Hi all,

I am having my surgery on August 2nd at TLBC with Dr. Yau. :clap2: I am concerned about a few things I have read on this site, and am wondering if anyone could tell me about their experience with this doctor/clinic. I was not overly impressed with the call from the nurse, but am hoping the rest of the experience will be more positive! I am also scared to death that I will be unable to keep to the pre-op diet, since I don't eat cottage cheese and they only option the nurse gave me was yogurt. I love yogurt, but nothing but yogurt for 14 days...........if I could do that, wouldn't I already be thin?!? :paranoid

Looking for hope....hoping I am doing the right thing....please advise!!!!

Thanks!

KERO, I am a Compulsive Overeater (Overeaters Anonymous) and have no power over food...

There are meeting for folks like us and perhaps that combined with the LAPBAND "tool" will be the ultimate answer

I agree with all the posts here. it's a journey and the decision to go on it is a mental one as well. you have to give yourself positive self talks so you can make it thru each stage. Keep close ties with the clinic and use this forum for support. Everyone has different experiences but ultimately the journey is yours. You will be so very proud of yourself when you pass the pre-op phase and then have the challenges of post op, then your first fill and maybe a de-fill along the way but it's your journey - and reward yourself along the way. You are worth it and your family and friends will thank you for starting the journey.

I'm now in a size 6-10 depending on the make of the garment - and I use to wear 24! I feel fantastic and my kids love my new found energy. They also benefit from new recipes and healthy life styles. My daughter especially loves shopping and swapping clothes.

Remember baby steps and stay positive. this journey is for YOU!

Hi,

I had my banding done on July 13, 2007 by Dr. Yau, and I feel it went well, I have sleep apnea and had to stay over night at the clinic, and everyone was very nice.

I was on the pre-op diet for 3 weeks and I was so sick of cottage cheese and yogurt, but one thing I found to be heaven sent was a cold cafe latte.. I took 1 cup of 1% or skim milk, added a splash of vanilla, 3 packets of splenda (I have a sweet tooth, you can use less) and a heaping teaspoon of instant coffee, and put all that in a blender, then add a cup of ice and whipp until ice crushed, it is great and thick and cold and actually pretty satisfying. If you like chocolate you could add a heaping teaspoon of cocoa powder in with the coffee for a rich mocha taste.

Hope this helps you as well as it did me to get through the pre-op diet.

Carla

Kero;

I suppose my 'ticker' might be a bit confusing....

My TOP weight before I started this journey was 240, I dieted (1500C + Exercise) for a year and lost 40ish lbs.

Then for the next year... I stalled completely... I went to Hynotist, Took Meridia, Xenica and then back to WW.... all to no avail.

That's when I booked my surgery at 199 lbs....

While I waited 2 wks for my surg. date I started the pre-op diet so from July 3 until today (one wk post op) I've lost down to 185.

My ultimate goal is 130... so 55lbs to go.

but I've lost 14 since preop and banding. Capish?