Last week was my 5th appointment of my insurance required 6 month supervised diet! It went by really fast after having all the required testing! I was required to have an upper GI, pelvic ultrasound, chest xray, echocardiogram, ekg, nuclear stress test, home and lab sleep study, pulmonary function test, abdominal ultrasound, two nutrition consults, 2 psychiatry visits, pulmonary consult and a cardiology consult! Wow! It made the time fly by and now I am just waiting for my July 2nd pre-op visit and my surgery is scheduled for August 1st! My pre op diet starts July 18th and I will be on the Optifast program. It will consist of shakes, bars and soups, 6 times a day. My birthday is August 17th so I will probably just be starting mushies but this will be the best gift I can give myself! I can't wait to be banded! Is anyone else scheduled for August?

Ahh!! Good luck - please keep us posted. My doctor has us do 2 full weeks of liquid diet - no solids at all. I won't lie - I'm nervous about being able to do that! I've done cleanses' date=' fasts, etc before and since I am so addicted to carbs, I got major headaches and was really irritable by the second day! How long is your pre op diet for?[/quote']

Two full weeks for me too! I'm on Optifast, 6 servings a day and I have decided to do 3 shakes, 2 bars and 1 soup. I'm not quite sure how I feel yet but I definitely miss food!

Two full weeks for me too! I'm on Optifast, 6 servings a day and I have decided to do 3 shakes, 2 bars and 1 soup. I'm not quite sure how I feel yet but I definitely miss food!

You get to have bars as in something you can chew?? I wonder why I can't, then? I feel like I'm going to miss chewing something solid!

I allowed only optifast and water too. Pre surgery is any optifast product ie shakes, bars, soups and desserts.

I go see the surgeon tomorrow. I hope I walk out with a surgery date tomorrow I have completed all the appt and test that was scheduled for me

Me....me....I am getting banded in AUG too my date is 15AUG

Hi. I'm an August Bander!! The 15th!!! Be here before ya know it:)))

we are band buddies I'm on the 15th too(yeah) Good luck

Me....me....I am getting banded in AUG too my date is 15AUG

Congratulations!

Do I got my approval letter from surgeon last week and today bcbs (insurance) called. I'm APPROVED:))))) here come the roller coaster of emotions!!!! Aug 15th can't come quick enough!!! I'm ready to roll. Down 17 lbs since the very first weigh in 3/27/12 and I'm ready for more!

AUG 7. I'm worried about everything!!!!

So no other Aug 21sts?

I'm worried, too, though the worry is going away as I get closer. I'm not on my liquid diet yet, but I'm doing a Dukan Attack-style approach before then to get used to eating less and primarily proteins. It's kind of hard thus far, which is why I figure I should start training myself now.

I've been drinking Muscle Milk light, my phone nutritionist said that's okay, but I have a sneaking suspicion that they'll switch me to something like Optifast for the 2 week preop and then post op.

_{I finally got my date!! I am so excited. I am sceduled for August 21st!!!}

So no other Aug 21sts?

I'm worried, too, though the worry is going away as I get closer. I'm not on my liquid diet yet, but I'm doing a Dukan Attack-style approach before then to get used to eating less and primarily proteins. It's kind of hard thus far, which is why I figure I should start training myself now.

I've been drinking Muscle Milk light, my phone nutritionist said that's okay, but I have a sneaking suspicion that they'll switch me to something like Optifast for the 2 week preop and then post op.

I am August 21st!!

August 1

I'm so frustrated! I got the FMLA paperwork from my employer, but the surgeon's office won't fill it out until I get approval from my insurance company AND have a tentative surgery date! I feel like it's going to be a last minute thing trying to get my paperwork in. I may end up being a September bander if this keeps up

I am also scheduled for August 1st! I am excited and nervous at the same time!