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March bander here! My surgery is this coming Monday, the 19th. I'm nervous and excited. Reading everyone's posts gives me encouragement for success.

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Hi, I am having surgery on March 26th. Lap Band. Am on a preop diet and seem to be doing OK with that. Am a littled worried or anxious about the whole thing. Any advice. Thx, Maggie

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:welcome: Lindsay and Maggief!!!!! Good Luck to both of you!

Thanks everyone for your encouragement and support. It is greatly appreciated!

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I am currently drinking water!!!!!!!!!!

Why does such an easy thing to do.... take such an effort?

Tracy

Go buy crystal light water bottle powdered flavor, it makes all the difference in the world and still counts as Water.< /p>

I no longer have to dread drinking as much water as I am suppose to with theses. If you don't know what I am talking about hit me back.

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Tammyj,

YAY! Good Luck. Will be thinking about you. You'll do great. Let us know as soon as you can how it went.

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Can anyone recommend a good unflavored Protein mix that I can get at GNC or somewhere that I don't have to order it on-line? I have been on cholcolate Slim-Fast and chocolate protein shacks for just 2 days and decided that even though chocolate is my fav., I want to add something to my broths, tea or even to Water (the broths I found have only between 3-8 gms of protein) Don't think I can make it on chocolate everything for two weeks post op. I just want to hit the 60 grams per day.

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Well poke a badger with a spoon :phanvan I was worried about not getting a fill until 3/27 well, now it's not until 4/2. That's one day short of 5 weeks. whew... give me the strength to control myself for that long. I think I'll be ok but I'm afraid overdoing it once is all that it will take... hopefully that knowledge will keep me in line.

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I will be getting my lap band with Dr. Spivak on March 21st. I'm scared, and just want it to hurry up and get here. Anyone else scheduled for the 21st?

Eclipse

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Me, too, Linsdsay! We'll be band-sisters. I'm nervous as well but mostly excited. Trying to decide if I should write notes to my kids (haven't told them I'm having the surgery--they are all away from home now) in case I don't wake up from this. Don't want to be pessimistic but want them to know why I did it without telling them and that I love them. We'll see. Probably won't get around to it and it seems so darn morbid. But, there is always that chance.

March bander here! My surgery is this coming Monday, the 19th. I'm nervous and excited. Reading everyone's posts gives me encouragement for success.

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You folks getting fills before the first 6 weeks give me hope. Now I just have to talk the doctor into it :(

I MUST have swelling. I got into a pair of jeans yesterday - first time not in stretchies since the surgery - and they were just as tight around the waist as always. My stomach is where I ALWAYS lost first. In fact, I have trouble at almost any weight with my butt/thighs being so unproportionally bigger than my waist (why oh why aren't hourglass figures popular any more?? :( ). On my scale - which is iffy - I've lost 6 pounds since surgery and I lost 6 pounds pre-op. These should be fitting better!! (yeah, I know there's probably swelling - I'm just ranting :) )

FurEllie, I can totally relate. My pants are still tight around the waist, though looser in the legs/butt area. I usually always lose my stomach first too. You're right......must be the swelling. Though I have noticed my back rolls are a little smaller :D

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Can anyone recommend a good unflavored Protein mix that I can get at GNC or somewhere that I don't have to order it on-line? I have been on cholcolate Slim-Fast and chocolate protein shacks for just 2 days and decided that even though chocolate is my fav., I want to add something to my broths, tea or even to Water (the broths I found have only between 3-8 gms of protein) Don't think I can make it on chocolate everything for two weeks post op. I just want to hit the 60 grams per day.

I'm using GNC Pro Performance whey Protein, unflavored. I throw it in whatever. It makes things thicker, but I don't notice a yucky taste. Unjury also has an unflavored, but it clumps bad in hot stuff. There's also a chick broth flavored Unjury that doesn't clump as bad and gives your broth more flavor. Don't know if GNC has it.

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