I got a date!!! Woo-hoo! I will be joining you all in Bandland on April the 18th.

Started today with the liquid diet--boy, am I hungry. I really hope I have some restriction during the healing phase (before first fill) because this is really hard--and I'm only on day 1.

C'est la vie!

I'm so thankful for this site and all of your advice, etc.You guys have been great!

Yeah, we are glad to have you. I am fairly new at being banded and boy is it a different world. Have to be real careful on what you are eating and how it is eaten! Best of luck and congratulations!

Congrats! The first 3 days on the PreOp diet were hard for me. After that it was smooth sailing.

April 18th is a very good day (my birthday)

That's great Dana... Congrats! Hang in there with the liquid diet!

Congratulations!

Congrats on your surgery date. I had my surgery on april 18th last year. Lets how that it is a lucky date because the band sure has worked for me, I am down 128 lbs so far. and a month to go to my anniversary

Alexra,

128lbs. in 11 months--you go girl!

Yea Dana!!!!! You've got your date!!!!!!

I'm so happy for you!!!!!

Now, why do you have to do the liquid diet for so long? I'm being banded on April 3rd and I only started my pre-op diet this past Friday. Hang in there.

Audra

Audra,

My surgeon says to do a liquid diet for 30 days before surgery--pure torture, if you ask me.

It kind-of follows the Slim Fast plan--you get one meal a day with two shakes, etc.

Dana,

Did you ask your surgeon if he wanted to do the pre-op diet with you?:heh:

Good luck, I know how hard my two weeks are. Some days I could eat a horse and others food just doesn't look appealing. Mostly work is helping to keep me occupied since I'm trying to get lesson plans together for 7 days for 7 different grade levels. Luckily, some of the grade levels can have combined lessons.

Audra

Great News Dana!!! Keep us posted! Im a 23 day Newbie myself!!

Thanks everyone! I'm really excited here--on my second day of liquids--low carb, etc. I'll have to say that the caffenie in coffee is really surpressing my appetite. I've never been a big coffee drinker--but this is not bad...

***Audra--I used to teach 12th grade Eng. and 7th grade language arts---I know how tough it is. I just love teachers--it's the hardest job in the world, I think. ***You don't have much longer, do you? Just a few more days...We'll be April 2006 bandsters together.