Is there anyone out there with a February surgery date? I found out last week that mine is on February 1. Was shooting for December 06, then hoping for January 07, now thankful it's finally set for February! My surgery is scheduled with Dr. Malley in Kansas City.

February 6th at 0800 am Dr. Malley.:clap2:

Joan

I got my date Feb 5th, with Dr. Deol in Troy Mi

Can't wait

Vicki

holy moly! i got my paperwork all done and sent in. deposit has been made. airfare is set. now i just have to wait until 2/21!!!

i have to admit i wasn't prepared at all for this feeling... half thrilled to pieces and half scared to pieces! i've been emotionally eating all over the friggin' place. i am SO ready to be done with that.

is anyone else freaked?!

Silry,

Mine went really fast also. I attended the seminar January 6, had my consultation with the doctor on 1/23, got my lab work done the same day and was approved by the pre-op nurse the next day. My surgery is set for 2/15. I am self pay and was hoping things would progress quickly but I never expected it to be this quick.

My supervisors are having a food orgy for me on 2/8 so I can taste all of my favorite foods one last time. It will be fun but I am going to say goodbye to these foods forever!

Good luck,

Sharon

Silry the emotional eating part is the hardest thing to overcome. I have realized how often I want to eat just because I feel like I need to, and now that I can't due to my liquid diet it has really put a huge strain on me in the last few days. I cry that I can't eat. I feel sick over it. It is better now than it was the first day but it still sucks.

I had that half scared feeling/half super excited feeling too. Now that I am just over a week away I am more excited than anything. Mostly I htink because full liquid stage includes cottage cheese and I really really want something other than optifast.

Congrats Twins, I have heard many good things about Dr. Deol. I am in Southeaster Michigan too but I am being banded by Dr. Bacal in Dearborn.

It makes it easier drinking my breakfast knowing that there are so many of us doing the same.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Day 2 of my liquid (Whey protein and carnation instant breakfast) Feb. 5th is getting closer!!! Also I found a great protein drink "special K - k2o" flavored protien drink (i recommend it)

I am scheduled for 02/20/07. I start my pre-op diet on 02/06/07.

Hey Joan: just a question are you self pay like Sharon or are you going with insurance? What hospital?... (I will be using Menorah due to having BCBS)

I anyone else that is on liquids as obsessed with food as I am? I can't get my mind off of it and now that I want to eat so bad (just made the kids dinner) I am finding it necessary to plan my post op menu because I have to do something involving it.

Now I'm a March 2007 bandster...

Good luck and best wishes to all you February bandsters that will have a headstart!!!

congrats heather.. HEY I will most likely be a March bander too... see ya on the other thread!

It is so nice to know that I am not the only one obsessing over food. I am trying to stick with the Atkins shakes for two meals a day and one light meal. Starting the first I am switching to an all liquid diet. I can't seem to think about anything but food. I can't wait for the 26th. 1 month to go! Yeah:clap2:

I was just browsing the before and after pic's and the main thing I noticed about people - besides the major weight changes. In the before pic's people look absolutely unhappy and in the after pictures almost everyone is just beaming. I want to look that happy!

Anyway - I hope you all have a great weekend.

you are so right!!!!!!!! and they usually look like the daughter/son of their before pic! BANDSRUS!

Hey Joan: just a question are you self pay like Sharon or are you going with insurance? What hospital?... (I will be using Menorah due to having BCBS)

I have UHC that will pay for some of it and the rest is self pay. Do you know Sharon?

Joan

GOT MY DATE TODAY!!!

Feb. 27 with DR Ganser. I go to the preop class on the 15th and one more after that. Hopefully the time will go by quick

Chris