HI. MY NAME IS ED IM FROM SLC. UT. MY WIFE NIKKI AND I ARE GOING TO BE BANDED HOPEFULLY LATER THIS MONTH OR NEXT. WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR APPROVAL FROM OUR INS. WE HAVE FIRST HEALTH INS. AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S A FAIRLY FAST APPROVAL PROCESS. WE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROCEDURESINCE LAST JULY BUT ITS TAKEN US AWHILE TO GET OFF OUR BUTTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT THOUGH, SO ANY ADVISE WOULD BE HELPFULL. DID ANY OF YOU START TO CHANGE YOUR EATING HABBIITS WELL IN ADVANCE OR GO OUT ON A BING RITE BEFOR SURGERY? ALSO HOW LONG WERE YOU ON A LIQUID DIET BEFOR AND AFTER THE OPERATION? OUR DOCTOR IS TELLING US WE WILL BE ON A LIQUID DIET FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE AND UP TO 2 WEEKS AFTER DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT? IM AT 290 RITE NOW MY GOAL IS 200 BUT THE DOC SAYS FOR MY HEIGHT 5'101/2 I SHOULD BE MORE LIKE 170-180 I HAVE NEVER IMAGINED MY SELF LESS THAN 200 BUT RITE NOW ANYTHING WOULD BE GREAT WELL I SIT AND WAIT FOR THE INS. SO ILL LET YA ALL KNOW WHEN I GET APPROVED THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE

ED

Hi Ed,

Welcome! I'm waiting to be banded as well so I can't answer many of your questions but wanted to say hello and welcome you just the same! From what I have read it seems that every doctor is different in what they require pre-op and post-op. My Surgeon does not require the liquid diet before the surgery and then Clear liquids the first day post-op... full liquids the second day post-op and then onto pureed for two weeks.... and so on.

Good luck to both you and you wife... you'll find everyone here to be very helpful.

Darcy

Hello, and welcome!

Like Darcy, I am waiting for my band as well. I'm scheduled for 6/14. I have met with the nutritionist thou. I will be on an Atkins-like diet for 2 weeks pre-op. Then a week of liquids, followed by a week of "mushy". It really depends on how the healing is going, thou. And yes, as soon as my mind was a definate go for surgury, I began to binge! Every meal was the last supper and for the first time in my life I had no guilt when I ate 'cos I knew I would be doing something about it soon. That only lasted a few weeks and I kept thinking that I couldn't wait for surgery. Then I realized I didn't have to wait, I could start preparing now. So I joined Curves and started paying attention to what I was eating. Not dieting, just watching. Also I am drinking more and more Water 'cos that is so key to cleaning the system and keeping weight loss going. But you can bet I will still be enjoying my favorite Pasta dishes up until June!

Best of wishes to you and your wife! I'm sure you will find this site to be a huge help! Go further back in the posts and you will find a wealth of info!