my name is Kristy and i just started my process! :cursing: i am overly excited and day-dreamy. lol. i went to meet the surgeon today and he was telling me the important stuff to do after the surgery and just said a few things about it. it was SOO quick. crazy. it took 2 hours to get into the patient room, but once he came in...psshh.. 10 or so mins and we were done. i got the info and i need to make dietitian appt. very excited.

the room was crazy, one wall was window and ...they have you in a chair facing it. i was like..whoa. better not fall forward lol. my mom went with me and as you can see, she's thin. she lost 150. :cryin: she had gastric bypass. in the pic, she is pointing to Angel's Stadium. perrrddyyy craaazyy.

the doctor was impressed with how much i had with me lol. i had my letter, my years of records with primary doc. and my weight loss attempts. my mom joked and said that i want it done tomorrow and the doctor said .."you got cash?..haha" ......PFFT. lol. i told him 20 cents on me. he said to add a few zeros. hahah! HA. hahah. crazy. then he said with a smile, "i see you have a list of questions for me....." haha. i was too embarrassed to ask most of them HAHA. he covered the rest, so i only had a few. lol.

cool stuff. i can't wait. :sad:

Hey! I feel like I'm just starting out too.... and my surgery is in TWO DAYS!!!! Best of luck with the process! NEVER be afraid to ask questions!!

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holy WOW! lol. when did your process start!? :smile: i hope mine is as quick as yours :wink2:

kristylynn good luck with getting the band! I'm only 2 days out, but I can say the surgery wasn't too bad. (I mean, I don't even remember it! ha!) I'm pretty sore today but its nothing i can't handle, its not like so bad i'm crying or anything. Looks like maybe you'll be banded in june or july? I hope all goes well!

marine

eee :tt1: yay 4 u. glad you feel better and it just gave me perspective. lol. i had menstrual cramps today, they came straight from hell and i wanted to claw my walls. i've never felt like that in my entire life! but...this tells me that surgery can't be worse than cramps.. right? LOL.

yess :tt1: i plan on my date being in mid-july. if not sooner. which, probably isn't possible lol. i have to have 2 support group attendances and a behavioral change thingy. they are ALL ON TUESDAYS lol. and...on the same ones. :confused_smile: grrr. so it's like...one or the other..until the NEXT MONTH. AH! lol.

ok, i just masterminded my schedule lol! thank you for getting me to focus. :confused_smile: :tt1: instead of my last requirement lingering in the 3rd tues of july, i made it july 1st! lol *eee*