Calling all upcoming bandsters...

I just wanted to start a thread where everyone can post their surgery dates and we can start to compare notes.

I am scheduled for 9/12. I have ALL my pre-op stuff next Wed & Thurs, including psych eval, sleep consult, lab work, 4 hr nutrition class, and pre-op appt with surgeon. It is going to be a couple of very full days.

My parents are coming for a visit the following week, and I don't plan on telling them about the surgery, so I am rushing to get through all of that before they get here.

How is everyone else doing getting their pre-op stuff scheduled?

Here is the list of September Bandsters: I'll try to keep it updated for everyone.

9/1 okiegirl

9/1 TexasBr@t

9/1 TruBlueSue

9/1 finallyonmyway

9/1 ashley

9/4 JamesA

9/4 SLHarrison

9/5 Em1125

9/5 kittylover54

9/5 mcw12985

9/5 chabutter

9/5 BigBZ

9/5 TamifromAL

9/6 Ashlee

9/6 Cole

9/6 Kathy S

9/6 r2ht4u

9/6 Gjdf52

9/6 babyjessica

9/6 P McDonald

9/6 harlito

9/6 kareyquilts

9/6 LindaN

9/7 bibytz

9/7 kristyinusa

9/7 sunnshyne411

9/7 MICHELLE43

9/7 cassandra

9/7 green

9/7 happykat

9/8 dovie6523

9/8 valgal1968

9/8 PattyMartin

9/9 mary9

9/9 msgoat4949

9/11 cindyn

9/11 BJean

9/11 SheryBery

9/11 SherryA

9/11 RHCPgirl

9/11 lamamama

9/11 PHAT TX

9/11 drcollier

9/11 fraleyk

9/11 Dana Kwt

9/12 want2lose

9/12 ItsGottaGo!

9/12 TxAngel

9/12 HopeWorks

9/12 kattiegirl

9/12 brendab

9/13 katt

9/13 jewel

9/13 avasa

9/13 whlatimer

9/13 twiceblessed

9/13 suleehci@yahoo.

9/14 gonnabethin

9/14 mom of many

9/14 spike6

9/15 swanny

9/15 fugnick

9/15 coryW

9/15 ericergoman

9/15 melissa0915

9/18 Linstadt

9/18 tayvia99

9/18 April

9/18 Turmoil

9/18 LovinColorado

9/19 vv0710

9/19 susoue

9/19 Elaine53

9/19 reredc

9/19 missSD

9/19 sweet31eve

9/19 lisalee

9/20 mariecarmen

9/20 wantlapband

9/20 samos

9/20 labradoodle

9/20 ErinS

9/20 beechpad

9/20 lifelongband

9/20 mejomojogolow

9/21 jgandg

9/21 WandaKay

9/21 Dallasmist

9/21 JewelsInLove

9/21 YellowRoseKnows

9/22 diane5467

9/22 kellieatkins30

9/22 Lila

9/22 shell04937

9/22 venetiaann

9/22 butterfly1973

9/22 teachmath

9/23 tgjones

9/25 buzz321

9/25 sandranoelle

9/26 marie noone

9/26 christy

9/26 Lin

9/26 The Woman

9/27 Bettina

9/27 tommygirl

9/27 GettinThinMan

9/27 MimIN

9/28 Tracicat

9/28 jumbojet

9/28 "D"-n-OK

9/28 rbabcock61

9/28 Lisa99

9/29 Lapoli7

9/29 ratgirl

9/29 sweetsue

9/29 chattanoogabrat

9/29 phw72

9/29 JessyInSD

9/29 Chrissy "O"

Hi ya'll! Mim, hope the "girls" are settling in. You look great!

HopeWorks, I've never heard of any kind of Protein supplement other than liquid. I sometimes use Zoic, which is a prepared, canned liquid Protein Drink. It's got a fresher, less thick/chalky taste than some I've tried in the past. It's a little pricey, though. I think I pay $6 for 4 cans, but sometimes catch it on special. I get it at Publix.

I'm down three pounds this week.

Tami

I hope y'all don't mind but I am going to skip weigh-in this week... I'm still feeling bloated and nasty and it really messes with my head when it reads really HIGH...

Lisalee: I might be able to start back at the gym in another 2 weeks but it is light, probably only cardio but I will have to wait until I see my Dr again. I feared I would not go back after a long break but daily I drive by my gym and really miss it! I can't wait to return. Hopefully I'll still feel like that once I get back into it. 6-8 miles a week is awesome! Think back 6 months ago, you have come a long way baby!!

Karey: I did not know they'd be this big. I wanted to even out my figure and well... I guess HUGE is what does that. I am sure I will get use to them but right now they are in the way and my back is killing me!

I am at 207. No loss this week.

Hello all, last two weeks stayed the same.. 0 0 I keep binging. I do good during the day and come home ravenous... makes me so mad at myself. but I do have a problem . sounds like everyone is doing great. by for now...

Mimin: I'm sure you're going to get use to your new bosum and make friends with it. I hope you're feeling better soon and are able to get back to exercising. That will make you feel much better emotionally and physically.

