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Chamie

By Chamie, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Mlivingston04    11

Mlivingston04
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Hey! I am going for my surgery on June 4th!! I am really excited also. Maybe we can share our journey together? !!

How exciting. I'm scheduled for the 4th too. We really should stay connected so we can help and support each other.

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ready4animprovedme    54

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Woooo!

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erin313    44

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I am glad there are a few of us scheduled for June. I start my preop liquid died this Friday so it will be nice to have people to talk to about it. I am scheduled for surgery Friday June first. That also happens to be my 43rd birthday. :)

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erin313    44

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I am glad there are a few of us scheduled for June. I start my preop liquid died this Friday so it will be nice to have people to talk to about it. I am scheduled for surgery Friday June first. That also happens to be my 43rd birthday. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Oops.... Diet not died

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kah1213    311

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What a wonderful birthday present for you! I'm having surgery on May 29!

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erin313    44

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What a wonderful birthday present for you! I'm having surgery on May 29!

Thanks, good luck to you. Keep us posted on how you are doing. Have you started a pre-op diet yet?

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Mlivingston04    11

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Oops.... Diet not died

CONGRATS

I will be starting my liquid diet on the 25th. Lets keep in touch. You can give me some tips :0

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difa    114

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my date is set at June 26th. I'm trying to get it moved up a couple weeks. I'll probably know in a week or two if my surgery date will be moved to the week of June 14th.

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difa    114

difa
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what Protein Drinks is everyone going to use?

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JLJ0127    3

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I was banded in 07. I've tried a few different Protein Shakes over the years. I think designer whey taste the best. I get mine from giant food store but I'm sure they sell it other places as well.

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Mea425    15

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June 1 is my day :) I'm so excited and scared at the same time! I'm concerned that having surgery Friday and returning to work Monday is going to be hard, how long is everyone else planning on resting up?

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JLJ0127    3

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I think you should take off a few days if you can. Just to give you a little time. You'll be sore for about a week our so. Good luck

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artvan35    7

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Same here excited and nervous. Though the amount of support and information given by the medical team is unbeleivable. Just went to a mandatory two hours session where the dietician once again goes over each phase after surgery and then a PA came in and walked you through surgery starting with what to expect once you arrive to post op to discharge home. The team is really good i am glad I chose U Penn for the surgery.

I am June 6th and I took 6 days. The NP told me I should be fine but it depends on your job. If surgery is on a Friday and you go home Friday ( my physician takes advantage of the 23hr obs and keeps PTs overnight) you are only giving yourself 2 days.. Good luck and let me know how you feel I might head back sooner if you feel good.

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,722

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i am having surgery june 6th.

i wish you all wonderful success.

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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

      Alisa_S

      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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