After 8 months of insurance hoops and appointments I FINALLY have my date!! I'm October 8th and my partner is October 1st. Anyone else here October bandsters? I'm getting very excited!!

I will be having surgery October 11, I live in OKC but will be traveling to Tulsa. Ive been going through flaming hoops since Nov of last year, now that it is finally happening,I am scared to death and seeing horror stories and freaking out! What is helping to keep you guys calm?

October 8 in Albuquerque, NM

Good luck everyone! It will be good to post ASAP so we know how everyone did and those after us will know how we did and hopefully it will ease some minds. I'm totally ready down 16lbs so far in 13 days on my preop liquid Optifast diet and this coming Monday I do my preop and weigh in! I'm ready;)

Hi I am scheduled for the 4th

I get excited one hour and nervous the next, continuously all day long!

I am in Houston, TX and going through True Results but because insurance my operating doctor will be Ken Hollis.

If there is anyone in Houston going through True Results- will you all be attending the support groups they offer?

I have lost 6 pounds so far- yay me!!

Hi I am scheduled for the 4th

I get excited one hour and nervous the next, continuously all day long!

I am in Houston, TX and going through True Results but because insurance my operating doctor will be Ken Hollis.

If there is anyone in Houston going through True Results- will you all be attending the support groups they offer?

I have lost 6 pounds so far- yay me!!

I'm Oct 5th. So excited and nervous at the same time. I've lost 7lbs so far on the pre-op diet & surprisingly, once I put my mind to it; it wasn't that hard. I went thru True Results in San Antonio. I wish all of the best of luck!

Hi I am scheduled for the 4th

I get excited one hour and nervous the next, continuously all day long!

I am in Houston, TX and going through True Results but because insurance my operating doctor will be Ken Hollis.

If there is anyone in Houston going through True Results- will you all be attending the support groups they offer?

I have lost 6 pounds so far- yay me!!

I plan on attending the Last Tuesday of the month group, which I think may be the only one for True Results, not too sure? After many date changes, my final, for sure date is the 12th of October at Memorial City Hospital with Dr. Reilly! I'd love to meet people from here at groups!

Good luck everyone! It will be good to post ASAP so we know how everyone did and those after us will know how we did and hopefully it will ease some minds. I'm totally ready down 16lbs so far in 13 days on my preop liquid Optifast diet and this coming Monday I do my preop and weigh in! I'm ready;)

Do you really like the Optifast how much was it and where did you get it from? My fear is losing so much during my pre op n they tell me I no longer qualify

Hi I am scheduled for the 4th

I get excited one hour and nervous the next' date=' continuously all day long!

I am in Houston, TX and going through True Results but because insurance my operating doctor will be Ken Hollis.

If there is anyone in Houston going through True Results- will you all be attending the support groups they offer?

I have lost 6 pounds so far- yay me!![/quote']

I'm using True Results but I'm out of state so I won't be attending the groups. My doctor is Dr Reilly

I'm Oct 5th. So excited and nervous at the same time. I've lost 7lbs so far on the pre-op diet & surprisingly' date=' once I put my mind to it; it wasn't that hard. I went thru True Results in San Antonio. I wish all of the best of luck![/quote']

When did you start. I started some Adkins shakes this week to try to condition myself but I am still snacking a little not as much started Monday will see if I lose anything by next Monday.

My surgeon has not instructed me to do a pre op diet , is this normal?

I never got a pre-op diet either. Although I've decided to do what I call the Pre-Op For Post-Op diet... I'm doing as much as I can liquid-wise (surprisingly a lot better than I thought I would... I've faultered a few times but only for a small salad or veggies) so i can prepare for the post-op diet that I will be on... its pretty strict (really almost what the majority of people are doing for pre-op). I guess as others have said, it all depends on your surgeon and their way of doing things.

Best of Luck to Everyone!

Do you really like the Optifast how much was it and where did you get it from? My fear is losing so much during my pre op n they tell me I no longer qualify

The price depends on BMI which dictates how much you buy. It's like $100-150 a week. It's only sold by health professionals. My surgeon had a little store in his office. I wrote a blog post about my honest feelings about optifast http://thefatgirlthin.blogspot.com/2012/09/optifast-800-day-1.html?m=1

An overview of my optifast food is here

http://thefatgirlthin.blogspot.com/2012/09/i-have-date.html?m=1

Personally I like the chocolate shake mix and the chocolate bar. Most of the items are sweet so I find myself craving savory. I'm on optifast only for 2 weeks. I cheated last night and had a grilled chicken salad (sooo good). I miss eating and crave certain foods but honestly I'm not hungry like I thought I'd be. And for the most part i feel pretty good and energized.

I have a shake at 8:30 and 11:30. 1/2 bar around 1 and 1/2 around 3. Then I do shake or Soup for dinner. I'm supposed to have 7 servings a day but I don't. My partner is supposed to have 6 but does 4 and has a glass of sweet tea a day. She's in the upper 200s and has lost like 11 pounds her first week on optifast.

I also use myfitnesspal to track its been great and has all the info for the optifast food.

Met with the surgeon and his team today! My surgery date will be Oct. 15!!! Im very excited and the two week pre-op diet will be tough seeing as I have a few birthdays and a wedding to celebrate but it will be worth it all in the end! Can't wait!! =)

Oct 4th

October 18,..... I start my liquid diet on October 4.......I'm starting to get a little nervous.... But I won't have all the temptations of all that holiday food....

Oct. 23rd here!!!

Same day as you!!! Hope all goes well! Oi!!