Allison

Good luck with your fill tomorrow!!!! I can't believe you've all been banded for almost a month!!!! Congrats!!!

I can't wait for this pre-op diet to be over!!!! This has to be the hardest part, because we are still our normal, hungry selves!!!!! Once I have my band I'm hoping it controls these hunger pangs a little bit! I was good for all my diet except when I went out for dinner with my whole family while I was on vacation, I got the kids pasta, I couldn't not get something to eat and was DYING for somthing real. That was a few days ago and I've been trying to be SUPER good since then. Only today, then tomorrow left!!!!!!!! I can't believe my surgery is on Thursday!! Woohoo!!!!

Hey bandfan! Hope your first fill went well today!!!! I can't believe only 2 days left! Good luck to everyone with dates coming up as well!!!!! WOOHOO!!!

Hey everyone! Got back from vacation yesterday, this liquid diet is pretty brutal and vacation was not that easy, buut I'm looking at the end result, only two days until surgery!!!!!!! I can't believe it came so fast! Even though at times it felt like an eternity! Congrats to everyone who is already banded! So glad that for the most part, besides some gas pains everyone seems to be doing well! Good luck to jess and amsderb and everyone else with dates coming up today and tomorrow and so on... I'm so ready for this :smile2:

Congrats everyone!!!!! I can't wait to join you all! Only today and then tomorrow left!!!

Hehehe, oh you guys... I missed this episode! I was painting my room and didn't have the tv plugged in, the only song I saw was David A singing Imagine, the last song of the night. I thought he did amazing, and I have never been a fan of his. I watched the re-cap of all the songs sung tonight and even from the 5 second clips of each song I could tell they all sounded great! I'm with you guys, I have a feeling it will be... David!! hahaha oh and shinyhappymommy, I've never liked her either, and she was awful!!! Simon was on Jay Leno last night and he talked about what a bad performace it was lol.

Hey Jessica! All my friends came home from college this weekend or last, so a couple of them wanted to get together to go out to eat tonight. I felt so weak and dizzy from this stupid diet that I had to pass, I knew that right now I wouldn't be able to just sit there and watch them eat anyways. I have all my pre-op testing and by tomorrow it will only be one week until my surgery!!!! My sister that was being such a b*tch before is now really supportive, I'm in the process of telling a few friends, and I could not be more excited!!!!!! Now I'm just hoping I can make it through this diet!!!! It sounds like yours Jessica, but no bar! No solids at all! Just shakes, and sugar free Jello and popsicles and chicken broth. Good luck with everything!!!!

Today was day one of my pre-op diet too... I was good all day, eating sugar free jello and popsicles, I had a protein shake for lunch, and crystal light throughout the day. BUT I was painting my room by myself all day and got totally wiped out! By dinner time I had a massive headache and needed food!!!!!!!!! I made a little egg substitute and that held me over. NOW I should go to bed but I am starving!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh the temptation is killing me and this is just day one!!!!!! So don't worry you're not alone!

May 1 - BandFan1, feelgoodagain, Jamie, Awomangodcanuse May 2 - Christal, BeachBumNJ, Kammi, serena1968, tootscritter, CirrusPilot, Blondie Bandie May 5 - Tracy, Sandy, KathrynRose, JaJeanne, Jennifer, GrosseFemme, jdj May 6 - Shawna, Jemo97, Cherj60, Jaylow, Californiamarty, angelic_1, Libby H, Gralda May 7 - Makeupqueen, Mely, Ellen, Pix, JRFAN88, Brenda, Chelsea, Sufina, Srowland2008, Shelly, notsotinydancer, new jewel, Dawn Michelle, Katieann, Robin, Nomoretwinkies, PattiC, Ellen11703 May 8 - Mae, Southern Missy, Thin Dolphin3, Ron Jon, Cadornes, NicoleW8ing, WayOfLife, Nicelee, reinventingme08, GoJaguars May 9 - Nicole, casscitymom, Jeepingirl, 2Btiny, Barbara, Golfgirllv, Tourismqueen, Kelly J, RosesAreRed, Lhooper, CelticDreamer, Kellygirl0520, Atallen, Caminco May 12 - Bonnie, Melissa, Mandi Jo, Becky N, CaliGirl626, Swtbtrcup May 13 - Jessica, Molly, Bella, Michele, Crystal115, njudono, Erica, JBFlorida, Melissa, NicksGrammy, Lakemom, bxlisa, NY2LAGirl, 2babutterfly May 14 - Perky66, Cathy, Kristey, LadieKappa, Maitai May 15 - Hope4K, Mstrina27, Sarah8714, JadensMomma, ForeverMe65 May 16 - devotion, IcanandIwill, Crystal May 19 - Lexy, Amy, Jodi, Shannon, Janette, Paula, BodyButter64, Kathy, Dorothy May 20 - Coco, Checkers Mom, Gadumplin, Yvonne, MarineLiebe, Bella046, Anavrin, Diamond2008, TX Cat May 21 - Sarah, Pen, Ailie, Gemini, MissMellie, Lana24, Stay Tuned, Eldub, Jo75219, thinlike86, Jazzyywan May 22 - Helen, Krysten, Jaime, Lena, Di4AU, Natalee, *Love*, Lana24, tmfritts, emp316, Nancy S, Jules88, Gypsy44, WhatSarahSaid May 23 - LaMonica, Michelle, Holli, Peri, Awebs May 26 - Shelly, Kathy, CaGirlV May 27 - Kammi, Sydney, Tina, Sadie, Srossell, Shela, GloballyYours, Sunshine Lady, CaGirlV, Jill W May 28 - Nora, Lele, ronni_NC, Shy one, Amsderb, GregVD, Daniml May 29 - Allison, MSG'S SGM, Sphnyxmomma, beanbean, Lucy12, Bama Belle, ChefSteph May 30 - Three Sixty Six, Bellygobelly (Ann), Shannon Gets Slim, Paige65, Jodi 620 May 31 - Tonya

