I just found out my surgery will be in July (granted my pre-op testing goes okay) SOOOOOOOOO

Here's a thread for everyone getting banded in July 07!

Does anyone have any good ideas for a neat name we could call ourselves?

Lynette, Absolutely!!!! Details, Dear Lady! Details!!! Especially, the yes or the no of IT!!! I don't want to have to test the waters! Ahh, I do sooooo love having a big sister!!!!!! LOL No seriously, don't hurt yourself!!!! The brain may be ready, but be sure the belly is too!!! LOL

Chimboree, I love your new Avatar!!!! You are such a lovely lady!!! Gee, what a HOT group of ladies and MAN, we have here!!!!! Look out for us on the cruise!!!!!!

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Beautiful baby, Dini!!

Did you have a chance to look at my Whistler potos?

dmtjet, how was your group meeting tonight? Have any scoop for us???

Details to follow tomorrow!!!!

Wow, tonight had a lot of different topics. It was a fun read trying to catch up. Let's see if I get this right...

Lynette: Ooo La La, go for it. I just am wondering why you are still online at 10:37 pm if tonights the night. LOL

Sunny: No one could or would forget you. You bring light to all of us.

Aunt Phil: I looked at your photos again... man I love it out west. What a great place to go just before your surgery.

Dini: Annafrancesca is beautiful. She looks like such an intelligent little girl, and one who has a clear understanding of just what she wants to do.

Christie: You have such wonderful ideas and advice for people, and your picture (Avatar?) shows a beautiful woman.

Today is day 6 of the pre-op hell diet. I oopsed and had a few bites of veggie pizza, but still about 500-600 cals. I really can't wait for the surgery.

My DH finished the painting in the kitchen. It looks really good. I went out and bought the new sink, faucet and knobs and handles for the cabinets... so exciting!!!! It looks like it will all be in by Friday night, except for some finishing touches.

To everyone who said they liked my kitchen "before" pictures, I guess the photo didn't do it the justice it deserved. The facings look ok in spots, the the cupboards are rotted out on the inside, and the doors are falling off!!! The floor had black mould growing underneath the vinal, and the counter was mushy and warped. Can you say WATER DAMAGE.

My DH has taken about a 1000 pictures of the construction process, so when its all done, I share a few choice shots and the "after" or "reveal" shot.

Well, now I have to go off to bed to do that really kinky thing everyone has alluded to with my DH. You see, I still can, because my surgery isn;t until next week. LOL. Goodnight all !

Dini, Oh man, Babes, so sorry I missed you! I have to say I am soooo proud of my beautiful Cyber granddaughter ... what an absolutely gorgeous little thing!!!! The smile is captivating!!!! Hey, and you are lovely yourself!!!! You should have much more confidence, you are quite the young lady! My cyber daughter is absolutely lovely!!!!!!

Nichole, 8 weeks!!!! That is like a life sentence!!! Mine didn't say one way or another! So I am guessing when I feel ready, we'll be ready, lol!

Jackie, so glad you are feeling better! Monday will be here before you know it!

Good Luck to our bandsters tomorrow.

Wrangler054, Jackie29, Blulillys Hubby, and Mikel909.

You'll be in our thoughts and prayers!! Come back and see us when you're up to it.

I didn't get to wish them well yet! You all will do well tomorrow.! We'll be praying.

Kathybad, I'm getting to head to "bed" now. We watch the show Pirate Masters, reality TV, we are so into. We watch just about all of them. Survivor is our favorite, and then Big Brother. So the shows over, the news is starting, and I'm heading up the stairs in just a few minutes.

Had to check on one thing real quick. He's waited this long, another few minutes won't kill him.LOL!!!

Last night I went to bed ready to eat my arm...but this morning I woke up and it was not so bad. This afternoon it came back with a vengeance. But not as bad as it was before, I guess all the protein doesn't leave room for low blood sugar. I could feel the pang in my stomach but not the blood sugar. So that's good news I guess. Also, my skin is looking amazing!!! I have eczema, and prior to this change in diet my nose and ears were looking horrible but now they are so soft and smooth!!! I can't stop touching them :biggrin1: I am SO happy! OMG I never realized what an impact food has onour bodies until this week.

Chimboree, love your new picture

Dini, yuor daughter is way too cute! Thanks for sharing those beatiful pictures- she really is Irish, isn't she?

Good luck to all being banded tomorrow- let us know how you do.

Questions of the day( if I may)- What's your current workout routine?

I hope this question hasn't been posted, I missed a couple of days here and was too lazy to go back and read everyting.

