:clap2:Hey there! I am planning on being banded at the end of this semester which will put my surgery date around the 17th. I am a self pay patient. I am so pumped about this and ready to start this journey!!! Hope to get to know some of ya'll!

Alissia in Arkansas

My surgery is the 17th as well!!! Good luck!

I am also Dec. 17th - I sure hope it is not too close to Christmas but I figure it's a sure way to keep from pigging out!:hungry:

My surgery is the 4th! Good luck to all!

Hey there! Great to hear from ya'll!! I hope everyone is excited about this new life we are all about to start! Good luck to everyone and let's keep each other posted on everything.

I had my consultation yesterday and it went great. My sugery is scheduled for Dec 13 at 7:30am. I can't wait!!!

Hi Guys,

My surgery is Dec 18th and I am getting excited. I am right at 35 BMI so it is weird because I have to keep eating to keep from getting below that. I am not complaining but a week prior my doctor (Dr K in Colorado) wants me on a low carb diet which I can do no problem.

Hey momma! We are band sisters....good luck

December 17th here too! I can't wait, just finished my Psych Eval today..self pay also

I have my appt with my Dr. after Turkey day then planning on a date of the 19th, since I will have 2 weeks off. I am so excited have done all I need to do so far. I am also self pay, but that is ok.

Went to my pre-op appt a few days ago. It went really well. Since the first seminar I went to in the end of January, I have lost 20lbs. I know it has been almost a year but I haven't really been trying until lately. I went through insurance. I have to start a liquid diet on Monday. I went shopping today for shakes and stuff. I could not find powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury anwhere! Oh well, I got lost of different stuff to try. I also got a few bottles of Isopure to try out. Bought a good blender so I can puree foods after surgery.

My doc said that Johnson & Johnson came out with a band and he wants to put them in all of his patients for the next two months so he can gauge the results. He completey gave me the option if I wanted to use that one instead of the Allergan (?). Even though it has been approved by the FDA, I felt uncomfortable trying something new for something so important to me so I opted to go with the Allergan. Anyway, I am not looking forward to this liquid diet...I have heard it is the worst part of all this so I am glad it is only for a while...Ok, well its off to bed. I hope all of us December bandsters will talk about all kinds of things!

interesting about the J&J lap band, i will have to see what my Dr. has to say. I am having Dr. Trotter, anyone else out there seeing him

Awesome~~!!! I know personally I can't wait to start this journey!! And I feel so blessed to be able to talk and interact with so many that are going through the same thing I am! I have been on the rollercoaster of emotions lately. I want it to hurry up and get here but yet I am scared. LOL Silly, I know. I can't wait to hear from ya'll!!!

I know what you mean about being on a roller coaster. I go from very excited to just being in limbo waiting for things to get moving.

Same here. I start my liquid diet tomorrow and I will have to stay on it until my surgery 12/04. I am really nervous about the diet. I am dreading it in fact. Most people on here say that the liquid diet is the hardest part.

I went shopping yesterday for all of the stuff I will need. I got coq10 Vitamins, a daily Vitamin, an electronic food scale, a blender/food processer, clear measuring cups, isopure Water and some Protein shakes. I think I spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $200. I am trying to figure out which type of shakes to drink. I got some called muscle milk and two other kinds. I really need to get a powder because I can't afford much more of the pre-canned ones. Anyone out there tried some they liked? I was really on the lookout for unjury but Vitamin Shoppe and Vitamin World hadn't even heard of it. I would appreciate anyones's opinion. Thanks!

I'm scheduled for the 12th. Getting nervous and anxious!!!!