MaidMarion

Interesting. I just attended a seminar on Saturday and the reason he requires a pre diet is to shrink the size of your liver. He said he has had difficulty doing lap bands sometimes because peoples livers are so swollen and enlarged. He has been having people do a diet the 2 weeks before the surgery not sure if it is full liquid or 2 shakes small meal. He did say he has had to do an open operation on a couple of people due to the size of their liver and the difficulty they had getting behind it to the stomach. Made me think that diet sounds damn important because I don't want to be cut open if I can help it.

Hi everyone! I have been lurking for a while. I finally went to a seminar on Saturday. I have been working today on getting my information together. A little about me. I am 47 a pet sitter....no there isn't that much money in it but I love it, life time successful dieter. Just 2 years ago I lost 75 lbs doing a program that was diet exercise nutrition and psychological through a local hospital. Kept most of it off until I decided to date perhaps the most miserable person in the world. I would leave his house and stop at the nearest fast food drive up every single time I was around him. Ugh why I didn't just break up long before the 9 month mark I have no clue. I am going to self pay for my surgery. It will run about 18000 although I am going to see if they will let me skip the nutritional info because I could teach a class, of course it would be a do as I say not as I do. I will be charging 15000 on a Care Credit CC, For the first 2 years it is free of interest if you keep up the payments. Funny thing is I heard about it from a medical spa because I told them I couldn't afford Botox! I have been filling out a huge medical history. It even asks about grandparents and siblings. It makes me seem to come from a healthy family and actually my health is really pretty good. I am fat enough to get the surgery done without co-morbidities though. Only my sister and I suffer from weight problems. I am actually looking forward to getting into the doctor and starting my 2 week liquid diet before surgery. I have not even gone on my first appt yet. I should be approved quicker because I don't have to wait on insurance. The doctor who does the surgery here in Springfield said he had performed about 250 of them although he has done probably the same number of bypasses too. I liked Dr. Edwards he seems to have a good bedside manner. I am looking forward to this journey. You have all been an inspiration already....as the photos have been my favorite lurk area. I am excited except I have never had any surgery and it freaks me out a bit but it will be a good thing.:thumbup: