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Carolina Mom, I had 6 months of pre-op dietician appointments, a psych eval, a sleep study,(I have sleep apnea and diabetes). My pro-op diet will be 5 days long and consists of 6 8 oz protien drinks a day plus all the sugar free caffiene free fluids I can stand. YUM!!! We should keep in touch.

I just received the news that my insurance approved my surgery. I will be banded Jan 27th. Yeah!!! I was really worried because I gained weight over the holidays (7lbs). My dietician said that I could have jepordized everything but I guess it was okay.

I just received my tentative date (assuming insurance approval). It's Jan 27th. I've gone thru 6 months of dietician apointments, a sleep study, and psych eval, now I'm ready. It's very exciting!!

I am planning to be banded in late Jan early Feb in Chambersburg Hospital. Has anyone else been banded there?

I would be more concerned about why my spleen was bleeding during surgery than how much it cost. Did your surgeon nick the spleen during the procedure? A bleeding spleen quickly becomes an emergency.

How long should I expect to be off work after banding? I was hoping for 2-3 weeks. I don't want to go back to work on liquids. I am a nurse who works on a very busy unit and don"t always get breaks on a regular schedule.

What is a fatty liver pre-op diet and why wold I need one?

I have had my 5th of 7 visits with my dietitian and will be meeting with my surgeon on jan 5th. we will set a date then and seek approval from my insurance co. I have been assured that it should be no problem and will look to the end of jan beg of feb 2009 as my date. getting anxious!!!!

I plan to say nothing to my coworkers unless they ask me point blank. I don't trust some of them not to make crude comments (behind my back, of course). As a nurse my work schedule changes from week to week and I don't see the same people everyday or eat at the same time each day. Perhaps, after my surgery, I will feel differently.

My surgeon's office took care of setting me up with a dietitian for six months of visits. I have to track everything that i eat, do meal planning, set monthly goals, learn new eating habits ( the hardest was giving up my daily beer), I weigh in at each visit and we review the previous month's food diary, set new goals, and do some post lapband nutrition counseling. I'm pretty happy with the program but it's very hard to follow a nutritious meal plan. If I could do that I wouldn't need a lap band.

I am statring my 5th month on a supervised diet. I've gone from 226 to 212 lbs. I am finding it very hard to control my eating. part of the allure of lap banding for me is to limit the amount of food I can put in my stomach. I lose a few pounds then gain some back then lose a few more. This 6 month period is very stressful esp. when it gets close to the monthly weigh in day (Dec 30 this month).

Junior, I bought a book called "Eating well after weight loss surgery" that has recipies that can be adapted for all stages of weight loss or just to feed your family. This way you don't have to prepare special meals for you. It has quite a few recipies that I will be willing to try as well as tips on cooking and pantry stocking.

Hi, I just learned about this site from a friend at work. I am planning on having lapband surgery in the beginning of February. I am very excited. I just started my 5th month of preband dietitian appointments and will meet with my surgeon on Jan 5. I hope to meet many new people with similar interests on this site. Kathi :tt1: