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Hi everyone. Just stumbled upon the site today and have taken great comfort in it. I have only recently decided to have surgery and am going for my first consultation today with my surgeon - Dr Manaceau in Advanced Cosmetic Surgery, Dublin...anybody any feedback on him?? I have been putting on weight for around eight years and am now a whopping 280lbs - my ideal weight is between 160 and 170lbs so it's a big challenge but the decision has been made to tackle the problem and 2007 is going to be my year.

Two of my friends have had the surgery and are very happy with the decisions they have made. While I have seen first-hand that things have not always been easy for them post-op, they have never regretted the decisions they made to go for the operation. Hopefully when 2008 rolls in I'll be one of you who is giving positive feedback to someone else who is afraid of his/her life of what lies ahead :phanvan Looking forward to checking in with you all in the coming weeks and months.

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Hi there and welcome to LBT! Congratulations on your decision to get the band. I have had mine since April 28th and not regretted it once. Once you have it, you will be amazed at the changes that take place, not just physically, but mentally as well. Keep us posted on your progress, especially let us know when you get your date. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask, we are all here to help and support one another.

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Hi there,

I'm just across the Water in Scotland and wish you all the best for your forthcoming op. I'm newly banded Nov 06. It's great that you have friends near you who've gone through it, that'll be a great help. I don't know anyone going through it but this site has been a godsend. Let us know how you get on.

Yvonne

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Thanks for the feedback everyone! Had my first consultation yesterday and was very apprehensive about it but now that the decision has been made, I feel much better. Surgeon was very matter-of-fact about the whole thing, which was what I'd hoped for. He wasn't trying to sell me some miracle cure and basically told me what I knew already - poor choices regarding my lifestyle have got me to this place and healthy choices from now on are what's going to change my life for the better. This operation hasn't taken off in Ireland yet so my family doctor has been extremely negative about it - won't support my decision whatsoever. Time to find a new family doctor I reckon!! Assuming my blood tests come back ok, surgery could happen within three weeks...scary!!

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soon2bthin, that is great news. I know how difficult it is when your family practioner will not support you. There are plenty of doctors out there that will. Congrats and making the decision to improve your health. Good luck.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

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