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:welcome: Hi texastina ~ Welcome to LBT. It's great to have you here!! This is a great community chock full of information & fun. Congratulations on your band date. I'm being banded on May 26th in Indiana. Be sure to visit the May thread and please join us: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=16512&page=11

So much for the "family jewels". :violin: So glad he didn't zap the cat....I was going to mad. :angry Thanks for the laugh!!

CONGRATULATIONS Cindy!! Looks like you are sharing a date with Mrs. Sabre. YEAH!!! :dance: There's a lot of happy dances going on around here!!

:wow2: June 5th will be here before you know it!! I am truly thrilled for you!! Has reality hit you yet? Do you need a pinch or anything? I celebrated a few days and then I thought, oh my, this is REALLY going to happen. It's a great feeling!! Congratulations again!!!

Oh my, what fun we have!! I choked on a homeless guy because I'm cool. Yeah right!!

Don't know how I missed this sorry, but here's wishing you a BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Oh good Mandy.....I was a little concerned about the sugar thing. Let us know if you can find them and where. :biggrin1:

Yup....and good for you. :biggrin1: You should be excited. Your about to be transformed!!

What kind of yogurt smoothies do you guys like? I had some whipped yogurt today and it was so sweet that I didn't finish it.

Welcome to LBT Heather and CONGRATULATIONS on your band date!! My surgery was originally on 30th and they called me back the same day to change it to the 26th....I told them no problem, as long as they keep moving it up and not back. :biggrin1: My bday is the 31st of May so I should be able to remember my band date. I love your avatar!! You seem to have a fun spirit....it great to welcome you to our May Band Crew!! :welcomeB:

I called Wal-Mart today and spoke with the ordering mgr (not sure their title) about these banana pops. They have to be on an approved list by the vendor so he took down the info and is going to contact the vendor to see if they can get them in. I told him it would be a HUGE market for them!! Tomorrow I'm going to call more stores to see if they will start carrying them.....those boogers are hard to find and I WANT one!! Mandy ~ They are sweetened with sugar. One bar has 7 grams. Is that a deal breaker? I would think they would be O.K. since they use them in the hospital. Since I'm preband, I don't know.

Jill ~ Can you send an e-mail if your not comfortable calling? Do you have a contact person that handles this? Personally, I would still call and only call once then follow-up the next day or the day after to confirm. You don't have to bug them with the calls that Kim has experienced.....that would drive me crazy too. On the other hand, this is a priority for you and not necessarily for them, but you can respectfully call to follow-up. Calling is not a bad thing, but if you don't call and their missing something, you can waste a lot of precious time. ~Good Luck~

Way to go Sharon....you are on your way!! Just keep knocking those things off your list and you will be home recuperating before you know it!!:clap2:

Maybe you should get physical therapy for those sore fingers....you are too funny!! Hey, you could start using both hands.:peace:

Vines ~ God Bless your heart!! Sometimes it's bittersweet to get answers, but now you can move forward with all of your strength and tenacity. You can get through this!!! For your precious mom, I would agree with others that time & love is the best, but you could take a pic of your family with a digital camera and have it developed into an 8x10 or larger at Wal-Mart. Last year we lost my SIL and the year b4 that, my MIL to cancer. Both times, near the end, we filled their rooms with pictures. They always felt the presence of their family. I wish you the very best and will be praying for all of you!!

Judy Ann ~ 20 lbs DrewsLou ~ 18 lbs Hippo's Hope ~ 4 lbs LindaV ~ 12 lbs Kim & Cloe ~ My shakes are chilled and ready for Friday. I'm not thrilled about this, but with your support, I can do it. Poster child ~ Glad to hear all is going well. How are you doing with your water & protein? Gas?

