ThinDolphin3

I am getting the realize band in me...not sure which size band...but I cant wait!!

I am May 8th also.....pre op diet is making me so hungry....but it's gonna be worth it ..i just know it....and started an album with before pics that I took today!! blessings to all us in MAY!!!

I am on day 6 of my 10 day preop diet...and I am starving..but dont know how much weight I've lost....dont own a scale for various and obvious reasons..the mirror tells me enough..dont need a scale also...LOL One atkins shakes, sf jello and pops, cottage cheese, and bouillon and broth and so far I havent killed anyone yet...I'm actually starting to get used to it...Kind of scary huh?? me used to being on a liquid diet. Hubby and the boy made cinnamon rolls this morning and that smell...OH MYLANTA talk about drooling....but I just sat there drinking my shake saying mmmmmm delicious....LOL

My surgery is Thursday and I'm so nervous about this journey in my life I'm starting....I have always been the fat sister, friend, co worker, wife, stepmother....without the weight who am I??? I dont know how to be skinny. I actually had a dream last night that I was getting prepped for surgery and before they put me under i freaked out and said.." i cant do this" :ohmy:and I jumped off the table and ran out....I just did my before pics which are in the album I just created and NOW I remember why I'm doing this...I'm flippin huge!! I cant believe I let myself get this big etc. But I am still nervous about who am I if not the fat person.:confused2: Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!! Blessings to all

I finally started an album on here of myself and my before pics...so if you would like to see all my rolls etc...I just added the album so depending on how you sort things...it should be the first album on the list...Surgery is on Thursday!!! blessings to all

just a few days b4 surgery

glad everything went well...my surgery is Thurs the 8th and I'm so nervous....Had to get blood work done again friday because my white blood cell count is so high....found out I have a bladder infection so they put me on bactrim and I will be good to go on Thurs. Glad ur recovery is going well...and I can tell I'm dropping weight or at least Water weight on this 10 day preop diet....I'm liking it...and I'm also scared to death...I've never been skinny and I was thinking today ...oh my goodness I'm gonna get thinner than this...how am I going to deal??? I almost wanted to cry..I'm that scared ..this is gonna be all new territory for me...well any way...congrats again on an excellent recovery

Well I have a high white blood cell count...had to rush to hospital to get lab work done so i can get on antibiotics before next week's surgery...it turns out I have bladder infection.....the pre op diet is really hard i'm eating more cottage cheese than I think I'm allowed, but I'm drinking bouillon cubes, broth, protein shakes and lots of sf popscicles and sf jello and light yogurt....so hopefully my liver will shrink from me just eating that stuff..what do you thinK?

Well ladies and gents my pre op appt is done. I have a whole in my arm from taking blood (3 dang vials) on my first day of preop diet...talk about dizzy. Atkins shakes arent bad, love the cafe mocha..the vanilla is not the best but I drank it. I ate a banana and some grapes, cottage cheese and then I drank broth and boy oh boy does it need salt..but I didnt add it, instead I use Mrs. Dash's table blend. So I am going a little crazy...no nicotine, no real food and my boobs hurt so bad that I think I'm getting ready for my period...which of course is probably gonna show up the day of surgery. :sad::blushing: how embarrassing!!! So for the next few days I'm gonna need y'all support through this pre op diet... blessings to all:wub:

My insurance co is paying 80% and i'm paying 20%

I am going through Tallgrass with Dr. Steward. He is really sweet and straight frwd and answer all ur questions. They give you everything that you will need to have ur insurance accept it. Attend a seminar first and how you do that is to call them. Then you call ur insurance co to make sure that they answer all the ins and outs of getting the lapband....if they cover it...how much of it do they cover...do they cover pre op appts, consultation, fills, etc. If they require a 6 month diet etc....then you call ur reg doc and ask him his opinion if he will ok the surgery. Tallgrass made me do a psych eval, meet with a dietician, get approval from reg doc, quitting smoking if you're a smoker, etc. My reg doc for him to approve it he wanted me to get a sleep test done as well as Dr. Steward. If you do decide to go to a seminar take a notepad with you. When I called Tallgrass they set me up to go to a seminar that is how you do that part at least. good luck to you sweetie and welcome to lbt!!!

