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"

When something gets stuck...don't panic....drink some hot water (hot enough for tea) or hot tea....and it will slide right down! I had a cream of wheat incident...I now eat Gerber Rice with Bananas when I want cereal. I had part of a meatball get stuck...which was crazy because it feel apart on the fork..so I thought ..okay no problem...yeah right. Also I found that there is a big difference between albacore tuna and chunk light. Chunk light is denser....and wicks liquid like a sponge and becomes even more dense.....even though its has way less fat---albacore is the better choice.

I got my first fill yesterday....omg i felt the restriction as I was walking out of his office (he said I should have felt it as he was injecting the saline. I still feel it as I sit and type. lol and...lost 2 lbs since yesterday..crazy huh?

Well who knew? Muffins, huh. Guess I'll look for fiber elsewhere!

OK I have this feeling that I should know this but what is PB.. I am assuming when the band is blocked and you have to throw it up..??????? Was I supposed to learn this somewhere or is it lapband slang...

Btw, thanks a bunch for the feedback.

As I understand it, PB stands for Productive Burp. But not a productive burp in the standard sense, like a dry belch. More like an up-chuck as my mom used to say.

And if you don't want one of those, stay away from bran muffins.

M_O_M - I am posting my weigh-in for today...

9 Oct - 190

16 Oct 186

23 Oct 184

30 Oct 187

06 Nov - 182.5

total weight loss for challenge so far - 7.5 pounds!!

Monday Christmas Challenge weigh in=175 YAY!!!

Hi Mom,

STILL 279, two weeks with the same weight, but I get my first fill Thursday so hopefully things will be moving along here...

Thanks and Congrats to all on their weight loss!

Monday weigh in 225.....-1 pound this week.

Weight in---220....-3 lbs so far (but just got my first fill on Friday...so should be smooth sailing from here!)

No change for me:( Better than gaining I guess...

I had a tough week, and actually gained two pounds mid-week, but by the weekend I had dropped two, and then two more by this morning! Yeah! So, that's -2 for the week. I like doing a challenge like this, because I really do think about the Monday weigh-in, which helps me be good over the weekend!

Has anyone heard of the new program by Oprah's Dr. Oz (and Dr. Rozein?) called "You, on a diet"? I'm picking up a copy of the book today. I'm not sure whether it's completely compatible with band-eating, but I like their very healthy approach to eating, so I figure I'll gain a little nutritional knowledge, even if I can't follow the program 100%.

Tami

Hi,

Posting my weight, down .4 lb but i'll take it since it is PMS time!

Im 193.6 so no loss keep me at 194! Im so thrilled to maintain without a fill yet!!

Are we posting weight loss for the December challenge today? I keep losing 2 and gaining it back. It really sucks. I get my fill tommorrow. I'm a little scared, but hope it helps. I'm wanting to see results! Please post a gain of 1 pound.

Karey, I had a fill last week and it was by far less traumatic than I expected. Don't worry, you'll do fine.

I'm weighing in this week at 218 just for the overall loss...not in the challenge. Back up about .5 pounds. Whatever they put in last week in my fill is no longer there and so I go back down to Houston for another fill this week. Something about the band "absorbing the saline?" Whatever it is, I have been stuck and have been so worried that I was doing something wrong...phew! Is it possible to get addicted to fills? Just joking! It is so nice to read everyone's postings and realize that others have their up and down days too.