Do you live in the Reno / Sparks area and are banded???

I would love to get together to compare notes, cup of coffee, start walking with a partner etc.

Interested?

Does anyone remember what the percentage formula that we are supposed to use to figure out how much we are supposed to lose before surgery? I can't find where I wrote it down. Thanks!

Oh my gosh! I am so excited, Michelle just called me to schedule my surgery! WOO HOO! I am scheduled for March 7th. Oh man I am going to have to get serious now!!!! I have to order my Bariatrix, I have been holding off because I was doubting that everything was going to be approved! Woo Hoo again!!

you need to lose 10 % of the excess between what you weighed at initial visit and your goal weight.

Chris

Okay Chris and Red

Spill your guts!! You had your pre op appt today and Red had her pre admit appoint....are you willing to share what happened?????

Oh yeah! Fill us in! Did you read my good news Pam? Michelle said I had to bring a support person to the teaching class. Did I understand her correctly? What does that person do all that while?

Woo hooo is right!! You just made me smile REALLY BIG!

So if you want.... you can have your husband stop by my office and I will give him samples of my powder and you can sample before you buy.

I would IF I were you get started immediately, and try towean yourself onto the shakes, replacing a meal at a time. What the heck, you only have FAT to lose!! ha ha

March 7th that is fantastic!

Gail,

go make yourself a ticker now to make sure you are accountable to yourself

So at this point does it kinda seem too real? Don't get nervous! on your pre op appointment the dr. will talk calmly to you and tell you this surgery is a cake walk as long as you have followed your liquid diet and lost liver fat

My preop isn't until next Thursday. Man, I gotta start proofreading what I write:)

All I did today was Laptop shop! Gotta have a new toy to take to the hospital with me

Chris

Are you going to get wireless internet or do you think the hosp will have WAN? (i think that is what it is~means you can log on through their internet connection)

Are you going to Reno Surgery Ctr. or SCORE?

Chris...

Do you ever get hungry on the shakes? I am telling you I have to keep slapping my hand because I am reaching for "stuff" I am not suppose to put in my mouth.

Thank god my daughter keeps me accountable, but I sure do make deals with myself; telling myself that "just one" nobody will know....

Do you have any special tricks? I am not "hungry" just not full, know what I mean?

Gail,

That support person is a great idea, Chris brought his wife, I brought nobody and they did not have a problem with me not having somebody, but if you husband could go it would be great, or I am 100% totally available for you if you want me there.

That is the seminar that I did not like the information presented and I really think your husb should go. It is alot of what COULD happen, and I hate when they tell me what CAN happen.

Gail when you go pass out information on lapband.com so you can talk to all the people that you sat with during the seminar.

They will take your picture and get you to sign the necessary paperwork for the surgery.

They tell you post op you need to chew chew chew chew chew chew chew chew chew your food before you swallow.

I have a couple more days till I start the shakes. Mine have not gotten here yet so I am going to try a couple first.

The new LT I am looking has has wireless so I am hoping to pick up Saints signal. I am having it at SCOR. Thats where my Mom works part time. She aslo works at northern Nevada's ER

If I come up with any tricks, I will tell you. Make sure you do the same

Chris

Ok, I have to so a search on that ticker thing. I know there is a bunch of info on here how to do it. I am on CLOUD NINE! Excited!

Chris,

If you don't find a laptop prior to surgery I will let you use mine, it is about 1 year old but it will do the job for you.

Just keep that in the back of your mind so you don't rush into buying something just because you must have something for surgery day.

Are you spending the night? I am because of sleep apnea