JRT Mom

My preop diet is a week of full liquids. It has to be 60-70g of protein but only 800-1000 calories. And 64 oz of water! I'm spending all my time in the bathroom!:incazzato:

That's my June lapband date! Who's with me? Man, it's only a week away!

You might want to take a stool softener like Dulcolax--barium is VERY constipating. I didn't take one, and got stopped up for three days.....when I finally went I was pooping little white bricks...man you coulda built a house with those things.....

I've gotten the carb free isopure. 40g protein in 20 oz. The guy there said the same thing--only drink half of it at a time because you'll absorb more of it that way.

Queenzjade- One of the things they will focus on is your past diet history--have you dieted several times and lost weight only to have it come back? Failed diets seems to be the most important thing they are concerned about. Also-is your weight affecting your way of life? Making it hard to have the energy to care for your lil man? Is it hard to keep up with him? Those are factors that will make it easier to get your band. Do lots of reading here on this website and you'll be prepared when you meet the doctor, and things will go easier for you!

Txfella- You look GREAT in your avatar shot! Do you have before and after pix you can post in the pictures section? I'll bet it's really dramatic!

:thumbup::smile::thumbup: WOOHOO!!!! FINALLY got a date--lucky June the 13th! Good thing I'm not superstitious or anything, but I guess I better take my rabbit's foot...:biggrin2: These docs make you stay overnight in the hospital. I'm almost 54 and NEVER been in a hospital (other than working in one--never as a patient!) Any advice to help keep it from being too wierd??

Wow it's amazing the difference in what you have to do presurgical. I had to meet with a dietician, and exercise therapist and a psychotherapist. Then I had to have an upper GI, a bunch of labwork and an EKG. I would have had to have a sleep study except I've already been diagnosed with sleep apnea. I also would have had to have an endoscopy except I had one about a year ago due to GERD.

Thanks for the vote of confidence, BJ!

OK guys, this is gonna sound crazy as hell, and I want to know if anyone else here has felt this: I haven't been banded yet, but sometimes I wonder if I already had the surgery and forgot about it.....lately I'm missing meals and not feeling hungry, and when I DO eat, it seems like I get filled rather quickly. Is it sympathy pains for my fellow banded brothers and sisters? Or am I seeing into the future with my gut??? Or am I just a bit loco??:biggrin2:

Wow, I could have written your post myself because I am in the exact same boat as you. Add to the frustration: the company I work for is in the process of getting sold, and I'm scared to death that if we get bought out before I get the surgery the new company won't cover it on their insurance! The office knows this and STILL I don't have a date....SIGH.....:wink2: Oh well, we'll hang in there together, OK?

I haven't been banded yet, and I went to a support group meeting tonight. Everyone looked so dedicated with their bottles of water in front of them, and there I sat with my large diet coke from Burger King...I felt sorta bad drinking it in front of the banders, but enjoyed every drop!:biggrin2: I'll give it up when the time is right without any problems, but for now I'll enjoy it.

Stacie- I am sorry for your lost. I just lost one of my Jack Russells two weeks ago--Checkers was almost 17 and the very first of the six JRTs that we've shared our lives with. PLEASE don't feel bad for eating. It's a manifestation of the grief you are experiencing. You'll gain control of your eating in time but for now you have enough sorrow without worrying about your diet. Rejoice in the 14 years you had with your sweet dog and that she died in your arms knowing you loved her.... Are you familiar with the story of the Rainbow Bridge? I won't copy it here because it always makes my cry, but just google it and you may take comfort from reading it. Laura

Congrats to all you young ladies for taking care of your weight loss NOW! I have watched my weight yo-yo for almost 40 years now, and each time it is harder than the last to lose it. I admire your courage, and am glad you have the lap band available to you--I'm sure there are bunches of us here who wish we had it when we were younger!

Hi Stitchy! My husband and I love our RV but we aren't full timers, but hope to be some day. Obviously since you are such a success story it shows that you can successfuly combine RV living with the lap band diet!:biggrin2:

Define sex.....(insert Bill Clinton joke here)...I'm sure it matters WHAT you do and HOW you do it (((blush!)))<blush> </blush>

Someone here on the forum called it "the flaming golf ball from HELL"!:cool2:

I just thought of this one and it brought an ENORMOUS smile to my face: Being able to sink my fat ass when SCUBA diving without taking 24 extra pounds of lead to do so!:blushing::w00t::thumbup::w00t::w00t:

Dang that guy sure changes his hair a lot....:biggrin2: I think that's a Great idea! Maybe we should ALL do that! But I think I'd do it weekly only--I wouldn't have the patience to splice them all together. And I CERTAINLY wouldn't have that ponderous Phillip Glass music as my background music! Here's a good question....what music would YOU use as the soundtrack of your life? I think Moby's Body Rock would be cool.....

I found out today I"M APPROVED!! Just waiting for a date--right now it's looking like it might be Friday the 13th.....:blushing::eek::thumbup::eek:

I was borderline of the weight issue-I have a bmi of 40 with comorbidities, but my insurance requires you also to be at least 100 lbs overweight. I was borderline on the weight, but once you get weighed at the office and that weight recorded they don't care if you lose weight--actually they encourage it. I would check with your surgeon and see if the same holds true for you. Good luck!

Hairband- sorry to hear of your troubles...please stick around here on the forums...you are going to be a BIG inspiration here to lots of us!:confused_smile: You are still the same person on the inside even though the exterior packaging probably looks vastly different...try use the things in your life that HAVEN'T changed since your weight loss to help connect yourself to the "old" you... Counseling is a very good idea, but just come here also--there's people here who really care about you and you will learn from them and they will learn from you....

BabyNicole- Please hang around even after you have your RNY. There is a lot of useful info here that is appropriate for both styles of WLS, and I would miss seeing your cute little avatar too much if you left!:biggrin2:

Wow it's scary to think how that bandaid coulda blocked you up if you had swallowed the whole thing... I was eating a salad at Denny's when I felt something strange in my mouth. Imagine my amazement when I spit out a small metal bolt! If I had really bit down on it I coulda broken a tooth. I called the waitress over and showed it to her and she said "Oh, THAT'S where it went!" Seems they had lost a bolt off their food prep table and couldn't find it.....

wow, that's great! It's amazing how many people wait forever and then suddenly it's "come in a week". Kinda scary.....