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Had my labs done today including my EKG and the tech sai that my heart rate was low. It was 43 will this cause problems with getting cleared for surgery?

If you ask the staff at a resturaunt to box up half before they bring it out, then you can give it to someone on the street. That's how I normally do it. Also ordering a la carte or most places with serve a lunch portion during dinner if you ask. Also finding other ways like splitting with a friend or sharing with your hubby or when we go out to eat as a family I give portions of my food to my kiddos that way it is not a wasted and I still eat just the right amount. I always look at a menu before going to the resturant online and think through my choices.

I too am interested as to why this occures. I am getting banded in September but my family and I live in a smaller town and travel by car quite a bit, from long to very long drives pretty regularly and this concerns me. Is there anything that can be done to prevent these symptoms? What is the cause? Thanks!

I am new here. I had my first visit with my surgeon yesterday and have most of my labs scheduled for Saturday. I am excited, though not everything is in place yet or official so far so good. I was concerened about hitting my weight to qualify but with heavy clothes and drinking a ton of water right before my appointment my BMI was above target at 37 at the doctor I weighed in at 230 but this morning I weighed 221. I was sure that it was going to take many months for this process to get started and that discourged me a little, but my doctor says that he thinks I will be banded in September which is fantastic! Is there anything I can do to expedite the process from those that have been through it? My pre-op program seems light compared to some that I have seen on here. I have to have 2 nutrition appoitments, 1 psych surgery clear, labs including ultrasound (all being done this Saturday) and get a paper from my doctor that documents my weight for the past 2 years and thats it. Let me know if there is anything that I can do or anything that I should be aware of to help get this thing done asap. Also is gallstones a concern? Is there medication that I can take to prevent getting them? Thanks! It's great to have a place to ask questions and get answers all while supporting eachother! So grateful to not feel alone in the process!

I am new here. I had my first visit with my surgeon yesterday and have most of my labs scheduled for Saturday. I am excited, though not everything is in place yet or official so far so good. I was concerened about hitting my weight to qualify but with heavy clothes and drinking a ton of water right before my appointment my BMI was above target at 37 at the doctor I weighed in at 230 but this morning I weighed 221. I was sure that it was going to take many months for this process to get started and that discourged me a little, but my doctor says that he thinks I will be banded in September which is fantastic! Is there anything I can do to expedite the process from those that have been through it? My pre-op program seems light compared to some that I have seen on here. I have to have 2 nutrition appoitments, 1 psych surgery clear, labs including ultrasound (all being done this Saturday) and get a paper from my doctor that documents my weight for the past 2 years and thats it. Let me know if there is anything that I can do or anything that I should be aware of to help get this thing done asap. Also is gallstones a concern? Is there medication that I can take to prevent getting them? Thanks! It's great to have a place to ask questions and get answers all while supporting eachother! So grateful to not feel alone in the process!