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Mimin: I'm sure you're going to get use to your new bosum and make friends with it. I hope you're feeling better soon and are able to get back to exercising. That will make you feel much better emotionally and physically.

My DH and I had a great time in the Dominican Republic. We stayed at an all inclusive resort. The resort had 8 restuarants and 7 swimming pools. It was beautiful and I really enjoyed just being with my husband. It's amazing what getting away from all the normal pressures can do for your sex life. We went snorkeling and for long walks on the beach. I attended a couple water aerobics classes and used the treadmill while there. I did not lose any weight or gain any. I guess that is a good accomplishment. Anyway, we got home on Sunday and my DH promptly got sick. I backed into my son's truck and now Mom's sick. I guess you enjoy the moments you can and wham it's back to reality!

Karey, where did you stay in DR? We stayed at the Riu Palace in Punta Cana for a week last June. I'm not sure I'd want to do an all-inclusive with the band, though. It tends to encourage me to drink too much, and I'm finding that alcohol has a much stronger effect on me these days! Congrats for maintaining!

Tami

I lb. loss for me this week.

Tami: We stayed at the Paridius Palm Real in Punta Cana. It was very nice. It wasn't too hard not to over eat as I found a lot of the meat too hard to eat. I had a lot of golf ball experiences, so I had to be careful. I don't drink alcohol so that wasn't a temptation. Now, the desserts and ice cream were a temptation, so, I just allowed myself small tastes after eating my regular meal.

Is April still out there lurking? I was just wondering how she is doing? Has anyone heard from her?

Karey...sounds wonderful! I got a bathing suit last week (one of those "Miracle Suits") on sale for$25 instead of $100 plus. It's actually a tankini! Size 16 for now...hopefully less by the middle/end of summer.

Mim....have you noticed that your balance is off? Hope you are feeling better each and every day. Thanks for the encouragement BTW.

A new NSV for me today....the weather was a cool 63 degrees with a light breeze and I ran 5 miles! I enjoyed every minute of it! Not sure what to do when the temps get up over 100 but I plan on finding something else to do. This is just too good to be true....a first for me ever!

Sadly, the scale does not reflect what is happening....I am at 190 this morning...up one pound. Just realized that the scale hasn't really moved in a month. Getting a fill tomorrow. I am so ready!!!

Lisa- Good luck with the filll! Congrats on the NSV's! I'm impressed that you're running. That is very cool.

Well, I went in for a fill today. The doctor initially said he didn't want to put in anything b/c I have lost almost 1/2 of my excess body weight in 6 months....what he expects in a year. He said the more often we access my port, the more likely it is to spring a leak and since I was unable to tolerate any fill last time he wanted to wait a while.

That said, I told him I was exercising frequently and hadn't lost any weight in 1 month. So he put me in front of the Barium machine to see what kind of restriction I had. Upon seeing the Barium pass through very quickly he said he was mistaken and we should do a fill attempt.

They put in 0.5cc and I was very uncomfortable. So they drew back to 0.3cc, checked the Barium swallow again and it looked OK. At that point they sit you down with a bottle of water and ask you to drink about 100cc or 3 oz. to see if you can tolerate it. I sat there and sipped and gurgled. It was too tight.

It was very clear that I am loose, but when they put a miniscule amount in I couldn't tolerate it. They said I am "unusually sensitive" to fills. What exactly does that mean? They reassured me that I was doing nothing wrong, "some people are just real sensitive."

Does anyone have any idea what this means? Is this the end of fills for me? As I am now able to eat bread and chicken without much difficulty I was sure this would work. I still have 50+ pounds to go.

I'm trying not to get discouraged but feel lost and uncertain about how to deal with this. The only thing I can think of is to exercise more i.e. walk on the days I don't run. What do y'all think?

Here are the numbers for this week, I'm sorry I am so slow to post!

TamifromAL - 185/0/-3

MimIN – 180/+14/0

Cassandra – 228.2/-3.6

Gonnabethin – 185/-0.5

LindaN – 208/-1/0

BJean – 177/-1/-1

Kareyquilts - 189/-2/0

Lisalee - 189/0

Sandranoelle - 260/0/0

Tanya67 - 231/

I am *FINALLY* starting to feel better. I can sleep through the night and even woke up on my tummy this morning with no discomfort from sleeping on my beachballs - it was great! They are still quite high and look funky but atleast I feel better.

Lisalee: It is funny you ask that... I am way off balance and literally run into door frames and stuff, it sounds so stupid but it's true. Today I almost took out a telcom guy coming out of the data center, I hit the door, it hurt my boobie and howled and spun around and he was right there with a look of horror across his face. I realized I was grasping my boob and my other hand was fisted and an inch away from his crotch... ooops. I'm sorry your fill was not what you expected. Did they leave any fill in? Maybe you need to go super slow like .1 or .2 cc at a time? If you keep running 5 miles you'll leave us all in the dust! Congrats! I wish I could run like that, I'd probably fall over dead half way through, haha.

Karey: Welcome back! Congrats on the awesome vacation and NO GAIN! :clap2: I don't think I have ever gone on vacation and not gained atleat 10lbs, haha.