I'm getting banded April 24th. Is there anybody else out there getting banded during the week of April 22nd?

Good luck! My doctor wants me to stay on shakes for 1 week post-op. What about you?

Good luck! My doctor wants me to stay on shakes for 1 week post-op. What about you?

I actually get to eat some food. I usually have a scrambled egg and dry toast for meal 1, shake for meal 2, 4-6 oz lean meat or fish with serving of green veggies for meal 3, and shake for meal 4. Most of the time, I can't drink the shake for meal 4. I can also supplement with carrots or celery. What I hate are the chewable vitamins. The multi-vitamin is tolerable, but the only calcium with vitamin D I could find tastes like gummy candy and is sooooooo sweet. Then I have to take 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. How are you doing with the shakes?

I'm getting banded April 24th. Is there anybody else out there getting banded during the week of April 22nd?

I'm getting banded April 29th. My name is Jesse. I'm 34 from Washington State. Would like to find someone to chat with thru the whole process.

Hi Jesse, I'm getting banded this Wednesday (April 24th). My doctor put me on a shake diet prior to my surgery (3 shakes a day, 250 calories per shake). I am excited about moving forward with my surgery but also nervous and scared. I can let you know how things go after the 24th. I like this forum because everyone is very responsive and helpful. :-)

Hey, so I'm really confused about the preop diet. My doctor hasn't mentioned anything about a diet and basically said see you on April 29th at the hospital. I'm wondering if the preop diet is necessary for everyone. So are you male or female. I was hoping to find another male to track progress with. I'm a 34 year old male. I'm at 320 lbs and am being banded on the 29th of this month.

Hello Jesse,

I am a 41 year old female. My doctor was very strict about my Pre-op diet. He said that the following the protein shake diet should reduce the size of the liver by about 25% for the surgery. However, after reading the message boards I can see that every doctor is different and the Pre-op requirements vary.

There was a very nice and helpful man who answered some of my questions. His profile name is charlesoakes68. He recently had the surgery (beginning of April I think).

Try messaging him, he might be a good band-buddy. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to drop me a note.