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Goodness, I haven't made it to any of the recent lunches yet. The timing is not good for me. I;m preparing for surgery next week. So once again I have to pass. Hopefully by the time we meet again I will be banded. I have my pre-op classes and surgeon appt Wednesday and Thursday. I also have to finalize a few things at the office before I take off.:tt2:

Glad it went down Nicole. I live in Sacramento.

Nicole so what did you do when the food got stuck?

Candy, I'm glad to see you on more frequently, i'm sure you are doing well. Heather welcome! Candra and Heather enjoy the orientation. As Nicole said it's a breeze. The interesting thing is that you will meet a lot of people and only a handful will follow through. I asked Liz how many people really go through with it and she said less than a third. We are part of the lucky third .

Thanks Tina, yes we should talk.Thanks Ladies for the compliment.We are all indeed beautiful Ladies. Tina, sorry I suppose I didn't give you my number ooopss. Here we go 916-730-7641cell and home 362-4888. Zoe you can have it as well if you ever want to talk. Please let me know when you write my number down so that I can delete it from the post. :-).

Zoe if you've made up your mind then go for it. You will have to leave McDonalds for a looonnnnggg time lol. forget the fact that it's 5K ft from your house. I love Chinese and Italian food but haven't eaten it for more than three months now, salad and chicken has been my best friend( however every now and then we fight lol). The whole idea is to train yourself to eat healthy.We all cheat but in moderation, well I can't say that for myself today:lol:. I struggled with the 1200 cal too, but once I got over the rigirous three days hump it was all good from then on. I wouild say try and eat healthy and not try to do the 1200 cal until you go to the orientation. After orinetation try and push the petal to the metal lol . You can do this girl, save your kidneys and liver from all these weightloss meds. I have done them ALL. I'm glad your foot is better, you are going to need them more than ever.:-).

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Zoe good to see you back. Regarding the referral from your doctor,1. your meet the weight criteria for the surgery.2. You are at risk for serious health issues. You have to decide if this is what you really want. I have brewed over this for the past 31/2 years and finally decided to do the lapband only because I know I need that assistance in controlling my poor eating habits. If you are confident that you can lose weight and keep it off then I won't suggest this. As most of us on here will tell we have all attempted the 20, 40 60 80lbs weight loss, however I can truly tell you that I have not been successful at keeping it off and I refuse to fool myself to think that I can do it all on my own. The band is a tool to help us reach our goals, we have other difficult tasks such as fighting our inner demons, ie.food , depression etc. The Psych eval is a breeze they want to make sure that you are not adddicted to food, depressed or obsessed with food and or other behaviors that may prevent you from losing and maintaining your weight with LB or gastric Bypass. We all have some sort of stress and it doesn't necessarily mean that we are depressed (trust I've had my moments) So don't be scared. I had Dr.Schnurr, and she was super cool! You go through sleep apnea if you have sleeping issues or snore. I don't have to have that test because the above items don't apply and Ladies please add on on or correct me if I am wrong about the apnea. Clearly something has provoked your interest in bariatric surgery, so take your time and make your decision. We are here to support you. The good thing is that you go through this experience with people who have been there and done that. What City do you live in?

Have you guys heard of Myocel Protein Powder? I was surfing the net and came across it, it appears some doctors had their patients go on 1-2 weeks liquid diet before surgery.

Thanks Tina. OMG, I ate three pizzas for luch and strawberry icecream cake. I'm trying not to beat myself up but did is crazy. I have to stay under goal weight and I'm truly struggling.

Thanks Candy, I know it's going to be tough. I was walking hours after my C-section and didn't feel much pain for too long, so I hope I can weather this process too. You are so funny about the food commercials, the interesting thing is that you see 3-4 commercials with food and then one for healthy living(exercise) comes on LOL. We (our society)are so engaged with food it's ridiculous. We are working past the all food mentality right ladies??? :-) . Needless to say I am struggling this week because its almost TOM and I don't have any wiggle room to cheat since my classes are next week and surgery a week from next Tuesday. I feel like I can eat a horse right now! HELP!!!!! I hope all is well with everyone.

Whew it's good to know that they will do the surgery, thanks for the feedback Chris and Tina. Sure Tina you can send me your number. My surgeon is Dr.Park. Chris I hope you break plateau soon!! I know once you break it, the weight starts coming off quick.

