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dear cleo, good luck on ur journey tomorrow, you have found your revelation, and that is wonderful, i too have been looking for mine, i will have my surg. on 11/1 and having band removed as well, i like u am very scared and i am not young like most on this site, i am going to be 54 on the 22, so i pray God will grant me this gift and i recieve it without complications and i work with it in a way that will make him proud.. God bless and good luck, you cant fail with the lord holding your hand, please keep us informed.....vicki~

congrats., I will be having my band out and and the sleeve done on mon, nov.1st. . scared, but nice to hear positive feedback from you. congrats again and keep us posted... vicki~

:welldone2: Welcome Home! I am so glad to here no leak...yay! my surg is nov 1st and i am freaking out, but seeing your home already and posting makes me feel better. best wishes for a speedy recovery....

Novemver 1st, and i am scared too, excited but nervous,

YAY!! for you Vet, way to go....gosh, your catching up to me...I am still so nervouse about the surg, and J is not letting up on me...wish it was over and let me relax...nice to finally meet u too vet although, i never felt like i didn't know you, wish we had more time to talk one on one though...how did things go today. e-mail me and let me know..vslawich@gmail.com *hugs* Hey val!!!!:w00t:

Dear Jay, You are not alone, i too am being revised from band to sleeve on the first and I am so scared, my boyfriend ( feel funny saying that, since i am 54yrs old) is giving me a hard time and saying things like something could happen, it s non reversible, your too old..blah, blah blah....I end up doubting my decision and wonder if i am being extreme in my decision. but then i remember what it was like before i lost my initial 60 lbs with the band and i could never go back to that. i have had a prolapse and a revision of the band and in the last 6 months gained back 40 lbs of the 104 i initially lost and i know if i dont do something, i will be back to where i was 2 1/2 years ago...i feel like screaming when he starts on me day after day, but i have to have faith in God, my surgeon and myself. Our old friend pizza will hopefully be replaced by something much more healthy, and just as satisfying..stay strong and do what you believe is right for you and you can always call on me and everyone else on this site for support if your not getting it at home...hugs to you, keep me posted and i'll be thinking of you on our surgery day...lol ~vicki~

I will pray for you kkb, my worst fear is a leak, my surg is in 10 days. i am glad u r feeling better and even getting some of your appetite back, keep us posted. God bless, vicki~

thought the meeting last nite was awsome. Really like Dr. Keith, she is full of great information, i learned alot...:wink2:

Best wishes, hope all is well and your on your feet soon....

what is seitan, ive never heard of it?

congrats and good luck on your surgery tomorrow, post as soon as possible so we all know how ur feeling....

I had a revision done in Feb. due to a prolapse of my band and i am now going for vsg on nov 1st after gaining 40 lbs back. good luck on whatever you decide, I went to a support meeting last nite and they said the band will be obsolete in about 5 years...

Hi p&l the # for the clinic here in buffalo is 716-859-1168. sorry u r having problems getting filled, hope they can help u here...good luck ~vicki :wink2:

Are you on medication, antibiotics etc, it could also come out in your urine and sweat. your body is going thru so many changes, hormonally and this too could cause it, i wouldnt worry to much, but it it continues and your concerned talk to your doc about it...

Hey vicki,, i talked with you before, congrats, i am nov 1st, so there are a bunch of us for november.....congrats to all of you, we can recover together..

So, the meeting is today, so val and bg are we still going, r u still meeting me in the lobby bg.?

TIFF, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS POST, I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY TO TAG IT OR SOMETHING SO I COULD COME BACK AND READ IT AS NEEDED...LOL.....I AM NOT COMPUTER SAVVY...THANKS FOR THIS POST IT IS SO INSPIRING..

MY DOC ALSO GAVE ME A CARD WHEN I HAD THE BAND STATING I HAD BARIATRIC SURG. SO PLEASE ALLOW ME TO ORDER CHILD SIZE PORTIONS, BUT WHO THE HELL WANTS TO DO THAT AND THEN GET STARED AT AND SEE EVERYONE OF THE STAFF WHISPERING AND LOOKING AT YOU....I DID TRY IT ONE TIME AND THEY REFUSED ME. I WAS SOOOOO EMBARRESED I LEFT...

JUST SEEN YOUR POST, I TOO AM BEING SLEEVED ON NOV.1ST. I AM 54, AND AM FREAKING OUT, ITS FUNNY CAUSE I HAVE THE BAND AND THEN I HAD IT REVISED IN MARCH AND WASNT SCARED AT ALL, BUT NERVOUS WITH THIS ONE. PROBABLY CAUSE THEY ARE TAKING SOMETHING OUT...LOL...GOOD LUCK TO YOU, KEEP US POSTED

THANKS EVERYONE...

I HEAR ALL THESE STORIES ABOUT LIQUID DIETS FOR WEEKS AND REALLY HARDCORE DIETS BEFORE SURGERY, IVE HAD 2 LAPBANDS, AND AM BEING SLEEVED ON NOV. 1ST, AND MY DOC JUST HAS US DO PHASE 1 SOUTHBEACH, FOR 1 WEEK PRIOR TO SURG. EVEN BYPASS..???? DONT GET IT.

HOW MANY CARBS ARE WE SUPPOSE TO EAT POST OP, I DONT EAT ALOT OF MEAT, SO I EAT ALOT OF BEANS, BUT THE CARB CONTENT IS SO HIGH, I JUST HAD SOME REFRIED BEANS AND IT WAS LIKE 24 CARBS PER SERVING AND I COULD HAVE EATEN 4 SERVINGS AND THATS JUST ONE THING AND ONE MEAL? I THINK IM IN TROUBLE CAUSE I THOUGHT SOMEONE SAID 30 CARBS PER DAY, AND HOW DO U GET THE NET OR TOTAL CARBS? DUH, I FEEL SO STUPID.......THANKS VICKI~

im being sleeved on the first and am going on vacation 12/23 and again in march, do u think it would be a good idea to get it and take it with me...?

Thanks guys for the responses after the initial post because i have the band and am being revised to the sleeve on 11/1, and I am always hungry with this band, so if my ghrelin is down due to pressure from the band, then i am in trouble, cause its not working.....glad to hear everyones stories about how the hunger went away after revision from band to sleeve....~Vicki

Good luck to you, I'm sure you will do great....my surg in nov 1st, so hurry back and tell us all about the good stuff...lol