OregonHolly

Wow thank you Sonic! Hey you're not in our monthly support group yet. Go over to the "monthly support group" section, look for "OCt 07" and you will find the TENaciousTENS. We're about 120 strong now, and there are people having surgery on YOUR date. Come introduce yourself, and I can add you to the ROLL CALL if you like, so check that thread out. Again, thank you SO much for this updated list, I'm on my way out to be sure I have everything on it - my surgery is Tues!

I'm self pay too. I get an employee discount (work at the hospital as a nurse) so my cost is around $15,500. It includes 4 month membership at the local health club with coaching from an exercise physiologist; a year of fills; all the lab work, hospital costs, anesthesia, support group for life, etc. It was a killer to cough up the money, but hey I figure if I am healthier I can work 4 months longer beyond some future "retirement" and will earn it all back. And meanwhile, I'll have the life I've wanted for so long. Totally worth it. I didn't have to take out a loan (I had savings) but I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Sillybro -- you're in the wrong place at the moment --- go on over to the "Monthly Support Groups" section; >> Oct 07 >> and you will find like 120 people there that are all getting banded in October. A whole bunch got banded on YOUR date, and we're waiting for you! We WANT YOU!

Oh I almost forgot, I got so excited picking smilies for the Roll Call. Be sure to send us your post-op reports! And send your prayers and wishes out to those who are going this weekend, or just returning from surgery!

:wow2: another ROLL CALL :update: Some of us are:Banded so :woot: group hug to you all! Others of us are on the liquid diet and we're :hungry: Many of us are getting: :woot: But we ALL have one thing in common: :lock1: and that is we are ALL ready to unlock these chains that have bound us for so long! UserName..........surgery date........,,,,,,,,............name lovekatz1975..............1....................... ........Debbie hd10952....................1...................... .........Holli catnipaddict...............1...................... .........Jena realestwoman71..........1......................... .........? Woodsk.....................1...................... ............Kerry Shrinkage..................1..................... .............? KloverDad..................1...................... ..........Dylan KloverMom.................1...................... .........Mary MistyDTX...................2...................... .............Misty mescla808..................2...................... ...........Miriam sbee.........................2.................... .............Shana BigK..........................2................... .................? pvchickie...................2..................... ..............Tara summer.....................2...................... ..........Summer BlueEyedKitty.............2....................... ...........Jill bbjerseygirl................2?.................... .............? gallygirl.....................2................... ..............Gail Kim in SF...................3............................ ......Kim Kygal........................3.................... .............? MandyW................... 3.................................Mandy Nancy33....................3...................... ............Nancy marcy........................3..................... ...........Marcy Rastis100...................3..................... ..........? cope1951...................3...................... .........? cookielover.................3..................................Amy reneem......................3..................................Renee Lizzie.........................4.................. ................? rabid 24.....................4.......................... .......Jodi Cheri42......................4.................... .............Cheri want so bad................4.............................. Nicole Lafs ..........................4....................... ........? New L'D RN..................4............................. Twyla Shermy58....................4..................... ........Carol BuffettPhan.................4..................... ........Justin nurse4........................4................... ...........Carina babs0101....................5..................... ........Barbara melbear......................5.................... ............? nume130.....................5..................... ........Cheryl mom2kiss....................5..................... .......Lisa superjamiek.................5..................... .........Jamie MizPeppy....................5..................... ........Beth Trudy.........................5................... .........Trudy nvnagdtme..................5...........................Ashley JUDE..........................6.................. ..........? cutiepie123.................7.................... ........? Sierra1411..................8..................... .......Sierra ManhBill......................8................... .........Bill new_me_2008..............8........................ ....? foxytri........................8.................. ...........? colesd1.......................8................... .........Dawn emilia12076..................8.................... .......Emilia b_brown......................8.................... .......? miladyelfn....................8.................. .........Mila? NewOrleansGRL.............9....................... ....? OregonHolly..................9.................... ........Holly bbjerseygirl..................9................... .........? brispenny31.................9..................... .......? ::Lori::........................9.............................Lori dmichele......................9.................. ........Michele wsb............................9................ .............? ssfano.........................9............................Stacie sadie640.....................10.................... ......Sadie Carrot06.....................10................... ....... :-) Arkie..........................10................ .........Sherry LSzeliga......................11.................. ...........? BluesByrd....................11................... .........Ray laurygregson................11.................... .........Laury ParaGirl.......................11................. ..........Dana Jenne.........................11.................. .......Jennifer Hoping4the Best...........11............................Sara h npmental.....................11.................. ........? crazy4jags...................11.................. .........Sue Ricebabe.....................11................. ..........? lauren0728...................11........................Lauren Karenr204....................12................... ..........Karen hope36ca....................12................... .........Hope MTaylor.......................12.................. ...........Marie lgmb...........................12................ ............? Merv...........................12................ ...........Rhonda sweet_liberty................12...........................Libby RondaBen.....................15................... ..........Ben CQQlgirl........................15................ ............Valerie fluffyinks......................15............... .............Jackie ernurse12.....................15................. ..........Sherri State_ur_worth..............15................... .......Susie angelina85.....................15............ ..........Angelina? nicnaknut......................16................. ...........Bonnie luvmyboyz.....................16.................. ..........Heidi Topdownbug..................16.................... .........Judy Margottesser.................17................... .......Margaret Melissa300....................17................ ...........Melissa Saintluver.....................17................ ............? moving4word.................18.................... .......Amy tizen33........................18................ .........Tina bandster_1007...............18.................... ......Tabatha ahealthieryou.................18.................. ........Tammy BalsamChick...................18.................. ........Kim vfran............................19............... .............Vickie KristinaDawnB.................19.................. .........Kristina LalaD............................22.............. ................Lala coo..............................22.............. ...............? Donnajade.....................23.................. ...........Donna Bandwagon....................24................... ...........? Kathy759.......................24................. ............Kathy O2BSlim.........................25............................Dianne Freebigbennow................26................... ...........Ben DavidB...........................26............... ..............Dave EricCharbonneau..............26................... ..........Eric justwaitin2b....................29................ ............Karen signgirl...........................31.............................Diane Brookus.........................31................ ............Brooke Margie122......................31............................Margie Kathrn...........................31.........................Kathryn Big Fred.........................?.................... ......... Fred Bugalu...........................?................ .............. ? marywalker20..................?................... ......... Mary goswicks........................?................. .......... Nettie B-Rog............................?.................. ..........Beth Stranger138....................?.................. ..........Tina

