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Well in less than 24 hours I will be banded. Nervous yes, excited yes! I feel kind of sad to say goodbye to old me and impatient to get to know the new me. Are my expectations too high? Will it work? Will I be safe tomorrow? :confused: Will I be ravenously hungry ? I have never been one to deny myself anything especially food. I am a smoker and have tried to quit several times these past few months and failed, will this be a reflection on my motivation to make the band work for me? Well the first big step is within my grasp, so I am off to pack my bag!! Watch out for the pics to follow. Deb:thumbup:

Honestly, today is the day prior to my surgery (banded tomorrow) and I have been so nervous i have had a few already. I will let you know how I go!

You are the kind of patient we nurses live for! There is nothing like the satisfaction that comes from totally encompssing a patient in good humored terror! Its what we live for. Good luck, your funny.

Well in less than 24 hours I will be banded. Nervous yes, excited yes! I feel kind of sad to say goodbye to old me and impatient to get to know the new me. Are my expectations too high? Will it work? Will I be safe tomorrow? Will I be ravenously hungry ? I have never been one to deny myself anything especially food. I am a smoker and have tried to quit several times these past few months and failed, will this be a reflection on my motivation to make the band work for me? Well the first big step is within my grasp, so I am off to pack my bag!! Watch out for the pics to follow. Deb:thumbup:

Good luck for tomorrow!!

No you are not the last! I have also struggled pre band with my smoking having tried various methods to quit. Many people have anaesthetics that smoke all the time safely however if you can quit or at least significantly cut down prior would be beneficial. As for smoking and the band?, well obviously its not good for you under any circumstances but my surgeon has not said anything about it.

I would love to chat to others for support and story swapping. I am in Perth and being banded by Dolan on the 20th. Would love to hear any advice you might have. Thanks in advance. Deb:thumbup:

BFFF....Best Fat Funny Friend. :confused: I dont know whether I should be insulted or complimented! My good collegue and friend sat me down with great concern holding my hands in hers and simply stated "What am I going to do without my best fat funny friend?" WHAT! She told me she dosent see my weight as a problem but my bubbly personality and the way I make her laugh is what is important. :rolleyes:Hellooooo...this is about me here! I am beginning to regret telling anyone. I gently told her the obvious... I will still be funny and bubbly but HOT! and healthier and BTW she doesnt and never had a weight issue....typical. 3 days to go.. Deb:tongue_smilie:

BFFF....Best Fat Funny Friend. :thumbup: I dont know whether I should be insulted or complimented! My good collegue and friend sat me down with great concern holding my hands in hers and simply stated "What am I going to do without my best fat funny friend?" WHAT! She told me she dosent see my weight as a problem but my bubbly personality and the way I make her laugh is what is important. :rolleyes:Hellooooo...this is about me here! I am beginning to regret telling anyone. I gently told her the obvious... I will still be funny and bubbly but HOT! and healthier and BTW she doesnt and never had a weight issue....typical. 3 days to go.. Deb:tongue_smilie:

Are you excited??? Me toooo!!! I have been out shopping for liquid nutrition today. I am around 232pounds I think. Good luck and let me know how you go. Deb:thumbup:

what rotten luck, was at work friday night had this sore throat and started not feeling so flash, I just couldnt finish my shift so came home at 2am. Well I have been wiped out out with some bug ever since....i am being banded FRIDAY!!! I cant be sick now.... :frown:woe is me I am throwing everything at myself vitamins, panadol, cold relief, I can barely swallow past the razors and walk around the aches oh dear double woe!!!:thumbup:

what rotten luck, was at work friday night had this sore throat and started not feeling so flash, I just couldnt finish my shift so came home at 2am. Well I have been wiped out out with some bug ever since....i am being banded FRIDAY!!! I cant be sick now.... :frown:woe is me I am throwing everything at myself vitamins, panadol, cold relief, I can barely swallow past the razors and walk around the aches oh dear double woe!!!

