opiates. And being free and clear of mind altering meds makes me hyper Anxious. I keep telling myself I will be fine and its all in my head but I did have to break down and ask my doc for a minor Tranq. just so I can sleep and trust me I HATED doing it but I have to sleep cuz I have one more day at work and Wed is my big day. Thanks for letting me vent and be so open about all of this and thanks to all who replied and made me feel better. I will sigh a huge sigh of relief on Wed evening when all is said and done and hopefully ( toes crossed) no complications! Thanks Dolls, Jan

Most Doctors will most likely have u loose weight before surgery. You will be on a pre-op diet. I didnt have to although I wish I had buI am a lower BMI Good Luck.

You wentthr ough all of that to get the band and did not lose any weight? Have you considered disbanding and having the sleeve?

Sorry you are having a hard time. Hang in there and be persistant and it will all work out. I started my process last January and am just now about to have Surgery on Wed. I had a very easy time of it my WL clinic did all the work and Iwas approved on the first try. The reason it took this long was my fault and with how I had to scedule my appts. I only had to do the 3 mos diet. It seems like it takes forever but it will be here before you know it. Good Luck

I am still Pre surgery and I have my date with Dr Small on Wed. I have a lower BMI and I jusknew I didn want the lap band. I only want to lose 70-80 pounds. I resersched all of the surgeries and I also thankfully hve no co morbidities,I just knew I didnt want to loose my hair and take compounded vitamins ( expensive) for the rest of my life. Forget whathe nurse says what does he Doctor say?Research them all and you will find the one thatis right for you. Years ago I knew a woman who was 435 and she had Gastric bypass in 2001 and lost 200 pounds. We were roughly the same weight except that she was happy where she was and I wasnt. Good luck toyou!

Is anyone else going through this? My date is January 30, And I am having a harder time the closer I get. I was fine when surgery was like a month out. I have generalized anxiety disorder I was told years ago and I just deal with it and talk myself down. For intstance, I worry worry worry like crazy about my kids and they are not little either they are 13 and 28. I worry about the 13 yr old walking a block to the bus stop. I make him text me when he is there. lol I hate anethesia and if I could do the procedure fully awake I would. I am just scared something will gowrong and I will not wake up and that will be the end. I will not know its the end because you are not conscious during General Anethesia. Ahhhhhhhh. I know I will kick myself Wed night and Thurs when its all over and I am fine but in the mean time how do I talk myself off this crazy ledge? If anyone wants to text me the day after my surgery to see if I made it through you can my number is 240-483-6660 I know I am being a big baby about this. And to top it all off my time is 3:00 pm. I do have all confidence inmy Doctor I just wish I had the same confidence in myself. Thanks for letting me rant. Janice

Tell your bf its not a way out its a tool. If he is not behind you then he is a tool. Just kidding. Let him come on here and read some of the posts. Its probably just fear talking. People always say to me, whe I tell them I am having surgery in 8 days that Oh your'e not that big, Blah blah and I realized I have a lot of really nice friends but they are not helping me. I am doing this for me and luckily my hubby is supportive. Your BF will get there.

I too have my date on Jan 3oth. My Dr does not require a liquid diet or any diet before hand and now I kinda wish he did. I afalling into the ' Last time I am gonna eat this" trap. I have had a BLT, Went to Cold stone and have be having some Ben and Jerrys full fat Ice cream insead of the Fro yo. I am so dedicated to doing well on this that I am saying goodbye to these thgs because My husband has Diabetes and he habeen eating better than I. After my all liquid portion I m all healthy foods. Good luck sweetie.

That is exactly how it feels, just like being pregnant the first time although the first time for me was quite a while ago as my oldest is 28. Yu are nervous an excited and just cant wait for the day to come and you clean your house like crazy- or is that just me lol?

Juny , what is your biggest fear is it the lifestyle change or the actual surgery itself? I cannot offer any sage wisdom because I myself am pre-op But I can do all the things I need to do post surgery in a snap, I am just having a hard time with actually going under. I have all the confidence in te world in my Dr but I just fear the unknown and HATE being conscious. SCARY! Maybe some others can talku down and make you feel better about it. I know they have for me.

Sorry to hear that. It sucks when you have your heart set on something and it seems so out of reach. I started this process on Jan 30 of 12 and I will have my surgery Jan 30. It took some time in between appointments and I had to do the 3 mos Dr Supervised diet. I was lucky in the respect that it only took 30 days for Ins to approve me and the first time. I was really thinking they wouldnot because I have a lower BMI and no Co morbidities but it did help to have had a hip replacement ( born with Congenital hip displaysia) and GERD neither was a result of my being ovwerweight but the longer I was I am sure prob would arise. I needed this whole year to reaearch and process all this info and decide if I really wanted this. I hope time goes by fast for you. I know it all depends on what diff Ins companies require. Good Luck... Jan

Although I have the utmost Confidence in my Doctor can I find out if anyone else has had him and can I find out more info on him? I know he has had 4 years experiance and that is fine with me better than 4 mos lol

I am lucky in the respect that I work for a small company and my boss and I are friends, we know of each others struggles. I told her in 2011 that I was going to see a bariatric surgeon and she was very supportive. When I do see her ( she works Mon, Thurs and Fris) She keeps telling me how excited SHE is lol I feel very lucky and feel like all my ducks are in a row and will be fine.

As for me it will be one year to the day that I went to my first Consult Jan 30 2012 and to my surgery date Jan 30 2013. I live about an hour away from The WL center and due to my schedule and my husbands ( I wanted him there at every appointment with me) at some appointments it was a few months at a time and I am so glad I did not rush it. I like to do things in my own timetable and I just think it was meant to be this way. I got my Ins approval in mid November but I wanted to wait until after the Holidays were over also. Good luck newbie

10 more days for me.

My boss is nothing but supportive as I have been with her 9 years and am valued but I told her I willonly be off 1 week. How long was everyone's recovery and how long were you off work?

I am pre-op and when I first read this post it scared the crap out of me but not so much that I would reconsider the surgery. I was skeptical of the post also only when she said no one should have this surgery. If it is true I can understand her feelings toward this surgery but the outcome her sister had is rare and will not happen to everyone. I am very nervous about surgery only because I hate not being in control of things ( like I am in control of my food intake right? lol) I hate being put under and am terrified I will not wake up. I saw the documentary on the Fitness channel called the 1000 pound mom or some similar title. The woman was young, in her early 30's and she was prob 900 lbs and underwent the GB and passed away 2 weeks later. Her poor heart was just so taxed from being at that weight she survived the surgery only to die of complications a few weeks later and she left 2 daughters. My heart broke for that woman and her family. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow and I just hope and pray that God sees it fit to keep me in this world with my family and I have a 13 yr old who needs me but I put it like this, all of us on this Earth are here on a mission and when we have done what we are to do we will go home. I don't think my mission will be up on January 30 I hope my mission will be just beggining and I hope to be able to post a few hrs out of surgery to let you all know I made it to the other side and it can only get better from here on out. Blessing and peace, Janice