REDGIRL

Good morning all!! today is my big day , i'll be on liquids with one meal today. i can do it , i have to , i'm a little concerned with having alot of gas. slimfast always give me gas and that is what the dr. has me on. ANY SUGGESTIONS???:hungry:

hI, my surgery date is 9/5 also I had orignally got scheduled for the month of August, but got cold feet after hearing about the pre-op diet. but i realize i have to do this for my health. So hang in their with me my soon to be banded freind!!! redgirl

HI LIVETORIDE, I'm REDGIRL and I'm from thibodaux. I will be letting Dr. eric rau do my band. I will be banded 9-5 and a little scared. Any advice?

HI NEIGHBOR!! i'M i'm from thibodaux/houma area, I thought i was the only loisiana girl in the foruim. I will be banded 9-5. Do you have any advice or regrets?? REDGIRL

amy, the reason for the liquids is to shrank the liver so it doesn't get in the doctors way during surgery. Have you talked to your doctor yet??

I was suppose to have lapband in August, but got really weak the first day on the pre-op diet. Slimfast, soups, and one small piece of chicken breast. I got home from work and had some soup, then went straight to bed(weak). I work with a punch of women ready to see me fail but i decided to have the surgery9-5-07 and I just need some idea of what to substitute with the slimfast because it gives me so much gas!!:help::heh:

My surgery is 9/5 I only have to be onthe diet for 2-weeks, but I'm scared of passing completely out!! Then I have all my co-workers waiting for me to fell so they can have something to gossip about. I really get alot of gas with slimfast, there must be something else I could have, somebody HELP!!

I was suppose to have my surgery in august, but then decided to wait after starting the pre-op diet. I realize i could be having my surgery sooner if i would have just continued the pre-op diet. but my dr. but me on slim fast and soup. the slim fast gives me alot of gas, does anyone else have a different diet??:help:

i really felt the same way as you,but i realized thaat i can't do it on my own. i cancelled my surgery from aug. to sept. but i will keep it in sept . because i know that i have tried over and over to do it (lose weight) and i can't!! and i'm tired of always being the big girl in the group.!!

going throught all of that would you have the surgery again?

Iwas having my surgery 8/23, I decided to give it more thought after hearing some of the complications. I have tried all types of diets and I really know that I will get worst if I don't do something. So my question is would you do it again even with some of the problems you are having

I was hoping to talk to someone that has a lower bmi than some of the other lapband patients. I just want to know how you are doing??:sick

Hi, I will be having the lap band surgery on august 23. My bmi is a little lower than most of the people that I have read about. But high enough to be a canidate for lap band surgery. Is anyone else having or had surgery with a bmi in the range of 35-37?:help: