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tokiesgirl6    10

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Got the OK from my PCP after stress test and ECG...so it looks like I am getting banded on Thursday! Is it normal to be freaking out and having second thoughts???

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Letsdothis    2

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I am still pending with insurance, but I started my liquid diet today.trying to get a feel for it. Hope I get approved waiting for 2 weeks! They have it scheduled for 4/30 cross fingers

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tokiesgirl6    10

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I am so sick of liquids...LOL! I can't go 5 minutes without having to go to the bathroom! Good Luck Letsdothis with your approval.

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RoniB    13

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Yeah!! I'm scheduled for April 23rd in Ft Worth Tx. Pre-op visit with the nurse is tomorrow.

Roni

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running_scared    125

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I'm scheduled for April 20th. I've been on the liquid diet since the 1st of the month. I've cheated twice. I had easter dinner on the weekend, and tonight I ate some popcorn at the movies. :(

I'm down like 8 pounds already though, so I'm not too concerned.

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Moonlitedi    24

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I'm scheduled for April 20th. I've been on the liquid diet since the 1st of the month. I've cheated twice. I had easter dinner on the weekend, and tonight I ate some popcorn at the movies. :(

I'm down like 8 pounds already though, so I'm not too concerned.

The doc said its not about the weight you lose but the amount of fat that is around the liver. So make sure the fat content you intake is very low. And lots of Protein Shakes to help with recovery. Good Luck!

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KathyLynn    1

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Well, after many months of SWL, my Insurance approval came back in just a matter of days. My surgery date is April 18th! I have to follow a low fat 1500 cal/day pre-surgery diet. This will not be difficult since I've been doing this all along. As of today, I'm down 18 lbs. I have to admit...I'm getting nervous. Good luck to everyone! :)

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lisaholland73    197

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Well' date=' after many months of SWL, my Insurance approval came back in just a matter of days. My surgery date is April 18th! I have to follow a low fat 1500 cal/day pre-surgery diet. This will not be difficult since I've been doing this all along. As of today, I'm down 18 lbs. I have to admit...I'm getting nervous. Good luck to everyone! :)[/quote']

I'm apr 17th!!

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newme0617    6

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I fly out to Las Vegas tomorrow to visit with a friend and then stay with her after surgery...Since i have a place to stay post op, I will stay till the first fill. I was told the first fill is one month after surgery and the lap band is placed unfilled due to swelling around the stomach as a result of surgery.

My surgery is on the 18th..protein shakes three days pre op...so start that on the 15th.

Having the same thoughts as many at times I think I can just do this on my own...but then I say I need a "tool"....so bring on the tool...lol

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JessRess    14

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I fly out to Las Vegas tomorrow to visit with a friend and then stay with her after surgery...Since i have a place to stay post op' date=' I will stay till the first fill. I was told the first fill is one month after surgery and the lap band is placed unfilled due to swelling around the stomach as a result of surgery.

My surgery is on the 18th..protein shakes three days pre op...so start that on the 15th.

Having the same thoughts as many at times I think I can just do this on my own...but then I say I need a "tool"....so bring on the tool...lol[/quote']

I think that's a good attitude to have. I'm trying to train myself to know that I'm doing the work, the band is just my sidekick :-)

Getting banded a week from today!

Good luck everyone!

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running_scared    125

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I wish I was allowed to have 1600 calories a day, and eat real food. My pre-surgery diet is only 3 medical shakes a day, and 225 calories of only non-starchy veggies a day, so like 850 calories a day. I'm not even allowed to have other Protein sources. If I could have tofu, or chicken or fat free cottage cheese, I wouldn't be feeling so deprived.

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lisaholland73    197

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I think that's a good attitude to have. I'm trying to train myself to know that I'm doing the work' date=' the band is just my sidekick :-)

Getting banded a week from today!

Good luck everyone![/quote']

Me too!

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running_scared    125

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So I had my final consult with the surgeon tonight, and he just then mentioned that there is an upper BMI cut off, and I am currently above it :|

If I don't lose 9 pounds before next Friday, my surgery will have to be rescheduled. I am very unimpressed that I am just hearing this now. I am a self-pay, and I am travelling. I am also self-employed, so to get the time off I need, has been a great deal of arranging.

I guess I won't even be drinking the Protein Shakes now, and I'll just be having steamed veggies for the next 9 days. Anyone have tips on how to cut weight?

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tokiesgirl6    10

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RunningScared,

I'm getting banded on Thursday and my doctor had me on a liquid diet for 14 days. I lost 11 pounds the first 5 days. Clear Liquids (broth, crystal light, Water, sugar free jell-o) unlimited, 3 low sugar/carb Protein Shakes per day.

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    • 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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    • 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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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