btrieger

Well? How did it go? Is the pain not as bad as I am thinking?

That makes 4 of us on March 2nd. I have to be at the hospital at 11:30 CST.

Select your surgery day here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f22472/march-2010-only-please-110733/ We can keep track of who's getting banded on each day and wish them luck.

Just drink a lot of Water the day that you are getting your official weight. Or slouch a little when getting your height checked. Those are somewhat honest ways to beat the system.

Good luck. I am having surgery the same day. Mark it here if you haven't already: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f22472/march-2010-only-please-110733/

Don't forget to go to this link and select the date you are having surgery: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f22472/march-2010-only-please-110733/ You can see the dates in March that others are scheduled for by clicking here: LAP-BAND

Surgery is not something you "try". Once you've done it, it's there to stay for the most part. Make sure you do lots of research and are sure it is right for you before you decide to do it. There is usually a 3 - 6 month waiting period if insurance is covering it. Start the process but don't pull the trigger unless you are positive that you know what you are doing.

Congrats!! I'm hoping to be an ex-morbidly by next Monday.

Good luck and I hope you have a speedy recovery!!

You have to focus on the end result. Put what you are not eating out of your mind of train yourself to think of it as garbage. I have been on shakes for 18 days and I am not starving and have dropped 15 pounds in that time. Good luck.

I wouldn't undergo surgery to lose only 50 pounds but it is a personal decision. Also, you'll be paying for it out of pocket because no insurance company will pay with your low BMI. What else have you tried?

I thought a public poll may be a good way of keeping everyone's dates straight. * Please DO NOT respond to the poll if your surgery is not in March 2010.

Congrats!! When's your surgery and who's doing it?

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March is only a couple of days away. Is everybody ready? Myself and loserbob are going next week. Who else is March 1 - 5?

fantastic!!! Congrats!!

Great news and it is encouraging to see people online right after surgery. I'm going in 5 and a half days and the pain is the only thing that concerns me.

Good luck! You are one of the last of the Febs.

8. It hurts like Hell!!! I am a long way away from PS myself but the pain may be enough to stop me.

Congrats!!!! You look great!

I am just the opposite. I am going Tuesday and am not nervous or excited. I just want to finally get it over with.

I honestly meant no harm nor was I saying I was better than anyone. It's all semantics. The word cheated has bad connotations because it is used for unfaithful people in relationships among other things. We need to come up with another word that means did not do "exactly" prescribed. Peace

Looks more like spring cleaning on ice to me

The person who originally posted this thread was asking us to be honest about if we stuck to the post-op diet or not. At the risk of sounding bitchy, I was originally answering her. You answered her honestly as did I. Then you quoted what I had said and replied to my post. I was not questioning anybody's integrity, nor am I faulting anyone that cheats. There is no need to wait for me to have my surgery. I can tell you positively that I will have only liquids for the 2 weeks following my surgery and only blended foods/mushies for the following 2 weeks. I wouldn't be here if I had total self control either. But I am stubborn and I am sure that will be enough to keep me on the straight and narrow.

If I start to feel light-headed after a week, I will call my surgeon's office and ask their advice. I researched my surgeon very well before calling his office for the first time. I have total faith in him and his staff and am doing what I'm told. I had my post-op counseling yesterday and the nurse justified the post-op diet very clearly. If you don't do the suggested diet, you increase your chances of early erosion. As I said earlier, relatively speaking, what is a few more weeks? She also said melted ice cream is not a liquid