OK, I will go first: I have been going to Curves 3x/week for a year now, and have recently added 40 minutes walks in the very nice hike/bike trail I have less than 1 block from my house and had never used before . Oh well better late than never. I do that 2x/week. When I get back from the walk I do a series of dumbell exercises. On the weekends I take a break,because I am only human( very human actually)!!!! I think I need to add more built-in exercise to my day, like being more active, doing more around the house, parking farther away from the store, taking the stairs etc....

Thanks you all for being here. You rock!

Well, now I have to go off to bed to do that really kinky thing everyone has alluded to with my DH. You see, I still can, because my surgery isn;t until next week. LOL. Goodnight all !

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We are already some HOT Mammas!!!!!! Yikes!!!! Are we good or what???? LOL

G'nite all!!!!!!!

Questions of the day( if I may)- What's your current workout routine?

Okay, hadn't done much up until about 3 months ago! Got lazy and slacked off, lol! had my membership (confession time), but just didn't do it!!! :think Not good, don't plan to do it again, but somehow, knowing me, I may ... I exercise currently 5 days a week at a HealthStyle Facility. I try to do as much cardiovascular as I can tolerate each time and have been steadily able to increase the amount of time on each. I am a little concerned that this time off for recovery will set me back a bit, but we will see.

:confused:Today was my first day of driving since surgery and I parked across the parking lot, each place I went and then walked back and forth to various stores. Felt great! A little surprised being that I woke up last night unable to move or barely get out of bed with my back. Not sure what that is all about, then came the leg cramps! Needless to say, I didn't sleep much last night ... ahh, and look what I am doing tonight???? YIKES! Actually, afraid to lay down! Don't want to end up like last night!!!

Tonight I also had my first Support Group Meeting! There were probably 30 people there, both men and women. We were shown how to make various tuna and chicken salads, but unfortunately I was running late (thanks to my dog not coming back from her potty run!), so I didn't get to hear all of that! We also received a pamphlet of some recipes from the Nutrionist and a list of names, numbers, and e-mail addresses for support! I could of told them, I have my own!!!! LOL No, but seriously, they are working on putting up a site like this for the particular bandsite where I had my surgery. So that will be helpful down the road for other bandsters. The doctor, his nurses, the fitness trainer, the nutrionist, and the lapband patients waiting/banded for awhile/newly banded were all there talking in a rather informal gathering. Kind of nice!

:confused:Get this, the doc was talking about the 2 girls that were banded last Monday (one being me) and said he thought the first one's band was very tight (ME) and the second's loose, but when we did the Barium Swallow test, it was just the opposite! He said the first one's (ME) just ran through, while the second's went through nice and slow!!! Gee, why am I always the LUCKY one????? He also said the first one won't have any actual restriction until he injects fluid at 6 weeks post-op!!

No wonder I feel like I could eat just about anything ... I think I can!!!!:faint:

Oh, and they also showed us these little tunafish cans that they say you can get at Wal-Mart and are only about 3 oz. Perfect to take with you when leaving the house. Oh and actually some barbecue chicken, I believe they said Lloyd's (also at Wal-Mart) that you can warm up and eat. They said it comes in a tub and is finally shredded and is really quite tasty! So some thoughts to ponder!:clap2:

Well, gonna wrap it up for the night and see if I can't find a way to rest tonight! Amazing how my back felt pretty good all day and here it is time to sleep and it's back!!!! Night all!:notagree

Kathybad, I'm getting to head to "bed" now. We watch the show Pirate Masters, reality TV, we are so into. We watch just about all of them. Survivor is our favorite, and then Big Brother. So the shows over, the news is starting, and I'm heading up the stairs in just a few minutes.

Had to check on one thing real quick. He's waited this long, another few minutes won't kill him.LOL!!!

I'm a reality show junkie too. I love Survivor, in fact, I'm friends with one of the past contestents...Rafe from Guatemala. I knew him before he went on Survivor and the show didn't change him at all. He's still one of the sweetest guys around.

Anyway, I'm off to bed. I have to be at the hospital at 6AM for blood work. I'll be staying over night at the hospital so I'll check in on Thursday after i get back. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well wishes.

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ITS UPDATED D PICS OF MY ANGEL

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Dini girl, Annafrancesca is just so utterly adorable. Takes after her mom I see. Love the curls. She could be mine. My Kelly had curls just like that but very blonde. She still does.

Patti C., I know how it is. Some days you just feel down. I have been there but this group has been amazing support and we are here for you whenever you need us. Feel free to PM if you ever need to just talk.