Definitely call both parties. Communication is the key and you are the link. I had my appt to review my stress test last Wed and they were supposed to fax it to my surgeon. I called on Mon and it wasn't done. Tues AM it was done. I called the surgeon to be watching for it & let them know at the cardiologist how important it was to me. I also thanked & told them how much I GREATLY appreciated how quickly they got this done (although it should have been done already). It's kind of like sales.....your in the drivers seat, but you let someone else thing their driving. Good luck!! I hope you get a surgery date soon!!

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Boy, do I understand this!! I've gained 15 lbs since Jan....I'm getting my band on May 26th. It wasn't necessary. Just last weekend, I stopped at a little ice cream shop while visiting OH just to have one of my old time burgers. Know what, it didn't taste as good as I remembered and I threw half of it away. With the help & advice here at LBT, I've learned I will still be able to have most of the foods I have now. That's only head knowledge though. It is a process to change your way of thinking. I'm changing with you. It isn't going to happened quickly for me, but the changes are taking place. Take baby steps and don't expect it all at once. Hang in there and know your not alone!!

Bless your heart Leener!! I just saw this thread, but I prayed just the same. So glad and thankful it wasn't serious!! Get some rest and lounge tomorrow....take care of yourself!!

Shoot!! I forgot to look tonight while I was at Wal-Mart....too worried about Mother's Day cards I guess. :phanvan I made a visit to the bariatric floor after my pre-op class and one of the nurses told me about these banana flavored pops they use. I guess their by Blue Bunny and sugar free. They can't keep them in stock b/c they go so fast. I haven't been able to find them here yet, but I know the Indy area has them. Has anyone heard of them or tried them? They sound sooo good!! :hungry: Looky here.....I just found them. HOLY COW....I've got to find these.....http://www.bluebunny.com/ProductDetail.aspx?currentcategoryid=44&productId=162

Sherita ~ That is absolutely hilarious!!:pound:Thank you for sharing. I will probably tell that story when they do my first fill.....hope you don't mind. Doc/nurses like a good laugh too. My husband says I talk too much & sometimes he's right. :blah: I talked during my stress test, not the tread mill part, the imagining thing where the make you stay still for 20 min. I'd rather jog!!!

Hi Myra ~ I don't have personal experience with this, but just wanted you to know I'm praying for you. The closet I can come is last year my mom had to have a biopsy and we all worried a little too much for nothing. We do have a history of breast cancer in our family and this has reminded me of my script my PCP wrote for me to get my baseline done. Maybe I should go b4 my surgery? I would probably keep my band date unless someone forced me otherwise. The road has been a bumpy one to get to this point and from what Kathy has said, it shouldn't affect the band. Definitely keep us posted!!!

Oh, I was in a hurry b4 and forgot to tell you how WONDERFUL you look!!! Your daughter is just precious and so pretty!!! I also love the fun blouse your wearing.....want to share your secret? Where did you get it? It look so light & springy. :biggrin1:

Robyn ~ Your specific prayers have been sent above!! The Lord is greater than anything we face. He will carry you through this!! You are an amazing woman with great strength.....I can say this b/c of your posts, I know it's true. Give us an update on how your doing. When I'm done here, I'll look up your other thread about your port. Cindy ~ Bless your heart!! I have lifted you in prayer also. I can't imagine what this must be like. Allow yourself time to embrace the memories and absorb your precious mother's spirit. We are going to get balloons for my boys to send to heaven for their grandma that passed away 3 yrs ago. Victoriana ~ What a wonderful prayer....THANKS!! Dawn ~ My goodness, your family has some reasonable fears after what you have all been through. I'm so very sorry for the loss of your mother. :cry I have prayed for all of you. I better go check the May thread to see how you did this afternoon. Take care!! beautifultina ~ Thank you for this thread!! The Lord does work in mysterious ways, doesn't He? So many times I've looked at a situation in a negative light only to find out what a blessing it actually turns out to be. I will be praying for your band situation and for your frame of mind to change for the positive toward working the band. You can do this!! Try to come to LBT frequently after your settled and I think the support will be helpful!!