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bkwalling    0

bkwalling
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:) :)

:clap2: I AM APPROVED FOR MY LAB BAND SURGERY

I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS SITE FOR A WHILE JUST NEVER POST

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE LAP BAND SINCE JULY AND I FINALLY GOT APPROVED TODAY IT HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS BUT VERY WORTH IT

I GO TOMMORROW TO SEE WHEN MY SURGERY IS

I CAN NOT WAIT

OH AND I HAVE A QUESTION I HAVE BEEN ON DIET pills FOR 3 YRS AND WAS TOLD TO STOP TAKING THEM 2 WKS PRIOR TO SURGERY WHICH I HAD PLANNED ON DOING ANYWAYS BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY DIET PILLS AND SURGERY ARE BAD I AM HAVING THIS SURGERY TO FREE MY LIFE OF DIET PILLS AN YO YO DIETS BUT EVERY SINCE MY SURGEON SAID MAKE SURE TO STOP THE DIET PILLS 2 WKS PRIOR THAT SCARES ME BECAUSE I AM AFRAID SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THEM SO LONG THEY WILL NOT BE OUT OF MY SYSTEM IN TWO WKS JUST WONDERING WHAT YOU BRILLANT SUPPORTERS THINK

OH AND BY THE WAY THANKS FOR YOU SUPPORT ON THE LONG WAIT FOR APPROVAL I LOVE THIS SITE KHRISTINA

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juliegeraci    7

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Hi Khristina,

I know there are some doctors out there that let you use diet pills. Does yours want you to stop? If so, you will be okay. I think you will find (probably after you start getting fills) that you will have less hunger. The beauty of the band is less hunger and more satisfaction. Good luck with your surgery. Its been a great experience for me so far and I'm much happier.

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wootsie73    0

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Congradulations on your approval! I'm so happy for you. Now for the diet pill thing, this could be a huge issue for you. What kind of diet pills are you taking? The reason I'm asking is because I'm an RN and I'm a little concerned about withdrawal symptoms. You can send me a private message if you would like, but it may be very difficult for you to get off of them since you have been on them for so long. I'm sure your surgeon knows what's going on, so follow his advise. The pills should be out of your system in 2 weeks, but you may have some terrible side effects when youu stop taking them. Good luck!

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bkwalling    0

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oh it is not my surgeon that gave the pills it was my family doc my surgeon wants me off them I will love being free of them because of irregular heartbeat sweats etc thanks for the reply

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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