I got my surgery date booked for July 2nd and so far everything looks good (crossing fingers...). What about you guys, anybody else getting banded this coming July?

Right now I'm busy soaking up information and I came across some great blogs of people I could relate to. Thanks to them and to the nice people on this forum, while I'm still a little apprehensive I now have a much better understanding of the journey that awaits me. Not to mention some great tricks and recipes! I have some unused vacation time that I'll be taking after the surgery, it should make for an interesting summer!

Keep in touch!

Peace : )

me too...I was banded on Tuesday 7/6! Starting to feel a little better today...can't wait to get back to normal activities.

those pre-op diets sound horrible! I only had to do a liquid diet the day before.

I'm having my surgery on July 13th and can't wait!!! I've been on the pre-op protein meal replacement shakes since June 28th and am so excited to be done with it!! lol Does anyone else have to eat these shakes for 2 whole weeks before surgery?

I'm having my surgery on July 13th and can't wait!!! I've been on the pre-op protein meal replacement shakes since June 28th and am so excited to be done with it!! lol Does anyone else have to eat these shakes for 2 whole weeks before surgery?

My surgery date is July 13th and yes I have been on the preop since June 29th. I have to do protein shake for breakfast and lunch and a smart one's frozen dinner for dinner, I am hungry and I am praying that after surgery I am not as hungry. Good luck!!

I'm on day 8 of my liquids yay.... :thumbup:

Next thursday at this time I will be in the recovery room at the hospital with my band!! Cant wait!!!!!! :thumbup:

Goodluck everyone this month!!!!

After going through Aetna's pre-certification twice, I have a date!!! July 28th! I'm waxing and waning between excited and frightened, but anytime I get nervous, I look on these forums and get excited all over again! My fiance is trying to get the surgery at the same time so we can go through this process together.

And the doc is putting me on a 2-week liquid pre-op diet. So not looking forward to that... I think that'll be hard than having the band itself! lol...

Wish me luck! :thumbup:

Hi Aggieamy! I am July 28th too! In Michigan. Good luck.

i went for my preop yesterday. i was really surprised that my diet consisted of what i have been eating, basically no carbs and just two days of clear fluids. monday's the day! i'm getting a little nervous but i have to work fri and sat so it will make my time go by faster. sunday we're having a bbq and my kids are all coming over. it's also a new baby party. i had a granddaughter on july 2nd. that was a surprise since they said it would be a boy. i had to return a lot of clothes but since i had all boys it's a pleasant suprise.

My date is 7/28 and I begin pre-op on the 15th. I just ordered my unjury powder and my magic bullet blender is on its way.

I am mostly ok with the pre-op diet. My doc does "full liquids" for 2 weeks. I'm nervous b/c we have a weekend at the beach in a hotel booked for that time. But after reading a lot on here and elsewhere about the wide variety of pre-ops, I think I will do two restaurant dinners with extreme low carb/low fat, but "real food". Like poached salmon and broccoli no butter. Or salad no cheese with grilled chicken and lf or no dressing. After a couple of days of protein drinks, this should taste like heaven yet still keep me on the straight path of pre-op diets. Those days will be early in the pre-op diet and I'll have 10-12 days of liquids only after that. Fingers crossed!

I was banded on the 2nd of july, 5th day of liquids, but im feeling great and im not even sore anymore. good luck to everyone with upcoming dates

hi i was banded yesterday. im sore and tired -- really hoping that turns around soon. how many days did it take before you felt pretty good?

hiddn

Hi Aggieamy! I am July 28th too! In Michigan. Good luck.

Thank you!!! Same to you!

I'm scheduled for July 23rd, had all of my pre-op testing done yesterday, passed with flying colors. Waiting for blood work to come back, should be fine. I was told to stay on a high protein very low carb diet (Atkins) for the next two weeks. Don't have to lose weight but it wouldn't hurt, mostly just maintain.

I'll be using the next two weeks trying to find the liquid protein supplements my doctor office has suggested. What is everyone using, anything better than others? Amazon sells most all of the ones in the list they gave me but they come in such large quantities that I'm afraid I may not like them and then what?

This is what my docs office suggests:

Pro-Stat 64

LiquaCel

Profect Protein Shot

Nectar

Pro-Pudding

I'm so worried about getting plenty of protein, I've read that you can start losing hair and my hair is too thin now for me to lose any.

hi i was banded yesterday. im sore and tired -- really hoping that turns around soon. how many days did it take before you felt pretty good?

hiddn

After the 3rd day, all is going to get better real fast. After a week, I was at 95% of feeling normal. Get walking as soon as you can, it really helps.

Best of luck!

Scheduled for July 27, Banner Gateway Hospital Mesa, AZ

Surgeon Dr. David Podkameni.

Hi Everyone!

This is my first time posting. I just got the news this morning that my insurance has approved by surgery and I am now scheduled for July 27th! I am so excited to start this new journey!

My date is July 26th and I am beyond excited!!