♥Amy♥

Thanks for the replies everyone. :thumbup: Hopefully it is just because I'm going through ketosis now...then hopefully when I'm banded I'll be over that or I won't go through it for long. :scared2: Or even better, maybe I don't really smell and I'm just imagining things. :cool2:

I'm not banded yet but I take Flinstones Complete and plan on getting these for calcium: Bariatric Advantage Chewable calcium citrate, 400mg (60 Count)

Hi there :tongue2: Mind if I join in? I'm getting banded in a week and one day. I can't wait! :wub:

I love it!! :wub:

Good luck tomorrow! :thumbup:

I know this thread is old but I thought I'd say hello to my fellow Long Islanders! :thumbup:

Oh that's rough! I think I'm doing ok on mine because all I drink are the shakes and they're nutritionally complete. Not everything you're eating there has protein in it and protein helps keep you satisfied longer. If you're able to have fat free/low fat soup make sure you get some chicken soup! :crying: Good luck! The 24th will be here before we know it and soon we'll be waiting for when we're able to eat what we were allowed to have on our pre-op diets! You can do it!!! :wink2:

Can't you have low fat/fat free soup? That was included in the pre-op diet my surgeon suggested...I just decided on my own to just do Optifast.

I got a really great scale last night at Bed Bath & Beyond. It's a Weight Watchers glass scale and it not only gives you your weight but it tells you your BMI, body fat %, Water %, and bone mass %. It was 29.95 but I used a 20% coupon and got $6 off. It seems to be pretty accurate. I moved it all over the house and tried it each time and it was only off by a few tenths of a pound depending on where I tried it.

I'm jumping out of my skin already!! I had my hubby take "before" pics of me last night. :laugh: :blushing:

Same to you!! :thumbup: I am sooooo hungry!! :ohmy: I'm guzzling Water and it's not helping. I can do this, though. I'm hoping it gets easier. My head hurts and I'm so tired :thumbup: It will be worth it in the end, though.

Wow! Thats awesome! What did you do?

Same here! Day 2 and Im spacing them out and the water is helping a little if I get any hunger pangs. 12 more days for me, also. March 24th?

I'm getting banded on the 24th, too! I started optifast today. So far so good! Good luck to everyone! :sad:

Lots of luck!! I'm nervous and excited about my surgery, also! :wub: I'm having surgery on the 24th also! :sad:

It's surgery so there's always a risk of death involved but part of the reason we have to jump through all the testing hoops we have to is to make sure we're healthy enough for surgery. I would be lying if I said it hasn't crossed my mind. My mother died when I was 2 due to too much anesthesia during a c-section so it's always in the back of my mind but I just keep telling myself that medicine has come a long way in 32 years and my mother was very VERY over weight and very unhealthy and didn't have the chance to be tested to make sure her body could handle the surgery. Things are much different nowadays. We'll be fine! :thumbup: Try not to worry too much. A little worry is normal. Listen to your hubby and let him keep you calm :thumbup:

16 more sleeps for me! I start my pre-op diet on Thursday!

Thank you all so much! I'm still in disbelief. I thought for sure I would be one of those unfortunate people who would have to fight with their insurance company and for it to be quite the exact opposite just amazes me! You'll be hearing a lot from me as it gets closer to my surgery date and of course after. YAY! I'm gonna be a March Bandster!!!!!!:smile2: :w00t:

I cannot believe how quickly this happened! I finished my work-ups last week and I was so sure I would have to do the 6-month diet. My surgeon's medical assistant told me yesterday that she was submitting my paperwork first thing this morning and that I should hear something by the end of this week/beginning of next week. She called me an hour ago to tell me I was approved and I'm having surgery March 24th!!!!!!!!!! Holy moly I can't believe this!!! :scared2:

Thanks, Monica! Omg I'm so excited!! And good luck to you!! That's all I can write right now with the available brainpower I have at the moment. I can't THINK!!