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Taurus Thank you for your kind words!! I'm glad that I could help you. This is exactly what this forum is for, to encourage and support each other. I also have a GREAT SUPPORT GROUP that I am in on Facebook, this one is the very best. If you are interested in joining one let me know. Everyone has feelings like yours. How long did you have your Lap Band? Did you have problems with it? My hubby had his Lap Band for 13 years he only lost 100#'s but he was is a very large man. When he had his Band he weighed 515#'s. He wanted the RNY then but the suregon told him he wasn't strong enough for that one. Which he was a very strong man. He is quite a bit older now also. He went in for a revision to the RNY in Sept of 2013. After his band malfunctioned and he couuldn't even hold down Water. When they got in there the Band had eroded into his liver. So they backed out and told him in 3 months they woyld attempt to do it again. He ended up with abcesses and was deathly sick for 9 months. # of those months he don't even remember at all. So fast forward to June 3, 2016 we went to Mexico (paid cash) to get the RNY well since his problem with the band his whole right side was solid scar tissue so he got thenSleeve done. Now comparing to my RNY and his Sleeve he can eat way more food than I can at 3 years out!! He isn't using his tool very well so he hasn't lost but 60#'s since his surgery. This makes me so sad for him!! He has Cancer on his kidney and there is nothing they can do until he loses 150#'s. Of course he has me pushing him all the time!! So hopefully he will get on the ball and lose some weight!! So again if I can help in any way please feel that you can ask me any ?'s and I will try to give you a fair honest anwser. Take care and keep me in the know!!

Hello Everyone,
I'm on day 5 of the horrid pre-op diet. My removal of my lap band-turned to gastric bypass is on 9/28 at NYU with Dr. Bradley Schwack.
I'd love any support I can get.
I guess my biggest fear is that I won't lose the weight, though my close friend lost 190 pounds in 18 months! He is my inspiration.
I'm looking for a good resource to tell me how to eat and what to eat to keep losing weight, once I'm done with the 20 days post op diets.
Kind regards.

Thanks ladies I went in today for my 2 week pre op diet even tho surgery is in 1.5 weeks, but because my BMI is borderline of insurance not covering me, I dont have to do any pre op diet because I can't lose any weight. I can lose 2 pounds, anything less, my insurance would deny me so another posotive is no 2 week pre op liquid diet:) But its the post op that looks really hard to do..

Wow, I cant belive how fast this is moving. My 1st appt with Beaumont weight control in Rochester was August 13th & I met Dr. Krause yesterday & they have me a surgery date of Oct 4th!! Everything has moved very fast for me Excited yet nervous now that surgery is in less than 2 weeks..

Anyone interested in opening a secret FB GROUP for Dec Sleevers? I just need one other person to open the group and we can add folks who are interested from this forum.
I'm not very familiar with this forum and I spend a lot of time on FB. I think it will be easier to share information on FB. Let me know if anyone is interested. I'll open the group.
Thanks!!
JANUS ~ is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, doorways,[1] passages, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past.
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I'm shooting for Dec!! I'll be finished with all my pre tests and my 6 month waiting period by Nov. Giving one month for insurance to approve it and HOPING FOR DEC!!
Maybe we can start a FB group