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Tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m., I will be sitting in the hospital surgical lounge checking in for my LapBand! I still have a bunch of stuff I want to do around my house today just to get it more clean so I won't have to be thinking about it when I get home (b/c I know that I won't be up for doing anything about it for a while!). I am otherwise as prepared as I can be thanks to everyone here, my doctor, and my nutritionist. My brother keeps commenting on how calm I sound about all of it on the phone.... I cannot say that I am not nervous at all, but I am at peace. I've made this decision to help me bring about the changes that I have needed to make for a very long time! I know that I will have much work to do!!! What I have read of the success stories here is that the people who follow what the doctor / nutritionist tell you to do will be successful. That's what I want / plan to do. I have already lost 17 #s so far. I am more committed than I have ever been..... ever. I am optimistic, hopeful, positive. After my LapBand, I will continue to look to others here for support and hope to be supportive of others, as well! I'll keep you posted! Deb

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Sounds like you are in the right frame of mind and truly motivated. I'm sure you will be a successful bandster. Good luck tomorrow...see you on the other side.

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Good luck to you. I have my surgery July 2 and am ready.

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My surgery is tomorrow same time. God luck. I'm cleaning as well. The funny part is my mom is all nervous she made me broth and accidentally dropped a note into the container & when I showed her, her response was "oh, that's where I left it". When I check in tomorrow I'm going to ask the dr to give her a Valium and me extra to deal with her. Ha ha. All will be good.

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Surgery tomorrow too !! Nervous as anything good lucky

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Hang in there newbies! Don't be nervous. We were all there and you have great things coming your way! Wishing success to you all!

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Thank you all for the wonderful well wishes, fantastic support, & great advice! You have all been so supportive & helpful! I look forward to reporting back again sometime tomorrow & the next phase of this journey to come! Best wishes to everyone else who is banding tomorrow, too, or on July 2nd, as I have a feeling I won't remember to send this message tmr! Haha! sleep with peace, my new-found friends! And again, many, many thanks!

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Best of luck to all of you!! How exciting. I have a week to go. Can't wait to read how you all are doing:)

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Woo hoo! Excited for all the July banders! Mine is in a few weeks! You sound so positive and that is wonderful! keep sending those positive vibes my way!!! :D Best wishes to you and everyone else! :)

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Good luck. My b day is July third.

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Update: Surgery went well! I got home from hospital @ 2:15. Worse problem was that I developed a Migraine towards end of time at hospital. Took both pain medication (belly VERY sore) & migraine medication & slept for @ 2.5 hours, which helped a lot! Been sipping Water slowly & just ate half a Jello ... so far, so good. Heating pad on my shoulders is helping the shoulder pain issue quite a bit. Spoke w/ my brother who was amazed with how coherent I sounded. Haha! All is well & I'm settling in for another nap. ???Š Based on what I have read from others, pain is not as bad as I expected. Tomorrow may be worse, but this is today & I will only consider today. I'm happy with how today has gone!

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Update: Surgery went well! I got home from hospital @ 2:15. Worse problem was that I developed a Migraine towards end of time at hospital. Took both pain medication (belly VERY sore) & migraine medication & slept for @ 2.5 hours' date=' which helped a lot! Been sipping Water slowly & just ate half a Jello ... so far, so good. Heating pad on my shoulders is helping the shoulder pain issue quite a bit. Spoke w/ my brother who was amazed with how coherent I sounded. Haha! All is well & I'm settling in for another nap. ð Based on what I have read from others, pain is not as bad as I expected. Tomorrow may be worse, but this is today & I will only consider today. I'm happy with how today has gone![/quote']

Congrats agreed pain tolerable :) looking forward to going home Tom myself

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