Hello everyone...I am being banded on April 10th. I am so excited! Seems like it's been forever to get to the countdown, but I think it'll be here before we know it!

Anyone else scheduled in April? We need to come up with a group name!

Carol

Hey letschat......I am very nervous as well. I started my 2 week pre op diet today. It was hard, but I knew this wasnt going to be easy. Just one day at a time is what I am trying to tell myself. I'm not sure if there is a way to chat other than on here I will give you my email address. It is workgirl29@yahoo.com email me anytime. It is nice to have somone going through this the same time as I am. I too have a major love for food. I guess we all do thats why we are here....lol. I hope to hear from you soon!!1

Hello everyone!

Well here we are, ready for a new life. We made it to April! Wow, it seemed like it would take forever to get here, but here it is already! I am so happy for all of us. Our long journey has come to an end...in order to begin a new one.

Good luck to all of you! Let's keep up the wonderful support we have going here!!!!

~Carol

Hi NeNe. It's Carol, another April 8'er from Ohio. Hope your pre-op diet is going ok. Dr. is Trace Curry in Cincinnati, self pay. One week to go. Hang in there. I am drinking lots of water to feel full.

Hi Carol 4784,

Actually, I only have to do a two-day preop. So I won't start fasting until Sunday, April 6th. What does your pre-op diet consist of?

I cant believe only 9 more days!! Day 2 liquid diet is not too bad, although I do have a major headache right now. Discovered today that I like cottage cheese when I forced myself to try Breakstones cottage doubles w/ peach topping. It was a little odd as far as consistency, it felt really strange chewing & swallowing it, but overall, it will be tolerable as a lunch. So far the broth has been the worst, I love Swansons chicken broth when I make homeade chicken noodle soup, but drinking it plain is disgusting! I gotta find a better broth or I will never make it thru this preop diet. I have to have no more than 3 servings of dairy a day, SF popsicles/fudgesicles/jello (all I want) & all the broth I want. (yuck!) Then for dinner I am allowed 1 small can of Campbells chicken noodle/beef noodle/or veggie soup. I am so glad I started the "modified" diet early cuz this would have been so incredibly hard to switch to from eating normally!

OK 5 days till surgery day and I am getting a litle nervous. April 7th is coming fast. Trying to not think about it but when u are on this preop diet that is all u think about. Then a patient brings in a home made Gob cake today and I showed great restraint and did not touch it and I LOVE THAT CAKE!! Guess I am getting better at this telling myself no thing lol

What is Gob cake?

Hi everyone,

Have any of you started the liquid portion of your to prep for surgery? I have to go and review all of my tests with my surgeon and then it is off to the nutritionist for the liquid diet. I have been really excited about being banded, but now that is getting closer I am getting nervous. I wish you all the best with your up coming surgery dates.- Katkeen

I got my date! I'll be banded 4/16!!!!!!!!!

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Edited April 4, 200818 yr by kjl315

What is Gob cake? :huh2:

I had never heard of it so I did and search and here is the recipe. Cooks.com - Recipe - Gob Cake

Today I go for pre-op. Sunday and Monday I have to be on a clear liquid diet. Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. I have to be at the hospital; at 8:00 a.m. I'm suppose to go into surgery.

I'm really excited!!!:huh2::tt2:

I cant believe only 9 more days!! Day 2 liquid diet is not too bad, although I do have a major headache right now. Discovered today that I like cottage cheese when I forced myself to try Breakstones cottage doubles w/ peach topping. It was a little odd as far as consistency, it felt really strange chewing & swallowing it, but overall, it will be tolerable as a lunch. So far the broth has been the worst, I love Swansons chicken broth when I make homeade chicken noodle Soup, but drinking it plain is disgusting! I gotta find a better broth or I will never make it thru this preop diet. I have to have no more than 3 servings of dairy a day, SF popsicles/fudgesicles/jello (all I want) & all the broth I want. (yuck!) Then for dinner I am allowed 1 small can of Campbells chicken noodle/beef noodle/or veggie soup. I am so glad I started the "modified" diet early cuz this would have been so incredibly hard to switch to from eating normally!

Try your cottage cheese with a little bit of cinnamon and splenda. It is really tasty.

Tell me about the April Avengers glitter thing someone.

Go to the beginning of this thread and copy it from Countingthedays and then you can paste it into your signature.

Edited April 3, 200818 yr by carol422

Tell me about the April Avengers glitter thing someone.

You can right click on the image in any of these posts, copy it, then go to edit signature on your page and paste it onto your signature.

Welcome to the April Avengers!