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?

Dini, is it in the upper or lower back? If it's in the upper back, it can still be gas trapped from surgery, or stress. It it's lower, maybe you bent down the wrong way and didn't realize it. Have you tried some Tylenol, or maybe put the heating pad on it for a while.

Sorry Adam is being such an ass to you. You don't deserve that, and I'd make him apologize for it.

Lynette my sweetpee! your a sweetheart you knw that!

Its a lower back pain to the right hand side. I've just been putting Biofreeze on it. Its like Deepheat. I've run out of heat patches and its almost midnight. no chemist opened this hour!

Dini, we have biofreeze over here too. I used it frequently while training for my marathon.

Just a thought, but if it's lower backpain, and you haven't had a bowel movement yet, it could be the culprit.

AppleBlossom, Congratulations on your date! I will be joining you as well on the 9th. Looks to be a busy day of banding ... by my count ... 10 of us!!!!

I hope thats it. I've taken Magnesium so i hope that get the ball rolling!

I could really do with a little toilet action!

I'm heading into the chat room if anyone want to join me.

Lynette, that is sooooo something my husband would say!!!!! LOL

Everyone that has just gone for surgery sounds great!!!! Congratulations and thanks for keeping us posted! I will be joining you very soon!!!!

Dini, Sorry to hear of your mishap!!!! That had to be painful, but I am sure it was an accident! You don't feel there was any harm done, do you?

Prune juice always does the trick too ... LOL!

according to my Surgeons in Canada (TLBC) Day 6 to Day 16 post op you can go to FULL FLUIDS;, Creamy Soups -strained, protien shakes, skim milk, jello, yogurt, diet puddings,

Then the PUREED Diet 14 days in total, from DAY #17 - Day # 31 eat any foods your familyis having just put it thru a blender, Baby Food is also a great alternative (especially if you are traveling), Cottage cheese, hot cerial, minced canned tuna, mashed pototoes, pureed Beans, yougurt, preed chicken, pureed carrots & fruit...

I don't know HOW you are going to keep this from your traveling buddies.. Good luck with that...

DAY #32 (post op) you can slowly start SOLID foods, and onwards from there

Our Cost here (not covered by insurance plans) is $16,000 payable in advance...

Hi Peaches, I'm being banded at TLBC too by Dr. Yau. My date is July 26th. What's yours? I start the yogurt/cottage cheese pre-op diet next week. Did my pre-op tests today.

Kathybad, I read your post and that you are getting 'done' on July 23rd at TBLC.... I am scheduled next Wed at HIGH NOON ( at the o.k. corral) I am getting so excited I can hardly c ontain myself... had all my blood work, ECG this a.m. and Chest Xray yesterday... hopefully the FAXES will get to wear they need to be on time!!!

To all the Bandsters here:

I was not an overweight child or even teenager, although I was a compulsive overeater and SUGAR-holic even then... I got away with it as I was very active, sports, drama, Judo etc...

but after I got married ( bliss!) I started taking on the 'happy' fat.... you know what I mean?

My Dh and I LOVE ICECREAM and we would buy a 2L and eat the whole thing in one or two nights... that was our 1st yr of marriage.

By the time we decided to have a family 4 yrs later, I was up to 135 from my ideal 120-125 range... WELL

while preggers I went up to 169 ( I can't wait to be THERE again!) which was a tremendous amount... my whole family made no bones about telling me how huge I was....

After DD was born, I dropped teh lbs within 6 mos.. not because of dieting but mostly PP Depression... 1st time in my life I COULD not eat.

Then within one year of her 1st Bday I started to climb again... did various diets, WW (lifer), JennyC, Beverly Hills W/L program, Herbal Magic, Xenical, Meridia, WW sprinkled in several times here or there... every time I lost wgt, it was like I was at Maintainance for about ummm 5 minutes.... then regain everythign +++

So here I am 100+ lbs over a healthy weight for my stature... I've managed in 2005 to lose 45lbs by going to the gym 4 times a week, Treadmill, eliptical, bike, weights... but this past year my WEIGHT will not budge from 195..

That's when I decided to do the Lap, been considering it for a year..

My Surg is costing $16K in Canada... but I figure if left to my own devices and I put all this weight on agian... I'd be dead.... and it would cost $16 to bury me LOL

So this is an INVESTMENT in ME

Nice chatting with you all,, sorry I was so long winded. PEACHES

to KATHYBAD; are you going to the Nutrician/Information Night next Tues. 10th July 6 p.m.???? If so I'll be there too...

So we can meet in the flesh!

to KATHYBAD; are you going to the Nutrician/Information Night next Tues. 10th July 6 p.m.???? If so I'll be there too...

So we can meet in the flesh!

I didn't know about that. They mentioned these, but not the dates. I'm from London, so it would be a bit of a drive. I'll have to see if I can swing it.

We got to visit London while are daughter studied abroad, what a beautiful place! We loved every second of it!!!!

Cherrybomb and LWesson, best of luck to both of you as you enter into bandland tomorrow. Let us know how you're doing as soon as you feel up to it. You have my prayers for a quick recovery.

Kathy, this is too funny.... I used to live in LONDON