August 23--it's official--I'll be in Banderville! It's been a 5 month wait but, I am ready to begin! Anyone joining me that day?

Hi! Yes yes yes! I am with you! I am scheduled for Aug 21 at 11:30am! Close enough! Let's do this. I live in NJ. Where are you?

I am scheduled for August 27th. Just started my liquid diet today. We can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi! Yes yes yes! I am with you! I am scheduled for Aug 21 at 11:30am! Close enough! Let's do this. I live in NJ. Where are you?

Close enough is right! Whoopie I start my one week liquid pre-op Thursday. Southern Minnesota, just south of Minneapolis. My doc likes to have his lapbanders spend the night in hospital, how about you?

I am scheduled for August 27th. Just started my liquid diet today. We can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, we can. We can, I know we can. We will. I know we will. My surgery (my first EVER) is scheduled for 11 AM. I start my liquid diet Thursday. Thankfully, my doc only required a one week. YEAH, I say that today...ask me about that in 3 or 4 days. :faint:

By the way, what are you drinking today?

I had 2 cups of coffee and 1 glass of orange juice for breakfast; lunch was one of those powder protien drinks. I mixed with water, next time I will use skim milk. I had a yogart for afternoon snack and tomatoe soup for dinner. Gosh I am hungry!!! But I must do this and I will.

Wow - I didn't know you had to do a liquid diet before the surgery! I am still jumping through the hoops to get approved hopefully can have surgery by November (a sure way to make sure I don't pig out at Thanksgiving!)

I had 2 cups of coffee and 1 glass of orange juice for breakfast; lunch was one of those powder protien drinks. I mixed with Water, next time I will use skim milk. I had a yogart for afternoon snack and tomatoe soup for dinner. Gosh I am hungry!!! But I must do this and I will.

You can do it!

I just discovered SF green tea w/mixed berry and green tea w/citrus. I am trying to replace soda w/non-carbonated.

I am going to try to get extra Protein in EVERYTHING I drink (well, maybe not everything) but, that is supposed to help curb the hunger. I'm thinking, super smoothies, or something similar. Carnation Instant Breakfast, scoop of Protein Powder, banana, frozen strawberries, couple of ice cubes, yogurt....oh, and someone mentioned powdered milk added some good nutrition.

Wow - I didn't know you had to do a liquid diet before the surgery! I am still jumping through the hoops to get approved hopefully can have surgery by November (a sure way to make sure I don't pig out at Thanksgiving!)

Good luck on jumping through the flaming hoops! My journey has been 5 months and it has gone fairly well. No big surprises, a couple of rescheduled appointments, couple of people on vacations, insurance needing MORE info twice, but all in all, fairly smooth.

It is a difficult time..waiting and planning. I am not a very patient person but, found I needed to be!

Yes, Yes, I am August 23rd also! I am on the liquid diet now for 6 days and the 23rd can't come soon enough. Yesterday was killer, I had a business meeting and the boss ordered pizza and pasta salad and chocolate cake! It sucked to sit there while my peers eat and I drank my soup. I have not told anyone at work, no support there, just a bunch of gossips and sharks. But enough of yesterday, today is a great day, I treated myself to a half day of work and got to hang out with my kids all morning. And I am so excited to share my special day with someone!!!!!! It's gonna be awesome on the other side and all of this will be well worth it!

Terrific mceni! Isn't it exciting? My emotions are running wild. My poor hubby doesn't dare look at me--gr....:angry I might give him the evil eye!

Just had my pre-op appt today with my PCP.

My surgery is at 11 am, how about you?

My surgery is scheduled for 7 am. My husband is also trying to fly under the radar. It's not working as well as he probably wants it too! I am very excited and nervous. My final PCP appointment is tommorrow.

Are you on the liquid diet?

9 days and Counting!!!:girl_hug:

yes, Menci, I am on liquid diet. Sure is hard to do, but I will do it. I am a strong person; stronger than I thought I was. In the past year and half, I have had 3 surgeries on my hip and endured a horrible infection. Through all of that, I did maintain some sanity. So, what is a few hungry pains------right????

My surgery is scheduled for 7 am. My husband is also trying to fly under the radar. It's not working as well as he probably wants it too! I am very excited and nervous. My final PCP appointment is tommorrow.

Are you on the liquid diet?

9 days and Counting!!!:girl_hug:

Thursday I start a one week full liquid. Some have clear liquids only--wow now that would be torture. I'm going to spike up some slim fast w/protein powder, fruit etc. and see how that goes down!

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claramae: you have been through a lot over the last several months--you'll be able to breeze right through this little ole' LAP. Good for you-it's amazing that strength comes to us when we call upon it.

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Hi PJanes

Today was a bummer, went to the pre-op, and some of the blood tests were funky, dr wants more tests and possible postpone the surgery, He will give me his final recomendation on Fri. It's kind of silly but i am not worried about postponing the surgery, I am worried about extra weeks on the liquid diet or having to repeat the last week of all liquids at sometime in the future. I'm strong but this diet is not easy. I'm waiting til Fri to be truely disapppointed, I am holding out hope that an antibiotic that I was taking just through off the tests.

Ps. Day 3 was the worst one for me on the liquids, make it through that and things get way easier(not great but easier)

Hi PJanes

Today was a bummer, went to the pre-op, and some of the blood tests were funky, dr wants more tests and possible postpone the surgery, He will give me his final recomendation on Fri. It's kind of silly but i am not worried about postponing the surgery, I am worried about extra weeks on the liquid diet or having to repeat the last week of all liquids at sometime in the future. I'm strong but this diet is not easy. I'm waiting til Fri to be truely disapppointed, I am holding out hope that an antibiotic that I was taking just through off the tests.

Ps. Day 3 was the worst one for me on the liquids, make it through that and things get way easier(not great but easier)

mceni: It's just a small bump in the road to Banderland...stay strong,

steer straight, trust it will work out for the best.

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