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?

I'm so excited I can't stand it. Seems like it'll take forever for Aug. 28th to get here! I can't wait to get started on this part of my life! I have bought skinny-clothes just waiting to be able to wear them. I never buy clothes that fit me now anymore.... I bought size 8 levi's yesterday and they're soooo cute!!! Well, it's late and I've just run out of things to talk about, I'm just a waitin'...

I know i'm counting down and it doesn't feel like it's getting any closer. 31 days feels like a life time. Almost worst than last month of pregnancy!!!

August 24th here!!!!

contratulations to all of you!!!

Yes I'm scheduled for Aug 1, 2012 I'm on the liquid diet. Just protein shakes 4 times a day unsweetened applesauce, sugar free fat free pudding and jello. I started getting hungry and decided to take wonton soup no wonton and steamed broccoli and eating it for dinner it really helped. This is really mind over matter. In 1 week I lost 10 pounds

You're invited to join our august 2012 bandsters group if you haven't already. Good luck and take care...

I am getting banded in august 1 but my doctor did not say anything about a pre op diet. Does it just depend on your doctor?

You may want to contact your doctor, it's unusual not to be put on a 10 day liquid only diet to shrink the liver for surgery. I was given the pre-op instructions and diet on my initial visit and again after I had my EDG with the surgeon. The pre-op diet and instructions are really important. I'm scheduled to have surgery on August 23 and will begin my pre-op diet the Sunday I return from a 7 day cruise. I have received my Unjury protein powders and now I need to get the last of my supplies before surgery. Looking forward to starting life anew!

I was told this week the insurance company would require 3 more months of dietitian visits, which bummed me out. Then they called back about 30 minutes later and said the medical supervisor at my insurance company approved me without the additional time!!! So I go for my pre-op appointment on the 31st and the surgery is scheduled for the 17th. I am excited and nervous!!

Congrats, Tomosia!! I'm scheduled on August 2nd, the pre-op diet is finally starting to get rough... anyone else scheduled for the 2nd?

I have to be on liquid diet for 3 days before surgery, I think it depends on your BMI/surgeon...

My surgery is August 2nd I've struggled with the physicians I have a extensive medical history and I believe it has scared them. Rather than admit that they have basically put in a road blocks in my path but I got around all of them. Now I'm in the semiliquid diet 2 weeks pror to surgery I'm nervous.

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I'm scheduled for the 3rd and I am starting to have a little trouble with it. I have been put on the Optifast and I'm seriously trying to figure out if there are any other options that I can maybe mix in at certain meal times.

My surgery is August 2nd I've struggled with the physicians I have a extensive medical history and I believe it has scared them. Rather than admit that they have basically put in a road blocks in my path but I got around all of them. Now I'm in the semiliquid diet 2 weeks pror to surgery I'm nervous.

Good to find someone out there with my same date! What kind of diet exactly did they put you on?

I have to be on liquid diet for 3 days before surgery' date=' I think it depends on your BMI/surgeon...[/quote']

My sister-in-law only had to be on for three days, but I think that has more to do with the doctor and not your BMI. Some surgeons like to put their patients on a "starvation" diet to shrink the liver for the least chance to have the liver cause complications during surgery.