Ok... sooooooo apparently i am the only one getting this done in Nov! Insannitttttttty. Im very new to this... so if anyone could help me making my thing a lil prettier.. i'd appreciate that too. :help:

Hi! I just received a tentative date of Nov 5th!!:whoo: Now I just waiting for the insurance approval, everything else is done.

Hi all - I don't have a surgery date but I'm having my consultation on the 22nd of Oct so I'm hoping to be banded mid-November by Dr Yaeger of Anderson Medical (Ashford Hospital) in SA.

I have my doctor's consultation next Thursday, October 18, and I'm shooting for pre-op evals and labs on October 30 and surgery on November 1. So it looks like I'm going to be one of you!

The only thing I can think of that could delay things is that I want to talk to the doctor about the new AP band. If we decide to use it, he may have to order it and I don't know if that would delay things.

Has anyone here discussed the new band with your doctor? I'd like to learn more about it and if and why you decided on one or the other.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting to know you and share our experiences! :clap2:

I have my doctor's consultation next Thursday, October 18, and I'm shooting for pre-op evals and labs on October 30 and surgery on November 1. So it looks like I'm going to be one of you!

The only thing I can think of that could delay things is that I want to talk to the doctor about the new AP band. If we decide to use it, he may have to order it and I don't know if that would delay things.

Has anyone here discussed the new band with your doctor? I'd like to learn more about it and if and why you decided on one or the other.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting to know you and share our experiences! :clap2:

Congrats Longhorn -

I am getting the new Band according to my surgeon but I really haven't had the opportunity to speak to him about it yet. He told me at the last meeting that it comes with some fluif in it already instead of having to wait for your "first fill" but I wasn't quite clear on it. I go for my Pre-op class next week on the 16th so if I get any info I will let you know. And if you get info could you let me know as well?

Congrats Longhorn -

I am getting the new Band according to my surgeon but I really haven't had the opportunity to speak to him about it yet. He told me at the last meeting that it comes with some fluif in it already instead of having to wait for your "first fill" but I wasn't quite clear on it. I go for my Pre-op class next week on the 16th so if I get any info I will let you know. And if you get info could you let me know as well?

I sure will! Thanks!

I'm done with everything,I'm waiting for a call from them to see when my date is. I have to do a pregnancy test eventhough I have my period LOL. The hospital insists.

I will also get a new band that has these plastic bubbles around it for a better grip. That's what I understood.

I have to do Optifast for 2 weeks, but I requested to do it 3 instead....just because I am ready

The other day I posted that I was hoping my surgery date would be in November. Had my meeting with my surgeon today and have an official date of November 8. I am so excited!!!!:whoo:

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</p> <p>So, what did you give up in your life by being fat that you'll be able to get back once you lose your weight? <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/happy.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="60" class="inlineimg" />

</p> <p>The adventurous self who sky-dived, scuba dived, rock climbed, bungee jumped. All those things there's no way I would do now.</p> <p> </p> <p>BTW, I'm scheduled for Nov 2. Anyone else on that day? I'm so glad to have found this board and can't wait to shrink with all of you!</p> <p>Linda</p>

P.S., It looks like some of you have already lost weight. Is anyone else scarfing everything down like crazy. I feel like I got to 'get it in now while I have the chance.' Sick, I know. Anyone else doing this?

Hey guys.. i havent written in a while. After much consideration and going back and forth, I actually decided to do the gastric bypass at the last minute. My surgery date is Nov 12th as of right now.

good luck all you bandsters!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi all! I'm new to the November group. Originally I thought that my surgery would be in December, but I'm set for November 5th!

I am so excited! I really wish I could just have it done tomorrow and be on with it. I'm scared about living on liquids for 4 weeks after surgery but I'll survive.

Originally, I obsessed about all of the things that I would be giving up forever such as carbonated pop, bread, Pasta, etc etc...

....and then I thought to myself of all the things that I have been giving up in my life because I'm fat and would have to give up all of those things in my life forever if I stay fat.

For instance, I cannot go swimming with my son. I will never go swimming with my son while I'm fat. Do I want to give that up forever?

I cannot wear cute clothes. I would have to give up cute clothes forever.

So although I will have to give up certain foods/drinks forever, it's in exchange for getting back other things that I thought I had given up forever. It makes it easier to give up those things.

So, what did you give up in your life by being fat that you'll be able to get back once you lose your weight?

Hi hungryforchange ... here are a few of the things that I am looking forward to doing once I lose my weight!

1. going swimming with my friends

2. shopping in regular stores and having the confidance wearing low-cut or strapless outfits and feeling sexy in a dress!

3. being comfortable having my partner see my naked

4. going out and exercising with my partner (he's VERY active and it kills me that I can't go out and exercise with him because I just can't keep up...and am embarassed for others to see how unfit I am)

<p></p> <p>The adventurous self who sky-dived, scuba dived, rock climbed, bungee jumped. All those things there's no way I would do now.</p> <p> </p> <p>BTW, I'm scheduled for Nov 2. Anyone else on that day? I'm so glad to have found this board and can't wait to shrink with all of you!</p> <p>Linda</p>

P.S., It looks like some of you have already lost weight. Is anyone else scarfing everything down like crazy. I feel like I got to 'get it in now while I have the chance.' Sick, I know. Anyone else doing this?

I'm quite disgusted with my eating behaviour at the moment! Since deciding to get the band I've gone on a junk food eating rampage..mainly KFC!! I feel terrible about it but at the same time I keep justifying it by thinking this is the last time I'll get to eat it! My body's reacting badly to it though so I'm going to try to stick to home-cooked meals if I can..

I'm quite disgusted with my eating behaviour at the moment! Since deciding to get the band I've gone on a junk food eating rampage..mainly KFC!! I feel terrible about it but at the same time I keep justifying it by thinking this is the last time I'll get to eat it! My body's reacting badly to it though so I'm going to try to stick to home-cooked meals if I can..

Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one. That's exactly how I feel about being the last time to eat - it's like my last supper - except it's a very long, drawn-out last supper, lasting a month! My body's reacting bad as well - I've actually cut down quite a bit on the junk food - but at first it was as if I couldn't get enough - some kind of psychological thing going on there.

Other reason for wanting the weight off - just to 'blend in'. I don't care if I'm sexy (well, of course I'm hoping!), but just to be looked at in the eye as if I'm a part of humanity and not ignored and looked past as if I'm not even there - I mean, hello, how can you miss me, but nobody looks at me or acknowledges me.

Linda

Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one. That's exactly how I feel about being the last time to eat - it's like my last supper - except it's a very long, drawn-out last supper, lasting a month! My body's reacting bad as well - I've actually cut down quite a bit on the junk food - but at first it was as if I couldn't get enough - some kind of psychological thing going on there.

Other reason for wanting the weight off - just to 'blend in'. I don't care if I'm sexy (well, of course I'm hoping!), but just to be looked at in the eye as if I'm a part of humanity and not ignored and looked past as if I'm not even there - I mean, hello, how can you miss me, but nobody looks at me or acknowledges me.

Linda

Hi Linda..I feel that way sometimes when I go out on a Saturday night - I have friends who get hit on all the time and I sometimes feel out of place thinking that people don't look at me because of my weight (I have a boyfriend..but its nice to feel like people notice you across a room). My biggest claim to shame is that I've not once, but TWICE, been asked 'when my baby is due'!!! :omg: :Banane10: