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My preop is eggs for Breakfast and veggies(salad) and 4-6 oz of meat veggies to snack in between if hungry. First few days were hard but now Im not even hungry and have to remind my self to eat LOL. However because of this I'm thinking I can loose this way why do I need the band?..... then I remember all the times I lost 60 then gained 70lbs back......Its going to work out!!!!!

Exactly! LOL. I'm getting so anxious...8 Days until surgery. Can anybody let me borrow their patience please? Hehe

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Well tomorrow is my surgery. I need to be there at 7am. I have lost 10lbs on the pre-op liquid diet this week. I an getting a little nervous but excited to start my new journey.

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I am going tomorrow at 1. Lost 10 lbs pre-op. I am hoping that is enough weight. I am so nervous and excited

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Congrats! Keep us posted!

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Well tomorrow is my surgery. I need to be there at 7am. I have lost 10lbs on the pre-op liquid diet this week. I an getting a little nervous but excited to start my new journey.

I am going tomorrow at 1. Lost 10 lbs pre-op. I am hoping that is enough weight. I am so nervous and excited

Me too! will be there 7am! lost 14lbs on my 7day pre op.. Can't wait to get this over and done with.. it's time .. gl to the two of you.. will pray for a speedy recovery!

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Im tomorrow too...yay for us....8:30 check in with a 10 am surgery :)

Waited so long too, am so ready and not the least bit nervous about the surgery. I am more nervous to come home to my 3 children and hubby who needs help because of parkinsons...I really wish I could have a day of peace to myself to rest somewhere other than home( I know that sounds sad- as that is where you should want to go to rest)...that is the part that is not going be easy for me! Good Luck and cant wait to check in with everyone tomorrow

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My doctor is making me stay overnight for observation.

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Good Luck Speedo!!! :D woo woo!

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Tomorrow is my surgery date! I have to be there at 11. I've lost 7 lbs on pre op diet. Good luck fellow oct 22 bandsters. I sure am glad to have you all going thru this with me. I'll check in as soon as I'm able and hope to hear we all made it thru ok and are on our way to the next step of this journey!

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Can't believe it's already here Sally! Congrats! See you on the other side!

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Well!!!!!!! Im Banded! 5 days out.. Feelin Great, now that the gas in my left shoulder is pretty much gone. I can get up and down by myself, but need help getting up from lying position on the couch. Bummer, but funny. I go back to work tomorrow,, I think things will be pretty smooth. I heard of someone having to take shots of heparin in the belly after surgery,., i thought this was a little abnormal.. Any input would be great. Im now eating oatmeal, and applesauce aling with shakes. I try to drink drink drink. Im not very hungry, which is a true miracle in itself... Things are good.. Thank you for all of your support within the lapband talk site... wonderful.. How is everyone else feeling. Any questions??

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Good luck to all of you having surgery tomorrow! I certainly haven't regretted my choice. I have already lost 23 pounds since preop and surgery 2 weeks ago. I feel great and already have a lot more energy.

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I'm banded on Halloween...day 1 of pre-op clear liquid diet....not bad so far

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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
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      1. LeighaTR

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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.

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        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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