Hi all

My name is Cathy, I go for my gastric band Wed the 28th, I'm nervous but looking forward to the weight loss.. I'm doing the pre op diet and lost 11 pound so far..

Cathy x

Good Luck! I just started my per op diet today, my date is May 10th, starting to get a little nervous. Any advice on the pre op diet? My name is Cathy too :thumbup:

Hi Cathy,

It sounds like you are doing great on your pro-op diet. Welcome to the loser's bench! I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Hi ,

Judy here and going for the op sometime in May.Where you from?Hope all goes well for you I'm a little nervouse here too.

Whats the pre op diet Liquid?:thumbup:

Hi Cathy, (both),

My surgery is exactly one week after yours, (May 5) so I'd love to hear how you do. Congratulations to all of us. We're on our way..........

Thank you all for your well wishes, the pre op diet was horrid for the first 3 days. i found eating a banana and a milky coffee helped me loads, i have a bowl of fresh fruit with a weight watchers yogurt at the evening, milky coffes do help so get plenty of milk in..

good luck everyone who is nearing there op date.

Cathy x

I have to follow the optifast plan so I'm not sure I can add to it. I started it today I have a headache and I'm feeling like a nap. I'm drinking lots of diet green tea with it. My date is May 10th I'm on this until then.

where did you get the scale to keep track of youre weight i want one.

Congrats on your preop weight loss, and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

going to the dietian in the morning then one more mandatory meeting then back to doc, small to prepare for op

Hey Healthy1,

How did your surgery go. Looking forward to your posts.

k.:smile:

Best of luck to you. Keep up the diet, it will make the surgery easier for you.

Hey Healthy1,

How did your surgery go. Looking forward to your posts.

k.:smile:

Hi Katiepie ,

Haven't had it yet I have one more mandatory meeting with the dietian and now I need a letter from my doctor explaining my excerise with him for the last 4 months I didn't talk about excerising with my doctor for the last 4 months.I did tell my boss today didn't go over as bad as I thought it would now I have to apply for fmla papers.I'll be so glad when as this stuff is done did you have to go through this for the insurance?

healthy1:wink:

Hi Healthy,

So sorry I misunderstood your post that "op" was operation. No unfortunately and maybe fortunately

I am a self-pay, so although I did have tests, etc,

no real "hoops" to go through. My initial consult was March 2, and could have had the surgery about 3 weeks ago but

had a holiday first week of April.

So wish me luck on Wednesday - ir really seems like it's taken forever (although it hasn't)!!!

Katie

yeah it does seem like its taking long here who knows how long it will take for my doctor to get his note to my baratric doctor.I wish you luck on wednesday where you getting it done i know alot of people go out of the country to get it done

No I'm not brave enough to go out of country, I'm going to False Creek in Vancouver, B.C. I do have to fly there, and will fly

back home the day after surgery. Hope I'm not being too

ambitious - flight is already booked!!::smile: