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Got mine today!!! Yay! Congrats and good luck to the rest of you getting yours at the end of this month still!

Congrats! You're gonna love him, and all of them there. I was just 'done' this morning!

Dry Powder, Was that you who said hi to me as I was going in? How did it go? I'm feelin' pretty good!

Dry powder, Mine's at The Plastic Surgery Clinic on Cliff Road. Yours is probably there too, but you should call and make sure! Good luck tomorrow!!! Yay!!

Buffie! Dr. Mitchell in Calgary! Mandi! lol *edit* - I got this from another post: The doctor in Calgary that does fills is Dr. Philip Mitchell 403-264-6720 He's at the Peter Laughheed Centre and charges $100. for a fill.

lol, thanks guys. I'm really not aiming for *that* specifically, it was just to see what I'd possibly look like, since I've never been that skinny!

Ok... but wait and see what everyone else says. I'm not absolutely sure that it's fiber that you need... that's just what I would do. Good luck!

I'm also on all liquids right now, and I've been using Benefiber... it's like Metamucil, but non thickening, and tasteless... you can add it to pretty much anything, it's fabulous!

Who's left?! I'm getting mine on Wednesday! Mandi

lol... that's funny. Productive farts. Not funny to have though, I can imagine. Sorry... I just had to say 'good one' ! I'm sure it's not a forever thing though. Perhaps you could use some Fiber?

I couldn't sleep, so decided to play around with my before/current picture to see what I could do. I think it turned out pretty good. It's actually neat to have some kind of idea what I could look like once I lost all this weight!

Oh, ok... gotcha. I had a 2 month wait as well.. Thank you, I'm pretty excited! Mandi

interesting... and that's why it took 2 months, because of the wait for the endoscopy?

Interesting... from what Marie said to me, I understood that I could have 'a cup of steamed veggies' in addition to my 3 Optifasts. To be honest... I haven't had more than 2 Optifasts and no veggies (a day) at all in a week. I just can't do it. They changed my surgery time. It was supposed to be at 11, and I was supposed to be there at 10. Now, I think it's at 10:40, and I have to be there at 9:40. So you must be just before me! Cool. No, I don't know who that would be. Are you a member of the 'canadianlapbanders' yahoo group? You should join, if you're not. There's lots of Cobourn patients and lots of people from Ontario. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/canadianlapbanders/ Mandi

Supposedly it shirinks the liver, making it easier to move and get around. You're lucky!

Dry Powder, Marie told me nothing but tylenol (if I need it) before surgery, so that's what I'm doing. Finally someone with my same doctor and date! What time are you scheduled for? Mandi

I have 15 days of Optifast, and I'm 'allowed' one cup of steamed veggies a day. I'm on day 10, but I'm not doing very well.... I have lost about 10 lbs though, so ... I guess that's ok... better than nothing.

canadian bander, how long was the wait for you? Mandi

Congrats Bebabear! Yeah, I wish I had done this when I was 17 too. I was probably about your weight when I was that old, so it's great that you're taking care of it before it gets out of control. I'm getting my band on Mar. 29, and I'm not really nervous at all... I think *I'm* the weird one! Are you seeing Dr's Joffe or Yau? How long has your mom been banded? How's she doing with it? Welcome, and don't worry, it's normal to be nervous.

Oooh lampchops... I love you! lol I was thinking that last night... that this is a 'protein thing', so surely some chicken breast would be ok! I'll give em a call tomorrow. Is that what you did? How long before you finally cracked? Thank you

mmmmm.... broth and jello.... i'll dream about it tonight!

Woo! At least you're close to my diet! 5 shakes a day! I wish. No, actually I don't wish... I want meat ! Skippy, it depends on your surgeon... some don't require any pre-op diet at all.

Ugg....Day 2. This is horrrrrible. I'm supposed to be able to have a 'plate of specific steamed veggies" once a day, along with my 3 Optifasts a day... but I just don't feel like steaming veggies. I don't wanna eat plain hot veggies! I want butter or cheese on 'em! Last night I cooked a whole bunch of sliced mushrooms in a spritz of mushrooms and added a sprinkle of butterflavoured powder. Tonight.... a container of baby tomatoes. I do have a cucumber I might gnaw on later. How groooooss. What else can I possibly eat!? I don't want a salad, cause I can't have salad dressing... I don't ever want to be hungry again! *shakes fist* lol Sorry, I'm just frustrated, reading about crab legs and pecan-crusted grouper - I don't even know what that last thing is, but i wannnnt it! p.s. I'm in Canada! and I just quit smoking, and I've got my period, so everything's sooo much worse!

lol, that's exactly what I'm thinking.. I'm going to bed early too! I just started mine today. I'm doing 'Optifast', how about you? For how long? I've got 2 weeks of it before surgery... I believe, because it's low carb, you lose weight, in turn making your liver not quite so fatty... you won't necessarily lose 10 pounds. Maybe more, maybe less. Any loss is good and will help. I'll admit, I don't necessarily want *good* things, but I'd take pretty much whatever I can get. I'm allowed a plate of veggies once during the day, so I just had a plate of mushrooms. Eeeecck. Boring. Hopefully it gets easier. Good luck!

WOoo! I think I will too! I was just browsing the site, and saw that you could order one (minus instructions and documentation) for $35 instead of $50. I imagine it's pretty easy to figure out, and while I'm sure the documentation is good and all, I'm willing to sacrifice some motivational materials to save fifteen bucks. Thanks for posting this.