Hi All,

I have a surgery date of 2/11/11. I have a BMI of 35.9 with several comorbidities. I am hoping to hear soon that I have been approved. I have been medically cleared by everyone except the Pope, himself.

Is there anyone out there who is scheduled for February?

*pre op (dag ole phone and auto finish)

I am scheduled for surgery on Feb 1st! i am so excited!

my preop is 48 hours of all clear liquids only.

not too bad-

Okay cool! And also on Amazon.. if you sign up for their subscription service.. you get an extra 15% off of that.. and you can pick to have it delievered from 1 to every 6 months so it's even cheaper.

There's another site like that has the 4 per each case thing... and you get 6 of those.. so like 24 for like $17 but it's expired in like Aug of 2009 but they guarantee it's fresh.. or your money back..what do you think?? you know anyone who's ever bought closeouts like that?

I have no idea! I've never bought anything like that online...only powdered protein. Do you have to use a specific type of drink or is that just what you perfer? I think the powder is cheaper than the ready to drink shakes...at least from what I remember but I haven't bought the ready to drink ones in a long time.

@aDORAblesista - I don't have a surgery date yet but my surgeon said I will have to do a 2 week pre-op liquid diet. He makes all his patients do it to help shrink their liver prior to surgery. It seems like each surgeon requires something different though.

@cheechtrish - Congrats on your surgery date! Good luck with everything!! :thumbup:

Does everyone know if you have to do a pre open diet? My doc said it wasn't necessary, but I think that for my peace of mind I might do a small one. I was reading somewhere online that if your BMI falls in a certain range you should do one from 7-21 days. I think for my BMI it was 7 days...something is better than nothing! Now if I could just stop smoking...lol...

Dude.. you don't have to do a pre-op diet? You are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LUCKY!!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS! lol

I am scheduled for surgery on Feb 1st! i am so excited!

my preop is 48 hours of all clear liquids only.

not too bad-

That's not too bad at all..I would be doing the happy dance for only that 48 hours!

Congrats on the 1st.. that's aweome girl!!

I have no idea! I've never bought anything like that online...only powdered protein. Do you have to use a specific type of drink or is that just what you perfer? I think the powder is cheaper than the ready to drink shakes...at least from what I remember but I haven't bought the ready to drink ones in a long time.

No don't have to use a specific type/brand really...just a lowcarb one.. but they didn't say that you could use a whey protein powder though...they just named the ready to drink ones.. they named the EAS, ATKINS, Slim-Fast, and maybe Isopure or something maybe.. I can't remember.. I'll prolly just get the other ones from amazon...those expired ones kinda scare me!

OMG I had that 3 hour class today..the last half hour was exercising.. I'm exhausted.. unfortunately I haven't exercised in like 3 years.. but it felt good! I definitely had more energy the rest of the day.

Otay.. does anyone know.. this liquid 2 week diet thing.. am I supposed to not have alcohol for these whole 2 weeks.. I know I should prolly just ask the nurse but does anyone know??

Dude.. you don't have to do a pre-op diet? You are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LUCKY!!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS! lol

Lol...not doing one makes me nervous, hence the reason for my own personal one!

@smokey2112 get use to not having as much alcohol as before! I'm kind of scared of everything right now...talk about everything in moderation, geesh, what do I do now??? Glad I'm banded after the superbowl..lol...

LOL Yah, good thing it's after the Superbowl for you!! I have heard that people are still drinking.. just they "feel good" faster so it's cheaper....lol I actually found a message board where these people in Australia were talking about drinking after the lap band.. so I have been doing my research... I just will make better choices.. hardly any beer and they have those "skinny drinks" that I can make at home.. I don't drink everyday or anything like that.. lol just a couple of times a week.. I just know to be careful with it!

I just finished my last weight in last night and have a ton of appointments on Tue, was told I am looking at a Feb date. I praying for a late Feb date due to a trip planned Val's Day weekend to NYC. It would be awful to be just post op and walking around NYC. Good luck to everyone!

Aww...a VD weekend trip to NYC sounds so nice!! You can pick a later date if you choose to I would think so hopefully you'll get exactly what you want! Let us know how the appointments go!

Hey everyone! My surgery date is Feb 2nd I start my pre-op diet this coming wednesday!!!!!

Hello Everyone! I was supposed to be banded in Nov. 2010, but my insurance somehow messed up my paperwork and it just got sorted out. I'm scheduled to be banded on Feb. 7th. My Dr. Also doesn't require a pre-op diet...I feel a little guilty since all you are on pre-op diets. Yikes.

Hello Everyone! I was supposed to be banded in Nov. 2010, but my insurance somehow messed up my paperwork and it just got sorted out. I'm scheduled to be banded on Feb. 7th. My Dr. Also doesn't require a pre-op diet...I feel a little guilty since all you are on pre-op diets. Yikes.

Girrrrrrrrrrl.. don't feel guilty..feel happy!! I do see there are quite a few drs on here that don't require a pre-op diet either... and I even see some that do and they can do just a low carb diet.. that's awesome!! I'm glad you finally got your date!

@TylerAshton567 Congrats to you too hon!