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By COLLECTOR, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Shesha    1

Shesha
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I am not. But I was banded in Colorado. There are quite a few people out there from Colorado, and maybe even a few more "honorary" members 'cause they were banded there.

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DollyRose    0

DollyRose
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I'm not from Colorado either but I will be there next month! Banding surgery scheduled for May 15th! :clap2:

DollyRose

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Mal    0

Mal
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Hi Collector!

I am from Colorado, I live in Centennial/SE Aurora. I have my Consult tomorrow with Dr. Kirshenbaum. Good luck to you on Friday and keep us posted on your progress!

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Mal    0

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Connie,

Looks like you are doing an amazing job...good for you!!! Do you have any advice? I have my surgery date set for May 18th. I am so afraid that I am going to cancel because I am afraid that I will fail!!! What has been the biggest challenge for you so far?

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kitkat78b    0

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Your not alone in Colorado. I was banded in early Dec and have lost 22 lbs. Feeling good most the time but sure get bad heartburn!!!

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kitkat78b    0

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Just wanted to let you know that the surgery wasn't as bad as I thought. Be sure to take at least a week off, so you have time to get back on your feet. Its easy to feel like you might fail because if your like me, I have failed a lot of times when it comes to my weight. I think this is the way to go.

Kathy

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conniesueb    1

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Hey Mal--I would say the biggest challenge so far has been overcoming that false sense of hunger in my mind--the one that says that because you are sitting watching a movie, you should be snacking, or the one that says when you go out to eat you have to get the most obnoxios thing on the menu. I have learned to eat healthy menu choices--salads, grilled chicken or fish, etc. I know that there are many people who eat whatever they did before surgery, just insmaller amounts, but for me, I have decided to make a total lifestyle change, and eat much healthier. I have also started exercising almost every day. I NEVER exercised before--but now I am totally addicted--even after having 4 knee surgeries--I have found a way to work through the pain, and it has definately paid off. Jhaust know that it is a definate life change, but you just have to set your mind to it, and it will be fine. Good luck everyone!

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DynamoMini    1

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Hey - I am from Colorado! Dr. Kirshenbaum has a big following, however, many of his patients are from out of state. I have connected with a few other Denver area band or to be banded people. So Howdy to all of you! Wasn't it gorgeous today? So glad we didn't get the snow.

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DynamoMini    1

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Collector - I hope your surgery went perfectly and you are up and running. I go in Monday! So let's keep in touch. I live in Greenwood Village, near the Denver Tech Center. I love Ft. Collins.

Hugs to you,

What do you collect?

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Mal    0

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HI Dynamomini!

Nice to see you here! Monday, the big day for you...you will be in my thoughts, let us know how you are doing. The weather is wonderful, I have Spring Fever sooo bad, I shopped all day yesterday. Spent way too much on lawn and garden treasures...I LOVE IT!!

Connie,

You are an inspiration, I hope to get my mind set as you have. Do you do Water excercises? (because of your knee surgeries). You must feel fantastic!

Collector,

Hope your recovery is going well, I wish I was on the other side already...anxiuos and nervous....May 18th...sooooo far away!

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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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