We're official then! The TENaciousTENS! We will stick together and get this job done! Then we can Celebrate our new lives together! Here is my favorite quote from the yahoo lap band group:

"Band surgery is the easy part. Now finish what you started so you can LIVE the rest of your life. Be brave and be patient. The surgery date is a turning point in you life. Don't turn back."

Together, lets go forward! I'm happy to be a proud member of the TENaciousTENS!:clap2:

Hi everyone, today is exactly one month until I get banded. My only problem is that I can't stop eating at the moment... I need to get back on track. Have a great day everyone.

Hi Lafs (and everyone),

I am having my surgery Virginia. I live in Virginia Beach, but my surgeon operates out of a hospital a few miles away...it is either in Newport News or Hampton, Virginia.

I thought it was quite a coincidence you said L & D had been your first area of nursing you worked in out of nursing school becasue it is the first area I have worked in since graduating with my BSN in May. It is a whole lot to learn. I always thought the nurses I worked with as a student were joking with me when they said nursing school barely prepares you for the "real world" of nursing. Boy were they right!!

I am kinda worried after surgery I will have a hard time getting all of my fluids in when I am at work, because we usually drink and eat when we can...it is usually far and few between....and we often gulp down our food becasue we are so busy. Being a new grad nurse I am still working on my time management skills. My unit is very supportive of my decision, though....so that is a big plus!! Quite a few of the nurses at our hospital have had weightloss surgeries.

:confused: Twyla

Has anyone considered sending out an invitation on the introductions page for people to join the TENacious TENS?

I know that's what the Crazy Ates did. Just a thought.

Hi sbee, I know Oregan Holly posted an invitation on my thread in that area, that's how I found y'all..............cheers Karen

ok, so i am seriously having a hard time! i am eating everything and thinking of what else i want to eat "for the last time" even though i know its not really going to be like that. i have a countdown going in my head until sept 24--the day i start my 10 day pre-op liquid diet.

i posted before i have this sick way of rationalizing what i am doing b/c i am not gaining any weight from my little binges...not good though. and i know this! the scale has been going down a pound or two and back to what it is, but never higher. maybe i am not binging as bad as i think i am?

oct 4 is just around the corner. i am so excited. i keep picturing all the cute clothes i will finally be able to fit into.

omg, for the first time in my life, i will be thin!!! its an amazing thought, a scary thought, allmost overwhelming, ya know?

want_so_bad, you ain't riding this rollercoaster alone. These mini-binges are startin to cramp my style. I'm really not happy with losing my control at this point, thinkin I can do this until it's time to start the diet. The mental change needs to start happening NOW. That's why we're here, I guess: We all get by with a little help from our friends~

Just got my date this afternoon...Oct 15! Lets get this train rolling! Ben

Hi Guys,

Twyla, I have family in Hampton and visit there often. Which hospital do you work in? I am working myself up to the preop diet. I made all the starches I could think of this week to get my cravings out of the way.

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LAFS when you get banded let us know how your doing..... Getting banded Oct 11 by doctor K

Lafs,

I work at Chesapeake General Hospital.

<p><p>This is my first time here as a member. After reading and looking at all the before and after pictures of the hundreds who have lost weight thanks in part to the lapband, I had to meet others who are in the final stages. My name is Amy and I live in TN. I've lived here 3 years and in that time have manage to get as high as 315. I'm 5'9 and alot of my weight is in the middle(my gut) I've been over 250 for 3 to 5 years and over 200 for 10 years. My mother had gastric bypass 8 and 1/2 years ago. She was able to get under 200 I hope I will be able too.</p> <p>I just finished all the pre-surgery testing and now I wait till they call me to schedual. I'm hoping some time in Oct. Not 100% though!</p> <p>Anyway just wanted to join the support group here casue. You all seem real awsome!</p> <p><img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/happy.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="60" class="inlineimg" /></p> <p>Amy </p></p>

Everyone go check out the ROLL CALL thread to find your name and your bandster buddies.

Could someone help the newbie get my profile all glammed up like the rest of yours!

Mine is so'oooooo boring.

I want a ticker!:help:

<p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>I am getting banded on October 11. I am excited and scared. More excited. I am self pay as my insurance doesnt cover any type of bariatric treatment. My cost is $17,400. It is so expensive, but worth it. </p> <p>I need to lose around 100 pounds. Ive tried it all many times, it is time that I got this weight off for good.</p> <p>I am glad one of you found me onthe introduction forum, thanks!</p> <p>Dana<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/whoo.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Whoo" smilieid="339" class="inlineimg" /></p>

Hi All....I'm only checking to see if my ticker attached. I followed the other poster's instructions so I'm hoping this works.

I keep reading all your post about last meals. I'm so nervous eating isn't an option at the moment. Now only if that was the case most other times I guess I wouldn't be on this page huh?

Had a mini-melt down last week AFTER my pre-op. Did anyone else questioning themselves? I'm not questioning my decision to have the surgery but questioning myself. Did I try hard enough to lose this on my own? Am I cheating by having the surgery? Will others judge me and this one blows my mind b/c I have NEVER been one to care what others think of me and now suddenly I am?