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God is great! I could have been in surgery this morning. The doctor offered to move my date up to today because he had an opening. I wanted to with all of my heart, but my wonderful husband said "we have vacation this weekend and you wouldn't be able to go". I said that was ok and he sure didn't like that. The doctor said I can't be greedy and I need to put other people's needs ahead of mine sometimes. I didn't like him saying that. I left my date as 5-29-08. I have been on my liver shrinking diet for 8 days so far. I have lost 10 lbs. My BMI is down to 36.5. Now where the trouble comes in. I had a little toothache on Monday and by Tuesday night my jaw felt a little funny. When my DH came home I asked him if it was swollen. He very quickly said yes. He never admits he can see something wrong with me so I thought...OH NO:ohmy:! I went and look and sure enough I am swollen. I went to the dentist today and they gave me antibiotics and I called my surgeon's office. They said I had to canel until I was released by the dentist. IF the infection is gone on the 28th...day before my "surgery", I can get him to release me and then call for a new appoinment for surgery. Well, they had to book me 10 weeks out the first time and I pray that won't have to do that again. I have a Latex allergy, so I have to be the first one of the day. To compound the matter. SInce I have lost the 10 lbs I can only lose 9 more and I will not be eligible for surgery due too low of a BMI. God is great and I hope I passed His test with flying colors:Angel_anim:...no cursing:cursing:, no yelling:argue:, no depression:sad_smile:, no WHY ME :thumbs_up: and best of all no food:Banane59:. I haven't eaten anything in the last 9 hours and I have been going through this for the last 5 hours. I will restart my pre-op diet 2 weeks before surgery...again...whenever that is.

Good for you honey!

Anne,

You really need to stick to what you were instructed to do by your doctor. You aren't following the cardinal rules of Lapband and angry it isn't working. You aren't measuring, and only eating the 4 oz. If you are drinking with your meal you know it won't stay in the pouch long enough to satisfy you. Yes you need will power. I hope the best for you. Even if you had the Bypass there would be rules to adhere to and you might not chose to do those either. Make the best of what you have. I am saying all of this with a good heart. I don't want any of us to fail. I expect all of you to keep me honest if I falter. Good luck.

I am not banded as of yet, but I can sure feel your pain. To be so excited over something and then feel like it has failed you. IT HASN'T!!! Your DOCTOR has!!! I sure hope you are able to start fresh with a new doctor. Best wishes form the states. -Donita

Hey Holly,

You stay on top of them. What ins. do you have? I was wondering if you HAVE to go to this dr.? I also know that Sleep Apnea is inheirited. I hope all goes well. Keep us posted.-Donita

Mandi Jo,

Congrats!!! You might be a Jazzy June, but you and I are only 4 days apart. This will be great! Feel better soon! Donita Jo

Does anyone give typing lessons? lol Speedy recovery!

Firdt things first...praise God that you found it BEFORE surgery. You don't know, it could have killed you if you didn't know about it. People have died from absessed teeth. You are going to keep doing well, because you know this is the most imortant thing you have ever sone for yourself. Prayers are with you.

Well???? How did it go?

My new friend Andrea and I have started walking at least three miles everyday. She is holding me to it quite well. Sometimes she would get out of work late and complain they didn't have a dishwasher at the catering company she worked for. I said "well, if you need help, I can do it until a week before surgery". Since I haven't done any "real work" in a long time guess what? IT IS KICKING MY BUTTTT!!!! I am so sore in my back that I can hardly walk. I can't lift my left leg to walk up stairs. I can say though that I am very happy to have lost 6 lbs so far due to my dear friend Andrea.

Thank you Sunshine! I will. 3-4 weeks seems like eternity though to see results. I guess I din't get fat overnoght I won't lose it overnight. Thanks again.

I have told myself that I would start walking 3 miles a day or more until my surgery date (except on Sundays). I will have walked 120 miles just at 3 miles per day. Some days I have walked as much as eight. I lost 6 lbs, and have put 4 back on as of this morning. I understand it might be muscle and the loss was probably water. I also know to stay off of the scales, but I just have the hardest time with that. Do I want to continue walking? Will my body be too used to it by the time I have surgery that it won't help me lose? I am pretty sure my heart and lungs will love me for it. :thumbup: I can now get to my 2nd floor apartment and not feel like passing out. I am actually out walking my friend that weighs 50 lbs less than me. I am sure I will keep going, because I love to set goals and then reach them. Especially if I couldn't really see the incentive and still accomplished it. That is straight will power. Something I haven't had in a while!

Best wishes, speedy recover and lots of weight loss. Hang in there. You survived and now make it worth the trip! I get banded next month, so it is nice to hear how some others are doing. Not all a bed of roses like I had hoped. Take care.

Well, it was a short journey to jump through all of Tricare's hoops. I was approved my first try. Now it is a "long" wait to be banded. In comparrison to my 20 years of being heavy it is almost instantanious. I will be banded 6 months from the start of my journey...10 weeks after my approval. My doctor is so booked up. The day I turned 40 my body acted like it never had before. Everything hurt. My sleep patterns grew worse. I'd sleep in and still feel I needed more. I had SEVERE headaches that would last over a week. I had edima in my legs, arms and face. Come to find out I have Sleep Apnea and my Thyroid was 30 points low. I didn't know that your thyroid could control so much. Thankfully I heard Tricare would approve gastric banding as of 2-1-08. It was only December, so I started everything rolling with my testing, counseling, referals and research. It has paid off. Think how far into summer my surery would be if I hadn't started early.