I am new to the boards and just got my date today - August 17! I am so excited! My surgeon is Dr. Allan Geiss in Syosset, NY. Looking forward to talking to everyone.

I'm nervious, excited, and having just the slightest bit of concern about feeling the port. But overall I can't wait to get healthy!!

If your surgery is in August too, come on in!

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August 3rd here with Dr. Boutt in Port Huron! I am so happy happy happy! I've already given up pop and I gave up caffiene right along with it.

Hi again everyone! Glad to see there are so many of us. I am just waiting for 2 things: mypulmonologist to send his report to my surgeon's office (pulmonologist is on vacation, not returning until next week), then surgeon's office can send everything to my insurance company for approval. So I'm hoping my 8/17 date STICKS!!! I can't wait!!!

I am going to be banded Aug. 1!! It's also my birthday! I figure that is about the safest day you can have surgery. lol

I'm also nervous but very, very excited. This 4th of July I sat on the sidelines at a BBQ watching everyone else play badminton and baseball. I vowed never to sit on the sidelines again. This surgery cannot come soon enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am going to be banded Aug. 1!! It's also my birthday! I figure that is about the safest day you can have surgery. lol

I'm also nervous but very, very excited. This 4th of July I sat on the sidelines at a BBQ watching everyone else play badminton and baseball. I vowed never to sit on the sidelines again. This surgery cannot come soon enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Kiana38,

I'm also on the 1st but with Dr. Sanchez in Mexico...who are you going to be banded by? Right now, I'm getting the final touches together regarding my financing and travel..by the end of the week, it will be smooth sailing!

Good Luck!

Courtney

Any of you having trouble with the "last supper" syndrome? Seems like all I do is eat what I know I can't have after my band on August 2.

I'm having bad last supper syndrome. hhahaha. It's UGLY! Eating everything in site

Im due to be banded on August 9th! Finished my "supervised weight loss" in December and have just now gotten my insurance approval..what a nightmare!! Its been a year of harrassing them!

August 9th- Dr. Robert Pinnar- Reston, VA

I too have been eating and eating. I have to stop.:help:

I don't want to weight more when I go see the doctor again in two weeks. I have my stress test then.

I've been eating too much ICE CREAM - which I am going to stop, b/c it can still be over-eaten with the band.

I need to start writing dates on my calendar for when each stage will begin and end - pre-op liquids, post-op liquids, mushies, etc. Until my insurance gives the ok, I still don't feel it's real.

My band date is August 4th and I'm so happy. I'm still awaiting insurance answer to my 3rd request but I'm self paying unless i hear from them. I just couldn't wait any longer. I have time off of work in August and just want to get on with it. I am so looking forward to the other side of surgery and a new start.

my dear hubby is getting banded on aug 28 he is not looking forward to pre op diet

Any of you having trouble with the "last supper" syndrome? Seems like all I do is eat what I know I can't have after my band on August 2.

Oh Yeah - big time. I weighed myself this weekend and found I'd gained almost 7 pounds since getting my date a month ago. So, I'm working really hard on getting in control!

I've joined Funny's "I found a new diet" thread soup train. Why?

Cause, OMG! have I had the last supper syndrome.

You'd thought someone was going to put me in the electric chair.

I am going to do the soup diet to lose 5-10 so I DONT have to go on the two week diet for liquids pre-op. My Doc doesn't make you do it if you have maintained from the initial consultation.

So far.. so good .. on day ONE! :confused:

God, I'm glad I'm not the only one with last supper syndrome! :confused: I've been eating like crazy. Not good, that's for sure! I need to stop so I don't gain too much before the surgery, otherwise my doc might not do it. Wouldn't that just suck?! I got the official clearance from the shrink last week, guess I'm not crazy. So now I'm just waiting for the nurse to call and schedule my consults with the nutritionist and all my pre-op testing. 5 weeks from tommorow!

:update:

Well, I talked to my Patient Advocate today and it looks like my insurance has approved everything! Yayyy! So, I had the appointment to have my consult with the surgeon next Wednesday (the 19th) and she said it will move very fast from that point, and that is VERY realistic to assume that my surgery will be in August! So...it looks like I am almost officially part of the August Crew!

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