I am so excited!!! My surgery is set for May 22nd. Anyone else in May?

I just found out that my tentative surgery date is May 28. yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats the day before me!!!!!!!!! Let me know how everything goes!!!!!!

This is my first official posting. I've been reading a lot of postings and am so glad to be amongst all you great people. I haven't really figured out all the cute weight loss tickers and pictures yet. I'll get there. I had my first appt with Dr. Kirshenbaum in Aurora, CO on March 24, had a phone consult with a dietician April 30th, my pre-op appt on May 2 and my surgery date is May 9. I had Kaiser insurance but they wanted me to jump through too many hoops and wait over a year. I did my homework and decided to pay for it myself. I am so excited, nervous and hopeful all at the same time. I can't wait. I lost about 8-9 pounds on my pre-op diet. I'm ready...

It has been a long journey to finally get to a meeting date.I will be meeting with the dietician May 13,and I don"t know how long it will take from that point .Its all new to me.Any info?

I heard the same thing. You need the protein, and adding powered milk will do the trick.

Good luck to you.

Every Hospital is different. Duke Univ. Hosp. seemed to take forever.

By the way my doctor came from Vanderbilt, in Tn..

I know right now you probably feel like your life is on hold waiting.

I know you will do good.

Good luck.

Congradulations! 48 hours and counting. Thats great. You sure sound motivated. I know your going to do fantasic.

Good luck.

I am also scheduled for May 22nd in Monterrey, Mexico by Dr. Zapata.

I am following you up on may 22nd. Please let me know your thoughts on him and how every thing went. Not that I will change my decision. I am going alone!

I'm from jacksonville but its too expensive there since I am a self pay. Who is doing it?

hi fluffy...me too. i'll be getting banded in mx by dr.kuri on 5/22. i started saving my $$ since november of last year, and i got bc/bs through my new job in february. rather than wait and go thru firey hoops w/insurance, i decided on going to Mexico. so far i don't regret my decision, and i know my mind wont change after surgery.

Edited May 7, 200818 yr by KikiVal315

Allison,

How did you get the cute MAY FLOWERS logo?

I am scheduled for May 19. I had huge insurance problems--my company's program excluded bariatric surgery and there are no exceptions, the insurance company says. I decided to pay myself and have been getting all the clearances from various doctors. Then today I went to my dentist. His assistant had lapband surgery in 2005 and after 10 months had such bad acid reflux she switched to gastric bypass. She says: "beware lap band!"

Then, I go on this forum and see that there are many people--a very large percentage--who have acid reflux problems in a big way. So now I am VERY worried and am gettting cold feet.

I am a male, 68 years old. I have been trying to loose weight by every means since I had heart bypass surgery 10+ years ago. The last three years I have been in weight loss programs. Lost 50 pounds at the low point and have gained 20 back, so I am eager to do the lapband. But I am now very worried.

Anyone care to comment?

Hi all I just wanted to say today is my band anniversary. one years today I had my surgery. I am still happy with my bnad but I know the truth I have not been true to my band. I have Cheated. today I am making a new comitment to my band and myself. to follow the band rules and start again

thank for reading this

I love my band

Little Shirl

Edited May 8, 200818 yr by little shirl

Well, the days are flying by. I start my liquid preop diet tomorrow. Surgery in 2 Weeks...can't wait.

Good Luck to everyone going before me.