Just a little over a week to go before getting banded. I was in the drug store earlier today picking up a few things and passed by the racks of diet coke and aisles of Snacks and other things i will no longer be able to eat. A bittersweet moment, but I'm ready to say goodbye to all that and hello to a new me.

Completed all my pre-op testing this morning and the whole thing is beginning to feel more real. I've been thinking about getting banded for a few months now, but only started doctor/hospital shopping in late January. I'm lucky to have Oxford and getting approved was a breeze; it helped to have a bmi of 44. (That's the only time my bmi actually game in handy!)

Based on other posters comments, I've already picked up Gas-X strips and Colace (to take care of post-op constipation). Has anyone else stocked their medicine cabinets with additional aids?

Surgery Date: 3/3/08

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Dr. Mitchel Roslin / Lennox Hill Hospital, NYC

Congrats on the lap band, my date is April 16th and I am so excited. Please let me know how things went for you. I haven't heard about picking up any meds other than vitamins,(children's cheawables). Good Luck March 3.

Jennifer

Hello... I am going to be banded on March 12th and I have been meaning to stock up on the gas-x. My surgeon's office told me to also buy sugar-free Citracel for regularity. They also said it makes you feel full (fiber).

Interesting thing: I'm currently on the liquid diet phase... it's not been easy...but getting easier. My cravings have changed from pizza, cheeseburgers, french fries to foods such as chicken breast, tuna, baked fish, baked potatos, green Beans and corn. I have no idea what this all means except to say at first I was grieving the high calorie foods that made me fat... but then I started thinking how delicious normal, healthier food sounded.

I'm also pretty lucky, although I have researched the band for years, I just made the decision to have it in mid-January and I'm scheduled for surgery in mid-March. That went very quickly. I'm thankful for that and so very excited about getting the band.

Cheers and best wishes to us! :laugh:

Good luck too you on your new venture. I hope during my liquid phase I'll be able to do as you w/the healthy cravings.