I finally got my date today!! Woohoo! Feel like I have been waiting forever. October 18th they offered me the 5th but b/c of my work schedule I could not do it I feel so much better though that I have a date and can now make plans, with time off work etc...

Who else is getting banded in October? I think it will be nice to have others to compare feelings and stories with, as we are going through this.

Good Luck to everyone! New Chapter here I come :thumbup:

Yay congrats everyone I too got my date of Oct. 11 been on my liquid diet for 3 days now, only 12 more to go! I am sooo excited I can hardly contain myself but in the same moment a lil nervous and scared.

I'm scheduled for this Friday 10-1-10. I'm beyond excited, can't wait to start my new life. I'm a bit nervous because all of my co-workers are getting sick. I'm avoiding everyone, for fear they will cancel my surgery if I'm sick. Currently I have a stuffy nose but nothing worse, I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that is all it is. Wish me luck!

Just got my date yesterday. I'm scheduled for Friday October 15! Just started my 2 week low carb diet. Best of luck to my fellow October bandsters (and all future bandsters)!

HI EVERYONE MY DATE IS OCT 13,2010 I TOO AM THANKFUL TO ALL WHO POST INFORMATION ON THE SITE IT HAS HELPED ME TO UNDERSTAND AND MAKE MY FINAL DECISION. IM SOOOOOO EXCITED !!!!

Today has been a bad day for me. I am finishing my third day of my liquid diet and I have found myself super emotional today. I am not an emotional person at all and I do not understand what my deal is!! My surgery is this Friday and I don't know if it is nerves or what. I have never had a surgery before so I guess I'm getting a little nervous of not knowing what to expect. I'm just trying to tell myself how happy I will be in a few weeks when this is all over with and I get back to myself. Sorry for the rant, but it feels better to get it out.

I finally got my date today. October 21st is the big day. Excited, nervous, a little scared but READY!

Ack! Today (9/29) at 3pm my doctor's office called telling me my date had to be moved UP 3 days (from 10/8 to 10/5) or else pushed back a few weeks.... which is OK, the sooner the better surgery wise, but not as good work wise... 10/8 would have given me 10-11 days off including weekends, 10/5 gives me 6 days off until return to work... unless i take more days off which i am not anxious about since my sick time is lessening...

Oh well, guess i know what I will be doing this weekend - crazy dieting to try to lose a few pounds and rushing to get all my shizz together.

I am one of the October 2010 Bandsters!!! My surgery date is 10/18, at Emory in Atlanta Georgia. Is there anyone that is from Georgia or Alabama? Maybe I'm the only Southern Belle...But maybe not. I would love everyone's input about your upcoming surgery.:drool:

Hello everyone,

i am on day 3 of pre-op diet. Doing ok, so far. Alot of temptations passing my way at work. I am sticking to the diet.

Hooray another 60 something and an October bandster too. I'm 63, my surgery is Oct.12, and I'm not a southern belle, I'm from Canada. I am on day 8 of the pre-op diet and can't wait to be banded.

Grams

Hello all, look forward to sharing this journey with you. I think Bootiful Bandsters is a great name for our group.

Grams:thumbup:

Hooray another 60 something and an October bandster too. I'm 63, my surgery is Oct.12, and I'm not a southern belle, I'm from Canada. I am on day 8 of the pre-op diet and can't wait to be banded.

Grams

Hello Grams! Yes, it is good to see someone else 'over 60'. I am very interested in getting to know our October Bandsters. It helps to feel that you are a part of a group. We're on this journey together...so let's go! :drool:

I finally got my date today!! Woohoo! Feel like I have been waiting forever. October 18th they offered me the 5th but b/c of my work schedule I could not do it :drool: I feel so much better though that I have a date and can now make plans, with time off work etc...

Who else is getting banded in October? I think it will be nice to have others to compare feelings and stories with, as we are going through this.

Good Luck to everyone! New Chapter here I come

My surgery is Tuesday, October 5th!

I'm on edge about the surgery I'm having on October 7th.... Crazy is this for me!! I know it is in my heart and want to get it over with. So band together and support each other we know it is for us! What else can we do but be their for each other!!!

Today has been a bad day for me. I am finishing my third day of my liquid diet and I have found myself super emotional today. I am not an emotional person at all and I do not understand what my deal is!! My surgery is this Friday and I don't know if it is nerves or what. I have never had a surgery before so I guess I'm getting a little nervous of not knowing what to expect. I'm just trying to tell myself how happy I will be in a few weeks when this is all over with and I get back to myself. Sorry for the rant, but it feels better to get it out.

We're all in this together -- Wish I had some magic words to make you feel better but all I can say is hang in there! The surgery part will be over soon and then you'll be on your way. :drool: