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Who's Getting Banded in July?

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MaidMarion    1

MaidMarion
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Me me me me!!!! Finally I got a date. Not until 7-14 but I had to work it around my schedule and my surgeons schedule. I am so happy to finally have a date. What a great date!! 7-7+7! hope it is a lucky one.

Good luck to everyone in July. We all deserve to find our freedom and independence!

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linksmom    0

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nyllrp--I get banded on the same day. I am so excited. When I got the news in April, I thought gee, I've still got 4 months to wait, but the months have been cruising by and now it's almost that time. July the 10,I go on a all liquid diet for the 2 weeks prior to surgery. Good Luck to everybody. Susan:thumbup:

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SanDiegoSusan    1

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And 7+14 equals lucky 21! All good signs. :(

Me me me me!!!! Finally I got a date. Not until 7-14 but I had to work it around my schedule and my surgeons schedule. I am so happy to finally have a date. What a great date!! 7-7+7! hope it is a lucky one.

Good luck to everyone in July. We all deserve to find our freedom and independence!

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slim2be    0

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Hi Everyone!

I'm July 2nd too! I'm very excited as well as a bit nervous but I know this will be great. Just went shopping today for some of the things I'll be needing post-op (Gas-x, gauze pads, liquid Tylenol, etc.). This site is very informative...someone recently posted a long list of things needed pre and post op. surgery. So, I've been getting prepared for this amazing journey. I wish you all good luck on your journeys as well!

Lisa :laugh:

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nyllrap    0

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Hi Susan. I am so happy to find someone who will share my banddate! We will have to compare notes. I haven't actually heard from my doctor about when I start the pre-op diet, but I imagine it will be July 10 also. My birthday is the 17th of July so no cake for me! Since I made the lapband decision, I have been trying to prepare myself mentally and physically, and think I have been doing well. I have lost 10 pounds, and every night before I go to bed a listen to a weight loss hypnosis tape on my mp3 player. Believe it or not, I think that has helped. Anyway, this time next year we will all be much thinner.

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Blaze21    5

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I'm scheduled for July 8th. Just waiting on approval now.

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MaidMarion    1

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Good luck everyone! I know we are all ready to do this and the wait seems endless sometimes but it is really just around the corner.

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froggie456834    0

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I *think* I'm getting banded the 22nd. I asked if they had anything earlier, and they picked a day that I'm leaving the country (July 2) and I said I had to turn it down... they haven't yet called back with another date so I assume I'm still the 22nd.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I FINALLY GOT APPROVED! I managed to get around the 6 month requirement by providing my Weight Watchers records to Humana - CAN'T BELIEVE they let me do that!

Yay, my life is about to restart!

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TeriVA    0

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Hi - Zillyanne, I will get banded on the 22nd too! I am beyond excited! I'm scheduled for 7:30 AM.

My first visit with the surgeon was just four days ago. I have BCBS for Federal Employees. No long approval process because I have a 54 BMI and have BCBS for Federal employees. They give immediate approval if you are over 40 BMI.

I have a LOT of testing to do between now and July 22nd! sleep study will be done tonight and I have a stress echo scheduled for June 16th. Next step now is to schedule pulmonary, GI, radiology, and nutrition counseling appointments. Busy, busy, but it will all be beyond worth it!

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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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      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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      1. summerseeker

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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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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