I Dr. said, that I am likely to have my band completed in December. I really hope everything else goes great, as I am ready to bring in the new year with a NEW ME. I am still not quite open about the surgery, in fact no one knows but me. I may tell my husband, as the timeline approaches, but the closer I get the more excited I feel.

December 5th!!! WOO HOO!!

Wow a lot of people schedule for the 2nd!! good luck everybody...I'll start the liquid diet on the 18th, hopefully it'll go great *fingers-crossed*

Edited November 16, 201015 yr by carito81

December 3rd for me and I start the preop diet November 24. Nervous and having self doubt - not band doubt. But I am trying to stay positive and excited. I NEED to do this.

Congrads to all December Banders..... Pat yourselves on the back for weathering the storm and the waiting process . I received the news this morning my day is December 10th. I'm excited and ready to get this process on the road.... I wish all of you the best.

Can someone please tell me about the Protein Shakes? I will not have my Dietician class until Dec. 6th.

What's the best brand and where are you purchasing from?

Any helpful tips are welcomed.....:thumbup::thumbup:

Cherry, i am goin crazy with the protein shakes right now, i am to start my Pre-Op diet on the 1st and have tasted a couple brands and i am sickened by them, i am to drink 3 EAS shakes a day and they are nasty (to me) if you find one all the best to you but i am still searching

I tried some chocolate Atkins shakes and they weren't bad. Reminded me of the Slim-Fast Optima. I figure if I'm not allowed to have anything to eat, I'll start craving the shakes just to have something to satiate me!! LOL! I have the same feelings of self-doubt but I'm just going to take it day by day as my excitement grows waiting for December 3!! We are all going to be great!! I can't wait to follow everyones profess and see where we're all a few months Dow the road and what are different experiences are and if we are all happy with our decisions....should be interesting!

Sorry for all the typos! I'm typing on my phone and it likes to spell check and change things up a bit from time to time! LOL

hey KC! I'm scheduled for Dec 6 also!! I'm out of town next week so I'm already getting people set up to "sit" with me the first 3 days. Still excited, scared hasn't had a chance yet. Probably when I get wheeled into the operating room!

Congrads to all December Banders..... Pat yourselves on the back for weathering the storm and the waiting process . I received the news this morning my day is December 10th. I'm excited and ready to get this process on the road.... I wish all of you the best.

Can someone please tell me about the Protein Shakes? I will not have my Dietician class until Dec. 6th.

What's the best brand and where are you purchasing from?

Any helpful tips are welcomed.....:thumbup::thumbup:

I have been "test driving" shakes for a couple of weeks and the one that I have liked the most is Isopure from GNC. It is lactose free (which is a big thing for me) and I have tried vanilla and chocolate (I think vanilla will give me the most options). Also, my dietician gave me a printout with ideas of ways you can change the taste of the shakes - one of my favorites was to mix strawberry protein powder with crystal lite lemonade...it tastes like strawberry lemonade...

I would recommend you try as many different kinds as you can...everyone's tastes are different...

Good luck!:tt2:

My surgery is hopefully next month and I still have yet to find a protein shake. I don't know why I am putting this off.

Yeah the shake thing has me all weasy...i have tried EAS, Slim fast, Atkins and they all taste like a vitamin..LOL that makes me sick to my stomach...or left my mouth feeling gritty i know weird right...the Isopure Alpine Punch was drinkable but i couldnt drink the whole thing..im in deep doo doo come Dec 1 when i start my pre-op diet

I know you will find that one shake that works and when you do let me know.....

I'm December 23rd! I've also been eating like a horse (or cow) lately too!

What all types of pre-op testing has everyone had to do? I had to get two sleep studies (I have sleep apnea, apparently), a psych consult, all kinds of fasting pre-op labs (of course). I haven't even started my pre-op diet! It's exhausting, not to mention expensive for babysitters and whatnot. (I'm a self-pay.) I thought I'd just schedule it and it'd fall into place with almost no effort, apparently not!

I am so excited that I have a surgery date of 12/23. Happy early Christmas gift to me! I am a little nervous about this, but feel (98%) confident that the LAP-BAND® will give me the tool that I need to finally succeed and win the war on these extra lbs.

Initial Consult: 11/9

Psych Eval: 11/10

Dietician Consult: 12/8

Pre-Op Optifast: 12/9

Surgery Date: 12/23

My surgery date is December 23rd too!! We should be band buddies!!

My surgery is December 21!!! I can't wait. I've ordered Protein shake samples from the Vitalady. I have chocolate from newlifestyles.com now and they are alright. I love adding the Capella drops to flavor them - my favorites are mocha and caramel. Starting my pre-op diet after Thanksgiving.

Happy Banding!!!

Liz:w00t: