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Braven05    1

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Hello everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself! I'm 27 years old from Upstate NY. In April of last year a new friend introduced me to wls. Of course, I knew about it, I'd heard all about gastric bypass. And it scared the crap out of me so I never looked into it. At my highest weight I was 342 lbs (after quitting smoking) and was definitely a candidate but I didn't want to have my plumbing messed with. He told me about lapband...i'd never heard of it before. I knew of the old banding process but people were having those revised all of the time. So I looked into lapband and did as much research as I could over the coming months. I called a nearby hospital and got signed up for the informational seminar...and thus began my journey.

Just about a year down the road I am 20 lbs lighter and 5 days away from being banded (yikes!) and so excited (and nervous) to have the procedure done. I know after all of the research I've done that this is what I want and this will help me to be successful at my weight loss attempts! I'm very glad I found this site to share stories with other bandsters.

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cbk    1

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welcome, I was banded 3/19, and feelin really good . good luck

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TUNALEE    0

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Hello everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself! I'm 27 years old from Upstate NY. In April of last year a new friend introduced me to wls. Of course, I knew about it, I'd heard all about gastric bypass. And it scared the crap out of me so I never looked into it. At my highest weight I was 342 lbs (after quitting smoking) and was definitely a candidate but I didn't want to have my plumbing messed with. He told me about lapband...i'd never heard of it before. I knew of the old banding process but people were having those revised all of the time. So I looked into lapband and did as much research as I could over the coming months. I called a nearby hospital and got signed up for the informational seminar...and thus began my journey.

Just about a year down the road I am 20 lbs lighter and 5 days away from being banded (yikes!) and so excited (and nervous) to have the procedure done. I know after all of the research I've done that this is what I want and this will help me to be successful at my weight loss attempts! I'm very glad I found this site to share stories with other bandsters.

Hi I 'm from NY also but Long Island. We both know how big it is. It was on the news today ,that "what do you think about making it another state. yada yada just what we need, an what will that cost. I hope to banded soon and just want to say " I know how your feeling". We can do this.......I have to see a psychologist and go for one more hart test after tomorrow. I got clearance today from the pulmonary Doc.I wish you the best keep in touch. I would love to know how things are going.

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TUNALEE    0

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Hi there, I had my surgery 2/7 I'm down 26 lbs so far. I have 70 more to go. I wish you well.

How do you feel? I did not get banded yet.I hope the last week in April. I'm going to Florida for 2 week (Disney) . I have all testing done but one hart. When I get back. I just did not have enough time before I left.

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FitDar2008    0

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Since, I had my band fill on 3/21. I seem to be eating just a little bit more than I think I should. I have gained 2 lbs since the fill. That's going in the opposite direction. Any advice out there on how I can get back to loosing not gaining. I'm just so hungry now. I still walk everyday an hour a day. What's up with the hungry pains?:scared2:

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i'm from ny also. i was banded on 10/15/07 at montefiore hosp in da bronx. good luck and try not to be nervous, because this is the best thing you could possibly do for yourself.

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Charity    0

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Hi I 'm from NY also but Long Island. We both know how big it is. It was on the news today ,that "what do you think about making it another state. yada yada just what we need, an what will that cost. I hope to banded soon and just want to say " I know how your feeling". We can do this.......I have to see a psychologist and go for one more hart test after tomorrow. I got clearance today from the pulmonary Doc.I wish you the best keep in touch. I would love to know how things are going.

Good luck in getting banded! I also live on long island and was banded on 3/26.

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Hi Braven, I'm from N.Y. too, Rockland county. I just had my nutritionist/ Nurse appointment today and i'm meeting with my surgeon on Aprill 15th. Where are you having your surgery done? I'm going to NYU with Dr. Ren. Congradulations on your surgery!

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Braven05    1

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I'm having my surgery at Highland Hospital in Rochester! Its tomorrow morning! I'm very excited. Can't wait to share how everything went with all of my online friends!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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