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OK, Susan, time to chime in....you know the story here!!

Oh I'm laughing so hard! I'm not touching this one with a 10ft pole Dody! LOL

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I'm in Texas and I am soooooo looking forward to this. :biggrin1:

Pre-op is just short for pre-operative meeting, the details before the actual operation. (correct me if I'm wrong)

It also looks like I'll be the first one in April. Wow, that's coming up soon! :clap2:

I'm excited, nervous, scared, etc. all at the same time.

Audra

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My appt. to see the surgeon and dietician is Apr 10. I only have to be on a supervised diet for 2 weeks, so I still have a good chance by the end of April. I so want to be able to go to the Kentucky Derby, and I just know it's going to be right around my surgery date. I will, however, get to go to Bristol and see Tony Stewart and NASCAR before my surgery, which is excellent news. I own a part of a horse (I think the most important part...the nose) that is running in the derby and I so wanted to be there. My two passions are horse racing and NASCAR. I couldn't choose one over the other.

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Hi! I will be banded by dr Rumbaud on April 11th just like Vickie1177. <O:p</O:p

I’m very scared :nervous because of the erosion possibility but I think this is the most important decision in my life :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: <O:p</O:p

I am very happy to meet people like you in the same adventure and with the same questions like me :thumb:

Good look every one! :first: :first: :first:

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Thanks Kathy, how do you feel after a year........are you glad you did it, has your life changed much........??

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Thanks Kathy, how do you feel after a year........are you glad you did it, has your life changed much........??

I feel great after a year! I'm not done losing, that's for sure. I still have another 40 pounds to go, and I may need a Tummy Tuck, too. We'll see.

What's odd is seeing so many banded folks losing their bands over the past year. These are people that I looked to for hope, and here they are bandless due to erosion or severe slippage. I do my best to learn from them. I have about 2cc of fill and could probably use a tad more, but because I don't want to be too tight (erosion, slippage) I'm not going. I'm using my head and my willpower, and not leaning so hard on the band. I'm a Turtle, a slow loser, but it's okay.

What's EASY is maintaining my weight loss. Wow. I have to keep things in check , but staying below 190 is only a struggle on occasion. I'll admit, though, I'll feel lots better when I get the next 10 pounds off! I'm ready for that, and it will take work.

I look better, I feel better, I dress better. I love this band, it helps so much. It helps me do what I need to do.

Look forward, my April 2006 bandsters! You can do this better than I have, even! You'll be fine. And next year you can encourage the 2007 class! (((hugs))) everyone!

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Hello I am from Indiana and due to have the band on April 10th...so excited..can't wait.. have been researching for the past two year and have finally got all things in place and am ready to go...good luck to all... Oh by the way what kind of things can you have on the liquid diet...need some ideas as I start mine on the 28th of March.

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Well my first consult, nutrition visit, psychologist vist and sleep study are set for 4/6....so I may be an April bandster! I hope, hope, hope!

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:clap2: Hi Nanahanna and others. My paperwork is currently being reviewed by the ins. co. They have had it a week so I hope to hear something in the next couple of weeks. So I think I might be a April Bandit also. M

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:clap2: My band date is April 11th. I can't wait--getting very anxious!!!!!!!Good Luck to all of the April Bandsters. Teresa

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I am being banded on April 5th. I still can't believe I am doing this!! I am also most worried about all the erosion tales. I am a cash patient, so there is that nervousness of insurance covering any complications later. But ever since I first heard of the band, I wanted it. It makes sense. We can all compare stories and liquid diet ideas!

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I've decided I am not reading any more erosion posts....it just upsets me and makes me nervous. There is still a small percentage of erosions in this forum.....at least from what I can tell. So...from now until after surgery...NO MORE EROSION STORY READING! LOL.

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Hello Amourette,

I am from Czech Republic Europe and I am seeing my doc next week she promised to give me the band till the end of April! Cant wait to get it:-)

Let me know how it goes with your op.Good luck to everybody!

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    • 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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      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

        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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