BeckyinTn

Hello all! Well today is the day! My surgery is at 7:30 CST! It is 4:20 am here and I am up and getting ready to leave in an hour! I have to be there at 6am. I wish everyone well that is having surgery today! And for those newly banded I will be one of you shortly!

I will email you on the other side!:rolleyes2:

I will be banded along with you tomorrow!:biggrin: I did the lovely bowl cleaning yesterday!:girl_hug: I don't feel very well today and I am thinking it is a combination of the bowel cleaning and 2 days of nothing but liquid.:sneaky:

Hopefully that it all it is!

I wish everyone the best of luck tomorrow!

We will have to compare notes!

God Bless you all!

You know you don't HAVE to go! IMHO it seems like they love having you over so that they can make themsleves feel better about how rotten their lives are by picking on you!

I for one would not go and if pressed by any of them why I didn't show up I will just tell them I had better things to do than listen to the rude and spiteful things that my family who is supposed to love me says about me! If is p's them off they have 2 options:

1. get over it

2. get over it

Well I have less than 48 hours to go! I will be banded on Monday the 22nd. For me so far the hardest part has not been the liver shrinking diet but the Mag Citrate that I had to drink to day and the lovely things it does to you!:thumbup:

What did you eat? I do have instructions but that are not really specific as to what I can eat and what I can't.

So what I am asking is what you ate and what you were advised my you Dr that you could eat.

Thanks for the info!

I am being banded on Monday at 7:30 am. I am the first one that day and I sure hope my Dr has had his coffee and is wide awake! lol

I wish everyone goodluck!

I am not going to get into right or wrong here. All I will say is that if you are under the BMI you know it in time to raise it before you start all of this. I found out before I started this process what the cutoff for the BMI was ( I met it of course..lol).

But if you know from the get go that you aren't going to met it why wait till you have Dr appt to try and raise it?

If it were me I would just gain steadily from month to month so that I did meet it. I mean how hard is it to gain 10 pounds or so in a few months?

For me that would be easy to do!

Anyway that is my 2 cents on this!

I am voting for McCain becaue I still don't have a clue where Obama stands on anything. I want specifics not just general ideas. I feel he has had enough time after running for a year to know what he is and is not going to do. But this is only my opinion.

I am so excited for you!! Mine is on the 22nd at 730am. You will be fine!! It is the start of a brand new healthy life! My prayers will go with you!

Congrats! You will be fine! I am the following Monday. Just think this is the start of our new lives!

Becky

Things I will not miss:

The steering wheel rubbing my belly and the seat is back as far as it will go!:w00t:

Not being able to really find a bra that will fit right and being to embarrased to have a expert actually measure me and help find the correct size.

Trying to find a top that will cover my belly and not look like a maternity top.:cool2:

But most of all not feeling comfortable in my own body.:sad:

I could go on but y'all undertand where I am coming from!

September 22nd! The first day of the start of my new life!

I wish everyone the best!

Becky

Hey Restless! Thanks for the honor of the applesauce! lol How are you feeling? I hope things are going great for you!

I got on the scale at my grandmother's and it said that I have lost 20lbs but I am gonna see what the Dr's scales say on Tuesday! I hope I have lost that much! That would be great!

I am so excited for everyone here! Our lives are beginning again!:shades_smile:

Becky

I have tried the Body Fortress vanilla it is not bad. I added a tablespoon of sugar free instant pudding mix,skim milk and crushed ice. It was pretty good. I did order Unjury vanilla, chocolate, and stawberry sorbet. Those were pretty good too. I try and drink the Slim Fast Cans but I am having a hard time with those!

No new meds or anything. It has just started in the last few days. Boy is it gross! I don't know if my breath stinks or not. I really don't want to ask either! lol:smellie:

Becky

I have been on the Atkins Induction diet that my Dr requires for 1 1/2 weeks now! I have the weirdest taste in my mouth! :scared2:It is very metallic! Has anyone else had this? What I can I do about it? No matter how many times I brush my teeth or pieces of gum I chew it comes right back!:thumbup:

Thanks!

Becky

I am 2 weeks into the preop diet. My Dr wants us to do Atkins Inductions which is mostly meat and very few veggies and no fruit or starches. So far so good! According to my scale I have lost 10 more pounds but I am gonna wait and see what the Dr scale says on Tues when I have my preops! Good luck to everyone!

Becky

I am on day 6 of the Atkins Induction diet. It is mostly lean meat, fish, eggs ( all you want) and cheese plus some veggies and No fruit or carbs. So far so good I have to do this for 2 more weeks then I am on shakes for 2 weeks ( oh joy!).

Right now I am doing a shake for Breakfast, and then lean meat for lunch and a small salad and lean meat for dinner.< /p>

Does anyone have any good shakes they can recommend. I have tried Slim Fast Creamy vanilla and I don't care for them!

Thanks and Good luck to everyone!!

It is my turn now!! I have taken care of eveyone for so long and put myself on the back burner! I can't wait!

Hey Angie324! I was told my the DR that Protein Shakes are better for you but Slim Fast will do in a pinch! We will have to compare notes on how we are doing!

I start on my preop diet tomorrow! I have to do 3 weeks of Atkins Induction diet..mostly Protein and very little carbs! When do you start on your preop diet?

Becky

Hey Y'all! Mine is the 22nd...I am so excited!! I wish everyone good luck!!!

Becky

Hello all! I finally found out yesterday that i am going to be able to have this surgery. I was denied about 2 weeks ago, but my Dr and his staff fought for me and now I am sheduled for the 22nd of September!!!:smile2:

Becky

Sorry about all that you are going through! I would call your PMD on Monday and tell them you are giving them till Wednesday to have your records copied and a letter written. Tell the PMD that you will file a complaint with the State Board of Med if you do not recieve resolution. Call your Ins co and advise them you may have to change PMD and see if there is anyway they can approve this if you change DR's since your PMD is not doing her job. I personally think she is trying to sabotage you by not writing the letter as requested. If she waits too long then she knows you will have to start the 6 months all over. You have to be agressive and remember that your PMD works for you. After all it is your INS that pays her bills and you pay your Ins premium.

Becky

I have to have my morning coffee otherwise my family doesn't want to be near me! lol Are we allowed to drink coffee. I have read that if your band is tight in the morning to drink something warm so how about coffee? Please let me know because if it is a no no then I need to start weaning myself off before I have surgery, Right now I am just waiting for insurance approval.

Thanks!!

I had also heard great things about their program and I have had friends who had surgery there and loved it. I did go to an informational seminar. The Dr was very knowledgable about the procedure however, I just didn't like his personality. I don't think we would have been a good fit. I am going to Dr Huerta who is in Dickson. He is a very nice soft spoken man. His practice is not as large as the one at Centennial and he is still part of the TRI-Star network of hospitals along with Centennial.

For me personally I wanted the Dr to know me and with Centennial I felt like I was just going to be a number.

Vanderbilt and Baptist also have weight loss surgery clinics as well so you may want to check those out too!

I wish you the best.