tammyj

Your time is here! YAY!!! I'm so excited for you! I'm praying that your surgery is a success and for a fast recovery!

I am so glad everything went well and your are home. I am sending healing vibes your way!!! Take it easy and get plenty of rest.

I have to attend group support meetings every Tuesday @ 5pm and I have a lot of appointments to keep track of. The following is a list of my scheduled appointments. I will update as I go along.

Dec 26th- 1st visit w/ surgeon @10:30am

Jan 15th- Psych Eval @ 1:00pm

Jan 17th- EKG @ 12:20pm

Jan 23rd- Echocardiagram @ 3:40pm

Jan 30th-Pre-op testing @ 2:30pm

Feb 1st- Nutritionist @ 12:00pm

Feb 26th- Pulmonary Function Test @ 9:00am

Mar 6th- Sleep Study @ 6:00am

March 15th- Surgery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After surgery, group support meeting switch to 6pm every Tuesday.

I still haven't found the courage to tell my mother. She's a very petite lady who walks 5 miles a day and has never had a weight problem in her life so I really don't think she would understand and I think she would be really worried. I'm thinking of waiting until after my surgery as well. When the weight starts coming off then I'll explain.

The ball is finally rolling towards actually getting the lapband. It's almost unbelievable and I'm surprised that I'm actually going through with it. It's seems like quite a big step to take, but I am willing to go through it. I am so tired of this vicious cycle of losing, gaining, losing, gaining. I want to finally lose and KEEP IT OFF! I have been overweight all my life. I want to be healthy and not walk around with this horrible weight on my knees. I want to be able to run and jump without getting winded. I want to be able to shop in the misses department which I have never been able to do in my adult life. I'm ready for a NEW ME!

I knew you could do it!!! Good Luck on Monday!

Hang in there...You can do it!!!

Congratulations on getting a surgery date. I am so excited for you! I hope everything is smooth sailing and I can't wait to hear all about it. Get ready for a NEW YOU for the NEW YEAR!

It's amazing that losing weight can change so many things. As I read your list, I started to tear up because I feel the same way about alot of the same things. Having this surgery will probably be one the best decisions you'll ever make. I'm looking forward to following you throughout your journey. Keep us posted.

6 miles...Wow! You should be very proud of yourself!

I am not looking forward to 2 weeks of liquids either, so you have my sympathy. Hang in there...I hear it gets better after the first few days.

Some of those same questions run through my head, but we'll never know until we try. I think you'll do just fine. Stay positive!

When I weighed at the doctor yesterday I was 275LBS...OH MY GOODNESS! I didn't think I weighed that much! BMI 40.8...GEEZ!

I think something was wrong with their scale...LOL! My goal weight is 175lbs...maybe 165. I can't wait to get there! March seems so far away, but I know it will go by quickly.

I had my first appt with the surgeon today and if everything goes as planned, my surgery is scheduled for March 15th. YIPEEEEEE!

Through HIM all blessing flow!

I am so happy you have decided to go ahead with the surgery and that you are comfortable with your decision.

I am very excited and anxious to get started. One more week 'til my appointment!

Oh, dear...I really, really, really feel your pain. I was at that same place a couple years ago. If you know in your heart that you have not given your all into losing weight (and keeping it off) using other methods then this surgery is not for you...DON'T DO IT! It should be a last resort! Please keep us posted on what you decide. You have my support either way!

Congratulations! I just read your post that you've been approved. That is so great! I was planning on dieting as soon as my appointment was over. Now I am wondering if I should wait 'til after I am approved.

Congratulations!!! You are almost there! I understand the nervousness. It sort of freaks me out when I think about the whole process. Just think about the what you will be doing FOR your body..making it healthier, leaner and stronger. It will be well worth it!

My knees are killing me, my back is killing me and I am so tired. Any other time I would be running to get my diet pills or trying the next new diet by now, but I need to keep this weight on for my first dr's appt. (Dec. 26th) I'm supposed to bring my medical records for the past year to submit to insurance, so I assume my height and weight recorded on that day will also be submitted. As soon as that's over I have to get this weight off 'cause I feel like crap!:phanvan

I was told to bring my medical records from the past year to my appt. with Dr. Bonomo. I went to get my records yesterday and it was weird seeing (on paper) how much my weight fluctuated. The records were actually for the past 2 years. This was a medically supervised weight management program using appetite suppresants.

My weight was recorded as:

Jan 05: 262lbs

Feb 05: 248lbs

Mar 05: 241lbs

April 05: 227lbs

June 05: 233lbs

Dec 05: 252lbs

Jan 06: 239lbs

Mar 06: 245lbs

Aug 06: 251lbs

I hope these records are enough to submit to insurance without having to do another 6 month program.

I have been back and forth so many times in making the decision to have the lapband surgery. I have been researching for months and months and reading post after post on this message board. I have followed several of you throughout your journeys. Although I am scared to death, I know that the Lapband may be my answer to losing the weight and finally keeping it off. I am a chronic yo-yo dieter and have been on and off diets since my pre-teen years. At present, I am 5'9", 265lbs, BMI 39. I went to a seminar at Mercy Hospital on Tuesday November 21st. I went out of town the next day. I returned home on Sunday to find out the nurse called and left a message on Wednesday (the day after the seminar). Now I have an appt. to see Dr. Bonomo on Dec. 26th. I am very nervous, but very excited about all of this. I'm on my way!