HI GIRLS,

YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL, WITH YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS IT IS SO MUCH APPRECIATED. I GUESS I DID NOT INTRODUCE MYSELF VERY WELL IN THE OTHER FORUM. SO HERE I GO.

I AM HAPPILY MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL MAN WHO HAS LOVED ME THRU THICK AND THIN & BACK TO THICK LOL!!!WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN JOSH 26 CODY 14 AND CHELSEA 13. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA OF THE UPPER PENNISULA OF MICHIGAN,IN THE OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST, YUP WE ARE" IN DA WOODS" SO WE WILL BE TRAVELING TO GREEN BAY WISCONSIN FOR MY SURGERY NO ONE IN THE U.P. DOES THIS SURGERY, AND THIS IS THE CLOSEST PLACE WE COULD GO VERSUS DOWN STATE MICHIGAN, WHICH WOULD BE MUCH FARTHER THAN THE 3 HOURS WE WILL DRIVE TO GREEN BAY. THE SURGEON DOING MY SURGERY HAS ONLY DONE 10 LAP BANDS BUT I FEEL HE IS THE RIGHT ONE, HE HAD A SURGEON FROM BIOENTRICS(LAPBAND COMPANY) WITH HIM FOR HIS FIRST 3 SURGERIES, I AM SUR EHE HAS DONE MORE SINCE I SAW HIM FOR MY PRE-OPS.

I WEIGH 252 AS OF TODAY I HAVE LOST 7 LBS, I AM ABOUT 5'4'

I WILL START MY LIQUID DIET ON THE 26TH, SURGERY ON THE AUGUST 2 . I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OVERWEIGHT , I WAS UP TO 282 , AND STARTED USING REDUX AND LOST 62 LBS AND THEN IT WAS TAKEN OFF THE MARKET, I HAVE BEEN UP AND DOWN SINCE THAN. I WANTED TO DO THE RNY ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO BUT CHICKENED OUT, WAS GOING TO GO DOWNSTATE TO THE BARIATRIC CENTER, BUT THOUGHT I COULD DO IT ON MY OWN.BUT YOUR READY WHEN YOUR READY EH?

THIS TIME I AM GOING THROUGH WITH IT, YES I AM SCARED,BUT I AM MORE SCARED OF WINDING UP IN A WHEEL CHAIR IN THE FUTURE, I HAVE FIBROMYALGIA, ARTHRITIS, AND MUTLIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND AT THIS WEIGHT, HOW THE HECK WOULD I TAKE CARE OF MYSELF??ESPECIALLY IN A CHAIR.

MY 14 SON IS THE MOST VERBAL ABOUT THE SURGERY HE TELLS ME I FINE THE WAY I AM , AND I SAY I WILL BE BETTER AFTERWARDS.

WELL DID NOT MEAN TO RAMBLE ON I DO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORDS OF WISDOM I TRULY DO!!!

LISA LEE

Hi, how are you doing, just wanted to give you a little friendly advice, Its easier for people to read when you don't write in CAPS. It's considered shouting in internet terms, lols the whole while when I was reading your post, I could hear you shouting write into my ear

Welcome to the forum btw

Hi Lisa -

Welcome, and congrats on your upcoming date!!

HI LEO,

I DO NO THAT TYPING IN CAP'S ARE CONSIDERED SHOUTING, I HAVE A PROBLOM, WITH MY VISION, IF YOU READ THE POST ,I HAVE M.S. SORRY TO HAVE OFFENDED YOU.

LISA LEE

Nope, I am not at all offended, I didn't know you had a vision problems. So please don't mind me being so insensitive.

HEY LEO,

YOU DID NOT NO SO DON'T FEEL BAD.... I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS VERY CARING AND SUPPORTIVE. I SEE YOU ARE FROM BROOKLYN, I HAVE FAMILY THERE, ON COLEMAN STREET. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE, BUT WOULD LOVE TO GO THERE SOMEDAY!!!

ANY TIPS ON GOOD LIQUID'S TO DRINBK PRIOR TO MY SURGERY?? I BOUGHT THE SHAKES VANILLA ECT.. BROTH JELLO, PUDDING ALL LOW CAL OF COURSE BUT WOULD LIKE TO NO WHAT YOU ALL USED.

THANKS

LISA LEE

Hi Lisa Lee, I'm Lisa B. This has nothing to do with your pre-op fast, but I noticed something interesting while I was doing liquids so I thought this might be a good place to share.

When I was on liquids, I figured I was taking in so few calories that I'd shed weight like crazy. But then I counted the calories in everything I was drinking, and I was taking in 1600 calories of liquids in one day!

I was having juice, chocolate milk, tea with honey, Jello, popsicles, an occasional shake, blended Soups, mash-potato Soup, etc. When I calculated all those calories, I decided to cut back on sugar so I bought 3 boxes of sugarfree popsicles and one box regular. I mixed them all in a bowl in the freezer and just picked randomly - even the sugarfree are good, but getting that additional sweet & naughty one is a treat.

I also started mixing apple juice with cranberry, then diluting it with Water and watering down my soups a little.

Lisa, please find out from your dr. how your RXs will affect you after surgery. I was advised to take Prevacid before I take the Celebrex for arthritis. Best of luck to you!