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I really like that...I'd like a copy for myself!!!

A lot of docs make sure that all of their women patients are not pregnant prior to banding...maybe that's why you have to collect first morning urine..HCG is highest then in early pregnancy!!

Great Idea and wonderful way for utilizing a poll on here :cursing:

What a small world eh?

LB date March 12, 2010 and started pre-op diet on February 19th, 3 days on pre-op so far so good. I am actually full and not starving, which helps a lot. I am not nervous about the surgery but fearful of the unknown in a way. I want to be very successful and not fail!! There is a march bandsters community at Spring into March where others have already gathered for support if you are interested.

I root for K-State as well, but not when they are playing KU :confused: I remember being a kid and watching KU play KSU and at that time I was a huge Rolondo Blackman fan and they lost in the finals to KU. Our family was divided 3 on 3...now we all pretty much root for KU, but KSU is still in our hearts!!! I live in southeast Kansas now, but was born and raised in Topeka and actually graduated from Holton!

So cool that you are being banded on St. Patty's Day :thumbdown: I begin my pre-op diet tomorrow morning and I'm a bit nervous, but really want to see all of this through to the end. I have done a lot of preparing and hopefully it will pay off. Just stopping drinking soda about 2 weeks ago now, I've lost 6.6 pounds and I imagine that was water weight due to retention because of all the sodium in pop, and probably a little less calorie intake. I can't even imagine what I'll lose in 3 weeks of the pre-op diet, it should get my weight loss into full swing, that way when I get the band it will just keep on coming off!! Anyways, congrats on your date and I look forward to keeping in touch with all of you March bandsters :thumbdown:

I've spent most of my adult life as in a invisible person. I know how you feel and to top it all off I've become boisterous and loud to make up for the lack of attention. I took a class over the summer on how to communicate effectively and have actually use that instead of always being a clown. I've went into places before and shopped for hours and was not noticed one time, but witnessed the "sexy" girl walk in and they were practically breaking their legs to get to her and assist her. It makes me sick. I recently left a nursing position where the boss was picking who he wanted in the building based on sexual attraction....guess what? He told someone that he was going to get rid of the fat girls. It had nothing to do with our performance on the job, it was all about our physical attributes. So yeah, I understand what you are saying. Try to keep your head up and remember that those same people will still be there when you lose the weight...I don't plan on being mean by any means, but will take a little pride in seeing how fast they assist me when I'm smaller, then I'll go to the shelves and try on all kinds of clothing, and walk out of their store without buying a darn thing!!!

WoW!!! Another March 12th bandster!!! I look forward to hearing about your journey and hope to be there for you if you ever need me and vice verse!!! I think you make at least 3 of the posters on this thread with a March 12th date!!:thumbdown:

What a St. Patrick's Day for you!!! Congratulations on getting your date!!!

When are all of you March bandsters starting your pre-op diet and if you have already started it, what are you doing? I'm curious, do any of you know of what Protein shakes are the best tasting with the fewest carbs?

11 days total...I go back for clinicals where some lifting will be required but my fellow students have already told me that they have my back until I feel up to par! I'm doing this over spring break and actually it doesn't start until the Monday after our surgery, so I hope that is enough time!!! Anyone else out there got any advice?

We are being banded the SAME DAY!!!

I have two sons, one is 19 in February and he is very excited that I am going to be losing weight and as he puts it "it's about time!" My 14 year old is very supportive and moved schools recently and joined the weightlifting class there and actually is wanting me to lift weights with him and teases me all the time about drinking Protein shakes for muscle mass :thumbup: My S.O. is coming around and I think is very excited about the proposition of a new woman lying next to him, and I'm not meaning another woman :thumbup: I just can't wait to get started, but at the same time, it seems like there is a lot for me to prepare. I have been ordering different Protein Shakes over the past few weeks and stock piling so that I have what I need when I have to start the pre-op diet and for the weeks after surgery. I found out from the girls in nursing school that they've got my back, as far as lifting, when I come back to school after Spring Break, so that is very reassuring. I was worried about my school telling me "sorry but if you can't lift, than you'll have to wait until next semester to finish up!!" Right now it seems like I'm just waiting for all of my funds to come in so that I can get things together, and so far the income tax return isn't here, but it should be soon and the process of getting things sent in, tests done, and finalizing my travel arrangements will all come to full circle. Anyways, I hope that all of us March bandsters can keep in touch and share our experiences and offer each other support, because it definitely is needed.

