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I am now 2 weeks pre op and have done nothing but read all your posts! I feel so unprepared. My dr did not say anything about pre-op diet. In fact, i am his first ever lap band patient - how scary is that! I could not find anyone else in South Africa doing this procedure and he is the only one advertising it...was rather surprised to know i was going to be the guineepig... I do not yet have a dietician and i have not had any tests done. He said as i have no problems with heartburn, he is not going to worry about that. He just gave me a date - after deciding that yes, i am a candidate. This does not sound so cool now after reading what you all went through. I am a self-pay as well. I am really freaked out now...

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He didn't ask for any tests? Any kind at all? I'm in Portugal and the doc here asked for blood test, liver sonogram, Xray of my thorax and an endoscopy. I just did the endoscopy and it looks like I may have an infection! If the doc didn't order those tests and he did the surgery there might have been some problems. I would make another appt with ur surgeon and ask him to send you for some of these tests.

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Congratulations on the surgery...............you guys are being so good with all the info, whenever I go to the doctors I know all this stuff that they are telling me already, just from being on here.

Hi to AlisonB also, I'm sure Ceparano will have put you on the list already!!! I am starting to think I am lucky not to have had to have all these pre-tests!! Wow, imagine the psychology test for me hehehe!!!!! And I am glad I didn't have to do that bariatic thingy...............who went into surgery today? Oops I will have to go and check again!

Bye all

Amourette:clap2:

Thanks for the compliment Amourette but I am not the one who was kind enough to set up a list so we could see who our fellow pre-opers( is that a word?) are that were scheduled for surgery. It was a great idea and that list is getting longer everyday.

Roberta

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I am now 2 weeks pre op and have done nothing but read all your posts! I feel so unprepared. My dr did not say anything about pre-op diet. In fact, i am his first ever lap band patient - how scary is that! I could not find anyone else in South Africa doing this procedure and he is the only one advertising it...was rather surprised to know i was going to be the guineepig... I do not yet have a dietician and i have not had any tests done. He said as i have no problems with heartburn, he is not going to worry about that. He just gave me a date - after deciding that yes, i am a candidate. This does not sound so cool now after reading what you all went through. I am a self-pay as well. I am really freaked out now...

There are basic tests that MUST be done before banding. Endoscopy test to make sure that you don't have any underlying problems with your stomach, especially an infection there. You would never know it without the test. Gallbladder ultrasound to make sure you don't have any stones. Better to have them take it out at the same time as your banding then to require another surgery later. Blood work to make sure you don't have a metabolic problem which the band can't help. EKG test to make sure your heart is alright. So you see these tests are important your life is involved. Plus your surgeon has no learning curve, he is going to "practice" on you!!!!! PLEASE TRY TO FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR. At the very least, demand to have these tests done.

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Hi Ceparano

I have just emailed my dr with all these queries and will await his reply. Yip - this does not sound right - no tests, no pre-op diet, no psyc, no dieticians (before op)!

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Hi everyone, I will be flying to Monterrey Mexico tomorrow for my pre op tests. Maybe I couldn´t write to you on this days but i hoppe all of you are healty and happy.

Good look and God bless

Reyna

:biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1:

THE LIST

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Angelu 4-4 and brneyezz 4-4 and judyc 4-4, Sugar1

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Klsame 4-6, Disneynut 4-6

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little one 4-10 and Nissi69 4-10

tlj 4-11 and Reyna 4-11 and Vickie1177 4-11, dsrjrr 4-11

Infaith 4-12 and JenWillwin 4-12<o:p></o:p>

Nursekathy2u 4-13<o:p></o:p>

Miper70, 4-14

Shackdog 4-17 and Amourette 4-17 and Jeepergurrl 4-17<o:p></o:p>

Danaclark2 4-18

Kathi 4 -19<o:p></o:p>

Omamoon 4-20

lmt33167 4- 21<o:p></o:p>

Alisonb 4-22

Eficka 4-24, Ceparano 4-24<o:p></o:p>

Bostongurl 4-25

Tracylou 4-26, K@t 4-26

Jellibeanz 4-28, Susan4794 4-28<o:p></o:p>

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Bye Reyna, I wish you the best. I know your going to be just fine. We'll be thinking of you on Tuesday. I see you've updated the list. Just like you, taking care of business right down to the end.

