I know it's still a couple of months away but i just found this site last week and have been reading threads from people who were banded august and sept of last year.

I'm happy i've finally made the decision after thinking about it for a couple of years (could actually kick myself for not acting sooner)

I'll be filling out the paperwork this week and sending it in. Nothing is covered here in Canada so it's 100% out of pocket for me which is a HUGE amount of money but they way i figure it is that we don't need another car new or used, we aren't buying a house (live with my parents who are in and near their 80's) and even though we have credit cards and take vacations i'd like to be able to do it and not be exhausted after an hour of walking through Disney World or fit in to the seat of the plane next year when we fly to England.

so i'm here and thought we could support each other through our decision, preop, post up and through the months ahead of us.

i also thought i'd keep track of all our stats if everyone's ok with that. i'll do it in the second post and we'll take it from there :cursing:

Congrats to us all for making the decision to get and stay healthy for whatever our reasons are we've done it.

I'm 42, married, have a beautiful 4.5 year old daughter who has more energy then she even knows what to do with and i'd love to even keep up with half her day.

5'8, 320lbs and would love to see myself at 165 but would be thrilled with 175.

I don't have a surgery date yet until i submit the deposit of $3000 but it will be sometime in the second week of Aug.

ME, ME, ME! Just found out I'm approved and scheduled for Friday August the 6th!!

Congrats!!!!!! whooo hooo its working out for all of us!

Hi! I'm new to this thread.... I have my date- August 17th! Still need insurance approval- I have Tufts Health Plan. I will finish my 6 month "I can change" program on July 27th. My doctors office said Tufts is usually pretty quick with the approval. I've done everything I was supposed to do. Keeping my fingers crossed! Going on vacation for 2 weeks then coming back to start my 10 day preop liquid diet! I'm totally dreading it!!!

Oh, I am 38 years old, mother of 2 beautiful girls 7 and 9 years old. 5'10" and 285 lbs...ugh!!! Not for long though!!!!

WE are the same age and have the same surgery date!!! Care to be band buddies? Im happy for you . Congrats on the surgery!

Jennifer

I am sooooo irratated!!!:thumbup: I had a date of August 5th, had everything all lined up so that I had someone who could be with me on the day of surgery (they changed some of their plans, by the way) and then the surgeons office calls today and say that the Dr. just decided that he is going to be on vacation that week. WTF!!!!

So now I have to push surgery out two weeks to accomodate his schedule and go through the process of making other arrangements for sugery day.

How freakin' inconsiderate can a person be, should they get their vacation scheduled before they start booking surgery. :mad::tongue2::mad:

Kelking,

That is annoying !! what is your new Date? maybe its near mine? im on the 17th. Well look at it this way, he will or should be well rested.

we're heading down to your neck of the woods next week. spending 3 days in savannah before heading to disney world.

my last "fat vacation"

Buy lots of rain ponchos for Disney. We are in our Rainy season in florida. We went to Disney memorial day weekend...loads of fun! have a great trip.

When I started my 2 week liquid diet, I decided to go ahead and start going to the gym. Anybody else going to the gym?

Started the liquid diet on Monday, and I'm noticing a difference in my energy levels already. Day 2 of it was hard, but now, I'm feeling pretty good.

YAAAAAY! an August 2010 Bandsters thread! I'm being banded on Aug. 9th and start my pre-op liquid diet in 2 days . I'm happy and praying for all of us!

Hi everyone! I'm being banded on 8/6. I started my liquid diet yesterday. I have been miserable but discovered a good old-fashioned appetite suppressant that has worked miracles for me today!

When I started my 2 week liquid diet, I decided to go ahead and start going to the gym. Anybody else going to the gym?

Started the liquid diet on Monday, and I'm noticing a difference in my energy levels already. Day 2 of it was hard, but now, I'm feeling pretty good.

Tylee, I am also going to the gym but I don't start my liquid diet until tuesday. How is it going? Are you doing ok with it or are you hungry?

Tylee, I am also going to the gym but I don't start my liquid diet until tuesday. How is it going? Are you doing ok with it or are you hungry?

I switched up when I drink my Protein shakes. I'm never hungry in the mornings, but I know that I have to have something to eat. That is when I eat a yogurt or some cottage cheese. Then I have a shake for lunch around noon and another one around 3 or 4. Then I can have Soup for supper. When I feel like I'm getting hungry, I will grab a sugar free popsicle. I've found that doing my liquid diet this way has kept the hunger at bay. I also drink so much Water, that I feel like I'm going to float away at times.

It's official!!! Being banded on August 13th! Pre-op testing on the 5th, pre-op diet starts on the 6th!

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is anyone scared silly? I was reading some of the blogs and threads and I had to stop reading because it was scaring the heck out of me.

definetly DO NOT read the complications board if you're feeling nervous... I made that mistake and now avoid all posts that hint at "bad". Also, avoid the Discovery Health channel.

There are risks to ANY surgical procedure. You could have complications from having your tonsils out! But your life is better not having constantly infected tonsils... just like our quality of life and health will be better once we've dropped the extra weight.

But yes, I am a worry wart by nature and I suspect the couple of days leading up to my surgery will be hard on me and my poor family! But not backing out of this. Too many important reasons to NEED this surgery!

I agree with you, I need to do this too. It's my last resort. I have tried everything else. It's going to be a big adjustment and I guess I'm just worried. Excited at the same time but worried. :smile2:

Diane

Hi everyone! I'm being banded on 8/6. I started my liquid diet yesterday. I have been miserable but discovered a good old-fashioned appetite suppressant that has worked miracles for me today! :smile2:

Whoo hoo, another August 6 buddy!!!

I am scheduled for August 11th, as long as my insurance approves it. The paperwork was just submitted to the insurance last week, so I'm not sure how long it will take. I'm suppose to start my pre-op diet on Wednesday, I'm hoping that I will at least know by then! I've already been in the hospital 3x this year (heart problem), I'm not worried about the surgery, I'm just super excited to get this done with and lose the weight. I'm worried about being approved because my BMI is 35.8, but I have 3 co-morbidities. I'm hoping that they realize that this will help me get healthier and will save them money in the long run!

Shell