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Thanks! I had my gallbladder removed in June so i know kinda what to expect, but I'm so excited! My life is Ganna change!!

I'm scheduled for November 30th as well! Congrats and we should keep in touch to see how we are holding up!! Are you doing the liquid diet? I just found out on tue (last night) that I'm getting banded so I hadn't had time to do the liquid thing! But I am doing it today and Tommoro! I'm nervous! But so excited!

Hi everyone! I'm FINALLY getting banded this Friday! After 9 months of jumping thru hoops with my insurance, they finally approved my surgery! I'm so beyond excited! I'm nervous, believe me, but EXCITED! my only concern is I have to be back to work on Wednesday! Will that be enough time?

I on the other hand had a HORRIBLE experience with that dr and his team! I waited 4 hrs past my appointment for a consult all while sitting in the room listening to his Nurse talk about how much she hates the lapband and it does nothing for anybody, all the while she knew I was there for a lapband! She was a bypass patient years ago and pushed bypass on any patient that came in., Then the dr coon offered me and my husband dinner because I had to reschedule!!, my appt was at 4pm, it was then 8pm, because he knows he saw people before me who didn't have appointments. I'm never going back there again. I didn't even talk to the dr but I don't want him operating on my body!!!!!

Lol omg tooooooooo funny!!!

Today I went for my check up after gallbladder surgery and my scale at home says I lost 7 lbs in 2 weeks (not banded) but frs office scale said I only lost 4!!! I was so upset! I've been doing so well with my diet and nasty protein shakes and exercising. I'm so depressed now!! So the big thing is he told me it will be a few months, 2 or 3, untill I can be banded cause I need to drop 30 lbs. my BMI is too high. Sad and upset and need some encouragement! And I'm seriously considering going to a medical weight loss clinic and getting appetite suppressant pills, water pills, and b12 shots to help me drop the wright fast..... Help

I'm not banded yet but during my pre-op ultrasound they found gallstones and just decided to take my gallbladder out before being banded.

I'm 5'1 with a BMI of 52 at starting weight 262 ( currently 253) I hope to drop 140 lbs after being banded. My doc said my BMI is way high, and I have sleep apnea!

I got a Japanese character on my hip when I was 18, I havnt seen it in 5 years!! I'm excited to lose my tummy tire and see it again...wonder if it changed? Lol

Welcome. I'm not banded yet but doing everything (hopefully) thru my insurence and waiting for a date. You can learn a lot from here, just start reading the different threads and start your own with questions. Be prepared to Go through tests!

I'm still waiting on approval from Seattle! Wondering if anyone else works for Starbucks with same blue cross insurence and has waited so long for answers...

Aww congrats to you!!!

My doc said I'm allowed to stay on BC, nuvaring, but to be extremely careful cause pregnancy is at a all time high after lapband surgery! If you have time, maybe switch to nuvaring and you can just keep it in and skip a period

I'm doing 30 days protein shakes only and I've dropped 7 lbs in 6 days...it's been so tough for me! But nice, I don't have to think about what I will eat next lol I feel your pain, oh and did I mention I don't even have a surgery date yet??! This is just because doc said!!

Congrats! 8 lbs in 4 days is great! I tried those EAS ones, I coudnt drink a whole one! I'm doing the Atkins advantage. Those I can bear. But I also mix it up and have a blended slim fast that I make out of the powder. I'm going today to GNC because they have a shake that has 25 Protein and @ 5/6 carbs...I'm on this diet untill doc says no more, since I don't have a surgery date. But you doc will be so happy your liver is shrinking from this special diet, it willard surgery faster! Congrats again!

Guess which one I am this is my motivator..taken 1 month ago! It's HORRIBLE!

I think right now, since I've just started this journey, weighing myself daily might help!! Because as you said if I wake up and gained a lb now I'm ganna wanna exercise harder to not let that happen again, it would be great for motivation..but what I'm worried about is after I'm banded, have dropped lots of lbs and almost to my goal (140) and those last few lbs arnt coming off, I think then would be the time to not weigh myself daily cause it would upset me if I gained when I'm so close to my goal...does that make sense? I think it would make me crazy! I just don't want to be Regina ( rachel mcadams) from Mean Girls and be skinny beautiful and want to lose 3 lbs!!!! Also, your AWESOME for making a spread sheet!! That's a great idea!!

I had gallbladder removed Saturday and I couldn't pee! Or burp or toot! Walking helped a lot!! Hard, but so worth it. I also took dulcolax sunday night, that helped me go #2 immediately Tuesday morning and it made me feel better, much better.

Btw.. I just read a thread on all the people getting banded in July.. I STARTED BAWLING!! Jealous but happy for all of them at the same time!!