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I'm getting banded Sept. 6. Getting through this pre-op diet one day at a time.

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Starting my preop diet on Fri. It's funny I thought I would be pigging out. But in reality I'm so nervous about the diet that I am not even hungry. Looking forward to the preop weight loss :) Good luck everyone!

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Starting my preop diet on Fri. It's funny I thought I would be pigging out. But in reality I'm so nervous about the diet that I am not even hungry. Looking forward to the preop weight loss :) Good luck everyone!

I feel the same. I thought I would be pigging out, but the anxiousness is killing my appetite.

At my pre-op appointment right now and my pulse was sky rocketing high!

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I started my pre-op diet today and I am scheduled for surgery on September 11 :) Sending good thoughts, energy and love to all of the September bandsters.

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I guess I'm the bad guy I saw where a woman just died from the lap band it slipped and strangled her stomach and she had siezers and died so I changed to the gastric by pass sense my health plan won't pay for the sleeve everything is the same my surgery date is still the 14th of Sept I have no pre opt diet as far as i know of but still good luck to every one

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I guess I'm the bad guy I saw where a woman just died from the lap band it slipped and strangled her stomach and she had siezers and died so I changed to the gastric by pass sense my health plan won't pay for the sleeve everything is the same my surgery date is still the 14th of Sept I have no pre opt diet as far as i know of but still good luck to every one

do you have a link to the article about this? Just curious did you change just because you heard this story ?

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My friend just had her legs cut off. She developed sores from not absorbing nutrients from the bypass. Yeah instead of trying to scare people on a "band" forum. Go hang out on a Bypass forum and talk about dumping and having your innerds rearranged.

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Surgery set for 9/10. Been on pre-op diet since Monday. It is a challenge, I chew A LOT of sugar free gum because I miss chewing. But I know it is worth it in the end. I have the eye on the prize. I just hope the next 12 days don't drag on.

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Well... let's just slow down... this doesn't have to be a troll.

I can imagine that some people do react to a sensationalized news story. It's human nature.

Face it, complications are real and something we all have to consider.

Jazz70.... all I can advise you to do is have a very sincere heart to heart with your surgeon. Bypass is very invasive and while you may be a spry 71 yr old , you have to consider the recovery differences between a band and a bypass.

My surgeon will let me change my mind all the way up to the procedure date. Maybe a more objective look at the pros & cons is what is needed.

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Add me to the list...I'm getting banded plication on September 24th. I start my liquid diet on September 10th. Right now I'm stocking up on shakes and soups!

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Duhs9919: I am right there with you baby! ^_^ We can DO this! One meal (or shake) at a time. I just walked 30 minutes and I feel good. It took almost everything I had. It's hard to believe that I was walking 7 miles a day two summers ago! I am determined to get back to better health! Sending you some positive energy!

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Woooo Hooo, there are a lot of us September bandsters now!!! I had my pre op yesterday and started on the pre op diet today, and yes I don't know if it's just a mental thing, but I am REALLY tired and hungry, but I too am keeping my eyes on the prize. Band with Plication if everything goes well on Sept. 11th. Not that I would cheat on the pre op diet, but after talking to my dr. it wouldn't be an option. He told me you can be doing great several days and really shrinking your liver and then one bad meal it all it takes to go back to the size it was before you started the diet. He said if he gets in there and my liver is large he will stop and won't do the surgery. If that isn't enough to keep you on track!! After 4 months of medical tests, cardiologist and insurance approval I don't plan on doing anything that will keep me from being perfect with this diet. He said it's only happened to him twice, but I don't want to be #3. You know, I'm not worried about the surgery, my biggest fear is waking up and being told he wasen't able to do the surgery!!!

Question? Have any of you been asked by your surgeon to have a stint put in so you don't get blood clots? It's actually a procedure that you have to be put to sleep for. As it is, my dr. sends you home with 10 days of injections that you have to give yourself that is a blood thinner. I'm very excited for all of us!11

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http://www.realresultswls.com/laparoscopic-gastric-band-plication/

If you go to this web site and scroll down and read the article it will explain better than I can. This procedue is having even better results than just having the band alone. It looks like a band with a sleeve, but they don't take your stomach out and it is not evasive like the sleeve or bypass. I hope this helps.

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