It feels like it has been such a long journey since I joined these boards and began my Quest to get a revision from a LapBand to the Sleeve. It took 2 insurance appeals with lots of mental and emotional searching and anguish along the way. I have learned so much here.

I'm happy to say that today I received my date - March 7th. Ironically, I had my Lapband on March 6th six years ago.

I start my pre-op diet on Wednesday, then have to get my blood/EKG tests this week, pre-op physical and educational class next week with surgery following the next week.

I am so looking forward to my new life and getting this Lapband out of me!

Susie

Congratulations!! My day is March 6! I'll be looking for you on the other side!

Yay! March 8th here..right behind ya!

Good luck with your surgery!!!!

Feb 29th for me on a leap year. I am so excited for all of us. I meet with the Anesthesiologist on 02/24 and then I will have everything complete. Pre-op diet is so-so but at least I'm not starving...lol Good luck.

SO jealous of you all! My date is yet to be set bc I am self-pay, but I think it will be sometime in May. YAY - so happy for you want2bthin!!! make sure and check back with us and let everyone know how you're doing!

Thanks everyone - wow - we will be surgery week buddies

Blondeej - Don't worry your date will come up soon enough - I've been on this board since last summer so I know how you feel. It's a bit of a process but I'm sure you know already that there's a lot of great people out here to learn from and who will be supporting you all the way!

Susie

My journey to Version 2.0 starts tomorrow with my official Pre-Op diet. I'm so ready!!!

^{Newbie to the board as of today! My surgery date is March 5th! Can't wait and hopefully can find some friends going through the same thing on this site.}

Welcome to the board Mickster40. You are among a great group of people who sincerely and truly support each other. I have learned so much here and I'm sure you will do the same.

Congrats on your surgery date also. There's a slight chance they may change mine to the 5th - originally I was given that date but then they said someone else was scheduled who was not a definite so if I wanted a definite date to stick with March 7th and they would let me know if anything changes.

In any case, it seems far away in some ways and in other ways just around the corner.

Thanks Want2bthin! Just trying to figure stuff out on here and find out how to do things like make my timeline thingy and reading the different threads.

I started my pre-op diet on the 20th so day 4 now. Going pretty good - thank God my doctor told me I could have some bullion if I needed to - that has made a big difference. Keeping that to only 2 a day, placed inbetween shakes, in order to make sure I don't OD on sodium!

Congrats! You are going to love the sleeve. It works! My sleeve got me to a normal weight after a horrible nightmare with my band. So happy for you. : )

Thanks Becca. I have read many of your posts since last year when I joined VST and they have always been very encouraging and inspirational. I can't wait to get this band out of me - good riddens! I do know some people who have done well with it. I am so looking forward to having instant, permanent restriction rather than going through all the fill/unfill nonsense and the difficulties that came along with it. I'm on Day 6 of my Pre-Op diet now and am doing very well with it and already feeling like the start of a new person.

Wonderful news! It won't be long now!