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

Hi, everyone I am getting banded tomorrow 05/08 excited and scared at the same time. Good Luck everyone!!!

Good Luck Michele and everyone else!!!

Funny about the acid reflux comment because that was one of the side effects of Morbid Obesity in my medical necessity letter??So, I guess you can have it either way????

I can NOT believe how fast this month is going compared to March when I was waiting for approval! UGH!!! I am so excited and so scared at the same time....

I know I have made the right decision but the waiting is so.......scary???

We will all be great!! Hang in There!

TTFN Shelley

I just found out today that I am scheduled for my band on May 21st! Woo hoo! I can't wait! Congratulations to everyone! Good luck Michele! You will do great! Let us know how it goes! :frown:

Edited May 8, 200818 yr by eldub

Good luck everyone! I'm schedule for May 30, nervous and excited all at once!

Michelle

Good for you little shirl.......you can do it!!

Please add me - I was banded May 2nd!!!

How is it going blondiebandie...I hope well!

Hi everyone, I'm new here and haven't gotten around to making my introductory post yet -- but May 15th is my big day! I'm self-pay as well, as my insurance company specifically excludes weight loss surgery from coverage. I had to take out a loan against my 401K but at least when I make the loan payments, I am paying myself back!

I've done so much research I was on overload -- read every online post-surgery blog and diary I could find, every doctor and surgeon's website I could find, I watched the surgery being performed on YouTube, I attended support group meetings and seminars.... and yet.... there is still always more to learn, and all of your posts have been so helpful. I understand that surgery is not an overnight trip to paradise, but the beginning of a new journey.

I haven't figured out how to add the little tickers and whatnot yet either, but I'll get there. Good luck to all my fellow May bandsters! :thumbup:

HI, I will have surgery on may 27th as well...

I started my pre-op diet today....

Vicky Barberena

Hey all! My surgery in on May 27th and I just started my pre op slimfast and water diet for the next two weeks! Im having my surgery at Mercy in Chicago IL. So far ive lost 29 lbs since 3-30-08!!!!

Hi, I am on May 22, 2008 as well with Dr. Ortiz!

Hi all of you Late Bloomers! May 28th here!!! No real preop diet but just being overly cautious until then....I love cooked broccoli with a tad of fat free mayo on it!...I actually went to a resturant the other night and ordered 3 sides of it so I had lunch today too! I have a protein shake for breakfast...fruits and veggie's and some sort of protein at lunch and dinner...

Hi Amsderb, it sounds like you are doing all the right things. Any thing that will help make your surgery go smoothly will be great, plus you have a jump start on your post op diet. I had my lap band May 12th and I am doing well except for some pain around the port sites on my left side. It is so worth it. I really have no appetite yet and have just been sipping on protein drinks and then waiting for 1/2 hour to have some water. You spend most of your day sip, sip sipping. Best wishes on your upcoming surgery. Keep us posted. Love, Becky

Good for you Sadie.....that is fantastic!! May 12th was my LB day and I am doing great. I am not going to weigh until I see my doctor. I know I am up because of all the IV's and I tend to hold onto water in my body. I am so glad I had the LB....WOO-hoo Becky

Just another high five to all you May Banders coming up...best wishes and I know you will be so happy that you did it....I am!!! Becky