Good luck on ur surgery sweetie...Keep us posted how u are doing after surgery.

My preop diet is going to be starting in 7 days....should I be worried about driving and working while on this diet. I am allowed cottage cheese, sf jellos, sf pops, and atkins shakes. I wonder how weak I will be since I get migraines if I dont eat??? I am really concerned about being able to be ok with only liquid diet.

I would love to just be able to fit into a size 14 ...currently i believe I wear a size 26 which totally sux....but all my pants that I own are stretch pants so the last time I bought a pair of elastic jeans it was 22/24

I was just wondering if anyone else is upset bout the may name?? May flowers is just not what I was expecting to be called...I mean there is shrinking shamrocks victorious valentines april avengers ....and we get may flowers:huh2::thumbup:....is there anybody else that wishes we had a different name for our may bandsters???

congrats on ur date...my date is may 8th so I'll let you know how it goes

well trust me it's not like i want to use the tongs....I was just curious what they were talking about...LOL

I am wondering what do you need these things called bath room tongs or some name like that??? and where do you find them or if I even need them?? I keep seeing threads that mention these tong things...but not sure what they are:confused2:

ty for the encouragement...i really appreciate it...i'm hoping that I'll be able to say no to foods that make me huge....since i got a surgery date i've been eating lots of steak and chips etc and i quit smoking too and now i've gained like 8 lbs...had to go to the doc office today i messed up my knee..they think i tore my ACL but they arent sure...so i gotta wait and find out after it starts to heal a few days from now....they put me on darvaset and guess what i'm still awake..it didnt work at all

Mine is May 8th

Ty for this list. So does walmart sell chewable adult vitamins? I have also been looking for the protein shakes. My doc told me NOT TO USE slim fast for my pre-op diet he suggested I go tnad get atkins shakes at walgreens. I have also been shopping around the internet for liquid vitamins. Any suggestions??? I noticed that you didnt have neosporin on that list for the sutures is there a reason? I mean I would want them to heal as soon as possible.

Well I've been on lapbandtalk for quite a few months now, but ty! I just havent been on here lately to chat and post. I am having my surgery done at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS with Dr. Steward of Tallgrass in Topeka. He is handsome and very nice and straight forward and non-judging. I'm so excited.

Kissmygrits that is so awesome about ur ovaries being cleared up. I hope when I get my band that it does the same to me. I need them cysts off so I can get normal periods. Havent heard from you in awhile how are things going..is this the latest of ur lbs lost so far? IM me when you can

Hello my name is thindolphin and I need to lose 110 lbs to get to a weight that I've never been to before in my life!!!! I know how much of a struggle it's going to be but I'm willing to do what I have to do to get to a healthy weight and be able to shop in a reg size section on a clearance rack and pay only 5 dollars for a pair of jeans at walmart. I would love to be in ONEderland!! I hope to become friends with all of you on here. Hope to hear from you soon!!

I will be having my surgery on May 8th and I'm nervous as hell. I keep thinking what if this doesnt work. What if something goes wrong during surgery and they wont be able to put the band on. I will be getting the Realize band instead of the Allergan. Doc let me make that decision, he said it was up to me which band I would like placed in me. I said I would like the realize band since it's new and the difference in how the port is placed. Wow my surgery is so close.... I just hope I can do this 10 day pre-op diet and still be able to work without getting dizzy from lack of eating real food instead of just drinking liquid.:smile: Also smelling all the food from potlucks that they have in the office. I work in a call center and just about everyday there is someone in the huge building having a potluck and the smell just filters through the whole damn place. :thumbup: I'll stay in touch.