Woo hoo - lets get this party started! :clap2:I'm scheduled for surgery Oct 8th! I'm in the middle of all the testing now, and don't expect any problems, plus I'm self pay. My fee includes 16 weeks membership at our local gym, which I thought was cool. The AP band as well, thank goodness. Anyone else got their October surgery date?

Holly

P.S.... To all of us October bandsters, come on over to the new thread Holly has started for us... It is called "We are the TENacious TENS".. That is the name of our group. It was selected because we are being banded in month Ten and we are tenacious...

My goodness, be off "our" group board for a few days and just LOOK at all the new members! Woo hoo! OK I'm off to the "We are the TENaciousTENS thread now!"

Hi All! My surgery is scheduled for halloween! (that's Boo, not Boo Hoo :huggie:

...the TENaciousTENS....has a nice ring to it!

Welcome Signgirl to the TENacious TENS!!! Halloween is a great day to get banded.. I even thought about that date myself, but I'm too anxious to get it done so I opted for the 16th of October....

Come on over to our other thread that's been started for the TENacious TENS group.. It is under "Monthly Support Groups" and the thread is called "We are the TENacious TENS". You should find us all over there...

Good Luck to you and Welcome..

Well, I am bandtaticly excited! I will be banded on Oct 2 and it's soon approching. I weight 260 now and plan for the weight to start FALLING off this OCTOBER! I have started exercising now and plan to keep it up. The surgery will be on a Tues. and I plan to be back to work by Mon....my Doc said this was possible as I only have a few vacation days (no sick days) left. I know this is going to be a hard struggle with a lot of getting used to...but I'm trying to stay positve, keep my eye on the goal, stay away from folks that are discouraging about the band and just enjoy this new journey in my life. There is a poem out there...I would share all of it but I can't seem to locate it in office...anyway it starts out:

Wonderful, wonderful fortuate you, this is the year your drams come true!

I plan on making this happen with Gods help.

Blessings to you all...I pray for all of us success at this!

OK I found the poem on the computer and thought I'd share it...enjoy!

Wonderful, wonderful fortunate you

This is the year your dreams come true

This is the year that your ship comes in

This is the year you find joy within

This is the year you are glad to live

This is the year you have much to give

This is the year when you know the truth

This is the year when you find new youth

This is the year that brings new happiness

This is the year that you will live to bless

Wonderful, wonderful, fortuate YOU;

THIS IS THE YEAR YOUR DEAMS COME TRUE!

by russell kemp

I know this always isn't true..but my grandmother always said start each new adventure with this attitude...and you sure have a better chance of it coming true.

Wow, Pvchickie...

What a fabulous, uplifting poem that is. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

sierra, one of my dear friends is 67 and said she considered lap band sometime ago. I can't wait to tell her about you!!! Go for it!

pvchickie..... Thank you so much for sharing that beautiful poem with us.. I copied it down because I want to keep it close by so I can look at it often... Congrats on your band date... We are happy to have you as a member of the TENacious TENS......

<p>Orlando, Florida Getting banded my Dr K on Oct 11th @ 1:00pm self pay</p>

Orlando, Florida Getting banded my Dr K on Oct 11th @ 1:00pm self pay

LSzeliga.... Welcome to the TENacious Tens.. It's nice to have a Floridian with us.... I am being banded by Dr K on October 16th and I am also self pay....

I was down your way last winter, started out in Daytona Beach and ended up in Ocala... I really enjoyed Ocala... There is a slight possibility that I may be back in Daytona Beach sometime this winter... My dad lives there and I may go down and visit him....

Good Luck on your weight loss journey..

:whoo:Getting banded 10 /11

Hey Holly, I really like TENacious TENS. I think it fits our group perfectly... I'm casting my vote for the TENacious TENS... :typing:

Hope we hear from some of the other October bandsters on their ideas. :gossip:

LSzeliga...Congrats! You'll be getting banded a couple of weeks ahead of me, mine is on Halloween. So far it still seems so abstract. I guess as I start to have my pre-op appointments (nutritionist, surgeon, etc...) It will become much more than abstract! I'm 50, and I'm ready to be healthier! Although, I must admit that lately I seem to be eating more of the things that I know I shouldn't.....That's gotta stop!

I started a shake only diet and in 1 week have lost 23 lbs most water,,, I am kinda preping myself for Oct 11.....

what kind of shakes, LS?