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rxdspncr
LAP-BAND Patients
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Leepizz, thanks for the update. I get banded on Monday and it was really nice to hear someone elses experience before I go in. It was very encouraging! Makes me very excited!!! Good luck! I will be watching for more updates on how it is going! Take care.
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Each day gets easier, but I just keep thinking..."the closer I get to my surgery date, the closer I will be to getting to eat real food again"...granted I mean healthy food, but something solid, none the less! Heading to bed now...take care.
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Well, I guess that does make sense. Are you having to do a liquid diet? I have been on mine for a week now - would kill for some vegetables! lol
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Bando - congrats to you! I have seen many people say they are going to Mexico to get this done. Why is that?
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My date is June 9th....add me to the list :-)
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My date is June 9th. I am really excited to hear back from those of you that are banded before that. Best of luck to you all! Everything will sail along wonderfully!!! :-)
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Don't have any advice for you - only myself and my husband. I CANNOT even IMAGINE having to cook at this point! This is the hardest thing that I have EVER done and can't imagine that stress. Good luck to you!
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Wow! What a terrific list! I personally really appreciate it! Great ideas! Thanks
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I am on day 6 of my pre-op liquid diet and I agree - it's difficult! Actually, the hardest thing I have ever done. But, it was encouraging this morning when I got up, it was the first time since I started that I didn't wake up hungry. :-)
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Hi All, I am prebanding and have been reading many of the posts. A couple of questions have come up now. First, I have read about having the sleed study first and have seen several posts about it, but my doctor isn't having me do that. Thoughts? I even asked him if he could test for it and he said that he would do a pulse ox in the hospital. Second, I noticed that some folks said that they weren't required to do a liquid diet pre-banding. I am supposed to, which is fine. Just wondering why some do and some don't? Thanks for the insight!