amy633

Hey Myst 51 I also go to St Vincent Carmel my surgeon is Dr. Gupta but I live 45 mins. away in Monrovia

Thanks, I still have the PBing and I think the term "slimming" best describes the event.

I have this "PBing" what does PB stand for? Puke Burp??

Hello fellow Indiana Bandsters I've been on LBT for a while but just found this thread and wanted to say, I'm in Monrovia IN and was banded at St Vincent Carmel by Dr. Cristine Gupta and had first fill on 9/27/08 next fill around thanksgiving. Things are going ok, I thought I would eat alot less than i can, but I am loseing weight. And I am learning to use this tool inside of me.:biggrin:

Yes my surgeon considered these full liquids "cottage cheese and yogurt" plus and whole lot more like oatmeal. I know they are all different. Remember when I was freaking out because I didn't have to go on a "liquid" pre-op diet? and it seems like everybody else on here did.

Yes thats what I do. I bought a really cute soft sided cooler from Target "with poka dots" and take Jello, Yogert, Cottage cheese, and A protein shake so I'm not stuck in a situation were I need to go in that fast food lane. I put everything in little tupperware containers already measured out and take plastic spoons.

:thumbup:Yup, thats how I did it I just copied and pasted it to my signature. It took me days to figure the ticker thing so I didn't even have the time to try the gittery signature, so glad to have an open invite to copy Thanks, Amy

Thanks, I feel so special now:rolleyes: I didn't have the time to figure out to make one for myself. I hope it works. Amy

I lost my ticker so i'm posting to see if I fixed it

apparently I can have the fattyest liver in town and it won't matter because I don't have a pre-op diet but if I did I would choose a protein powder with no artifical sweetners which you can find at the health food stores. because even though I'm fat I still care about what goes in my fat body

thanks for all your replys restless monkey it does make me feel better just to talk about it. Get the crazy thoughts out of my head!!

No I don't have any reason to doubt her but everybody on here has to do it. I'am just scared and looking to see if I should do the liquid diet on my own. Like if I get someone whos going to say I know somebody who didn't do the pre op diet and they DIED!! LOL

Here another thing I have to shower the night before AND the day of surgery with antibac. soap did anybody else have to do this? I would be offended but they told this to a class of us. So it's not just my stinky butt.

I should be glad but it doesn't seem like anybody getting the lapband from this DR. has to do a liquid diet. Should I think its BAD not to do one.

Great I lost my stupid Ticker thing and it took me forever to figure out how to get it on here.

I dont have to do a pre-op diet. My only restriction is no sweets and no fast food. I wonder why I don't have to do the liquid diet and so many others do? My Surgery date is 9/17/08

I followed your instr. but after I copy on the ticker site and come over to here I go to edit sig. and I can't find anything that says BBcode. what i do see is 1-Preview then 2-Edit sig. and at the bottom 3-signature picture and under 3- option 1 or option 2. I tried pasteing everywhere. OK I see its working, whatever I did worked.

I found this on a different thread apparently were not the only ones whos had trouble with this How to set up your ticker: 1. Go to www.tickerfactory.com 2. Click on weight loss link 3. Select a ticker ruler you like by clicking the option button next to the one you choose and then click NEXT 4. Choose a ticker slider you like by clicking the option button next to your choice and then click NEXT 5. Configure your weight tracker by entering you info and the click NEXT 6. You will see a message on the screen that says Done! Your Ticket URL is: (and then there will be a long string of text starting with http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/..... 7. Click your mouse at the beginning of this text (starting with the h in http:) and drag over the entire line of text. (make sure you highlight the entire line (URL) 8. Press Ctrl+C (hold these keys down at the same time) to copy the text you have highlighted 9. Go back to www.lapbandtalk.com and click the UserCP link 10. Click the link titled Edit Signature 11. Scroll down to the text box titled edit signature and place your cursor where you want your ticker to go 12. Click the icon called insert image - this is the one that is yellow with the two little mountains and sun on it 13. A window will pop up telling you to enter the URL of the image 14. Press Ctrl+V (hold these keys down at the same time) to paste the text you copied in step 8 above into this field. 15. Click ok and you're done! Your ticker should magically appear. 16. Click save signature and you're done - you can update it as often as you want by going to user CP, click on your current ticker and press delete - then repeat these steps to re-add.

at the bottom of the page where you made the ticker is a link to copy. so you would copy it there and paste it here but I've never done it, so I'm gonna try now. I figure I should get mine ready cause my surgery date is next Wed. WELL its not showing up so maybe it will after I hit submit. It didn't work so I'll be watching for a response from someone who knows what their doing Soory I couldn't help. so somebody help us both Please! http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wtJh1wu/weight.png

I think you should go with bypass because like you said you can't control or stick with a diet. I choose band because the only sucessful time i've ever lost weight is while I was preg. (all 4 times) because the baby was laying on my stomach. and now that I'am older and wiser after I lose the weight this time. I will keep it off. good luck with your decision

Thanks.. I will. Amy

Hi I'm new. my name is Amy and I've seen my dr. 3 out of the 6 mo. needed for insurance approval. Im 41 have been married for 22 years have 4 kids 21,19,11,11. Have been overweight most of my life. I can't wait to be a LOSER.

So what is the pre-op diet? I'm new and not approved by insurance yet. I've seen my Dr. for 3 months now and have 3 more visits left. Thanks Amy