I know I'm so excited!!! Part of me wishes I had more time to PIG OUT, hahaha, but most of me is so excited to get on with my life!! The first day of my 10 day pre-op liquid diet wasn't too bad, I've been having cravings for normal food but haven't been giving in to them, which is good, and unlike me, lol. Although I was working so hard today painting my room by myself, that come dinner time, my head was pounding and I could barely see straight, so I cooked a little egg substitute and that gave me the bit of energy I needed to get through the rest of the day. I don't think theres anything wrong with weening myself into the liquid diet a little slowly, and the egg substitute was the only thing I ate today not on my list... hahah I'm just trying to convince myself I'm not a cheater lol. Haha amsderb, when I had an appointment with my surgeon last week, I felt so stupid not having any questions to ask him when he asked if I had any, but I really didn't! I've learned so much here I feel like I am really prepared for everything this surgery could possibly throw at me! Good luck everyone with days coming up!!! I can't believe its getting closer and closer!!!!!

Scarlet haha I could use some sedation right now too...

Shannon I'm scared too!! I've never had surgery before, and am really nervous about a lot of aspects of it, what if I wake up during surgery!??! What if I'm paralyzed and can feel everything but can't do anything about it!? What if I don't wake up from the anathesia!? What if something goes wrong, there are so many things running through my mind. A neighbor of mine and a close friend of my sister's was killed this past Friday night in a car accident, she was only 17 and her mother died years ago, so her father is stuggling so much now. Seeing his struggle and even how much her death has affected my own family is making me think of what it would be like if I didn't make it. I'm sure everything will be fine (fingers crossed) but I still have all these fears in the back of my head.

Hey everyone!! I have a low BMI when it comes to being pre-banded I suppose, its certainly not low regaring where it should be, right now its about 41.2 I think? I'm getting my band in only 9 days!!!!!! I can't believe it!!!!

Marine! Good luck today!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fill me in with how everything goes!!!! Last night was my last night before my liquid diet started this morning, and I've been working really hard to re-do my bedroom and finish school and blah, blah, blah, so I was really tired and sad about losing food as comfort, and I had to sleep on the couch downstairs because I'm still working on my room. SO as I was laying on the couch watching tv, I came across Big Medicine!!! There was only one more episode left in the marathon, but that one episode really helped me get in a better mood. The one I watched was about gastric bypass, but it was still nice to see how better everyones lives were afterwards, I would have loved to see an episode about the lap band! Good luck again!!!!

I added you both, So exciting!!!

Hey bandfan, I'm glad that you could handel that piece of pizza!!!!!!!!! Pizza is my favorite food, maybe I'll put it in a blender and make me some pizza shakes..... HA!!! Congrats on all your success!!!!

Hahaha Kristey K, when you get tattoos, you may know if you have some, they have that horrible itching when they start to heal, and since you can't scratch them the place I went to recommends that you slap them since you can't itch them, the first tattoo I got goes from the middle of my back down to my butt cheeck, hehehe, when it started to heal, and itch, I started to walking around all day, slapping my butt... lol. It was really an interesting sight. I'm glad everything besides that pesky itching is going well! I would say slap it, but I'm sure that would be really painful!!

