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ThThank you all. The information is so helpful. For me, this is an outpatient surgery. Not too sure how I feel about that. I like the thought of being at home resting, but I also like the thought of being in a quiet hospital room. There are seven people in out home and 2 of them are very active boys - one 14yo and one 8yo. But regardless, I will be home tomorrow afternoon sometime. Hubs is going by the store tonight after work to pick up last minute things so any more suggestions would be helpful.

I am scheduled for surgery on Wednesday June 11. Only 6 more days WOOHOO! My pre-op diet consists of 3 Protein Shakes a day and all the Water I want. I am now ending day 9 of the pre-op. 10 days ago I weighed 332 and today at my dr appt I weighed 317 - down 15 pounds.
I have not cheated once - not even licking my fingers after fixing my 8yo something to eat. Now it is starting to become real difficult. There are 6 other people in my house -4 of them are adults. So someone is always cooking something and if not the one or both of my boys are eating something or the other. My daughter is 23yo and loves to try new recipes. Today she made homemade bread and fresh strawberry pie. She is not trying to be mean or anything. I understand they all have to eat. It is now just becoming more difficult to ignore. I woke up this morning extremely nauseated. My dr told that was to be expected from here up to the day of surgery. Now my stomach just simply hurts constantly (also to be expected). If I do very much I become weak and tired but I'm gonna try to get outside tomorrow and stay busy. Any other suggestions?
Becky

Congrats to all on dates. Mine is June 11. I have to do 2 weeks of 3 Protein Shakes a day and Water - nothing else. That starts on Wed. May 28th. I am shocked that it only took 2 days for my insurance to approve. Good luck and speedy recovery to all.
Becky

Congrats to all on dates. Mine is June 11. I have to do 2 weeks of 3 Protein Shakes a day and Water - nothing else. That starts on Wed. May 28th. I am shocked that it only took 2 days for my insurance to approve. Good luck and speedy recovery to all.
Becky

Thank you all for taking the time to respond. All of the information was very helpful. I have an appt. with a pulmonologist on Friday for clearance and my 4th weigh-in. I am scheduled to see my surgeon on March 6 and nutritionist on March 20. I still have to schedule an appt with a cardiologist but I have to get the referral for that. I will get in touch with my dr. about that tomorrow. I also have to have my pysch eval but I have to pay all out of pocket for that. I hoping I can do that within a week or 2. We will see.

I will not be having my Lap-Band procedure until mid May or of first of June, but can anyone tell me about the diet immediately after post op. I am scheduled to have my concult with the surgeon in March. I am sure that each surgeon has their own specific directions to follow. I am just trying to figure out some things I should expect. Thanks in advance.
Becky

I will not be having my Lap-Band procedure until mid May or of first of June, but can anyone tell me about the diet immediately after post op. I am scheduled to have my concult with the surgeon in March. I am sure that each surgeon has their own specific directions to follow. I am just trying to figure out some things I should expect. Thanks in advance.
Becky

Hi and welcome Becky,
Im not sure if they still do, but your surgeons practice recommended EAS shakes to others on here who they have seen. Probably just give them a call and see to make sure thats still their suggestion.
Always nice to have another UK fan on here! At least I hope so...

Hi Becky, jump right in; this is a great place to be! I started my process last June and was banded in November. It was reading so many posts here and asking questions that made me feel so completely ready for the big day when it finally arrived.
A couple of thoughts: be gentle with yourself and thank yourself for making this big choice for a healthy future. You are choosing yourself and that is a very powerful thing. I had a notebook to write everything down in one place -- all the appointments, little tips I was learning along the way, questions for the doc, etc., and I made a list of all the reasons I wanted to lose weight, the things I want to be able to do, etc. Also I got a therapist for a while to talk through my triggers for eating -- it was great to notice the when, why and what of my emotional eating, how I used food to cope with anxiety, etc. It's not like I hadn't looked at that before -- I'm 52 -- but this time was different. Even if I wasn't completely stopping yet, I was noticing what my automatic responses were and that helped me later. Also I started upping the exercise and I'm pretty sure exercise is the magic ingredient. I didn't want to do it but I increased walking and working out. This gave me something to step into post-surgery when I suddenly did want to do it.
Having been an up and down dieter for twenty years, I can't tell you what a relief it is to have the band. It's not just the weight lost (yippee!) but the shutting up of those gnawing voices in my head asking about food all the time. Good lucks it's everything and look forward to seeing you on the forum!

Catfish is a UK fan? My hubby bleeds blue too. We're in Louisville, so of course there's a lot of rivalry. I'm not much of a sports person so I'm happy when either one wins. Unless, of course, they're playing each other, then I root for UK to make my hubby happy.

I would call to be sure which shakes they want. I wasted a lot of money trying different ones only to be given a list of ones they wanted.
Best wishes on your journey!

Welcome to our site. No advice, just a welcome! Karen

Hi Becky!
Welcome to the group. I am so happy I landed here before my September surgery. I learned so much. You will be happy you did, too. Good luck on your journey. Use this time to really understand yourself and the process. Identify and change the things that need to be changed. Ask questions of us but most importantly of your doctor. You will rock this!

Thank you all for replying to my post and for welcoming me. I hope I have found a good place to be. I have sent my coordinatior an email and I'm hoping she gets back to me on Monday. I like the thought of keeping a journal and I am starting that today. I did that a while back when I was counting calories. I wrote everything down - not just what I ate, but what all was going on at the time and it was working great. I was losing weight actually 25 pounds and 44 inches in 7 weeks then my uncle and my father passed away and I could never get back on track. My mom and aunt have had gastric bypass. I never liked the thought of rerouting so it was never an option. I have been looking into lap band for a while and finally went to the seminar. I did find out that I have ironically seen my family dr on 11-19, 12-19, and 01-13 and that counts so I half way there as far as the weigh ins go. My surgeon only does lap bands once a week so I am looking at anywhere from mid May to first week of June for my surgery. At this point, I am only excited, not nervous at all. I'm sure I will have many questions along the way and any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Becky

I'm not sure how things are done on this site. So I guess I will start with an intro. I'm Becky 43yo sahmm of 3. I've been overweight for around 22 yrs. Tried several things over the years before getting to this point. I went to the lap band seminar 4 days ago and met with the surgery coordinator yesterday. My surgery is sometime after mid May. I just have one question for now. I was wondering if anyone here knows what kind of Protein Shake Dr.Gerame Wells in Hopkinsville, KY will have me to drink? I was told this information at the seminar but I didn't think to write it down and I forgot. I know I have plenty of time but I want to do some price comparing before hand. Any information would be appreciated.
Becky

I'm not sure how things are done on this site. So I guess I will start with an intro. I'm Becky 43yo sahmm of 3. I've been overweight for around 22 yrs. Tried several things over the years before getting to this point. I went to the lap band seminar 4 days ago and met with the surgery coordinator yesterday. My surgery is sometime after mid May. I just have one question for now. I was wondering if anyone here knows what kind of Protein Shake Dr.Gerame Wells in Hopkinsville, KY will have me to drink? I was told this information at the seminar but I didn't think to write it down and I forgot. I know I have plenty of time but I want to do some price comparing before hand. Any information would be appreciated.
Becky