KarynA

Shhh... (I'm whispering cause you should be sleeping right now.... Don't worry, k? It's gonna go great today. I'll be thinking about you.

Everything's gonna go great tomorrow! I'm excited for you and you'll be in my thoughts.

Love the new avatar! It's a great picture.

Timezones! They hadn't crossed my mind until just now (well... when you posted "24 hours"). It took me a minute, but... your today is my tomorrow! Of course! As I type, it's 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon (12/3), which means it's either 10:30 ot 11:30 Thursday morning (12/4) where you are. So... we both get banded on December 4th, but oddly, it'll be about 24 hours apart (depending on your surgery time). This is good though... because I'll be awake, excited and thinking about you (sending positive energy across the Pacific) whilst you are sleeping and you can do the same for me. Deal? My surgery's at noon on Friday, so sometime Saturday mornig your time (so confusing!).

Wow. When you put it THAT way... it sounds SO close! Yay! I'm in a really good place today (after getting some much needed sleep and going to my final pre-op appt.). I feel...I don't know... .HAPPY! Getting the band placed is the no big deal part (it really is). Things are going to change for us starting Friday!

We're thinking about you!... and anxious to hear how it went.

Blessings,

Karyn

Well? How are you feeling?...

Just checkin' in on you. My date is on Friday. It's practically here. And I'm nervous off and on. You're learning to live with this, right? *sigh* Okay... good.

Soooo? Are you healthy? Are you ready?... (inner squeal!). I think I'm ready, but freak out every here and again. Then I calm myself down. It's all good, but...

...right now I can't sleep (if that says anything . 12/4 is just a few days away.

Tomorrow's the big day. How are you doing?... pretty good? Holding-up? You know A LOT of people are (and will be) thinking about you (fwiw). You're gonna get through the surgery just fine and be on your way, so don't you worry about a thing! Best of luck!

Hi Claudean.. how are you holding-up? I'm sure you're nervous/excited (llike me). We don't have long now...

Just thought I'd let you know I was thinking about you. You're gonna do great tomorrow!

Hi Larry- I'll definitely keep in touch with you and let you know what you can expect, since my date is 3 days before yours. Like everyone else, I'm excited and nervous... but mostly, excited. My post-op diet looks a lot like yours. After the surgery, we need to heal... and then we can focus on getting the adequate amount of saline in the band (fills). *I reade everything I can get my hands on... it makes me feel better about the whole thing. It's a big decision - but I'm convinced that it's the right one for me. We can do this.

Pre-op tests tomorrow - EKG and such. FIngers crossed!

I must tell you... I'm a fish out of water!... but I think I did it. Where Bluebirds Fly…

All I know for sure is, there's a lot I don't know. But THANK YOU.

Hi, I saw your post. We are being banded on the same day... and are nearly the same weight and BMI (you must be 5'3'). Do you have a surgery time set yet on 12/4? I don't. I hope we can keep in touch!

Thanks so much for the website direction AND the vote of confidence! I'm putting myself on a pseudo-preop diet in preparation for the big day, since my surgeon doesn't require it. Surgery is two weeks from tomorrow (*nervous twinge*).

Okay... so you obviously found tickerfactory.com! If you want it to show in your signature, "Edit Signature" and paste the bbcode there (not in the field where pictures go, just in the text box).

Aww... you're SO sweet. Thank you. Know that the appreciation is mutual AND you're a teacher too, so you have double my respect!

The list is getting really long (near or around 50 people). Can you believe it? And it's only the 14th of November, so I wouldn't be surprised if that number doubled by this time next month. Updating it is no problem (none at all). Actually, it would make me crazy NOT to have a reference. Organization? Hmm... maybe OCD.

I'll post a new list tomorrow. Take care... and keep chewing!

God Bless,

K

Okay, I sent you a PM (private message) - - re: the ticker. Follow the same steps, except choose "Edit Avatar" (instead of "Edit Signature") to add a photo (also called an avatar) to your profile name when you post. I see that you added a photo to your profile (great picture, btw), so it looks like you're comfortable with uploading a photo file. Hope this helps.

Hi Claudean... I'll send you an email.

Hi Suzy... your surgery is the day before mine (12/4). I just had my endoscopy yesterday - a bigger deal than I had thought it would be, but everything went well. I still need chest xrays and a few other lab tests... 3 weeks or so to go.

Keep in touch!

Hi MommyJD, my surgery date is 12/4/09 and a year from now, I will be you. Well... sort of. I hope I do as well and am as successful with my weight loss as you have been (fingers crossed). Thank you for the inspiration.

You know... I don't (have a blog). But I might!... if I can figure it out. I'll for sure let you know. How are you feeling today?... less swollen? Wishing you well. - K

Wonderful! Many. many thanks to you... and of course, SUZANNE!