I'll add you to the ROLL CALL Lori, and I'm the 9th as well. This is HUNGER week - liquids. My daughter said yesterday in an unrelated conversation... "we'll see how the talking goes..." and I totally heard her with my STOMACH instead of my ears and said "WHAT? Did you say TACO?"

I will work on the ROLL CALL update today - I'm getting emails like crazy to add people to the list!

If you're new to the site and being banded in October of this year, please come and join us at: Monthly Support Groups > Oct 07 > TENaciousTENS Roll Call....... send me your name and surgery date and I'll add you to our ever-growing list! So far we have 111 names of people like yourselves who are being banded in October. It's a great support network, so come see who else is getting banded on YOUR date! :welcomeB:

At my support group, a recently banded woman gave a useful tip: get yourself some sports bras, because underwires are REALLY uncomfortable right after surgery. (sorry guys, this ain't for you!)

Tara, get some rest. To update your ticker, just double click on it. That brings up a window where you can edit the data. Carrot where's your ticker?

ROLLCALL :update: HOLY Guacamole - there are 111 TENaciousTENS now! (sorry for the food reference, LOL) Who else wants to jump on board the TENaciousTENS bandwagon? Send me your stats! UserName..........surgery date........,,,,,,,,............name lovekatz1975..............1....................... ........Debbie hd10952....................1...............................Holli catnipaddict...............1...............................Jena realestwoman71..........1......................... .........? Woodsk.....................1...................... ............Kerry Shrinkage...................1..................... .............? KloverDad..................1...................... ..........Dylan KloverMom..................1...................... .........Mary MistyDTX...................2...................... .............Misty mescla808..................2...................... ...........Miriam sbee.........................2.................... .............Shana BigK..........................2................... .................? pvchickie...................2..................... ..............Tara summer.....................2...................... ..........Summer BlueEyedKitty.............2....................... ...........Jill bbjerseygirl................2?.................... .............? gallygirl.....................2................... ..............Gail Kim in SF...................3............................ ......Kim Kygal........................3.................... .............? MandyW................... 3.................................Mandy Nancy33....................3...................... ............Nancy marcy.......................3................................Marcy Rastis100...................3...............................? cope1951...................3...............................? Lizzie.........................4.................. ................? rabid 24.....................4.......................... .......Jodi Cheri42......................4.................... .............Cheri want so bad................4.............................. Nicole Lafs ..........................4....................... ........? New L'D RN..................4............................. Twyla Shermy58....................4..................... ........Carol BuffettPhan.................4..................... ........Justin nurse4........................4..............................Carina babs0101....................5..................... ........Barbara melbear......................5................................? nume130.....................5..................... ........Cheryl mom2kiss....................5..................... .......Lisa superjamiek.................5..................... .........Jamie MizPeppy....................5..................... ........Beth Trudy.........................5................... .........Trudy JUDE...........................6............................? cutiepie123..................7.................... .........? Sierra1411..................8..................... .......Sierra ManhBill......................8................... .........Bill new_me_2008..............8........................ ....? foxytri........................8.................. ...........? colesd1.......................8................... .........Dawn emilia12076..................8.................... .......Emilia b_brown......................8.................... .......? miladyelfn.....................8...........................Mila? OregonHolly..................9.................... ........Holly bbjerseygirl..................9................... .........? brispenny31.................9..................... .......? NewOrleansGRL.............9....................... ....? dmichele.......................9.................. ..........Michele wsb..............................9.............................? sadie640....................10.................... ......Sadie Carrot06.....................10................... ....... :-) Arkie...........................10.........................Sherry LSzeliga......................11.................. ...........? BluesByrd....................11................... .........Ray laurygregson................11.................... .........Laury ParaGirl.......................11................. ..........Dana Jenne.........................11.................. .......Jennifer Hoping4the Best............11............................Sarah npmental......................11..........................? crazy4jags....................11...........................Sue Ricebabe.......................11...........................? Karenr204....................12................... ..........Karen hope36ca.....................12................... .........Hope MTaylor.......................12.................. ...........Marie lgmb............................12................ ............? Merv............................12................ ...........Rhonda RondaBen.....................15................... ..........Ben CQQlgirl........................15................ ............Valerie fluffyinks.......................15............... .............Jackie ernurse12......................15...........................Sherri State_ur_worth...............15..........................Susie angelina85......................15..........................Angelina? nicnaknut......................16................. ...........Bonnie luvmyboyz.....................16.................. ..........Heidi Topdownbug..................16.............................Judy Margottesser.................17................... .......Margaret Melissa300.....................17................ ...........Melissa Saintluver......................17............................? moving4word.................18.................... .......Amy tizen33........................18?................ .........Tina bandster_1007...............18.................... ......Tabatha ahealthieryou.................18.................. ........Tammy BalsamChick...................18..........................Kim vfran............................19............... .............Vickie KristinaDawnB.................19...........................Kristina LalaD.............................22.............. ................Lala coo...............................22.............................? Donnajade.....................23.................. ...........Donna Bandwagon....................24................... ...........? Kathy759.......................24.............................Kathy Freebigbennow................26................... ...........Ben DavidB...........................26............... ..............Dave EricCharbonneau..............26.............................Eric justwaitin2b....................29................ ............Karen signgirl..........................31.............. ................Diane Brookus.........................31................ ............Brooke Margie122.....................31.................. ...........Margie Kathrn............................31.........................Kathryn Big Fred.........................?.................... ......... Fred Bugalu...........................?................ .............. ? marywalker20..................?................... ......... Mary goswicks........................?................. .......... Nettie B-Rog............................?.................. ..........Beth Stranger138....................?.................. ..........Tina

Ok TENaciousTENS, I'm working on another ROLL CALL update tonight - yikes we're growing faster than I can keep up! What a group we have, it's awesome! I can't wait for our 1st bandster reunion!

Tara, I'm so proud of your courage. And......your TENACITY! Yeah baby, TENaciousTENS - WOOT!

Wow Eric, impressive! You're so smart to get a jump start on the weight loss, I envy you now! Well welcome aboard and I'll add your name to the "roll call" !

Hey girl, welcome! I'll add you to the TENaciousTENS list, and congrats on your banding :clap2:

I made the mistake of going out for a huge pastrami sandwich on my "last supper" day (yesterday), and now today on liquids I was so hungry. I'd done so well too, losing weight before surgery and my appetite had really decreased, but after the big pastrami-feast I make it more difficult for myself. My advice is to take the "last supper" easy, or not at all!

Amen, and AMEN! The Lord desires a full and healthy life for us, and He will bless each and every one as we walk in faith towards His desire for us. When you get scared or weary - take a moment of stillness and let Him comfort you. In ALL things praise His name. Thank you Lord!

Wow you guys, can you believe it's finally happening? Now MistyDTX, sbee, and catnip_addict are already done. I'm thinking of you all, and will bow my head tonight and say a prayer for you all. I also see I have some new names to add to the TENacousTENS list, so I'll get to working on that! Keep posting about your post-op experiences, the good/bad/ugly because we're all here for you!

