Hello Bandsters and Soon to be Bandsters,

I am getting ready for this month with a little apprehension and hope. I am comming upon the last of my pre op visits. I just had to get a B12 shot because that was a little low and I also need to take Calcium and Vit D. Anyhow they only thing left is the psych and nutritionist. I then go see the surgeon to see if he will give me the lab band because I do have a moderate hiatal hernia, no erosion or barrets so hoping that will get him to band me. I read all these posts and get some great encouragement from them so hopfully I will be able to actually be a banded bunny and I too than can give some encouargement. My surgery is scheduled for the 29th of April so fingers crossed...

1/20/10 orientation

2/1/10 consultation

3/8/10 Blood work

3/16/10 Radiology, Chest Xray, Upper Gi, Echo,Pulmunary,DVT

Cleared by Cardiologist

3/26/10 Follow up with Pulmunary doctor and cleared by him

3/31/10 PCP for B12 will have them weekly for 4 weeks check right before surgery.

4/7/10 Teaching Class, my Gastro

4/14/10 Nutritionist, Psych, Consult with Surgeon, and Pre Op testing. Start liquid 2 week diet......

Kathy

Congrats on the start of a happier and healthier you! Please keep us posted!

Congrats! The time will fly by!

Just stopping by with updates

Tomorrow I go to see the

Nutritionist

pysch

surgeon and if all goes well pre op

I will have an upper endoscopy on Thursday my Gastro wants to look inside and measure my Hiatal Hernia, as you know the surgeon told me from get go that he will not band me with a hernia, he didn't say if it was a certian size just that he wouldn't band me. I will let my Grasto doctor make that call if says that the hernia is too big and in a bad spot that no surgery for me if says it can be repaired than he will direct me he knows another surgreon. Anyhow fingers crossed that I am at least healthy and with any good fortune I will have surgery on the 29th

I will keep you posted

Kathy