I saw the surgeon today. I scheduled my psych evaluation already.

I got a date for my endoscopy.

I got a date for my nutrition class.

I got a date for my pulmonary test.

I got a date for my stress test.

And.................................

I got my surgery date: November 16!

Let the rollercoaster begin.

Congratulations! You sound like you are well on your way!

Betty

Congratulation! 11/16 will be here before you know it.

Take (before) pictures and measurements, I didn't and wish I did.

Congrats on your upcoming surgery Ryan...

November 16 will be here before you know it!

I hope all your tests come out perfect!

Does your wife know you're dating?

How wonderful to have a date! Now you have to get leashes on those butterflies in your stomach to keep them under control the next couple of months. Really, November 16 is almost here!

Yipee!!! November will be here like it is next week! Especially since you have a list of pre-reqs to complete prior.

Congratulations on taking this next step in your 'prison' release.

WHOO HOO!! NOVEMBER 16th come on down. That is just in time to not stuff yourself and to stuff the bird instead. LOL!!

Originally posted by Penni60

WHOO HOO!! NOVEMBER 16th come on down. That is just in time to not stuff yourself and to stuff the bird instead. LOL!!

I have no direct family of my own. Parents dead, two half brothers, and one half sister, but we were never close as we never grew up together.

So................................lucky me, I get to have ALL the flippin' holidays with the (gasp) In Laws!

DeLarla: My wife's family is like yours. I shudder to call them dysfunctional because that implies that once upon a time there was function.

So it's gonna be kind'a nice to be out of the loop on Thanksgiving. I'll still be drinkin' my dinner (I think) and so won't have to join the feeding frenzy punctuated by skirmishes and family fights. I'll also be spared the inevitable beer drinkin' contest, and the tobacco spittin' contest the men are expected to partake in.

I will, unfortunately, still have to listen to the political repartee. The Patriarch of the Family will spout his usual "We should'a nuked Iraq, and every other country with a towel head in it, and brought all their sand over here and give every American free kittly litter for life!"

Ah, you think I'm exagerating.

Instead I'll be counting my blessings. A beautiful, if chronically ill, wife, a good job with great bennies, a technology that finally gives me the chance to be healthier and happier, and a group of souls on the internet who are a delight to be with.

Lap Banders: I enjoy your company. Even when my life is too hectic to post I come here just to be. this place is like a Water tower of caring, and support, and inspiration, and each computer, flung across our globe, is like a faucet. And all you have to do is log on to drink the cool sweet water of LapBandTalk.

G'night.

Good Luck and keep with it!

I go in in a couple of hours for the procedure. Trust me; it gets scary at the end....

The time will fly by Ryan. Before you know it you will be banded. All that pre-op testing can keep you mighty busy. It's gonna be turkey soup for you.

WooHoo! November 16!!! Congrats, Ryan!

I, too, am shooting for an early November date. I'll be drinkin' my Thanksgiving dinner too.

Ryan your posts allways move me. Congratulations. I am so happy for you. Sounds like some of your inlaws are related to Archie Bunker. I had to do liquids on Mothers day and it was pretty hard. Every thing looked and smelled so good but I had been banded only a few days. Thanksgiving will probably be hard. I will try to get on the computer and talk to you on that day. I am very happy for you. You are my favoritist banster brother....Janie

Well, Ryan, sounds like you're going to be a very busy fellow the next few weeks. Believe it or not, that time will be here before you know it. I know that you'll do fantastic! I'm so happy for you!

Ryan, I'm crying and laughing at the same time here! Love your posts so much....!

In fifty days you'll be banded - you'll be one of US then.....heh heh heh....:devious :devious :devious :devious

Hey, it's going to fly by, and you won't even miss Thanksgiving dinner too much, you'll be so excited about the future - in fact, come to Ireland! We don't even HAVE thanksgiving....! It's the only holiday I never put up any weight.... :)

Congrats on your date xx

The best part will be when I don't take part in the strange antics of that dysfunctional crew. Hey, maybe I can say that I'm kind of morose about not being able to eat several pounds of turkey and they'll let me have a quiet day at home? Great Idea.

Ireland? There are three places I want to visit before I die. New Zealand, Oregon, and Ireland.

And, I hear Ireland loves writers and poets and such. Hmmmmm. Even to the point that those who make their living artistically get to forego taxes. Is that true? If so, maybe I'll be buying a ticket.

Originally posted by Janie Jackson

Sounds like some of your inlaws are related to Archie Bunker.

They make Archie Bunker look like Billy Graham.

Thanks! I don't think I've been anyone's favorite anything before.