Hi friends!

I imagine if you opened this thread, you're in the same boat I am.

How are you feeling?

How are you sleeping?

Are you ready?

Shopping done?

Cupboards cleaned out?

Is your Christmas shopping done?

Who's cooking Thanksgiving dinner for your family?

What will you do on Thanksgiving?

Let's stick together & support eachother through the next few days, weeks & months!

Are you ready for some smaller clothes?? Yeah!:whoo:

i'm on the 20th. sleeping okay, little scarred i'm going to die, and my ex is going to be raising my kids, lol. just freaking a little. shopping done, taking next week off and hopeing i'm ready for work the next monday. how are u doing?

Hey TLWEMPEN,

Good to hear from you...Don't worry about your ex - They'll be amazed before too long! It's great you're doing this for you and your kids. Your whole family will be healthier & pleased with you.

I'm amazed you're going back to work on the Monday after your surgery. I've booked the whole 2 weeks off. Hope I can go back sooner, but kinda planning on the worst case scenario.

Did you have to do a pre-op diet?

i've had to c-sections, so not to worried about the pain, besides, i can sit at my desk for a week and take it easy at work. have to get moving so i can get the kids off to school and sice i live 20 miles from there school and work, might as well go to work after i drop them off. my husband is a truck driver, so i'm on my own getting them to school.

did pre-op for 2 weeks, lost 11 lbs.. did do u do one? all i had to do is high protien, so not very difficult. all the holloween candy around here is not helping. having thanksgiving dinner tomorrow and hoping i can eat a little of x-mas.

good luck to u and keep me posted on your progress!!

Hi all,

I'm being banded on November 20th as well (Dr. Mumford, SWLC, Mississauga). I think I have it a bit easier than some of you... I don't have children so no Hallowe'en candy temptations thank goodness! And being Canadian, we had our Thanksgiving in early October. My biggest hurdle will be Christmas and I hope to have a handle on things by then.

I've had surgery a couple times before so I'm not particularly nervous about the actual procedure, but I am anxious to get it all over and done with.

Good luck to you all!!!

Hi everyone. I too am being banded on the 20th. I am soooooooooo excited. I am ready to unleash this hot momma inside. Lol. I am just so excited that I will have tool that will help me reach my goal. I have a very active and beautiful eight yr old that I need to be around for. Also, need to enjoy life while I am here with her and we know how this excess weight affects everything we do. Good luck to all of you and you are in my prayers. God Bless, Speedy recovery, and lots of safe/healthy weight loss to each of you!

Hey I'm being banded on 20th too. I've had two c sections also,so I'm not worried about surgery. I do have exams in the next 2 weeks so I hope all the adjustments are made by my body by then. I have the optionof taking off next week or two. I will see how I feel. I am in college so its not much physical work for me. Looking forward to interacting and sharing this brand new experience with you guys.

good luck to u all!! i'm headed to riverton wy getting the surgery done by dr. lewis, who i'll meet fort he first time today. lite Breakfast today then Clear liquids for the next week. not looking forward to "bandster hell" but looking forward to getting this overwith.. hate hospitals.

wishing all of u a speedy recovery and i'll check back in when i get home on wednesday.

tracey

How did you do your ticker and stuff? Is that under signature? I am new and need help.

How did you do your ticker and stuff? Is that under signature? I am new and need help.

Hey Summerbushnell - you just need to go to Tickerfactory.com. Once there, towards the bottom of the page you'll see:

Weight Loss

Click on it. You'll have plenty to choose from. Once you've chosen, you just follow the dirctions.

Once the HTML code is displayed, you'll need to "copy" with your mouse & paste into your signature on LAPBANDTALK.COM (see your user setup pages). I believe it will show 3 different versions of code. I had to use the 2nd set of code (the first set didn't work for me)

Good luck!:scared:

:whoo:Ok friends, IT'S ON!:whoo:

Just a few more hours to go before we're "banded together"!

I am so excited for each of us. We all get a new start. A clean slate. A fresh beginning. Forgiven for all past failures - we are free to move forward.

I will keep each of you in my prayers. Don't be fearful.

Write back soon & let us all know how you're doing, how things went & keep us posted!

Good luck, tomorrow, to all of y'all! We'll be thinking about you!

Hi everyone,

I am also being banded tomorrow. I am nervous but calm at the moment. I haven't done any Christmas shopping yet but I don't think that will be a problem. I have to be at the hospital at 6am. I am glad it is early so I can get it over with.

Good luck everyone!

I envy you, Jill.... I wish mine was scheduled for early morning! I'm scheduled for 12:30 on the 20th. Going without so much as a sip of Water after midnight tonight will be really hard for me. But I know it'll all be over before I know it so I'll try not to obsess about that part!

I'm so excited to be starting this journey! Good luck to everyone tomorrow!!

I am being banded in the morning (20th). I have to be there at 5:15 and surgery at 7:30. I am sooooooooo nervous, scared and worried about soreness. I have to be back at work next Tuesday. I wonder if I am doing the right thing. But I am so mad at myself for getting so fat. UGH--wish me luck!

Good luck everyone! I woke up at 3:30 but I had to get up at 4:15 anyway so that isn't too bad. I am nervous and I'm sure the rest of us are too. Everything will be fine and we are on our way to leading a healthier lifestyle.

You are all in my prayers!

Jill