I just got over here yesterday and am thrilled to find great support and so much information!

My date is set for November 11. I actually could have done it sooner, but being a teacher, it was better for me to do it during a holiday weekend so I don't have to use up another sick day.

Anyway, if anyone else out there is scheduled for November, please come join here!! Let's do this journey together!:thumbup:

HI EVERYONE IM SCHEDULED FOR NOV 3 AND IM VERY EXCITED. I WAS SCHEDULED FOR OCT 13 BUT STARTED HAVING STOMACH PAIN( MAY HAVE BEEN NERVES AND WORRIES ) LAST MINUTE BUT IM READY NOW. I HAVE TO BE ON A LIQUID DIET FOR ONLY 24 HRS SO THATS A BLESSING, SO GOOD LUCK EVERYONE IM PROUD TO A NOVEMBER BANSTER AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE JOURNEY WITH ALL OF YOU.

I am a November Bandster. I am having my surgery on 11/2/10. I am so excited as this has been a year in the making with all the requirements from my Insurance Co. I am ready for the next phase of my life.

I had my presurgical meeting with Dr Geiss's team yesterday....

G, I am using Dr. Geiss. What a nice man, and the whole office is so helpful and supportive!! What insurance do you have? I have GHI. There was so much pre op testing to do! It took about 8 weeks to do it all!!

I have to do 7 days of a liquid diet. But I decided I will start on 11/1, until the day before my surgery, which is 11/10. I may as well get used to it!! The extra few days will not kill me, and I can hopefully lose a little more weight.

Slim, now that is a good idea! I am kind of worried about getting tired of all the shakes. So I will definitely follow your suggestion. Which Protein mix did you use? I hear unjury is good.

Hi Everyone!

Well I am officially a November bandster. The doctor's office called me this morning to and my date is November 15, 2010. Like everyone else I am nervous and excited and scared and every other emotion possible. I start my pre-op diet November 1 and am very nervous about that. Anyway I wish everyone the best of luck as I know you are all sharing the same feelings about this adventure we are embarking on.

Have a blessed day!

Hi. My name is Terri and my surgery date is November 2. I just started liquids yesterday and I have to say it is much harder than I thought is was going to be. My body is not suffering to bad but the head hunger is trying to defeat me bad. I can clearly see now why everyone in my surgeon's office has said to me that they will alter my stomach but they cannot alter my head. I have minutes when I think I can do this and then I have minutes when I wonder if I know what I'm doing. I'm hoping the reward is equal to the struggle.

Yesterday I had my anesthesiology and pre-op meeting at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Very thorough discussion of the admission and pre-op process, anesthesia administration, and an EKG, BP, 'light' physical. And a sobering handout on MRSA and other infections, along with a bottle of antibiotic antiseptic scrub that I was instructed to use for the three days leading up to surgery. The hospital is very focused on infection control (yay) so they take this stuff seriously.

So now it's the mostly liquid diet...shakes, a little fruit, a draconian dinner of solid food. I figure it's not forever, and with focus on the end result, I will keep on keeping on.

I'll be interested to hear how others are doing with the pre-op diet program and other tidbits as we progress toward the November surgery dates.

Best,

Deb WS

Hi everybody! I am scheduled to get banded on November 16th. I am so excited. I start my pre-op diet (Atkins) on November 2nd. I also have BCBS. I didn't have to do much of anything because my BMI is so high. I am a married mother of 2. My daughter is 2 and my son is 1. I'm 32. I was always "thick" but never overweight. When I turned 21 I suffered a devasting loss of a good friend/relationship and I drowned my sorrows in Ben and Jerry's icecream and soul food.

I am having the surgery because I want to live a full life with my children. I hope to talk to you all through this process.

Dawnya

Hi. My name is Terri and my surgery date is November 2. I just started liquids yesterday and I have to say it is much harder than I thought is was going to be. My body is not suffering to bad but the head hunger is trying to defeat me bad........... I have minutes when I think I can do this and then I have minutes when I wonder if I know what I'm doing. I'm hoping the reward is equal to the struggle. :w00t:

Hey Terri, it get's easier as the days build. At least for me it did. Today is Day 6 pre-op diet, and today is the first day I didn't wake up hungery. and run to the kitchen for my first meal of the day. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!

John

Oh yeah November 12th. Got my insurance approval letter today and the surgery is ON. I actually thought that they would deny me. My BMI is just 35. The funny thing is that my surgeon's office said not to lose weight pre-op and I lost 6 pounds. Go figure. Why didn't someone tell me NOT to lose weight sooner and I wouldn't be obese. Very funny.

Good luck to all November bandsters. We need a fun name. Never fat again Novembers? Nice to be thin again Novembers. Bandalistas Novembers (no idea what that means). Best wishes for everyone in November and Let's Gitter Done.

Just playing with my signature.

I think my surgery will be in November. I'm doing it at UCI in Orange. You?

Hello Everyone!

My surgery is scheduled for November 10th! :w00t:

Super excited!!

Hi Shah,

I am with ya, also scheduled for Nov. 10th, yes!!

Today I had my endoscopy and they found a small hiatal hernia, I think they can fix that during the procedure..i hope!...especially hope that doesn't delay it.

Take Care and good luck!

FBS :w00t:

Good luck to you too FBS!! Hope everything goes smoothly for you. :w00t:

Surgery date is fast approaching... Nov 1st!

havent started my pre-op liquid diet yet. plan to begin Tuesday which will be 7-days before surgery. I did a trial 3 day liquid which was a requirement by insurance. I lost 4 lbs during this time. was it just a shock to the system of dropping caloric intake to 1200/day, or is it something others are experiencing as well. I wonder how much weight most people lose from preop liquid through the post op liquid (before you can eat blended foods)

May be i should've posted this on post op forums.