JustJoe

since a lot of surgery dates are upcoming and Juniper is likely doing the recovery thing (surgery on 1st, congrats!). I figured I would update this. I hope I'm not stepping on toes doing so!! (only updated from this point forward.. so July 12th and forward) July 1st: Juniper, Melinda_205, tessiekay, leshers2x2, hot tea, lovely9257 July 2nd: Ocotillo, psj71, Iris_L July 3rd: Tish5632, somedayslim:) July 6th: mcb2009 July 7th: Bstone, Mary on a Mission, Aivey, Barbie1978, Bonbellrussell, Bobbie045, waiting4, psj71, thatswhatdefinesme July 8th: Deedee747, kellyb1007 July 9th: MiniTam July 10th: jimofthejungle, healthy-me-in-Az, writeonamber, abcangirl July 11th: bjbardave July 13th: Mom2smc, Sweettea25, UnforgettableRN, knrpick, sweettea25, nicb1318 July 14th: wonderwoman2009, JustJoe, hopeful27 July 15th: Lindz92, audjbr July 16th: gitrdone, ksb37us, Evie71609, newmel, Teacher2010 July 17th: babiedoll July 20th: KayVee, JacquieOC, 1hotchocolate, mom2trips06, melodicone July 21st: Berna, Neonatalicurn, freedom2009, Bunz1969 July 22nd: Jerzyshore, Big Mama 514, RobinAnn, Ayyypapi, Pereza211, losingitat41 July 23rd: Daqui26, Toot, Lilpeach_059, missymouse July 24th: CantB2noty July 27th: BeckySon July 28th: mil51 July 29th: d4lussier July 30th: slpcat July 31st: cb0828, scotgrl75 If you want your date added to the list, please post it on the July 2009 Dates thread. Thanks!

Hello All My name is Joe, I am 28. I work in IT at a school district in Michigan as tech support for a few buildings that are assigned to me. Always been a "big guy" and I knew I was overweight and tried various diets and stuff. However a year and a half ago my doctor said I was killing myself by being so heavy (was 325 at the time) She put me on a diet, which ended with me gaining 15 lbs and having ZERO energy at being really grumpy all the time. She wanted to try another diet I tol dher no and pursued surgical options. I jumped through the hoops set out by Aetna BcBs, and am now approved witha surgery date of July 14th. Which i am not going to start calling my second birthday I think. :frown: Loving the boards so far, and hope to be able to get to know you all as we share our journeys.

I have a question about weight goals. My surgeon has never mentioned it to me at all. Is this something everyone is coming up with on their own, or is this something your doctor/surgeon is letting you know? Just wondering if I am missing out on something.. and with surgery only 3 days away I am sort of double and triple checking things. :frown: Thanks!

love these threads.. thank you all so much for sharing your experiences! My day is coming up on the 14th.. a week ago I was really dreading it.. wondering if I should push back surgery, etc.. But reading all the experiences here have helped greatly. I now am ready, and even excited to get it started and get the "grunt phase" over! Thank you!

Hello Everyone! Having my surgery July 14th. Starting to get a little nervous now that i can count on one hand the days until my surgery!!!

hello there! Looks like you and I are having our surgeries on the same day. Good luck to you! :thumbup: I think the pre-diet depends on the doctor. After reading through the forums I actually called the PAT nurse and my surgeon's office and was told by both of them that they require a 24-hour pre-op diet, but nothing extending out beyond that.

Hello to all the readers out there @ lapbandtalk.com my name is Joe, and I am having lapband surgery on the 14th of July 2009. My Dr. is Dr. Nunn who is a surgeon at the Barix Clinics in Ypsilanti, Mi. I am 6'1" and currently tipping the scales at 354lbs. I have tried various diets and exercise routines. I currently have joint pain, bad asthma (inhaled steroids daily to control), Acid Reflux, and have had several severe bouts with depression. (taking daily meds for that also) My mother's family has always had weight issues, and my mother herself has successfully had a Gastric Bypass and lost over 70% of her excess body weight. She encouraged me to pursue weight loss surgery because of her constant observation at my unsuccessful attempts to loose weight. So.. here I am.. a bit nervous, bit scared, bit excited.. mostly.. just ready to have the surgery and start building a new, healthy, me. I will be updating my progress, thoughts, issues, etc.. on my twitter page.. feel free to follow me, or if anyone else is doing the same please pm or post your twitter account so i can follow you as well! www.twitter.com/jojocourt