Just found out my surgery date is set for March 21. :biggrin: Anyone else being banded this day, maybe we can become friends and compare notes.

Maybe me! I had my pre-op appointment scheduled for today but I had to cancel it. Took my 2 1/2 year old son to the doctor yesterday and he has pneumonia and strep throat. When I set my pre-op appt., I told the nurse that I had already put myself on their 2 week pre-op diet and wanted to have it done on the 7th. Well, since my son is sick and I had to push back my pre-op I think I'm going to have it done on the 21st. I don't get any vacation until the 20th and if I was able to get it done before then, i was going to do it on a Friday and go back to work the following Monday. But now since I'm already pushing it back one week, two weeks won't kill me plus I'll have vacation and can "afford" to take more than just one day off. Not push myself too hard. Know what I mean? Doing the surgery and having to take care of 4 kids pretty much by myself will be hard enough (DH works A LOT) not to mention having to rush right back to work.

I'll know for sure next Tuesday, that's when I rescheduled my pre-op.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you get your date soon, that would be great if we could be banded on or around the same time. It looks like your starting weight at your consultation is just about where I started at my initial consultation. I'm 5'4" so I'm going to shoot for a goal of 150-160 to begin with but might try to go lower when I get there. I'm going to have to add some exercise to my daily routine to help keep my metabolism going and have yet to do that. I'll get my rear in gear one of these days. Keep me posted on your date.

Hey... I am getting banded on March 21st... Just started liquid diet on Friday. Very intense and exciting! How about you?

just a few days bfore you 'all

all I have to do is 2-3 days of clear liquid before surgery.

Good luck to all those in March

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Right now my doctor just has me staying away from fatty foods and doing protein drinks twice a day and making good food choices until March 19 when I start the liquids only pre-op diet. I'm glad to know there is someone else getting banded the same day as me, I've been afraid that my doctor might want to reschedule my surgery since that is Good Friday and it didn't appear anyone else was being banded that day. Glad I don't have to do the liquids this far in advance, I'm still experimenting with protein drinks and have only found 1 so far that I'm happy with. It's Nectar Sweet Chocolate Truffle with 46 grams of protein mixed with 16 oz water made by Syntrax. Hope I find something else before the 19th, I'm not liking Isopure, Cytosport, New Whey. I have some Unjury that I haven't tried yet, maybe it will be good, guess I'll find out. We'll have to keep in touch and compare notes since we'll be going thru this together!

I'm also getting banded on March 21st. Just set the date today! Started the liquid diet this past Saturday. Had planned for a surgery date just a little before the 21st so that's why i started liquids a little early but now that i've started i figured i might as well keep going.

I'll have to put up a signature soon, but my basic stats are:

H - 5'2"

Pre-Op - 199

Goal 1 - 136 (Normal BMI)

Goal 2 - 125

Congrats to everyone above on a March 21 surgery date and to Lynn for March 19. We are all in this together and I can't wait.