Hi:

I'm going in for my band tomorrow at 5:30 am! Wish me luck.

I've been through all the tests (7 or 8 of them) and it took a long time but now I'm here and it seemed to sneak up on me anyway.

I'm scheduled to stay one night at the hospital, which I am happy about. I've only told two people about what I am doing so I thought that I would announce it here. I've lurked on this board for a while, so now that I'm going in tomorrow, I thought that I would register and connect with some of the nice people here.

Oh well. We'll talk to you all soon.

Cred

Good luck...we will all be thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery! I'm still doing all the pre-op stuff and hope to be on the banded side soon. Congratulations!!!

Cred, I remember where I was 1 year ago. I was at the preop level getting all my tests run and terrified. Good for you! You will love being banded. Julie

Hurts, eh? But just think, soon you'll be losing soooooooo fast! That number will be history once you are banded!

Gosh I hope so....this time last year I had made it to onderland(barely...199 but I was there!!)doing WW. I am anxiously awaiting insurance approval...they said I would know it two weeks!

Well, thanks for the encouragement. Not really too stressed, although we'll see how I am tomorrow morning.

As far as the post - op diet, it looks like this:

Week 1 - Clear liquids and add full Liquid Protein sources

Week 2 - Puree/Blenderized foods

Week 3 - soft/ground foods

Week 4 - chew, chew, chew...

Seems more aggressive than some of the diets i've seen here. I'm good with that.

Talk to you soon...

Good Luck to you tomorrow. We'll be here for you when you get back. I am pre-op too so you can tell me all about it - the Good, the bad, the not so ugly???????????????????????????? A new adventure is awaiting you at dawn.

good luck!! I just found out I was approved today. I'm scheduled to be banded 4/12/07. It's odd, first I was elated, then nervous practically at the same time. I've been trying to get approved since Jan. but had to follow a dr managed WL program.

But it's finally coming. Now I start liquids tomorrow for 7 days. ugh. hope I can do it.

Good for you Tiny. See you on the other side soon...

Cred

Thanks,

Good Luck tomorrow.

Hey! You both should visit the April07 thread...it's all of us who are having our surgery this April. I am one of them, I went in on 4-2-07. Join us on our journey and share the experience daily with others going through the same things at the same time! Good luck and health to you!

Thanks for the tip on that thread. I will definitely check it out. Hope all goes well for you, too.

i hopw your surgery goes smoothly and complication free. Good luck!!

Good luck to you on your banding. Here's to a speedy recovery and smooth weight loss journey!