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That is so sweet and touching, what an amazing gift. I'm really sorry for your loss, I can't imagine what that must be like.

Congratulations! Be sure to take it easy. I was banded on 1/31/11 and I'm doing great. This is definitely the place to be for questions and support.

That must be really hard. Does he normally not really say much? If he promised not to talk to her and he still is, that's a red flag. I'm speaking from experience and I've learned your gut feeling is usually correct. Has anything changed? I see you posted this some time ago.

Thanks for sharing your inspirational story.

Thanks for sharing your inspirational story.

:Dancing_wub:yeah! Congratulations on a job well done.

hahaha those are great! I'm thinking of something along the lines of a great ruler. Controlling, but great. I'd say Caesar but I don't want food to stab me in the back. Oh, what the heck, Caesar is great.

It's known as the "Last Supper Syndrome". I did it, had a few of my favorite things in excess. I said goodbye to overeating and haven't looked back

Today my doctor told me some people name their bands . She logs the name and asks how "enter name here" is doing during appt's. Now for me to find a perfect name...

Yummy!!

You need to see your Endocrinologist and they will adjust your rates. I am a type 1 on a pump and I dropped my rates during pre op because I was indeed getting lots of lows initially. I had to eat a couple times and I let my surgeon and nutritionist know and everything turned out great. I know it's scary, but even when I was 2 days post op, I was able to drink some juice when my sugar level dropped a little. My endo had/has me running high (150-200) for now.

I tell people I feel aren't ignorant. People I can trust to let ME be the one to decide who to tell. I don't go out of my way to mention it, but with the pre-op/post-op diet I get questions and sometimes other people accidentally talk about it. I have learned my opinion of myself is what matters most to me.

Another vote for the band! You come first.

Did you have anything salty? You could have retained water. 1 pound fluctuation is normal, especially for women. Don't worry, keep up the great work!

You can do it! I agree with everyone else, totally normal Just knowing I had my band put in has really changed my mind set and I was worried it wouldn't.

It really does help whenever the cravings come! I don't mind yelling at my fat passenger but once I start asking her questions maybe then I'll be concerned

So tomorrow morning I'll be headed out to get banded! I want to thank everyone for all the great help and information along the way :wub:. I have spent my morning cleaning and making everyone else do the same because I don't want to worry about it tomorrow. I feel silly worrying about it but it is what it is I suppose. My mom tried sending me flowers but because of some issues getting them on base I won't get them until tomorrow. But, they are here in spirit and encouraging as well . So after thoroughly organizing my basement and arranging my books chronologically by author's birth date, I will finally stop procrastinating and pack my bag for the hospital. Maybe it will really sink in then, I don't know. But I am very eager to start living the life I want to instead of saying I will "one day"! My day has come! :party: