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?

Welcome, Eternity and Congrats on your date!

Welcome and Congrats on the date, Kristin07!

Nevadaspirit, Welcome and Congrats on the date ... you are so right, it is all about us!!!! I already love your spirit!!!! We all need that kind of attitude!!!!

OnMyWay, Welcome to our group!

Frustrated, I'm with you, I would love to wear a pair of jeans that didn't have elastic at the waist!!!! It seems like it has been so long!!! They aren't comfortable without it and I fluctuate so much the past 10 years or so that one day to the next, I have no idea what size I will be in!!!!! YIKES!!!! Monday can't come quick enough!

You guys are my new best friends! I am so happy I found this site!

Dream Clothes: Yesterday I was shopping with my daughter (size 4) and we spent an hour in Victoria's Secret. Need I say more? It's not the sexy part--just nice pretty things! The other thing would be waist bands that don't roll!

What am I missing when trying to attach the ticker file to my signature? I keep getting an invalad file message when I try to paste the url.

You guys are my new best friends! I am so happy I found this site!

Dream Clothes: Yesterday I was shopping with my daughter (size 4) and we spent an hour in Victoria's Secret. Need I say more? It's not the sexy part--just nice pretty things! The other thing would be waist bands that don't roll!

What am I missing when trying to attach the ticker file to my signature? I keep getting an invalad file message when I try to paste the url.

Pretty things! YES! Most of my clothing is worn to disguise or cover problem areas. My undergarments are built to hold things in, not to look pretty. Pretty is good. I remember pretty! (vaguely)

As for your url, are you pasting it in the right place? It goes in the larger box in "Edit Signature", not the smaller boxes where "Signature Picture" is.

WOW, see what happens when I go to bed early one night. You all come out and play without me!!!

Welcome to all our newbies- hope I get you all- eternity430, kristin07, nevedaspirit, and onmyway. We hae a great group going here and we're all excited to have you join us. Jump on in and enjoy the ride.

Bobberts Mom, hope you're feling better today. I didn't have a hernia repair with surgery, kinda wish I had as insurance would of picked up some of the tab instead of none of it.

Sunshinesonya, chimboree does the calendar and you are on the last copy I printed for the 16th. I believe this correct, let chimboree know if it's not.

dieka32, you had to go there on the clothes!!!! We'll lets see, there are so many, I could post all day long, but I'll put it in short terms to save y'all. I want to be able to wear those low rider shorts and jeans (since this is about all they make these days)and look good in them. I want to dress in sexy lingerie for my DH, and feel good about how I look, not disguisted, and I want to wear tank tops so bad. Am I allowed 3 wishes today?? Ok, I'll stop there.

Mango24 and lindaa, are you still working on the ticker. I'll send you a PM and try to help if you need me too. Just let me know.

Chimboree, you are so beautiful, to me, can't you see. You will find the one. Maybe it is better to find him after your journey, since you'll be finding your 'new'self along the way!!

Dini, what's up with my little sausage today? Haven't seen you post recently. I'm worried about you. Did you get my hug!!! Do I need to send it out again.

Marcy, hows the inlaws? So sorry for you to be dealing with this with surgery so close.

Have we heard from snaggletooth yet? Hope you're well and resting!!

Laurend and wagnerd, I'm jealous. Not that I'm starving here, but I can only have 3 to 4 oz meals and Snacks, including strained creamed Soups, and no vegetables yet, even though I put veggie Soup in the magic bullet and made it liquid so I could drink it.

Indiogirl, I had a hard time quitting smoking also, as I have still smoked 1 or 2 a day. It's hard, but I am still trying to get passed it. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

dmtjet, thanks for the compliment. I just know my step daughters mom probably didn't do anything special for her, so I wanted to make sure she knew it was a special time in her life, even if she didn't want to acknowledge it, and wanted her to know I was ther for her, whatever she needed or would need in the future.

Phyllser, did you put the gas x on your list. You're gonna need it!!!

Hope all the other Lucky 7 are doing great. Still no word from BeefyIrish from Monday, or Abbey from Tuesday. I think we lost them (from the thread.) And what about LWesson from Thursday. Hope all is well with these Lucky 7's. We're still thinking of you.

lindaa and mango24, I just sent PMs to both of you with directions for the ticker. Please let me know if I can help you with anything else, and hopefully we'll see your tickers next time you post!!

That's bad news on the weight gain dieka, but the good news is you don't have long to go now until you're banded.

My dream piece of clothing? There are so many! lol I think I'd like to get a little black dress and look good in it. Have it drop nicely over my body and not be distorted by any lumps and bumps that shouldn't be there, lol.

