Hey Ladies and Gents!

Having my Surgery done April 4th. Starting my Pre op diet tomorrow. They said Protein shake for Breakfast, small low fat/sugar lunch, Protein Shake for dinner until surgery. Any suggestions for the low fat/sugar lunch suggestions?

Im heading down to LA to get it done. They will arrange for me to be driven to and from there as I live in San Jose, Ca. My hubby is going to come with me for support. Hopefully they will give me enought pain meds for the ride home. Heh Woot! I'll be a Hollywood starlet by next summer haha!

So who else is getting banded in April? I could use a band-buddy for my journey!

Counting down. Tick Tock. Tick Tock. I get banded April 18th' date=' in exactly 1 week!!! I've already done one week of the liquid diet — 1000 calories a day, 2c veggies, nothing else... It has been ok, I found one I like and I've been really fine with it so far.

But today I messed up and didn't carry enough shakes with me and by the time I got home at 7pm I had only had two and was ravenous! Ended up downing a shake and eating part of my daughter's dumpling (roughly 1tbsp pork) while I waited for my salad to be delivered. I feel really guilty, but it's my only cheat so far so I figure I'm the only one who knows.

I guess it's normal to throw my nerves into obsessing over my liquid diet, right?

When did you find out that you were cleared by insurance? I haven't found out yet, though I assume it's ok... I guess I should call them and double check.[/quote']

I'm going to test the waters for you on the 17th. I'm only at 600 calories if I'm lucky and 1/2 c of veggies. Wishing us both luck!

Tomorrow's the day! At 11:00 am I am getting banded! Checked into the Hyatt downtown Chicago, so I can be close to my doctor after recovery...relaxing with hubby but as time ticks away I am getting nervous! I know things will be fine though! I will post as soon as I can after surgery!

I'm April 10th I start pre-op diet next week, and I go shopping for everything this weekend. I'm so nervous and excited, I have waited for almost three years and now that the date is approaching I don't know what to do

Tomorrow's the day! At 11:00 am I am getting banded! Checked into the Hyatt downtown Chicago' date=' so I can be close to my doctor after recovery...relaxing with hubby but as time ticks away I am getting nervous! I know things will be fine though! I will post as soon as I can after surgery![/quote']

Yea! Good luck...keep us posted. Today would be my day but I lost my voice and they rescheduled me for next week.

Tomorrow's the day! At 11:00 am I am getting banded! Checked into the Hyatt downtown Chicago' date=' so I can be close to my doctor after recovery...relaxing with hubby but as time ticks away I am getting nervous! I know things will be fine though! I will post as soon as I can after surgery![/quote']

My surgery date i tomorrow too! Good luck to you!!

Everything happens for a reason.

I am one week post op. After waking up without a lapband I count myself lucky. My lapband surgeon I chose him because he wasn't just a lap band surgeon but also a general surgeon. Y'know just in case. The fear of anything going wrong should not be discounted. After he got in there his expertise as a general surgeon allowed him to see something that wasn't right. He found an egg shaped tumor on my spleen. After two hours of precise carving they removed both whole. Recovery has been hard. It hurts like hell, especially since he had to carve a bit of my diaphragm too to get the spleen out whole. The pathogist has found abnormal cell groupings and has had to send my sample out to another lab for diagnosis. So, I sit here on my norco recovering and waiting. It could be a weird benign thing. It could be lymphoma. I had my day of tears! But honestly I am so lucky my surgeon was who he was. That he could literally, by accident find this growth before it spread or became symptomatic. I may still be headed to chemo and down a different path than skinny land at the moment. But if nothing else I hope my story can help others be patient and make these decisions not in haste, choosing your providers for the things that "could" happen because by not listening to your fears and taking appropriate steps to cover those bases, ie running to the first doc who will put it in the fastest,choosing accredited providers, there wouldn't be chances for miracles like mine!

I still plan on moving forward with the lapband after I get through whatever THIS is. Either way overweight and cancer free or skinny and cancer free I look forward to living. It has humbled me to know that I could die! I speak softer to my kids, I think twice about everything! Now if the pain will just heal quicker I can move forward with healing inside and out! All because of a great doctor, hamburgers and sweets!

I don't know about the US (where I assume you are) but all surgeons in Canada (where I am) are at least general surgeons. My surgeon is a gastroenterologist.

I'm sorry to hear that there might be something else going on for you, and I hope it was benign, and you are in good health.

I don't know about the US (where I assume you are) but all surgeons in Canada (where I am) are at least general surgeons. My surgeon is a gastroenterologist.

I'm sorry to hear that there might be something else going on for you' date=' and I hope it was benign, and you are in good health.[/quote']

Not here in the us. Some lapband doctors only do lapbands! Choosing the right doctor and knowing his credentials needs to be everyone's priority! That alone should reduce everyone's fears. Being in good hands! Worth every penny!

Ooh, that's scary!

Idaho- I'm thinking of you and hoping all goes well. I know from personal experience how a "death scare" changes someone. Keep your chin up and hug your babies close.

Idaho...thank god they found it and thank god your doctor was educated enough to notice it!! You will be in my prayers!

Idahomom, I thank God for your lap band success! Not the success you were prepared for, but a success none the less! You'll recover from this, and go on, and still get your lapband. You're simply amazing in how you're handling all of that!

April 24th with dr Dan Jones in boston

Bandedyesterday at 1:00 pm by Dr. Myers at Day One Healthh in Chicago! Everything went well. My only complaint so far is Gas pain!! I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I have been walking every hour or so, sipping water and apple juice and taking my Gas X and Advil. Good luck to everyone scheduled this month! For me, the hardest part is over! I figure if I made it through surgery I can do the work to lose the weight!

I finally got my surgery date today!!! April 26th ~ I saw a few others with that day too.

Most surprising thing about that day???? It's my wedding anniversary!!!! Guess I'll have my wedding anniversary and bandiversary on the same day - it'll be easy to remember.