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Bandarina Mimi's Journey    0

Bandarina Mimi's Journey
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I am going to keep a long story short. I was approved for the lap band surgery and was suppose to have surgery on May 24th. I recently found out that my surgeon only uses the realize band and I got real bummed. For personal reasons I just do not want the realize band. I'd rather have no band than the realize band. So I had two options. 1- switch to a surgeon who did use the allergan band, or 2- stay with my surgeon and get the sleeve. Well luckily the surgical coordinator at my surgeon's office spoke to him and we found a solution. My surgery has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for either the first or second week of June at a different hospital that DOES carry the allergan band. I AM SOOOO HAPPY! I was afraid this would stall me and cause complications but it only took a phone call to fix. Ahh I am super excited. I'll be banded in less than 3 weeks :) If anyone wants to follow my journey on youtube feel free to subscribe to me: Bandarina's Journey or add me on facebook: Bandarina's Facebook It is much easier to keep in touch on either of those. I love making new lap band friends :)

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Rachel412    116

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I'm curious about your personal reasons against the Realize band.

Congratulations!

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Tess2352    0

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I also wonder at your reason for not getting a Realize band. I was banded on 10/15/10....and so far, I have had no problem with it. The port is slimmer, so has a smaller profile. Would be interested in hearing your reasons. Good luck!

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I would rather not dwell upon my reasons. I have nothing against the realize band nor do I want to deter anyone from getting it. This is my journey and I have to do what is best for me and what is in my heart or I will not be a success. My heart is telling me to get the allergan. I also have personal reasons not to get the bypass or plication or DS but I am not saying they don't work or that they are bad, just not right for me. So it's not just the realize band, know what I mean? But thank you for the support :) I am super excited. I can not wait to be on the losers bench!

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Also have a question for those of you who have already been banded. My surgeon is not requiring me to do a pre op liquid diet. Should I take it upon myself to do one anyway? I would love to shave off a couple pounds before getting banded. I have a high liver enzyme which usually means the liver is fatty so I want to shrink my liver a little as well. Can't do any harm can it? I guess I'll call and ask my surgeon.

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Rachel412    116

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The more you lose with a liquid diet pre-surgery, the less you're likely to lose with your post-surgery liquid diet. I say eat while you still can ;)

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Jennifer Hathaway    12

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I have to disagree. Do a presurgery diet and get your head in the game before surgery. I did not have a problem losing at all. I will be banded a year on the 25th this month and went from 262 lbs to 147 lbs in 11 months. Shrinking your liver also helps with placement of your band. Good luck.

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sweetpea61956    6

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I have to disagree. Do a presurgery diet and get your head in the game before surgery. I did not have a problem losing at all. I will be banded a year on the 25th this month and went from 262 lbs to 147 lbs in 11 months. Shrinking your liver also helps with placement of your band. Good luck.

I am so happy to hear how much you have lost in 11 months...it gives me even more encouragement.!

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I have to disagree. Do a presurgery diet and get your head in the game before surgery. I did not have a problem losing at all. I will be banded a year on the 25th this month and went from 262 lbs to 147 lbs in 11 months. Shrinking your liver also helps with placement of your band. Good luck.

Hmm I agree with you too LOL I agree with both of you! I guess I should call my surgeon and ask him. I've already been doing a liquid diet for some time now but then I went back to normal eating. I'll do a 2 week liquid diet.

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bluescooby14    0

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I wish I had known how dry my mouth was going to be . I had a three hour drive home with 1/4 cup of Water . I had to pull over for water and some sugar free hard candy .

Anyone have any tips on what I should buy for post op? Anything you wish you would of known back then?

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jennifer1    180

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i'm so happy things are working out for you! i say do a pre-op diet as well especially since you know you have a fatty liver. ask your surgeon though! best wishes hun!!

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NYsLegend78    29

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I lost 30 pounds before surgery because my insurance company wanted me to lose weight at a monthly rate. I lost lost 60lbs with surgery.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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