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To my fellow band mates, healthny, NaeNae, lubterp, Shar and Roxie1951, best of luck to you all tomorrow! See you on the other side!

yeah! glad to hear all went well.

ooh...i really do like that idea! we'll never get this many folks to agree!

how about minie-mays? minie-me from the austin powers movies could be our mascot!

Paulette, bless your heart! I'd be madder than a wet hen!!! I can imagine how disappointed you must feel. Please keep us posted about your new date when you get it.

Well I forgot to ask for a prescription last week when I went for my final visit and I just called to see if they'd call one in for me today, but the goof brains at my doc's office told me they'd give me one after the surgery tomorrow. I told her I was hoping to get it filled today so I wouldn't have to stop on the way home, but noooo.....fortunately I have some darvocet left over from a dental thing, so that should tide me over while honey goes and gets it filled.

Hey Shar! Glad you found your way over. Yep, me and you are up for the band land express tomorrow! I'm both excited and apprehensive, but when I read things like what Teachlady just posted, I'm glad I decided to go through w/ it. At the very least, our joints will be happier! Good luck! I'll be thinking of you and all our other May 8 band buddies.

Best of luck to all who are scheduled tomorrow and the rest of the week. I look forward to 'comparing' notes!

yep! looks good!

i'm sorry, i didn't mean to make it sound so difficult. it's not really. go to tickerfactory.com and follow their directions. at the end they give you some information to copy. paste that into your signature area. if there's someone else out there who can explain this better, please jump in!

paste it in the 'edit signature' section. the one that looks like a little text editor. ignore that stuff towards the bottom. it needs to go under where you have your 2 be banded line. you may have to delete some of the other to do it because it only lets you have a few lines. it really is kind of confusing!

Not to encourage your cheating, but I read something today that said the whole 'shrinking liver' thing is debatable. My doc is one of the ones who doesn't require it. (I think though that I have a couple of weeks afterwards on clear liquids so I'll still have to pay my dues.) So don't beat yourself up too badly!

Hey, thanks for the update. Being 'soon 2 be banded' it's nice to hear things are going so well!

i went to my doc's office yesterday for my final visit. i'm 2 be banded next tuesday. i saw a gal there who'd only been banded for a week. she'd come in to get her staples out. anyway, she said the first 2 days were the roughest, but she's felt better everyday since then. she looked good. her color was good and she seemed to feel fine, so hang in there!!! this time next week you can remind me that i said that! :nervous

I'd like to have a lap to put my napkin in!

Hey Shar. You're one of my band mates...I'll be banded also on May 8th. I have some similar problems to yours (arthritis in the knees), so I know what you're dealing with. Sure you're scared...a lot of us are. And a lot of us question whether we were doing the right thing or not. What made me go on and do it is that I've tried for many years to lose this weight and just keep finding more! :tired There's a thread for us old duffers. Go to: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21117

I'd like to be able to garden again w/out my back killing me!

Good luck to all those getting banded tomorrow! I had my final doc's visit this afternoon. All went well, so it's onward and upward! I still don't have a time for Tuesday, apparently they don't call and schedule the time w/ you until 4ish the day before (talk about keeping me on tender hooks!).

Me too! Whoo hoo!

I want to be able to walk up a flight of stairs w/out being winded! I want to get rid of the "boobs" on my back! :eyebrows:

WOW! Thanks for the update! Glad to hear you're doing ok. To Spa-chic, mommalee, Trinitys mom, chickatee, and RAYSBABE, good luck tomorrow!

not long at all! congrats to you and to kaylali too!

Just think though...nothing tastes as good as thin feels! (or is going to)

Hey Amy! Yes, I'm getting excited. Fortunately my doctor doesn't require the pre-op diet either, but I'm trying to eat light anyway...can't hurt! Like you, I'm stocking up. I'd copied out the checklist, but haven't purchased much. I wanted to wait until after I see my doctor tomorrow for my last visit. HealthNY is our other 'band mate'. I say here's to us and all the other May Bandits! :clap2: :cocktail: School lets out soon and I'm going to work my tail off (literally I hope!) so I'll look better when we start back in the fall. We're lucky to have such an inspirational group! :high5:

Maybe it's something else in it, or like you say, the amount. Is it sugar free? I know that sugar free candy or gum made w/ xyletol (sp?) has a laxative effect on some folks. Can you try something else or is this what the doc put you on?