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This is so so hard, but I basically have been doing well with the pre op diet. The only thing is I have been taking lil bites of my baby's food when I feed him. Not a full helping I know I shoulnd't be but this is so hard oh my gosh. I went to the dr today for pre op physical and I lost 5lbs. I have read on this bored people cheating with meals though. I haven't went that far at all, but now I just hope I can still have the surgery on the day its scheduled. Has anyone cheating on pre op a lot and still had surgery done?

I am scared too and yes it is your own choice to have it, but you don't seem that big from your BMI u may can loose it on your own. I go for surgery on Oct 14th im now doing my pre op liquid diet. I am scared of failure, but I am the biggest I have every been in my life and have to do something before I have a lot of medical issues. I already have high blood pressure and diabeties and high cholestrol runs in my family. I am at the point now where I have to make a change or I will die at a early age and I have a son to live for. Yeah, but think about everything in general not just being scared.

I have been on my diet for 2 days and so far I have stuck to it. I took a few bites of my baby's hambuger helper though, but that's about it. My head is hurting but i will get through it and I will not cheat.

I know they say to start making changes before your surgery, but me I have really been eating the same because I know I won't be able to once I have the band. Has anyone else been still eating the same?

Can anyone tell me why some of the people at the clinic u see try to talk u into gastric surgery instead. I saw a physicologist and dietician today and they both mentioned gastric to me. I told the physicologist that I dont want anything that invasive or that risky I also stated im not trying to be skinny I want to loose weight and be healthier. I told her even if I can get off 100lbs I would feel great she agreed. When I saw the dietician I didnt care for her cuz she was really pushing it with me on gastric bi pass. I also didnt like her everyone else there is so nice she wasnt mean, but i just didnt like her comments on what I should do and trying to turn me in another direction. She even stated that the dr is going to tell me the same info that I should go with bi pass. I was thinking like ok let me get to that point then gee. Its like she tried to say i wont have sucess with the band or something i was kind of upset.

I just wanted to share this news with everyone today. i am scared as heck, but excited. I have never had any surgery before so im kind of scared.

I start my pre op diet on Oct 4th I would like to know what your using.

Im happy to annuonce my surgery date it's 10/14/09 im excited, but scared at the same time. Anyone wanna give me any tips for before and after surgery feel free im all ears. Ive heard a lot, but I could use more. I start my liquid diet on the 4th for 10 days I know it's gone kill me, but im all for it.

Hi everyone out there. I was wondering if anyone has an IUD form of birth control. I have now had it for 1yr now and has gained weight like 30lbs almost. I have an appointment to set my surgery date for the band and I want to have this IUD removed before getting the band. I feel that this IUD will slow down my weight loss. I have read posts with people that have the IUD and most of them has gained weight from it and a lot has gotten it removed. Anyone out here who have the IUD and the band is your weight loss slower any feeback is helpful to me thanks.

I had a baby a yr ago and lost 30lbs after that. Then I went and got th IUD I was fine the first few months. I have lost my sex drive my additude is off the charts and I gained weight. I have read boards with a lot of people gaining weight from it. I just don't want it to interfer with my band, but I guess I will stick with it until after surgery. I may just try another form of BC becuase this has got to go I don't like the mood swings and lost of sex drive. Then the weight gain I know is from the IUD becuase I still eat the same way.

Yes thanks for this post it really does help for the people that arent banded yet. I see surgeon to schedule my surgery date on te 10th and can't wait. Congrats on your weight loss.

Well I don't know if it will slow my weight loss after the band, but right now it's making me gain weight. I don't have the band yet and gained like 30-35lbs in a yr with this IUD.

Hi all I have had all my appointments and will be seeing the dr for follow up on all my test results next wk thursday. After that I see the surgeon and schedule my surgery. I am now confused, but I do want the band, but been thinking about gastric a lot lateley I even had a dream about it last night. I really don't want gastric becuase of the higher risks and the re routing of my insides. The physcologist and dietician both mad me a lilttle upset when I saw them they both had there comments saying that I should have the gastric and that the surgeon is going to tell me the same thing and blah blah blah. So now I am just confused and scared now that what if the band doesn't work for me. How did you all know it would work for you if you loved food so much? Another thing with te gastric I have too many friends that has had it and are now gaining there weight back and that's another thing I don't like about gastric as well. I mean was it easy with the band to eat better and diet please someone help me I feel like tearing up a lilttle cause im tired of being fat and I wanna have success. Please give me some advice what should I do?

Yes so now I see if you eat a lot of sweets and junk then the band won't work. Me I eat too much at a sitting I can finish my plate and want more later. I eat sweets, but not like I love to eat food. I mostly eat my 3 meals a day, but they can be big meals and I need to make them smaller, but it's hard. Sweets I crave for those every now and then I can pass on them sometimes.

Hi all I have had all my appointments and will be seeing the dr for follow up on all my test results next wk thursday. After that I see the surgeon and schedule my surgery. I am now confused, but I do want the band, but been thinking about gastric a lot lateley I even had a dream about it last night. I really don't want gastric becuase of the higher risks and the re routing of my insides. The physcologist and dietician both mad me a lilttle upset when I saw them they both had there comments saying that I should have the gastric and that the surgeon is going to tell me the same thing and blah blah blah. So now I am just confused and scared now that what if the band doesn't work for me. How did you all know it would work for you if you loved food so much? Another thing with te gastric I have too many friends that has had it and are now gaining there weight back and that's another thing I don't like about gastric as well. I mean was it easy with the band to eat better and diet please someone help me I feel like tearing up a lilttle cause im tired of being fat and I wanna have success. Please give me some advice what should I do? __________________

Yes that is exactly the reasons they are giving me. The dietician and physcologist stated that a person my size should get the gastric becuase I wont loose as much. I havent seen the surgeon yet, but the dietician told me that is what he will tell me also becuase of my size. I just read on here someone lost 200lbs with the band so anything is possible. I was thinking the same way as another person here that all they want is money for the gastric cuz they get more sometimes I beleive that. I have been reading a lot about the band, but nothing much about the gastric. I also have a cd the clinic gave to me that I will watch tomorrow. Well thanks for the info if I have more questions I will be asking thanks.

To restlessmonkey I see you on here a lot and u seem to know a lot. I would like to tell you a little about myself and I would like your advice. I am at the highest weight I have ever been 338 I do have high blood pressure and diabeties runs in my family and high cholestrol as well. I do not want to get diabeties and all other things that being overweight can bring. I also have one child and would like more in my future. I have always been a food eater and I think I over eat. I recently well maybe 4 yrs ago started eating sweets, but not big on them like that. I think my problem is portion control im also not a big snacker. Yes I don't want the gastric becuase I dont want the invasive surgery and drastic weight loss. To me there is a difference where some people here say it isn't. Like I told the physiciatrist im not trying to be skinny I just want to get my weight down to be more healthy and feel good about myself. I want to be able to run and jump and play with my son being this big really makes me depressed. If I were to loose 100lbs I would be so happy for that. All I am saying is I am ready to change my eating and lifestyle, but I do still want a cheeseburger or peice of cake every now and then. I dont think I can just never have those things ever again is the way people here make it sound.

I do feel most comfortable with the band, but I also want to see results. Im like super scared of gastric with the risks and the loose skin and looking sick throwing up and all that crap. I do not want all that comes with the gastric. The dietician and phycologist I feel didn't know much about me to tell me what i should or shouldn't do spcecially the dietician I didn't even like her she really didn't help me at all and I will be teling that to my dr when I see her next wk. All she did was tell me to cut out the eating out get away from pop and how they want u to eat 3 meals a day and focus on eating when I do eat. I thought she was to tell me some of the foods to eat and give me like a meal plan or something I don't know maybe I was thinking wrong.

I just have heard that the band doesn't work for everyone, but im sure everybody here is in the same boat as me. We all love food and know what needs to be done, but my thing is im hoping the band will help me to follow a diet plan as without the band I cannot stick wit the diets. I just don't understand is it the band that helps you stick to your diet plan? What makes you not cheat and eat thing you shuouldn't what do you eat with the band is it a strict diet or what?

Well I thought you have to drink liquid only for like 7-10 days before surgery and doing that im sure you should loose weight. That's what my clinic requires before surgery to shrink the liver.

I had like 3 appointmens all in one day twice then one night had a sleep study now im all done with my appointments. I have to see the dr to get all my test results then I see the surgeon to schedule surgery.

Thanks for your respons can you give me an idea of what you eat during the day. I am now trying to diet before I get the band and it is so hard. I am just hoping it won't be this hard when I get the band and I fail.

U have fluid in your band already? Right after the surgery they don't put the fluid in the band until wks after the stomach heals. Is this what your saying or what fluid are you speaking on?

I also hope to get my surgery by my bday as well in Oct. I have had most of my appointments have a sleep study tonight. Then after that I see the dr to follow up on my lab results and then see the surgeon to schedule my surgery date yaaaay im excited and scared at the same time. Good luck to u.

Hello all I haven't been on here in a while, but just to let u all know. I am in the process of having all these test done and everything. I have had my first 3 hr appointment I saw the nurse, Dr then had a EKG and had lab work done. I was there for like 3 hrs. My next appointment is thurs I see Dietician, therapist, then surgeon after that I take a stress test. The dr wants me to have a stress test because I had abnormalities in my EKG which she said was nothing serious and want me to have stress test becuase I told her that I have chest pains sometimes. My friend said they never booked all of her medical appointments together like there doing mine. I told her maybe it's the ins she was on state medical assistants and I have ins from my job which is better so maybe there working fast with me. Also did anyone have a abnormal EKG before they told me it's nothing to worry about just some differences is all.