Roberta

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Good luck and we will be waiting to hear back from you. Thanx for the list also, I wrongly gave credit for the list, so sorry for that.............

Alison, I don't know how much you should worry! I only had blood tests and am doing a pre-op diet and my doctor has a great reputation here in New Zealand. But then again I am 35, no big health problems (yet), ONLY have BMI of 37. I have had none of these tests the others talk about. I think if you are his first patient then you shouldn't have to pay, especially as you would be a walking advertisement for him getting more patients. He should be just glad of the credit! But major applause :clap2: to you for ringing him up and confronting him over these issues, I think some people in these forums (not ours of course!) would go 'oh well,it must be ok' 'cos they want the surgery so bad and don't want to jeopardise it!!

Let us know what happens!

Amourette aka Fiona

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Hey there well i'm not 35 but i'm 24 and I have a band date of April 28, 2006, i'm so happy words :speechlescan't express how I feel :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: ! So good luck to everyone this month and any months to come, and congrats to all who have been banded for a little while now and are slim and trim and loving it ! Well wish me luck ! :fencing:

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hi everyone! well, just two more days. I join bandland on Monday. Good luck to everyone. The next time i post, i will be a bandster (or bandit!!).

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Hey Everybody!

Just got home and everything is going well. I was a bit dizzy and nauseated after surgery, but that was the worst of it. The care I received was wonderful. Don't be afraid. Trust that you have done your research and that your desire to be banded is to help yourself become healthier. And don't worry about being hungry, either. Yeah, a clear liquid diet is not so exciting, but you really aren't that hungry. I mixed hot Water with apple juice to make a warm diluted cider. It is yummy and filling! And in only four days I can add yogurt! Good luck to all the April Band(si)sters!

Lisa

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hi everyone! well, just two more days. I join bandland on Monday. Good luck to everyone. The next time i post, i will be a bandster (or bandit!!).

I'm so happy for you!!! You'll do just fine you little bandit you:) I was just thinking about you and little one going in on Monday.

Boo: welcome home. I'm glad your doing well.

Roberta

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Hey there well i'm not 35 but i'm 24 and I have a band date of April 28, 2006, i'm so happy words :speechlescan't express how I feel :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: ! So good luck to everyone this month and any months to come, and congrats to all who have been banded for a little while now and are slim and trim and loving it ! Well wish me luck ! :fencing:

:update:

Welcome to the group!!!! There are about 35 of us that are to be banded this month, your in good company:)

Roberta

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Welcome to the group!!!! There are about 35 of us that are to be banded this month, your in good company:)

Roberta

Thank u so much I am so nervous, and still kind of confused about what I can eat the first couple of weeks or I should say what I can drink, but it will all fall together i'm sure, I think i'm making it more confusing then what it is. Well again thank u and good luck !

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Hi everyone. I had my surgery on Thursday, April 6th in the late afternoon. Up to that time, I was so nervous and scared and couldn't think of much else but when Thursday came, I was very calm. No fear at that point because I knew it would go well and it did. I remember just being really hot and nauseus for a while but they gave me an ice pack and my mom and sister were there with cool towels until it passed. I left the hospital yesterday around 4:30 PM. I'm really sore but not unbearably so. Just took some liquid Tylenol because I don't like taking medication unless it's absolutely necessary. The pain is so much less than I thought it was going to be and have absolutely no gas pain at all. I just keep the heating pad on my stomach and it does help a great deal. I'm sleeping on the couch because I can get into bed, but have a hard time getting out. My mom is staying for a few days and has been a major help. I'm not hungry at all but I do make sure that I am getting my Protein Drinks, Soup, even hot chocolate that they gave me at the hospital when I left. I need to take in more Water though. I'm sure glad it is over but as I said it was no where near as bad and as scary as I thought it would be. Good luck to the rest of our April group!!! You'll do great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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