My goodness, there are a whole bunch of you scheduled for October that haven't introduced yourselves to your fellow October Bandsters the TENaciousTENS! There's about 85 of us so far, being banded in October and it would be great to add you all to the list! Go to: Monthly Support Groups > October 2007 > TENaciousTENs Roll Call. I'm the keeper of the list and would love to add you all. There's lots of support and you can find others who will be banded on your same date! :welcome2:

I'm a Registered Nurse (for 25 years) but it's what I do to pay the bills. For true "living" I celebrate life every day with my wonderful family and pets :-)

Hey Dave, I added you to the TENaciousTENS group! You have an Oct 26th buddy: FreeBigBenNow

TENaciousTENS "Roll Call" Updates Keep 'em coming October bandsters!! :gluck: UserName..........surgery date........,,,,,,,,............name lovekatz1975..............1....................... ........Debbie realestwoman71..........1......................... .........? Woodsk.....................1...................... ............Kerry Shrinkage...................1..................... .............? KloverDad..................1...................... ..........Dylan KloverMom..................1...................... .........Mary MistyDTX...................2...................... .............Misty mescla808..................2...................... ...........Miriam sbee.........................2.................... ................? BigK..........................2................... .................? pvchickie...................2..................... ..............Tara summer.....................2...................... ..........Summer BlueEyedKitty.............2....................... ...........Jill bbjerseygirl................2?.................... .............? gallygirl.....................2................... ..............Gail Kim in SF...................3............................ ......Kim Kygal........................3.................... .............? MandyW................... 3.................................Mandy Nancy33....................3...................... ............Nancy Lizzie.........................4.................. ................? rabid 24.....................4.......................... .......Jodi Cheri42......................4.................... .............Cheri want so bad................4.............................. Nicole Lafs ..........................4....................... ........? New L'D RN..................4............................. Twyla Shermy58....................4..................... ........Carol BuffettPhan.................4..................... ........Justin babs0101....................5..................... ........Barbara nume130.....................5..................... ........Cheryl mom2kiss....................5..................... .......Lisa superjamiek.................5..................... .........Jamie MizPeppy....................5..................... ........Beth Trudy.........................5................... .........Trudy cutiepie123..................7.................... .........? Sierra1411..................8..................... .......Sierra ManhBill......................8................... .........Bill new_me_2008..............8........................ ....? foxytri........................8.................. ...........? colesd1.......................8................... .........Dawn emilia12076..................8.................... .......Emilia b_brown......................8.................... .......? OregonHolly..................9.................... ........Holly bbjerseygirl..................9................... .........? brispenny31.................9..................... .......? NewOrleansGRL.............9....................... ....? dmichele.......................9.................. ..........Michele sadie640....................10.................... ......Sadie Carrot06.....................10................... ....... :-) LSzeliga......................11.................. ...........? BluesByrd....................11................... .........Ray laurygregson................11.................... .........Laury ParaGirl.......................11................. ..........Dana Jenne.........................11.................. .......Jennifer Hoping4the Best............11............................? Karenr204....................12................... ..........Karen hope36ca.....................12................... .........Hope MTaylor.......................12.................. ...........Marie lgmb............................12................ ............? Merv............................12................ ...........Rhonda RondaBen.....................15................... ..........Ben CQQlgirl........................15................ ............Valerie fluffyinks.......................15............... .............? nicnaknut......................16................. ...........Bonnie luvmyboyz.....................16.................. ..........Heidi Margottesser.................17................... .......Margaret Melissa300.....................17................ ...........Melissa moving4word.................18.................... .......Amy tizen33........................18?................ .........Tina bandster_1007...............18.................... ......Tabatha ahealthieryou.................18.................. ........Tammy vfran............................19............... .............Vickie LalaD.............................22.............. ................Lala Donnajade.....................23.................. ...........Donna Bandwagon....................24................... ...........? Freebigbennow................26................... ...........Ben DavidB...........................26.............................Dave justwaitin2b....................29................ ............Karen signgirl..........................31.............. ................Diane Brookus.........................31................ ............Brooke Margie122.....................31.................. ...........Margie Big Fred.........................?.................... ......... Fred Bugalu...........................?................ .............. ? marywalker20..................?................... ......... Mary goswicks........................?................. .......... Nettie B-Rog............................?.................. ..........Beth Stranger138....................?.................. ..........Tina

Rhonda, haha sorry about that! :doh: Margo I got you on there! If anybody sees any other Oct newbies on other threads, please send them over here so I can add them :typing: Thanks

Melissa300 and Hoping4theBest, I will add you to our monthly support thread for Oct '07 bandsters, so go check there. Monthly Support Groups > Oct 2007 > "TENaciousTENS roll call as promised". You'll find a LOT of others being banded in Oct, with you two we're up to 82 members! Check there to see who else is being banded on the same day as you and most of all: :welcomeB:

"E-ticket", haha only an Orange County girl would know what that meant! Speaking as a "former" Orange County girl myself, that is! Hey, our band will give us a "year 'round pass" now. If I come to Cali to see my family in a year, lets get together to go bikini shopping.