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JARS517    54

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This forum has been a wonderful support to me. I have been mostly a "reader" of posts but I am trying to get more involved. My surgery is on Monday. I can't wait to be on the "other side"! Congrats on your approval!

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Lori123    170

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Hi Stephanie I was banded Nov 7th. Everyone here is right- you can learn a lot on here. I started reading this site three months before my surgery and it helped. I had a great surgical experience and just have one recommendation- get you some gas-x strips. That was really the only pain I had post op. I have no regrets and wish I had done it sooner! You will have peaks and valleys just like the rest of us through this but you can do it because yourself the big decision to start this journey to a healthier you. I got banded at age 50 after seeing my cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure numbers . I said to myself "you are done, you cannot continue this lifestyle and what you have tried in the past isn't working". So I took the plunge after educating myself and I am a better person for it . Good luck!!

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Lori123    170

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This forum has been a wonderful support to me. I have been mostly a "reader" of posts but I am trying to get more involved. My surgery is on Monday. I can't wait to be on the "other side"! Congrats on your approval!

How are you doing since surgery?

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sjenki    8

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Had my consultation :) now to meet with a shink and dietician next week!!! After that I wait for the approval. This is happening so fast. I know that is not the norm so I feel blessed

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ruby tulip    2

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Thanks to Lori 123 I remember that my cholesterol is going up too, along with blood pressure, diabetes, pain in joints,. At nearly 63 I am having surgery on July 22, 2013. I have no qualms, no fears, nothing except determination that THIS WILL WORK and the extra 80 pounds I am hauling around will come off! I know it is not a magic fix and that I will have to work hard too and follow instructions. Any pre-op advice for me? I'm on the diet.

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ruby tulip    2

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NowSiSSllllSince yesterday, the 4th of July, I have swung to the opposite side of the pendulum over my surgery. I went to a barbeque and decided to have one last blow-out before the pre-diet REALLY starts: hot dog, shish kebob, corn on the cob, salads, ice cream cone. I went home vowing never to eat again and scared to death about my surgery in 17 days. Not good, not good at all. Do I want to give up this fabulous overeating experience?? A friend asked me when my birthday was (August 21) because I had just taken her out for a steak dinner on her birthday last week. Only two people (one of them is taking me surgery day) about this surgery so I didn't say anything yet to this friend, but by the end of August I might just have to 'fess up. I'll suggest a movie. Many of you say that running the gamut of emotions is normal, right?

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Watchershrink83    61

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Hello everyone, my name is Susana. I'm considering lap band surgery and would LOVE any words of wisdom you can share. I've just started the whole process so I'm really really new to all of this. Thanks in advance for all your help.

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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

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        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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        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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    • KimBaxleyWilson

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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