sharlee

I had my surgery 10/23 and I'm loving life more and more everyday! I feel this is a mind set you have to take on, giving up the bad foods, no pop and etc... I use to think I could never give this stuff up, but I did and I'm not missing anything - it's been 9 weeks without pop and junk food and I'm fine. Do I "taste" things here and there, of course, but for the most part it's a mind over matter thing. I could go on and on about this surgery. No complications for me at all, not even gas pains. I was on pain meds while in the hospital and nothing after that (I have 4 kids to tend too as well). My first fill was 11/21 (1cc) and everything is going great! My energy level is 10xs what it use to be and eating smaller portions doesn't bother me. I do not have 1 regret - well I do, I sure have done this a long time ago:nervous Good Luck!

I was banded on 10/23 and without any problems. Life is good, it's Sunday and our family is looking forward to the Holidays as am I. Halloween in right around the corner and the children are so excited. I started the shakes 3 1/2 weeks before surgery at the heaviest weight ever 301....wow, I can't even believe that is possible and now I am 281. I am so proud of myself, but more important I can't wait until next summer when I hope to be at least 70-80 pounds lighter.

I was banded on 10/23 and without any problems. Life is good, it's Sunday and our family is looking forward to the Holidays as am I. Halloween in right around the corner and the children are so excited. I started the shakes 3 1/2 weeks before surgery at the heaviest weight ever 301....wow, I can't even believe that is possible and now I am 281. I am so proud of myself, but more important I can't wait until next summer when I hope to be at least 70-80 pounds lighter.

I have 4 days until surgery, I'm so excited and yet very nervous! I have a heatial herna that will also have to be removed, scary, ugh! I will get through this with my Faith and Family!

I have 4 days until surgery, I'm so excited and yet very nervous! I have a heatial herna that will also have to be removed, scary, ugh! I will get through this with my Faith and Family!

I don't have the answer for you, however I can give the name of my doctor. Dr. Zoe Deol in Sterling Heights (she's a Beaumont Dr.) - I will be banded 10/23, you could call her office and check that out.

I can't wait 10 days until surgery! I'm so excited! I have lost 11 pounds and still going:)

I can't wait 10 days until surgery! I'm so excited! I have lost 11 pounds and still going:)

The doctor told me that they have to lift the liver in order to place the port and the liver is the heaviest organ in our bodies. The instruments that are used are small due to the small incisions so they need our livers to weigh less. Does that help? Once that was explained to me I understood the reason for the diet, however what I don't understand is why 4 weeks of shakes for myself and others are only on shakes for 2 weeks or less?? Different doctors I assume have different ways of doing things. Oh, well at this point I'm on the home strech - 10 more days!!:clap2:

I will be banded on 10/23 and based on my B.M.I. which is 50 I was instructed to join the Optifast plan. I can have up to 8 items a day, you can choose from bars, Soups or shakes. I chose 5 shakes and 3 bars a day. The cost is about $300 for every 2 weeks - expensive!! I have 11 days to go and it's ok, however not eating any food for 4 weeks has been hard. Especially when I sit down with the family at dinner time, everything looks so good. :hungry: I think as I have been reading different post on this site that all doctors are different. Good Luck! :clap2:

I can't believe I am only 18 days away from surgery. I have so many different emtions and they are stronger since I can't eat!!

I can't believe I am only 18 days away from surgery. I have so many different emtions and they are stronger since I can't eat!!

I was just looking at clothing magazine that weren't Lane Bryant or Avenue and imagining all the shopping I was going to do when I lose this weight. Boots - I can't to own a pair. Living in MI everyone wears them to work, tall, black real leather ones. I can't wait. Coat - I own alot of coats, but I can't to purchase a ski type coat, probably not until next winter, but I can't wait.

:clap2: My Surgery date is set for October 23 and I can't wait. I am a mother of 4, work full time and this Opti-fast diet is for the birds. It's driving me crazy, but I did this to myself and a month of shakes isn't too bad to become healthy again!! Glad to hear there are other people having surgery at the same time. Keep in touch, I just joined this today and it appears to be a great support system.

I have 24 days until Surgery - Lap band and I can't wait. I am excited, fearful and worried - all those emotions and no food. I'm going crazy at times. My family keeps me sane.