ChefSteph!!! I'm being banded on the 29th too!!!!!!!!! I start my pre-op diet tondat!!!! I'm so nervous, but I'm so excited too!!!! Good luck and keep in touch! Good luck everyone else who is waiting to be banded and congrats to everyone who has!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay everyone!!!! Here is the most recent list!!! May 1 - BandFan1, feelgoodagain, Jamie, Awomangodcanuse May 2 - Christal, BeachBumNJ, Kammi, serena1968, tootscritter, CirrusPilot, Blondie Bandie May 5 - Tracy, Sandy, KathrynRose, JaJeanne, Jennifer, GrosseFemme, jdj May 6 - Shawna, Jemo97, Cherj60, Jaylow, Californiamarty, angelic_1, Libby H, Gralda May 7 - Makeupqueen, Mely, Ellen, Pix, JRFAN88, Brenda, Chelsea, Sufina, Srowland2008, Shelly, notsotinydancer, new jewel, Dawn Michelle, Katieann, Robin, Nomoretwinkies, PattiC, Ellen11703 May 8 - Mae, Southern Missy, Thin Dolphin3, Ron Jon, Cadornes, NicoleW8ing, WayOfLife, Nicelee, reinventingme08, GoJaguars May 9 - Nicole, casscitymom, Jeepingirl, 2Btiny, Barbara, Golfgirllv, Tourismqueen, Kelly J, RosesAreRed, Lhooper, CelticDreamer, Kellygirl0520, Atallen, Caminco May 12 - Bonnie, Melissa, Mandi Jo, Becky N, CaliGirl626, Swtbtrcup May 13 - Jessica, Molly, Bella, Michele, Crystal115, njudono, Erica, JBFlorida, Melissa, NicksGrammy, Lakemom, bxlisa, NY2LAGirl, 2babutterfly May 14 - Perky66, Cathy, Kristey, LadieKappa, Maitai May 15 - Hope4K, Mstrina27, Sarah8714, JadensMomma, ForeverMe65 May 16 - devotion, IcanandIwill, Crystal May 19 - Lexy, Amy, Jodi, Shannon, Janette, Paula, BodyButter64, Kathy, Dorothy May 20 - Coco, Checkers Mom, Gadumplin, Yvonne, MarineLiebe, Bella046, Anavrin, Diamond2008, TX Cat May 21 - Sarah, Pen, Ailie, Gemini, MissMellie, Lana24, Stay Tuned, Eldub, Jo75219, thinlike86, Jazzyywan May 22 - Helen, Krysten, Jaime, Lena, Di4AU, Natalee, *Love*, Lana24, tmfritts, emp316, Nancy S, Jules88, Gypsy44 May 23 - LaMonica, Michelle, Holli, Peri May 26 - Shelly, Kathy, CaGirlV May 27 - Kammi, Sydney, Tina, Sadie, Srossell, Shela, GloballyYours, Sunshine Lady, CaGirlV, Jill W May 28 - Nora, Lele, ronni_NC, Shy one, Amsderb, GregVD May 29 - Allison, MSG'S SGM, Sphnyxmomma, beanbean, Lucy12, Bama Belle, ChefSteph May 30 - Three Sixty Six, Bellygobelly (Ann), Shannon Gets Slim, Paige65, Jodi 620 May 31 - Tonya

Good luck to everyone today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I start my all liquid 10 day pre-op diet today, so while the hunger pangs are killing me, I'll be thinking of all of you!!!! Best of luck!

Today I went shopping and bought everything I need for my pre-op diet, I can't believe surgery is only 10 days away now. It feels like just yesterday I made that first call to the surgeons office. Its all getting so real now!!!!! Tonight my mom made me my favorite dinner, chicken pot pie and mashed potatoes. My dad was like, enjoy the last normal meal of your life... all sarcastically, hes just being ignorant because he has no idea how the band even really works, but hes so rude I don't even respond to most of what comes out of his mouth, screw everyone who doesn't believe in me, because for once in my life I finally believe in myself!!!!!!!! Congrats Felicia and everyone else, I am right behind you :wink_smile:

YAY!! When Syesha goes home she wears her hair natural again! I love it!!!

Thanks! Congrats on hitting the under 40 BMI mark!!!! Like my mom used to say before her 40th birthday, 39 and 40 might not be THAT different, but 39 sure looks a hell of a lot better!!! hahaha! I know I will be a little more rationale after surgery, right now I'm just having some intense pre-surgery jitters and am just finding more and more excuses to freak out lol. Good luck tomorrow OregonRose!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its insane isn't it!?!?!? I can't believe we only have 15 days left, even less if you count the start of my liquid diet, which I start on the 19th!!!!!! Part of me is already really sad about all this, I feel like I'm gonna miss my old life! It revolved around food! Me and my friends always go out to eat, that is like, the only social thing we seem to do anymore. I'm so scared!!! BUT I'm so excited to! I'm still in the process of cleaning my room, I've been working on it for a while now, it really was a disaster area, you've never seen a more messy room, on tv or in real life. I want to paint and get every neat and tidy before surgery. Ugh, I don't drink soda or coffee already, I've just never liked it, so that won't be a problem, I think it will be all the fast food! My friends and I always hit fast food places, I don't want to be the buzz kill, "ehh guys I can't eat here..." Who knows, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Good luck!!!!!! :thumbup:

Congrats Marilyn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for being such an inspiration!!! I still have 2 weeks until I get banded and about 6 days until I go on liquids. I'm starting to get really really nervous and hesitant, Thanks for the update!