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:

Miriam, good luck tomorrow! I'm very excited for you and everyone else starting on this journey. I'm scheduled for the 23rd so you'll have to let me know how everything goes. How old are your children? I've got a 12 & 17 year old so it will really just be me that hubby has to take care of. I have so much going on this month that I know the 23rd will be here before I know it. Take care and be sure and check in to let us know how everything went. I'll be thinking of you.

Donna

Best of luck Miriam, I look forward to hearing all about your journey. I am being banded on Wednesday, so we can compare notes. Take care and good luck!!!! Keep in touch.

Good Luck with your surgery Miriam. Hope everything goes smoothly!

David: I agree with the picture thing you mentioned. I also knew what the scale says but when I was part of a friends wedding on Sept 1st I wore a floral print skirt and top. When I saw the pics I literally said out loud,"My God it looks like I'm a @#*!ing tapestry!" I looked like I could cover a wall! I figure these will make great befor pics.

It's hard for me to individually say hello to everyone- accept in this generic way- "HI EVERYONE". I hope all of us October bandsters are doing great. How exciting that our month has come! Finally!!

Good Luck to all of you with surgeries this week! I'm excited for you! My surgery date is set for October 18th. 17 more days- Yippee!

Take care~ Tina

Best of wishes to all of the 1st and 2nd of October TENacious TENS who are making their journey into bandland....

lovekatz... realestwoman... woodsk... Shrinkage... Kloverdad and Klovermom...

MistyDTX... mescla... Sbee... BigK... pvchickie... summer... BlyeEyedKitty... bbjerseygirl... gallygirl...

You are in my thoughts and prayers....

I will be starting my pre-op diet tomorrow as well as embarking on my trip to Colorado to see kids and grandkids and have my surgery on the 16th....

Good luck to all of the others who are on or will be starting their pre-op's......

Good luck to everyone! I have been thinking of all the Oct. 1 bandsters! I hope they are doing well.

Nicnaknuk...I am heading to Colorado on Wed. One daughter lives in Colorado Springs and one is in Boulder. Enjoy the traveling. Will you be taking your pre-surgery diet food with you? I LOVE to eat while I am driving. It will be hard to break that habit.

My prayers are with the Oct. 2 bandsters. Good Luck!

Hugs!

Hi Tens, I will be banded on 6th October in Sydney Australia. The payment system is obviously different here. I am fully insured so have to pay an upfront $500 (USD350) for private hospital. I then expect to be out of pocked approx $4000 (USD3000). So, it's not small change but it's going to be worth it. I haven't had to have anything like the build up that some of you have had. There was an information night at the hospital, followed by two appointments with the surgeon and my confirmed banding date. The whole process has only taken 6 weeks. I went a bit crazy for the first couple of weeks and ate like I was going to have to starve for the rest of my life - but I've got my head round it and have been much more sensible for the past couple of weeks. I have been advised to have 2 shakes per day and 1 low cal meal. I've been using Optifast coffee flavour which is just like iced coffee so not too bad. Only 4 days to go. I'll let you know how I feel. Cheers

I have a 6,15,12,6.5,5, and 10 month old.

Hi Ashley, I am also having my surgrey on the 4th. Good Luck.

I leave for Denver in the morning so of course I can't sleep. Too excited or too many years as a night owl, I'm not sure. The past month has flown by and some of our friends are already on their path to recovery.

I am anxious to meet Dr. K and thursday can't come soon enough.

I have a friend that was banded 2 weeks ago today and has lost 20 pounds already. Some of that was pre-op diet but I'm impressed. She went back to work and feels good .

I will be away from the computer for a few days but as soon as I am home, I will be checking up on how you all are doing. Good luck to all of this weeks bandsters . To all that are done already, take care of yourself and don't push the healing process. Taking care of yourself will give you the strength to take care of others that you care about.....:clap2:

Lafs, I wish you the best of luck on your banding. I agree with you that Thursday can not come soon enough. It seems like it is taking forever to get here. I met my surgeon today and we are all set for thursday. Good luck to all this months banders, I will check in Friday and let you know how things go.

until I join the banded! I didn't sleep much last night, that's probably pretty normal. I'm anxious and excited and ready to be back home! Luckily the hospital is about 5 miles from my house so I don't have to travel far.

Good luck to the other 10/2 bandsters!! :whoo:

Hi to the Tenacious Tens,

I am pencilled in for surgery on 31st October (providing my appointmnet with surgeon goes ok on 11th.

I am currently about 110kgs (242lbs), 30 years old with 3 boys aged 5 and under. I am really excited about starting this new phase in my life, but as many others have already said, I am worried about actually managing the liquid diets pre- and post-op.

Since I will be virtually the last bandster for Oct '07 ( I live in New Zealand, so my 31st comes before anyone elses!!!) I look forward to keeping up to date with all your experiences, and hope you can offer me some much needed support.

My 2 wk liquid pre-op diet shoulkd be starting on 17th October.

Bye for now

Kathryn

Hi Kathryn! We have the same surgery date! at just about the same weight......'cept I have 20 years on ya! LOL Hope all goes OK for you at your appoinntment

Miriam, you've been on my mind, as soon as you feel like it, let me know how thing are going with you.

Good luck and many Blessings to all that are being banded in the next few days.....

fluffy.... I am doing a high protein low carb diet which is very similar to the Atkins diet... We are currently on the road, so I will be hit and miss with the computer.... My DH and I live full time and travel in our motorhome.... Colorado is my home and our home base is in Grand Junction where my youngest daughter and children live... My middle daughter and children live in the Denver area... My oldest daughter and children live in the Rifle, New Castle area...