I WAS an August bander, but it was pushed to the 30th, which is a busy time for me at work, so I just pushed it further ahead to September 20th. Anyone else getting banded in September?

Anyone get a September date beside me?

Yep, I and scheduled to be banded on the 29th of Septemeber!

Best of luck to you! (and me)

Me too! I was first scheduled Aug 23, but will be in Disney World, so moved it to September 11th...

Wow this is great! :clap2: Hi you guys!!!

I am taking some time off in August to go operation shopping - getting a heating pad, liquid Vitamins, etc., using the pre and post-op lists on the boards.

I wish you the best and look forward to talking more as the day comes closer!:huggie:

Got my insurance approval letter in the mail yesterday! So relieved that went smoothly.

Hope to be a Sept Band member

Got one more hoop to jump Aug 25th

They have checked my heart,kidneys, A1c and everthing else

and i have passed

Now thay want a pulmanory specialist aug 25th

It's almost like they are trying to find reasons not to do the surgery

So i9 hope to be Sept Band

I am hoping for a Sept band date too :bananapartyhat:

Sept. 4th for me...

I guess MY Sept band thread wasn't good enough! :bananapartyhat:

JG, congrats on getting your approval letter!

Cootie and BigEd, hope you get the final approval!

JamesA, did not see your thread :-)

For those scheduled, when do you start your pre-op diet?

Hey James! I didn't see your thread!

Sherry, I need to look at my information and see when liquids start. I think I'm in denial about it.:straight

Sherry, thank you!

James, so sorry, didn't see yours either Forgive me?

:eek:

I have to start my liquid diet 7-10 days before surgery....I think that I am going with 7 days of torture instead of 10. I had to start doing Atkins on Monday July, 31st. I was told that I need to lose as much weight as possible before surgery. I've already lost 7 pounds in 5 days...I am sure it is all WATER...either way I am happy that the scale is going down!! My goal is to lose at least 30 pounds by Sept. 20th :becky: I'll keep you all posted!

JG, congrats on getting your approval letter!

Cootie and BigEd, hope you get the final approval!

JamesA, did not see your thread :-)

For those scheduled, when do you start your pre-op diet?

Thanks

Was told I've got the green light after Aug 24 Pulmanory Clearence !!

Lapoli

I am not being banded until Sept 11th, but just did a week of my pre-op diet to "see if I would make it", and actually I did just fine! Here is my menu from my nutritionist:

730am: sugar free Carn Instant Breakfast and 8oz 1% milk, piece of fruit

1030am: CIB

1230: Healthy Choice Vegetable Soup

330pm: CIB

630pm: 2 CIB and piece of fruit

830pm: sugar free Jello snack

Multivitamin and Calcium every day, and 2-3 oz chicken breast two to three times per week.

THe hardest part as always was the 'mental' side of it. Now I am using parts of that diet and just adding in a salad or a reasonable dinner meal, and will go back to that completely on Aug 30th (the day I get back from a two week vacation!).

Sherry

I will be a September bandie, as well. Don't have my date yet, but am getting all of my pre-op appointment taken care of this week. As soon as all the results are in, they are putting me on the surgery schedule!:clap2: I bought two giant bags of powdered protein shakes today at Costco and also picked up a bottle of liquid vitamin/minerals.