I thought I would start a thread and as we get more Merry Losers than they can copy and paste and add their names.

MERRY LOSERS

Dec 3 - CarolK1

Dec 4 - TXbandit (tentative)

Dec 6 - Sghatl

Dec 7 - Newblew

jen hollers

Dec 10 - HeatherA (tentative)

Dec 11 - ::Tracy::

Dec 13 - Caramel

Dec 17 - 100lbsforsale

MissSac

Dec 18 - Mendypoo

Dec 26 - Miss Polly

Dec 27 - jasmona1214

Dec 28 - The Fox

Please feel free to add your surgery date

Caramel:ranger:

I'm on Dec 18th - starting my pre-op Medifast on the 3rd.

AlysonRR

Well the days are slowing rolling by as I wait for the big date and I have ran out of thinks to research. I really hope come Dec 3rd we can start leveraging everyones experiences starting with CarolK1 and the Parrot. This is going to be a great group to lean on because we will all have started near the same time and can succeed together. Here is what I am doing here lately.

Read this board nearly everyday because the wife is sick of hearing about the surgery and I need to turn somewhere.

Since I am a low BMI (35) I have eaten at every restaurant and my debit card looks like a who's who of fast food. I know this is not making the choir easier and I am not making excuses. I am a self pay so failure is not an option after Dec 18th.

Debating on who to tell and who not to tell. I have told my wife and my boss and that is it. I don't want the pressure on me if the weight doesn't just fall off and I have larger friends that have had the lap band and seem to take offense that I was even considering it since I am 282 and 6'3.

I am 3 weeks away and I find myself buying different exercise equipment (Bodybugg)and planning out my exercise attack plan. I just bought the perfect push up and have researched a rock climbing gym of all things.

Take cares and sorry for rambling but I am ready to get this on. Dr K in Colorado is paid up and everything seems to be ready to go. We are starting out as the Merry Losers but by next Christmas we will be the biggest losers. Who is with me?

Since I am a low BMI (35) I have eaten at every restaurant and my debit card looks like a who's who of fast food. I know this is not making the choir easier and I am not making excuses.

I can relate to this. As I mentioned elsewhere, when I found out I had to do a 10-day pre-op diet, I scheduled my surgery for 12 days after Thanksgiving. Might as well go out with a bang, you know? I made a mental list of foods and checked them off one by one as if I was saying goodbye to friends. Pizza? Check. Fajitas? Check. Taco Ball? Check, check, check.

Debating on who to tell and who not to tell. I have told my wife and my boss and that is it. I don't want the pressure on me if the weight doesn't just fall off and I have larger friends that have had the lap band and seem to take offense that I was even considering it since I am 282 and 6'3.

I can also relate to this. I kept everything a secret for as long as possible. Up until last week my wife was the only one who knew, but I finally had to spill the beans and let my parents and immediate co-workers know. Let's face it, I'm 6' and 388 pounds. I expect to attack weight loss with a vengeance; when I start dropping weight, people are going to notice so I decided to go ahead and let the news 'slip' on my own terms. I think it is different for us men than it is for women. I don't mean to generalize but all the women I know at work who have had the surgery have announced it to the world. They are all supportive of each other. Maybe it is more embarassing for men or something. (I think this is going to be the subject of tomorrow's blog.)

Right now I am in the middle. While I did let those co-workers know, I did register here under a fake name so I'm still a little 'in the closet' so to speak.

I have my surgery on December 6th! :whoo:I can't wait. Start 10 day Liquid pre-op diet on Tuesday. During my preop visit my doc said there is a filter called the tulip to prevent a pulmonary embolism. Has anyone had this and if so how did it work out? Was it removed after a few weeks or did you leave it in indefinitely? He said it was optional but all his patients go home on Lovenox x 10 days? Good luck to everyone! :gluck:gg88

Debating on who to tell and who not to tell.

I told my husband, my mom and one friend (she's overweight and considering lapband). I told my boss I needed to take some time off for surgery. I left it that it was female stuff, he didn't want any further info....:heh: I don't need to put any extra pressure on myself by having people ask questions and constantly looking for updates. 6 weeks after surgery I'm headed on a 7 night cruise. I'm looking forward to the cruise, but I'm nervous already that I won't be able to control myself....

Tomorrow starts pre-op, or (how I'm tyring to look at this) - as the start of my new healthier lifestyle...

Hey Caramel,

Okay so i do not know how to add my name to the merry losers group. Mine is Dec. 18th . Could you be so kind as to help me? Thanks April

I am getting my surgery December 14th! Yes! I am so Excited!!!!

The best Christmas present I can ever give myself!:clap2:

I'm having mine done on 12/28--start the new years right!!

Mary

Dec 3 - CarolK1

parrot0927

antsmith101

Christasha

Danna(sewenup1)

Dec 4 - TXbandit (tentative)

kris102003

Sandy63

Heavy Heartland

Dec 5 - mejr62

Chienne and her dad

Brooke (medic26541)

Babyblues425

Dec 6 – Sghatl

newlife

JEN_RN

Lost in LS

Twilight

Dec 7 - Newblew

jen hollers

Meghan1983

jennypoo

Dec 8

Dec 9

Dec 10 - HeatherA (tentative)

Dec 11 - ::Tracy::

LinzerPA

vanessa

Tia Maria

Gus123

Dec 12 - Caramel

Vicki J

chatita

Dec 13 - jmschnapf

Anyalee

Mommathang

tomecia25

Dec 14 - MissyDFE!!!!

Dec 15

Dec 16

Dec 17 - 100lbsforsale

MissSac

gingimop

Dec 18 - Mendypoo

Livingthe Dream

JET's MOM

HHWALJ

Kelly Mcgee

Dec 19 - Cerrin

Dec 20 - Jonesy

Dec 21

Dec 22

Dec 23

DEC 24

Dec 25 - MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dec 26 - Miss Polly

jenncore

Dec 27 - jasmona1214

glitzigirl

thundandlight

Dec 28 - The Fox imsamiam

J.Discount

TXbandit is a for-sure on Dec 4 - one more week!!

Hi ladies and gents. I have been on pins and needles, waiting for that phone call. It came today and I didnt want to return the call. I finally got the courage at call my Doc's office at 2:30 from work and my surgery date is DECEMBER 26th, I actually feel ready and am quite excited. I will be on a two week pre-op liquid diet starting Dec. 12. Yahoo!

SC

Surgery date 12/26/07

My surgery is December 6th with Dr. Ortiz in TJ. I am self pay and getting myself the best Chirstmas present ever!

Well it looks like there are quite a few of us scheduled for next week. Hope everyone has there hospital bag packed, bought their fluids etc.

Good luck to all for next week.

Danna:whoo::clap2:

Hi all. I just got back from my first visit to the surgeon and we've set the date already for 12th December!! OMG, that's so much sooner than I was expecting but I just can't wait!

I have just been floating to work latelly. I am so pumped... What other forums do people talk in here? I get so lost when I see all the forums! I want to be in the know... could some one please help me out? I would like to be able to meet some friends here... I am kind of overwhelmed by all the different topics you can post messages in...