I FINALLY got my surgery date! August 4th!!!!! I am so excited! I feel like it's a long ways away!

Who else is getting banded in August?

Me too! Good luck!

Me three! Good luck for us all!!! Anyone wanna do a weight challenge??? One month, lose weight, check in on 9/11??

I teach nursing so I have the summer off but my doctor would not clear me for work after three days if I had it done prior to being off. The usual time post-op is week to ten days.

According to my dietician, fruit bars are a no-no. They have sugar. Sugar free pops for me. My post op diet is no sugar, no caffeine. Week 3, is puree, mushy, sugar-free, low fat yogurt-dan light and lively.

Fruit bars are in the frozen dessert section. Making your own sounds like a good idea.

Me three! Good luck for us all!!! Anyone wanna do a weight challenge??? One month, lose weight, check in on 9/11??

sure, you should start a thread/topic about it!

good luck!

My surgery date is August 11. I cant wait!!!!

Hello! I'm Peg from Victoria. I'm so glad to see someone else who has Dr. Brengman. I've been working towards this for over a year now (had to jump through hurdles for ins.) I have my next appt. with Dr. B. on Aug. 17th and hope that we can set at least a tentative date for surgery. Good luck to you on Thursday! Please let me know how it went. Tell me more about the pre-op diet if you don't mind. I hear that Dr. B. and all of the staff are just wonderful. Take care!

Me three! Good luck for us all!!! Anyone wanna do a weight challenge??? One month, lose weight, check in on 9/11??

I will go with you on the challenge that will be fun... 9-11!

I will go with you on the challenge that will be fun... 9-11!

Yeah!!! Gonna start a challenge for us 8-11 banders or anyone else who wants to join the challenge. Sounds fun!!

I haven't told many people either. My surgery date is August 16th and I still haven't told anyone at work yet. My husband, kids, parents and siblings know - and two friends. That's it.

2 days till I start my pre op diet, I'm excited to start to the process but nervous wondering how I'm gonna handle 3 weeks of liquid diet!!! I'm allowed 250 calories of low glycemic vegetables a day too but I'm gonna try to just stick with the shakes, I have tried liquid diets before and when I'm allowed to eat a little I tend to overeat so I'm gonna really try just to do the shakes. I have also never had surgery so I'm nervous about that. I have decided that I'm not going to tell many people about the surgery, just my husband and parents so far, my kids don't know either, I don't want to worry them about me having surgery, anyone else not telling many people??

My surgery is scheduled for August 16th...have my pre-op appointment tomorrow. The liquid diet has been a challenge..but I am making it. Anyone else out there scheduled for the 16th?

My surgery is scheduled for August 16th...have my pre-op appointment tomorrow. The liquid diet has been a challenge..but I am making it. Anyone else out there scheduled for the 16th?

I'm on the 15th

POST OP UPDATE

Hey, guys,

Surgery was Tuesday morning. Not much pain, walking & drinking within hours. Liquid yogurt, broth and cantaloupe juice. No catheter. A bit sore and gassy, but pretty much through. Port incision is in a flesh fold so it's a challenge to keep it dry.

Details on my blog.

Heading over to post op pages. Good luck to all. Hit me up if you have any questions.

I'm another 11th-er here! Lost 8lbs so far on the high protein diet and i'm actually liking it! Crazy I know, but I feel so healthy only eating veggies, lean meat, fruits and protein shakes/bars.

I haven't told many people either. My surgery date is August 16th and I still haven't told anyone at work yet. My husband, kids, parents and siblings know - and two friends. That's it.

I have only told two people - my daughter and my boyfriend. I have a fabulous family and great friends, but I am just too embarassed about gaining 30 lbs. over the last year. I can "hide" my true weight with a few "blessings" and some other positives - no one believes that I weigh as much as I do. I have weighed 218 lbs. for several years, however, my mother died last year and through her very long, stressful hospital stay, I gained 30 lbs. I started this process last month on July 1st (first doctor appointment) and have fast tracked all of my tests and surgery is scheduled in two weeks (August 23), pending insurance approval. I'm impatient, thus why I only have about 7 weeks invested in the entire pre-op process. I weighed 248 lbs. on July 1 - today August 9, I weigh 240 lbs. - down 8 lbs. and started the liquid diet today so I can lose the remaining 12 lbs. prior to my surgery date. Would like to talk to others about "My Little Secret".