Thanks Tina!! I have 13days to d-day AAHHH LOL. Speaking of period, will they perform surgery if you are on your period? I'm cutting it close!

Hi Zoe, welcome to our abode. No Kaiser does not require 24 weeks of course before surgery. Are you a member of Kaiser? If you are then Your primary care physician has to refer you the Bariatric department and once they receive the referral they will call you for an orientation and then the process begin. You do have to lose 10% of your body weight before surgery. After your orientation and after you meet the surgeon it's all up to you to work on your weight to reach pre-surgery goal. Yes Kaiser covers for the bariatric surgery. So your first step is getting your referral on the way. You can ask questions as you proceed with the process. This group has been fortunate to have each other. We are a wealth of information. Don't feel bad about telling your weight when I started I weighed more than you :-) and I am the same height as you. This is where you are able to discuss your weight with people who understand you. So in a nut shell welcome to our group and please don't hesitate to ask away! Reggie

Candy do you think the spasm was from maybe drinking too much?? Did anybody else experience that? Ok, Can you all tell that I'm starting to get nervous?? :-) Chris you know you will be getting a "Dear Abby" call soon LOL. Sheena girl you are rocking! Rock On Sister!! I am so excited for all of us. So when is the next get together?

YAY Candy!!! Congratulations!! It seemed like you experienced a bit of pain. No pain no gain!!! LOL . It's good to hear from you , I was getting a bit worried, of course I may be in the same position and not post right away. Who was your surgeon?

Tina You are hillarious!!!!

Pam, I hope you feel better. You guys are so funny we are back to this LB vs.RNY. There are many people who have had great success with RNY likewise LB, the problem is common sense eating and sometimes emotional and mental issues that some people neglect to adress. Have we asked ourselves why the heck we eat so doggon much???? Even after we all get banded and RNY we have to adress these issues and this is wher I see the next level of our conversation maybe. There's more to food issues than food. I hope this is a dailogue that we can begin once we are all comfortable with where we arein our weightloss lives. Candra we're thinking of you!!!! Cheers!

Yes Tina I can't wait. I'm having a tough time sticking to the diet however I'm making sure that I stay under surg. goal weight. I don't have any room for any last minute meals :-(( Oh well c'est la vie! I hope you get your energy back soon!

Candra, thanks for the confirmation on names. You will be there soon. When is your surgery?? I don't see any siggy for you. I hope all is well with Candy.

Christine, thanks for the update on Candy this morning! I hope you are feeling fine Candy, I' waiting to hear all about your experience considering I will be there in two weeks!!

Hey, Chris we love you too! This group is marvelous! I can't say enough about our generosity with each other. Ok am I lost or do we have Candra and Candy??? LOL. Me and my weight is Candy and Desperate is Candra? please help lol.

Hi Desperate, welcome to our group. We rock here! We have a great team of supporters and we are here to help anyway we can. You will be fne. I went in knowing that the LB is what I wanted , however over time during the preparation process I battled with my choice. After all my beautiful LB sisters on here got teir bands, I was SURE that LB was for me. I need to know that I have options... The thought of my body part being disconnectected and reconnected scares the hell out of me LOL. Seriously just believe in what you want, starting the 1200 cal diet can be a challenge, but once you see the scale changing for the better it good all the way. The LB is a tool to help us get to a healthier bodies, so we still have to work at losing the weight we can't depend solely on the band to do the trick.:-)). Liz is cool by the when she finds out that you are committed to the program. I enjoyed my visit with her. Keep visiting with us and I guarantee that you will do well so long as you committ yourself. I wish you well. Candy-- WOW what an ordeal, I'm glad that you got this figured out and are on your way YIPPEEE!! Nicole, we'll keep hubby in our prayers! Hi Riley, Chris, Sheena, momcof and Tina !!

Oh My, I am so jealous that I wasn't there today, clearly you all had a ball.Yes we must do it next month by that tme we will change our name to Kaiser Richmond post-op lol. I believe i'm the last person to get banded right? or is there one more person. Candy, I will be praying for you on monday. Girl, go and get your skinny on!!!

Ok Ladies how was lunch, I'm mad that i had to stay back for this crazy conference call. I hope you all had fun !