texgal61

And what a freakin coincidence I weigh exactly the same thing as my 6 foot 1 husband. If I wasn't gettin my band I think I might be suicidal. haaa,haaaaaa I feel your pain. I'm 5'2" and OUTweigh my 5'11" husband. My teenage son caught wind of this and now calls me BigMomma, which in turn has caused the 6 yr old son to follow suit. lol This is just MORE incentive to be banded. Hang in there, we're going to make it!

Jachut - cool you're from Austrailia! Is it cold there in July? If so, when do ya'll experience summer?

[Lynette617: This is my new addiction now, as you can tell by my 250+ posts I've made. I love hearing peoples stories, and that they've got a date to chane their life. It's an exciting place, and I just can't stay away, even for a day (if I do there will be 5 pages to read up on, you know)] Hey, addiction to this is better than Dr. Peppers. LOL I think ...i don't suppose anyone has tried to take your pc away, eh? I use to never get on the computer. Now my DH & son are mad b/c I'm cutting into their eBay time. LOL I was amazed at the amount of pgs to read from the last time I was in here. BUT, it's good reading.

Hey there Dini: Are you the one from Ireland?

Distant0098: Congratulations on your date (July 19th)! How long did it take you to receive a date?

[Ange123: I was banded on the 29th june so I am six days out now. I was feeling great and now i also have hit a brick wall. brick in my chest and feel terrible bloated stomach. I hope I am normal. I have a post op appointment in 3.30 friday so I hope all is ok.] How did it go Friday? Did the heavy sensation in your chest ever subside? I hope so.

[Texgal, how were your appts? What about you Minnie? what's your status.] Thank you for asking. Btw, congrats on having a teen driver in your home. We'll be going through that w/our 15 yr old son very soon. LOL Appt went fine (although I had to commit to giving up Pepsi's & Dr. Peppers --LOL) The psych doc. took my file w/him on vacation .. (how odd) .. so my records didn't get to the surgeon last week. I was assured the records would be faxed to the surgeon on the 9th & then they will submit everything to BCBS. If I'm approved, then we go forward w/Nutritionist, Chest X-ray. Cross your fingers for me. P.S. I've had to log in here a few time to keep from drinking a Dr. Pepper!! I guess I "am addicted". LOL

[rkeithsgirl: . . .We really are lucky--there are some great ppl in this thread!] I concur! Lots of knowledgeable, compassionate, fun-loving people in here. You all just don't know how much support, encouragement and information I've received from you. Thank you for sharing your time here.

[I lost my head and I stopped and got fish at a drive thru for supper. I ate every last bite of it and washed it down with tears, because I knew what I was doing was wrong. I have been on my 4 week pre-op for 3 weeks and my surgery is next week (July 12). Today I feel guiltier than last night.] 4-week pre-op? .. if this is the 1st time you've regressed, you're awesome. My surgeon only requires a 7 day liquid diet. 4 weeks is a looooong time. Besides, your body ought to have that fish digested before the 12th. Just hang on GF & keep your eyes on the prize. It's only 5 days away!! :whoo:

I will just have to make sure that I EAT :hungry: everything in the house between tonite and sunday a.m. :omg: let's see i have brownie mix and one cinnimon roll. i am going to make tamale pie.. LOL - that combination ought to burn you out on food for a while. Nights are my worst time too. Hang in there!

This is such a fun group! I wish I had a July date so I could be a Lucky 7 too. LOL

Thank you for the link to your story. What an uphill climb it's been for you. I'm glad you finally got the surgery - your persistence paid off & now look at you, on your way to the "new you". Congratulations. Keep us posted on your progress. I'm just now beginning the climb up insurance hill. Wish me luck!

I just saw on the news the other day about a new procedure that does away w/the need for lipo. They inject a substance using a needle that dissolves the fat. I wish I had more info. I can't even remember the name of the substance, but it may be worth checking into .. much less invasive than lipo.

Minnie - that's great that you get to knock out all the required visits in 1 day! Did your surgeon set up your appts w/nutritionist & exercise lady? I've done the initial consultation (6/25) & the psych evaluation (7/02), but haven't heard anything else.

cool. Thank U!