JayinMA

Congratulations! :sneaky: I'm having surgery the 4th too! Do you have a pre-op diet?

I voted for the valentines. I'm a guy and not sure I want to be a fox!!

I'm on my pre-op right now and I will tell you it's not ideal, my idea of a great food day isn't 4 carnation instant breakfasts, an apple, some grapes and 4 oz. of chicken for dinner, but I will tell you, I'm not starving, I don't feel hunger pains, and my bmi is around 47, so I'm definitely accustomed to a lot of food.

It was nice meeting everyone! Thanks everyone for answering my questions! Yelena called me today, i'm not sure why, but I'm fairly certain she wants my money (the $550). Jennifer told me I could bring it to my pre-op appt. on the 27th, hopefully that's still the case, if not, hopefully Yelena can wait to get it until friday. Otherwise the people at visa might come break my thumbs before I even get to have surgery!

Ooh, thanks for the suggestions, I will definitely scope out a dunkin or mcdonald's! I'll see you there!

I'm... not sure if I'm still coming. I'm on my pre-op diet, and I have an appointment at 1 p.m. for the results of the sleep study. So I'd be in the area all day ( i live on the south shore) so I'd be walking around all day with my pre-cooked dinner, 4 packs of carnation instant breakfast, trying to find 8 oz. of 1% milk. Though... I wonder if the cafeteria has some...

Did your surgeon give you amount you need to lose before surgery? it was my understanding that the pre-op diet was to shrink the liver, and that can happen if you drop weight or not. Also, have you measured yourself? Sometimes inches are a better barometer of what's going on in your body than the number on the scale. Either way, I know five pounds doesn't sound like too much, but, I always like to think of other things that weigh five pounds, like a half gallon bucket of paint. Those suckers are heavy, and I always feel better when I put one of those down, and that's kind of what you did, you had 5 lbs of weight on you that you just put down and started walking around with out. Not sure if you're a visual person like I am, but when I get discouraged, I always think of something like that to help me realize that 5 lbs is a big amount, so CONGRATS!

you got a movie??? I got to sit in a quiet room in complete darkness and lay there! It got to the point where I was passing the time by remembering the different plots of t.v. shows I like!

that helps a lot, thanks so much! Thankfully I have a pile of books that have been in my "to read" pile for so long and now I just might get to them!

What is everyone stocking up on before surgery? I know I need to buy some vitamins, but other than that, i'm stumped and could use some suggestions!

I'm on day two of my preop diet, and I won't lie, it's hard. hard, but not impossible. we can do it!

I start my pre-op on saturday, i'm nervous but all I can think about is how much I'll lose on the all liquid diet.

Yeah Dr. Vernon books up long in advance, if you're still looking for a surgeon I suggest Dr. Robinson, I had an appointment two weeks after I called and asked for one, but whoever you go with I'm sure you'll have a great and positive experience!

I'm really looking forward to tuesday I didn't know everyone would be there, this will be my first support group meeting and the last one offered before I have surgery so I'm excited to see what it's like, and hopefully seeing so many people who have had successful surgeries will quell my fears a bit about the surgery.

I went to the info session in october and that's what helped me make the decision to go with Dr. Robinson, He'll be putting my band in me in february and honestly, he's a great guy and a great doctor even if he is kind of quiet and reserved. But his assistant Jennifer is great, always returns messages in a very timely manner and knows what she's talking about, she's an invaluable resource.

yes i am! I'll be having the surgery at brigham and women's!

Hello Karen

Hi Everyone, My name is Jay and I'll be having the lap band February 4th at brigham and women's with Dr. Robinson. I'm 90% sure I'll be at the support group meeting on the 20th, so I hope to see some of you there. I'm a little nervous but, I'm more excited than anything! Hope you are all doing well

Wow it's wonderful to see so many february bandsters! for those who have competed their pre-op tests what did you have to do? I have my preop on the 27th and would like to know what i'm in for!

Hi Maggie! I'm having the lap band put in by Dr. Robinson at Brigham and women's on february 4th! Welcome around!

I'm being banded on February 4th! Can't wait. I was nervous too, but in the Post Op section of the forums they have a large post where people post about their surgery day experiences, i find when I get nervous, reading those experiences calm me down a lot!

I also have a long commute to get to the doctor i want to see, but it's worth it, i feel so comfortable with him I'd travel two hours to have him perform the surgery. congrats on starting this journey!

thank you for the link and the answers!

I got my date, insurance is all approved and I'll be banded on February 4th!

Hello, i'm about 3 weeks pre-op and poking around I've seen a lot of people talking about sliming and "pb" and I can't figure out for the life of me what they mean by this. Could someone explain in detail what these actions are?