I also want to be able to wear jeans or a nice skirt and not have the muffin effect happen. You know, where the roll of fat escapes over the waist band and just hangs there.

Thats Hilarious, I have never herd The Muffin effect!!:eek: and I was in the clothing Biz for years!!! my favorite is the Camel toe you now when your stuffed into a pair of pants and your yonie resembles a hoof

Wow, I am gone such a short time and had 6 pgs to read. this will take a while to answer.

Marcy, how is everything? Got everything read for the road tomorrow?

Dini, I’m sorry things are strained with you and Adam. I know this is frustrating. Maybe y’all need time with just the 2 of you. Make a date, get a sitter. If things are really bad, though, you know you have all the support here and I know I will listen and support you, whatever you need. Good luck…I will be thinking of you. Where are you? Missing your posts here…{{HUGS}}

Phyl, sounds like you are ready!! I just made a list yesterday of what I need to get. OK, all of you that have had the surgery, what is the 1 or 2 things you are glad you had or wish you had for surgery?

Lynette, yeahhh, you can drive! :whoo:Not being able to is so restricting.

Laurend, glad to see you are doing so well. My cousin had this surg on May 4 and had lost 48 lbs. She could not tolerate the Protein shakes and started with soft foods early as you are. She has done great.

Chimboree, I glad you were able to get all that out. Don’t need it festering in your body while you are working to heal and get healthy. I know what you mean about the availability of good men. You need to get that UTI checked out. They may not do the surgery if you have one on the day of surgery. Please get it taken care of now so nothing is delayed.

Bobberts Mom, you are doing so well. I’m sorry about the pain. I read that walking helps. In fact, everyone is doing so well. This makes me much less nervous about the surg. Now I just want the day to get here.

Welcome Jess SA, eternity430, Mango24, OnMyWay07 and Nevadaspirit. Look forward to getting to know you. Jess, July 10 is my brother’s birthday.

Mommiranda, it is probably the hernia repair that keeps you walking like a cave man. Hang in there and take that pain medicine

Kristin07, congrats on the date. Just keep reading this board. It is full of unbelievable information.

Felicia, I know you are getting excited!! Double check and make sure you have everything you need. You will be sitting on the Losers Bench next week.:biggrin1:

Like OnMyWay07, I want to wear sleeveless shirts, or at least quit wearing overshirts and jackets to camouflage the fat. Who am I kidding? Everyone knows I am fat. Also, sexy undies. I LOVE lingerie.

Indiogirl, 14 tubes of blood??!!?!?!? Are you faint? DO you need a transfusion?? :faint:One think about this surgery is that I feel I have been checked from head to toe. I did not have to go to the cardiologist and I had a colonoscopy earlier this year. Other than that, I share your experience. The colonoscopy is not bad. I don’t remember a thing and I have had many.

Frustrated, Muffin Effect??? I love it. :biggrin1: I would like that too, the jeans and shirt that is.

SunshineSonya, I think I saw your name on the calendar. I will double check. Chimboree will have to update is after all these new additions. Thanks, Chimboree!!!

Beefy Irish, Abbey, LWesson, thinking of you all. Hope everything is going well.

Got it! Muchas gracias, Lynette. (Gotta brush up on the español)

I love all these ladies, everyone of you are so kind and warm to me, and have helped with so much support. Although my estrogen level is peeking, need a little bit of testostrone in this group.

This group is wonderful MEN ask them any questions you can think of, they are very informative.

To answer the screen name question(jdhj861jr) John Daniel Harrington jr , the 861 I hit a pick 3 for 500.00, felt like it was a lucky #.

About my closet, ask my wife she has both of them.

To all the newbies, I'm glad you have found this site, these people are awsome,and to all of you that have been banded and are having some problems, I will pray for a speedy recovery.

It's Saturday(noonish), here at work, catching up, since I have all of next week off, so excited, I leave Gainesvill FL at 10:40, fly to Atlanta, 1 hr layover, fly to monterrey, land 3:15, do all the preop tests and have surgery that night, fly home on thursday, rest the week end, back at work Monday, to give all of you my expeience. Talk to everyone later, Danny

Hi all! I've posted a few times here but not on this thread. My date is July 26th and I'm so excited and scared all at the same time.

But, it will all be worth it if I can live long enough to know and love Grandchildren! (My son is only 12 now....lol)

Oh, and to be able to wear a real belt again! That would be heaven.

Thats Hilarious, I have never herd The Muffin effect!!:eek: and I was in the clothing Biz for years!!! my favorite is the Camel toe you now when your stuffed into a pair of pants and your yonie resembles a hoof

What a hoot!!!! ... a "yonie" never heard that one before!!!