Hi I am being banded March 12, 2010 and the time doesn't seem like it is flying by fast enough, but I know it will be here some day I'm 38, mother of 2 boys, an LPN in nursing school as we speak to get my RN. On November 6th, 2009 I herniated my L4 disc and have been in and out of agony ever since. My doctor suggested I take off at least 100 pounds, but told me that it would all have to be done by diet or at least until I could get the pressure off my spinal nerves, yeah RIGHT!!! Anyways, all I am waiting on now is for my income tax return to get here as I am flying in to El Paso and going into Juarez MX for my surgery to be performed by Dr. Jose Rodriguez as I do not have insurance and his reputation seems pretty good. I am using BeLiteWeight to facilitate my surgery and they are very nice. My biggest problem with my weight seemed to come after my children were born and I had double oopherectomy operations after tubal pregnancies. I just started racking up the weight until I am so out of shape, my metabolism is shot, and I can't seem to get it off. My weight gain is making me hurt everywhere and I am to the point I won't look at myself in a mirror anymore. My S.O. is a little reluctant and thinks I might leave him after I lose the weight, but with reassurance he is actually starting to get excited and showing me a lot more support. My family, who is all in the medical field, are very hard headed and continue to believe that I should just eat right and exercise and it will come off and feel that what I am doing is a bit self-serving and I could use the money somewhere else. I will be very happy to join the March-banders and wish each and everyone of you the best of luck!!

If you haven't read the testimonial from "The Boy" click the link above because you will thoroughly enjoy it!!!! What a treat, thanks for posting :tt1:

I'm having lapband surgery from Dr. Jose Rodgriquez in Juarez, MX on March 12, 2010 and was wondering if anyone has used him recently....this post is kind of old, any updates? I am also using Teri at BeLiteWeight and she is totally awesome

I noticed your date of March 15th, that was my original banding date, but they backed it up to the Friday after my nursing final so that I'd have time off before I had to go back for the last mini-semester. So we will be very close as my date is March 12th----we'll have to keep in touch!!!

My surgery date is March 12, 2010 during Spring Break from college and I'm so excited I can hardly think of anything else!!! The new semester starts this week and I must get ready for it and try to do well the next 8 weeks while I patiently wait. Good luck to you and hopefully you'll keep posting as you go on with your surgery for those of us who are lurking in the shadows waiting for our day to come :thumbup:

I'm in the medical field and you are paying them, you shouldn't have to jump through hoops to get them to send information to your insurance company. As for the staff that is rude, they should be turned in to KUMC and fired. As for being too busy to talk to customers, well lets just put it this way....she is the first line to the doctor and if you can't get passed her then what the hell!!! The surgeon should know that his staff is rude and there is no way in hell that he would keep someone in a position like this that is costing him money.

Sorry, but I really think that the Big Elephant will run over the Longhorn very, very soon

I will be banded on March 12, 2010 during Spring Break, as I am currently in school for my RN. I have been an LPN since 2005 and decided to take the plunge and finish up my education and in the process suffered a herniated L4 disk on November 6, 2009. My doc told me that I had some major life style changes to make if I was going to be able to practice as an RN and #1 I need to drop 100 pounds. I was not in shock, I knew what he was going to say before he ever opened his mouth and I immediately began talking to people about other options besides another fad diet. That is where my journey actually began, finally coming to grips with the idea that I was powerless over my weight and that no matter how many diets I have been on in my lifetime that I needed some help. During the summer I took a nutrition class and actually dropped 40 pounds by eating healthy and exercising to only gain it back, plus some during the fall semester and let me tell you I am truly at wits end. I am very thankful to my physician for being honest and candid, but at the same time I wanted to scream at him for telling me to lose weight but also putting me on an activity restriction d/t my herniated disc. I finally have the feeling back in my left leg and have been cleared for walking only. I have been able to manage getting through college and only have one more semester left. I just hope that everything goes well with my pre-op diet and the surgery. I am 10 weeks out from surgery, and it sure seems like a lifetime away, but I am sure it will be here sooner than I think. I am really glad to have found this online support group and forum, so far what I've read has been very encouraging and I hope to add to the discussion.