Getting banded next month. Looking for other newbies.

August 6th for me too!!!

August 6th for me too!!!

Sounds like there is a few of us getting banded at the same time!!

Just found out yesterday that I'm scheduled for August 12th! I'm now calling my approval letter my 2nd birth certificate, LOL.

I'm on the 12th too I'll be praying for us all!

stephwellman, are you freaking out a little about the soft diet before your surgery? I'm hoping I don't screw it up, eating according to a prescribed menu has not been my strong suit.

Yes I was totally freaking but once your stomach and mind get on the right level with each other you'll do fine I'm on day 11 of a 28 day diet and it's all smooth sailing SO FAR.... At least till Monday when I'm on total liquids for 2 weeks on the plus side I've lost 4 pounds since I've started!

Glad to hear that you are being successful! I'm going to meet pre-op with my doctor on 6 August and I have a ton on questions.

August 6th for me too!!!

I'm at my preop visit now. So excited. We will have to talk daily after for support. Nice to have people same stage I am in.

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Good luck! Right around the corner!

I'm on the 12th too I'll be praying for us all!

Need all the prayer we can get!

Hi everyone My name is Evelyn I'm going to be banded August 27th 2013, I am so excited and happy. I am a senior 64 years old. I would love to know what kind of protein shakes u all are drinking to keep you full

Yes I was totally freaking but once your stomach and mind get on the right level with each other you'll do fine I'm on day 11 of a 28 day diet and it's all smooth sailing SO FAR.... At least till Monday when I'm on total liquids for 2 weeks on the plus side I've lost 4 pounds since I've started!

Just found out yesterday that I'm scheduled for August 12th! I'm now calling my approval letter my 2nd birth certificate' date=' LOL.[/quote']

Scheduled for the 12th here too. Love that! Might have to borrow your 'born again' statement. :-)

Hi everyone My name is Evelyn I'm going to be banded August 27th 2013' date=' I am so excited and happy. I am a senior 64 years old. I would love to know what kind of Protein shakes u all are drinking to keep you full[/quote']

I like the Premier Protein they are pretty good! I was getting them from Walmart (4 in a pack $6) but now get them from SAMs Club (12 per box $16.99) I have tried both the powder and the pre made. I take the pre made and a cup of frozen fruit and put it in my bullet blender and its yummy! I hope when I get to my pre op diet I can continue adding the fruit!

I am being banded on 8-23-13. I have some butterflies. I know I can do this but I still have so many questions. I know I should call my doctor and probably will next week. I am so concerned if I cough or grunt too hard - constipation that it might slip. I am worried that the silliest things will make it not work. I'm just being paranoid. So how goes the pre op diet? I have tea, coffee, broth crystal light to have only for 2 weeks and 3 days. I weigh 210 but my bmi is 37.2. So no real problems with surgery although I take at this time is 33 pills a day 23 different rx's. That put the doctor off. I had to get a clearance from 5 of my doctors before he would even consider me. Then my insurance turned me down because I hadn't been medically supervised counting calories. I was flabbergasted. I appealed and got a go ahead for surgery. They took my words to heart. The winning sentence I believe turned it was I have diabetes and all that entails, heart disease, high bp high choles. high triglyc. bipolar disorder fibromylgia and a host of other conditions and you're turning me down because I didn't count calories. hopefully everything will go smoothly as it possibly can. I plan on sticking to this. I have to. Not doing it isn't an option. I hope you all have a good banding experience pre and post and hope to be back here soon.Donna