On June 14th I met with the doctor and began the journey of testing and evaluations. This coming Wednesday I will (hopefully) have my meeting to review my sleep study results and receive my final green light of clearance!

I am praying all goes well and that Amerihealth Insurance doesn't deny me after all these months of testing and anticipation.

I think a little puree turkey will do just fine this year for Thanksgiving… here's to crossed fingers for a November banding!!

Anyone else in the same boat?

Yes spelled perfectly!

We are on the same timeline... Day 3 for me surgery Nov 2nd.... I woke up really hungry and not in the mood for a cold protein shake... I wanted something warm and filling... But I sucked it up and just had the shake... The lbs are falling off already!!! I'm down 4 lbs in 2 days.

Think I'll call my nutritionist tomorrow because we never really set up a pre-op meal plan.... Yours sounds great because at least you get to eat7 oz meat... Mmmmm sounds so yummy right now.. All I've had is steam broccoli and chicken broth... Which wasn't the most horrible thing in the world but a little grill chicken would be nice!

Yesterday was my first day and weighed this morning and I had lost 2.2 lbs that made me even more eager to stay on track. I'm hungry, but not starving. I told my husband after these 14 days I'm gonna look like a Popsicle. I now let them melt a little and put them in a few like a sushi I do about three at a time. Patiently awaiting 11/5. Well not sure how patient I am.

I'm schedule to have the surgery on November 1st. Super nervous! Just having a hard time loosing these 10 lbs they want you to lose. I don't get that part. How was losing 10lbs for everyone else?

I'm schedule to have the surgery on November 1st. Super nervous! Just having a hard time loosing these 10 lbs they want you to lose. I don't get that part. How was losing 10lbs for everyone else?

My doctor didn't give me a certain amount to lose. They just said lose some weight. When I started my pre op I was 5 lbs heavier than I was for my consultation appt. so I lost 2.2 of that in one day so hopefully in the morning I will at least be my consultation weight and then everything else will be a plus.

So I started my preop diet today... I felt like I was starving, like I actually had stomach pains from it. lol Now that I got to have my dinner, I feel much much better. I am pumped, can and will do this, but WOW, I hope it gets easier.

My date is Nov. 2nd, excited and nervous at the same time

So I started my preop diet today... I felt like I was starving, like I actually had stomach pains from it. lol Now that I got to have my dinner, I feel much much better. I am pumped, can and will do this, but WOW, I hope it gets easier.

I'm on day 5 pre-op diet and you definitely will get used to it quickly, hang in there! I wasn't even that hungry today, finally!

November 19th

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So I started my preop diet today... I felt like I was starving' date=' like I actually had stomach pains from it. lol Now that I got to have my dinner, I feel much much better. I am pumped, can and will do this, but WOW, I hope it gets easier.[/quote']

Today was day #2 and it wasn't bad at all. When I saw the scale down this morning I was SUPER EXCITED!!!!

I'm on day 5 pre-op diet and you definitely will get used to it quickly' date=' hang in there! I wasn't even that hungry today, finally![/quote']

How much have you lost?

I am getting banded on the 5th of November, started my pre-op today was hard but it was not that bad, hope tomorrow would be easier

I am getting banded on the 7th of November' date=' started my pre-op today was hard but it was not that bad, hope tomorrow would be easier[/quote']

I am getting banded on the 7th of November' date=' started my pre-op today was hard but it was not that bad, hope tomorrow would be easier[/quote']

I'm on for Nov 5, and I can't wait! I have only1 week of full liquid diet to do pre op and I begin that on Oct 31! I know that can be difficult, but I'm ready for the challenge and ready for a new way of eating and living!

This is so hard, but i know this will pass. I got all shaky, nauseous, and have a headache,and it is only day one. Pushing through, and know it will get better. Hopefully since i get to drink shakes i will feel better. Less than two weeks though! Woot woot!

This is so hard' date=' but i know this will pass. I got all shaky, nauseous, and have a headache,and it is only day one. Pushing through, and know it will get better. Hopefully since i get to drink shakes i will feel better. Less than two weeks though! Woot woot![/quote']

It will!!! I'm day two much better than I thought it would be. Try not to think about it ur focus that u r not eating. I just try to throw myself all into my work. Especially since I will be off for a whole. Taking two weeks off then we are closed the week of Thanksgiving so after 10/30 I don't go back to work until 11/27. So gotta make sure my work is caught up even though I will still have a laptop and printer at home.