So walked into the dietician yesterday and she gave me the information I have been craving...what am I gonna eat! I mean who drinks liquid custard aagghhh:eek:, and liquid yoghurt yeww:scared2:...the sustagen is ok but she said one serve a day. and I hate vegetable juice. oh and lets not forget the raw eggs and milk:confused:...god help me! So looks like sustagen , water and skim milk for me.. boy howdy am I gonna be starving but damn I'm gonna be hot!:w00t:

So walked into the dietician yesterday and she gave me the information I have been craving...what am I gonna eat! I mean who drinks liquid custard aagghhh:eek:, and liquid yoghurt yeww:scared2:...the sustagen is ok but she said one serve a day. and I hate vegetable juice. oh and lets not forget the raw eggs and milk:confused:...god help me! So looks like sustagen , water and skim milk for me.. boy howdy am I gonna be starving but damn I'm gonna be hot!:thumbup:

This is for me. Ok so I am nearly 40, married, three kids and I have always been overweight. I am sick of the comments "your not fat" or "you have beautiful skin"( yeah dont look to close!) and my favorite "your healthy" No I'm not! I am always doing for others and then blaming them for my hangups and failures. I am sick and tired of getting dressed up thinking i look nice and then arriving at said function being surrounded by tiny gorgeous women that dont sweat. :toetap05: So after great deliberation I have decided on the band! Yeah I was confident and excited and now I am kinda starting to freak the closer I get to surgery date which is Feb 20th 2009. My start weight is 108kgs. I am frightened, hey like what am I going to eat, what if there are complications blah blah, you know what EXCUSES! my whole life is made up of excuses! so hear we go!

Hi jeanette, left you a message, hope you get it. I would love to hear more. Deb

Hi, I am being banded Feb 20th, in Perth Australia. I am 39 married with three adorable kids. I am currently around the 108kg mark and am hoping to get down to around 75kg. Any and all support would be very much appreciated. Deb

So like what will I eat, this is bothering me. I know the plan and all but I practically survive on bread, pasta, rice and MEAT! oh dear, I am also concerned that I work night duty and how this is going to affect my eating as all night at work i snack and drink coffee...my nurse friends are semi supportive, my so called friends are "why" and "its a bit drastic" my husband is OK with it (whatever I feel I need to do) I wish I had a friend who could sit and chat and be there...you know? I am off to see the dietician Thurs, so lets hope she is inspiring! :scared2:

So like what will I eat, this is bothering me. I know the plan and all but I practically survive on bread, pasta, rice and MEAT! oh dear, I am also concerned that I work night duty and how this is going to affect my eating as all night at work i snack and drink coffee...my nurse friends are semi supportive, my so called friends are "why" and "its a bit drastic" my husband is OK with it (whatever I feel I need to do) I wish I had a friend who could sit and chat and be there...you know? I am off to see the dietician Thurs, so lets hope she is inspiring! :thumbup:

This is for me. Ok so I am nearly 40, married, three kids and I have always been overweight. I am sick of the comments "your not fat" or "you have beautiful skin"( yeah dont look to close!) and my favorite "your healthy" No I'm not! I am always doing for others and then blaming them for my hangups and failures. I am sick and tired of getting dressed up thinking i look nice and then arriving at said function being surrounded by tiny gorgeous women that dont sweat. :scared2: So after great deliberation I have decided on the band! Yeah I was confident and excited and now I am kinda starting to freak the closer I get to surgery date which is Feb 20th 2009. My start weight is 108kgs. I am frightened, hey like what am I going to eat, what if there are complications blah blah, you know what EXCUSES! my whole life is made up of excuses! so hear we go!

Chantix didnt work for me, it made me agitated and unreasonable and emotional, yeah I didnt smoke but I hated the way it made me feel.

hello all, I am new and am being banded Feb 20th! My question is on March 23rd i am off to Bali for a week for my birthday with friends...do you think that is too soon? or would it be OK. I have had this trip planned for ages and I diidnt realise my doctor could get me in so quickly....any advice would be much appreciated Deb