need advice on what to expect..being rescheduled again:(

[jigglebutt1 0]

I am facing being rescheduled again for banding till 10/21. Honestly, my brain is telling me because of schedules I should wait till next year. But OMG! I planned to be banded 8/26 and it would have been fine. I am so upset. I would like some input please on where I will be as far as feeling well and eating.

Would you think I will be up to trick or treating on Halloween? It is a favorite holiday for us and don't want to ruin it because I cant stay out walking.

Would you guess I will be able to eat pretty normally for Thanksgiving? I am not telling anyone & don't want to be obvious.

We have a big vacation planned the beginning of December so even if I get banded 10/21 who knows when I will get a fill. I could just cry.

[LarraineM 6]

Its your journey, just go with it.... DO IT !....dont postpone it........Resist on thought of missing out on all the overeating that the holidays bring. I was banded last Oct 15th so I missed them all..... ( Not really I had my measured food and it worked out just fine)

[Shay7997 0]

Girl, just go with it :blushing: You shouldn't miss out on the holidays. You'll just eat less :couch2: I had a fill the day before Thanksgiving. My doctor said he could tell who was serious and who wasn't because EVERYONE else had cancelled their appointments. I was the only one who showed up.

You should be good to go trick or treating on Halloween. Just don't partake in the candy. The walking will be great for you!

[Kelley1380 0]

I was banded on July 7th and I was fine to go on a cruise August 26th. Yeah I couldn't eat nor did I want to eat like everyone else, but I had no issues at all. You just have to make smart choices. Trick or treating might be pushing it a little bit. You will probably feel okay by then, but you will get tired really easily. I would still go ahead with the surgery because you will find out that it brightens your life in so many ways. You might have to miss out on one Halloween, but then you get so many other great days becuase of the surgery.

[Sue Magoo 71]

Hi:

You know the Nike thing - just do it! On the positive side of things, even if you only lose ten pounds between the presurgical liquid diet and the holidays you'll have more energy to enjoy visiting with friends and family. You'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel when you drop twenty!

Best wishes.

Sue

[Catherine55 43]

Don't worry!! You will be fine by Halloween! I was banded on October 23 (in 2008 though!) and I was at a masque ball by Halloween. I had been really worried about the timing with the holidays too, but it was totally fine.

Feel free to check out my blog -- I wrote about everything as it was happening, and your date is only 2 days behind my surgery day, so you can get an idea of how you will feel on Halloween and Christmas. (You can go to the beginning by clicking on 2008 in the column on the right hand side.)

Hope that helps!! Totally go for it.

Best wishes,

Catherine