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NORMAL!!!! I was ready then not every other hour it seemed before I went but things went smooth and I am SOOOOO glad I did it!!! Good-Luck to you! You will do awesome!!

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Good luck to you both! It will be over before you know it and you'll be on to the next level of torture...JUST KIDDING:biggrin:...think how fast a week goes by in your life and just know that you will so far down the road by then.

It's hard for me to believe a week has passed for me and I'm headed back to work tomorrow...no regrets here!

Will be thinking of you both!

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Thank you everyone for your encouraging words. It is almost 4:30 am here and I am getting ready to leave for the hospital. I have to be there by 9:30. I managed to sleep pretty well last night and my nerves aren't making me nuts. . . yet. lol

Chrisann, yep I am in Montana. Roundup is a little over 200 miles from me, but in MT distances, that is hardly anything.:w00t: It is within about 50 miles from Billings, the biggest city in the state though, if that makes you feel any better. Once I am out of surgery and back home, I will talk to you more.

Well, back to getting ready to leave. Road report says the highways are only intermittantly snow packed, so things should be pretty smooth going, (i hope :smile:)

I'll see you all when I am home and banded :tongue: TTFN!

~Amy

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Well AmyMT, by the time you read this you will be on the band wagon. congratulations. Hope things go well for you. I'm praying for you today.

Take care!

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Hey All, If I's not normal that's fine with me it would just confirm what's been said about me for years. Only now I'll have the last laugh ! I'm getting jittery too my surgery is on the 30th,but like some have said think about the long run.I have looked after our 4 kids my husband and now our grand babies and most everyone else anywhere around here, So now I Am going to be selfish for once in my life and take care of

ME ! This is my time to shine.... and then I can better take care of the ones I Love! We Can do This !!!!

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Hi everyone,

I am back!! Everything went great for surgery on Tuesday. I was nervous right up until I went to sleep, but it all turned out great. I have been home since Wednesday (the 3 hour drive home wasn't the best part of that day) and have been resting quite a bit. I am not too sore, and the gas is lessening so I am doing pretty well.

Thanks again for all the thoughts and support. It was great knowing you all were here thinking of me.

Yay :redface: I'm banded. Wooo Hooo

~Amy

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Chrisann, your doing great 25# in 3 weeks. I hope to do that great myself!!! Great Job

I am using the starting weight from the pre-surgical liquid phase. So sorry if it looked like that in 3 weeks. Its really that from December 17th.

Glad to hear you are back Amy!! My sister wanted to know what hospital you were in.

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Chrisann,

I was at Benefis in Great Falls. There is one surgeon in Great Falls and one in Missoula that do banding (from what I understand).

I am healing up pretty well. My port seems to bother me once in a while, and all 4 incisions are itching like crazy, but other than that, I am feeling pretty good.

~Amy

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