I am new to this site need some buddies to go through this with ! Surgery set for may 2nd anyone else scheduled in may???

I love reading all these posts. I probably won't have my surgery until the start of June. I have my education class this next Wednesday and then the approval should be quick, but I also have to get the leave from work. I'm going to work some comp time this saturday so I can add a day to my leave. I plan on getting the surgery on a Wednesday so I can take off Wednesday, thursday, and Friday.

That's smart and good planning. Good luck on your upcoming surgery

My surgery is Mat 16.

Good luck on your upcoming surgery and all that you do

Is anyone else getting banded on the 8th?

My surgery date is may 14!!

May your surgery go well and painless

Hi michele39 I will also be having mine done on May 2. Lets do this together! I think we all have had those thoughts some time or another. But now we are going to have a tool to help us along the way and we will succeed! Since we are both having surgery on the same day let's be buddies.

Your May Bandster Buddy!

Debbie

May you have a easy & painless surgery

May 16th here!!!! The only emotion I've encountered/embraced is pure EXCITEMENT!!!!

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I'm May 7th

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Hey May bandsters! I had my surgery May 4th last year and I'm 75 lbs down! Its going to be a long road and it won't always go as smoothly as you want it too! Just stay focused and positive and you will achieve!

I can't stress enough on focusing on chewing and portion sizes, especially once you start getting fills and EXERCISE!!! Every little bit helps! Just keep that in mind!

Good luck and feel free to ask me any questions or check out my blog for all my experiences!

Getting my band in May also...May 16th!!!!

Hello' date=' I am scheduled for May16th 2012 and I will start my liquid diet May6th. I am very nervous about the liquid diet because I have tried to stop smoking several times and failed. I soo want this to the point that I haven't let any one deter me regardless of all the terrible things they keep telling me.[/quote']

Woooohoooo May 16 here too! I have buddies!

@angelblessed... Have ur doctor prescribe u CHANTIX to help with smoking

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May 16th here!!!! The only emotion I've encountered/embraced is pure EXCITEMENT!!!!

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Good for you! That's a sweet feeling

To those of you who are on liquids, how is it going? Do you still have energy? I start tomorrow. My liquid diet overlaps with my grandpa coming into town and we Jamaicans love to eat so I know he's going to try to shove food down my throat! lol. I am determined though.

I've really been surprised that I have not really been hungry on my liquid diet. I have been feeling satisfied. And don't worry about your grandpa coming you will be just fine. My very first weekend on my liquid diet we had game night at our home and we ordered pizza and I didn't have one little morsel of it. I was very proud of my self but I have it in my mind that I want the weight off more than I want that Pizza. So don't worry you will be fine. And if you start to have doubts, we are here to help you!

How long are you all planning on taking off from work after your surgery? My surgery is on a monday and I'm thinking bout goin back to work on Wed...jus curious as to what you all are planning.

I was planning on a week until I seen my surgeon on Wednesday and she told me that she will not release any one any sooner than 2 weeks . And than she said that depends how well she thinks the patient is doing. What a bummer, I love working :wub: and I probably sit at a desk 6 hours out of 8. Now I have to sit at home for 2 weeks, I'm going to go crazy and you all are going to be sick of me.

I just wanted to pop in and wish all the May bansters good luck. I was a May banster last year. I will be banded for 1 year on May 4th. ( I won't post my loss yet because I'm trying to reach a goal, but I'll post in on May 4th, just as a record.)

anyway, just wanted to wish you all the best of luck with the band. I know it has been amazingly wonderful for me. This year has really flown by. I can't believe it's been year already. It seems like just yesterday I was kvetching about the liquid diet and the post-op diet.

But really, just keep your chin up, keep plugging away at it. Don't look at the scale for the first month, or if you do look at it, just do it for record keeping purposes and don't get discouraged if it doesn't move for a few weeks. it will eventually move.....and a year from now you will look back and see how far you've come. Best of luck to all of you.

I can't wait to hear about your one year weight loss. When you give us your total weight loss you will have to share some of the ups and downs that you went thru.