StLouisGal

I was trying to make you laugh. Did it work?:smile:

Thank you all for all of the support. I don't think it has sunk in yet. I go Wednesday for a stress test and then it is smooth sailing to surgery. You all are great!

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Glad you made it safe and sound. Get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is your big day. Good luck. Take care!

Hmm, clear liquids, beer,:eek: white wine, :martini_shaken:Martini's (skip the olive) blush wine, vodka, champaigne, :cool2: I could make that work.:frown: Only kidding. it will be worth it in the end. All that junk food will only add pounds anyway. By Monday morning you will be real glad you stuck with the liquids. :frown:

Thanks Chris, It looks like you are doing quite well. 33 pounds in four months is pretty good. Keep it up! How are your wife and sister in law doing? They talked about your doctor yesterday. My doctor trained him to do the lapband. I think that is pretty neat. Did you have to do a heart stress test. They called this morning to say that I have to have one. It is scheduled for next week. Just looking at the list of things I have to do before I leave work is quite daunting so I know that the two weeks will fly.

It's snowing in St. Louis now. Big fluffy white flakes. It's not supposed to stop until around 7 tomorrow. You'll already be in surgery by then. Wow. Be careful on your way home.

I was really surprised about the no pre-op too but all they said was to eat small meals the day before and nothing after midnight. Surgery is scheduled for 10 a.m. so I don't even have to get up super early to get to the hospital by 8 a.m. It's all good.

Thanks 4jin. I'm pretty excited about that too. The only frustration I have now is they called and said the EKG was inconclusive so I have to go for a Stress test next Wednesday. I think it is a good idea but it is just one more thing to do and one more day of vacation to take. Oh well. I'm not going to let it dampen my good mood.

Do you have a friend who is a nurse that might be able or willing to give you the shots. If I have to give myself shots (I don't think I will) I plan to call on some of my nurse friends and get them to give me a hand. I don't think I could give myself a shot.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for your approval. Waiting is impossibly hard but once the approval comes things move fast.

Thanks, You are such a great support! Hope you are feeling well.

How did your consult go. Mine went well.

I went to my pre-op class yesterday. I am very impressed with the program and Dr. Scott. My surgery will be February 15. The classes were very interesting and informative. I plan to go to the seminar on February 6 also so maybe we will see each other. I am going so my husband can get the information about the surgery. He wasn't able to go with me yesterday so I think he can be more supportive if he has heard it from the doctor.

I have a date. I will get my band at DePaul Hospital on February 15. Dr. Scott is my surgeon. I met him yesterday and I really like him. He is very soft spoken and very thorough. The staff at DePaul is great.

I have a date!:hurray: I get my band on February 15. Two weeks from tomorrow. Wow it is going to go fast. Got lots of great information yesterday. :tongue: It was a very long day but I met a lot of people who will be banded around the same time I will so I will see familiar faces at the support group meetings. No pre-op diet! :biggrin: just have to eat light the day before surgery. To say I am excited is a vast understatement. This is really going to happen!

There must be something wrong with my smeller because I can't even smell it.

Good luck getting back to St. Louis. Can you catch an earlier flight. They aren't calling for very nice weather but it isn't supposed to hit until about rush hour. Good luck tomorrow. I'm excited for you.

:tt1: I just got back from my pre-op appointment. I have my surgery date. I will get my band on February 15. I was at the hospital from 7 a.m. until after 6 p.m. Lots of good information, met my surgeon, really like him. The program is great, very professional. Did all my pre-op testing today, EKG, lung function test, chest Xray and about a gallon of blood for every test imaginable. The best news, no pre-op diet and only a week and a half of liquids after the surgery. Gotta go for now. Take care!

I like Unjury. I have the chocolate with skim milk in the morning and then I have a strawberry sorbet mixed in Crystal light lemonade in the afternoon. It's better really cold but it has a smooth taste. Somtimes I add a squirt of sugar free daVince syrup to kick up the flavor. I think the chicken soup tasted ok but I like my broth much warmer than 130 degrees. Luke warm chicken broth didn't do it for me.

drinking a lot of Water before you go is more effective than weights, they can't check for that. just make sure they weigh you before you head to the bathroom. My consult is tomorrow too. Good luck to us both!

I only took a week when I had my gall bladder out but I should have taken another week. I was teaching second grade at the time so if you are able to sit at your job you might be ok in a week. I am not banded yet and didnt' have them done at the same time so I probably don't know what I am talking about. You are way better off having them done at the same time rather than lose a little weight and have to go back in for the gallbladder. Be glad they discovered it before you had symptoms. Gallbladder symptoms are bad. Good luck!

Use a bread plate to put the food you plan to eat on and either put the rest in a to go box or have the server take it away or offer it to your table companions. Order from the senior menu because it is usually smaller portions and/or less side items. (that is if you are old enough to pass for a senior or the restaurant isn't too picky about who orders from it, usually if you explain you are on a special food plan they will let you) The kids menu might be an option too, especially if you are ordering in. You might also try ordering a cup of soup and eating very slowly. As long as you don't eat out too often it shouldn't throw your weight loss efforts too much.

Hang in there Michelle. I know hwat you mean, my pre-op appointment is Wednesday and I am pretty nervous too. Excited, but nervous too.

I sure hope not. I am really quite tired of waiting. Wednesday I will know something.