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My surgeon allowed us to wear panties under our gown so we weren't exposed when we walked into the OR. I took a bit of anaesthetic before I went to sleep so the last thing I remember was them wrestling trying to get my panties off. Apparently in recovery I kept asking who stole my panties. Glad all you health professionals know that we are "under the influence" and can laugh at the crazy things we say????

June 8th for me as well. Doing pretty good. Only lost 8 lbs on 2 week preop. Came home 2 days after surgery and had gained it all back due to the Fluid. I felt like Humpty Dumpty because I was so bloated. I'm only weighing in weekly to try not to make myself nuts! Week one I was down the gained weight from surgery plus 5 more so 13 total from preop. Moved to the purée stage yesterday and trying to find ways to keep it interesting but scrambled eggs (half an egg is all I could get down) were wonderful. Overall not too hungry yet but I've been cooking like crazy for my husband just to keep busy.

June 8th for me as well. Doing pretty good. Only lost 8 lbs on 2 week preop. Came home 2 days after surgery and had gained it all back due to the Fluid. I felt like Humpty Dumpty because I was so bloated. I'm only weighing in weekly to try not to make myself nuts! Week one I was down the gained weight from surgery plus 5 more so 13 total from preop. Moved to the purée stage yesterday and trying to find ways to keep it interesting but scrambled eggs (half an egg is all I could get down) were wonderful. Overall not too hungry yet but I've been cooking like crazy for my husband just to keep busy.

June 8 for me too. I'm in Canada. I started my 2 week preop diet on Monday which consists of 3 Protein Shakes and max 250 calories of only low glycemic vegetables (all the yucky ones). It's tough but I'm hanging in so far.

June 8th in Toronto,Ontario Canada

I am wondering the same thing. My surgery is June 8 and my son is graduating university on June 15th. My problem is that the ceremony is 2 hours away and my son needs to be there 2 hours before it starts. The ceremony is for several programs and could last 3-4 hours. That could mean it will be a 10 hour day away from home one week after surgery. My surgery was booked for several months before we knew the graduation date and cannot be changed now as it took a lot of planning to get time off work.

I guess I am beating "this horse" because I'm trying to make the best decision for me. I'm sure everyone here went through a similar process at some point. Having not known anyone who has has WLS, I thought I'd post an open question here.

Hi stept04
I understand what you're feeling. I'm scheduled for surgery June 28 and I'm really having second thoughts. I'm in Ontario and lapband is not well known in Canada. I have fears of complications and hospitals in my area not knowing anything about lapband and misdiagnosing or mistreating me. Im about 2 hours away from my surgeons office. To top it off, I'm self pay ($16000) and my husband and I work at the same place. We are having some serious slowdowns at work and now I fear spending that kind of $ just in case something happens as we have 2 children in post secondary (and wow it's expensive here in Canada). I'm normally not superstitious but I'm wondering if this is some sort of sign to not proceed with the surgery. I've been yo-yo-ing back and forth for the past 2 weeks and the stress has caused me to lose 8.5 lbs (weird cause normally I'm a stress eater-and I realize I will prob gain it bak like always). I don't know a single person who has has wls personally as it isn't popular here so the only info I am getting is from this forum and my surgeon. My family dr is not familiar with the band so he is only going by what he reads as well. Ugh. I hate decisions like this! My husband will support me either way but he is not real cool with risks or complications so I think he would prefer I back out.

I am also in Ontario and have a health care spending account and although I'm not being banded till June, they say if I have a dr note stating that surgery is for medical reasons and not cosmetic reasons, they may cover a portion up to my annual limit (which is no where near the actual cost). Dr's office said they could provide a letter so we will see what their response is when I submit the claim.

Glad to hear that all went well. Wow 16 lbs on pre-op is making the Slimtime shakes sound better to me. Rest up and enjoy your family's company.

Glad to hear that all went well. Wow 16 lbs on pre-op is making the Slimtime shakes sound better to me. Rest up and enjoy your family's company.

Do you mind if I ask what clinic you are having your lap band at? I'm in Ontario as well and considering CIBO but recently got news of reduced hours at work, both my husband and I work at same place, so now kinda afraid to spend the $18000 and not sure that I can miss the time for follow up appts. Im also located approx 2 hours away and dont drive in Toronto so both of us would have to miss time. I was hoping to have surgery during my week of shutdown vacation time so that's not really an issue.
Good luck with your pre op diet and surgery.