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I'm new to this board but I've been stalking it for a while and I'm stoked to say that after starting this journey in Nov. 2007, I have completed all my tests, have insurance approval,and my date for surgery is July 18! Dr. Argotte in Paducah, Ky is who I'm seeing and I couldn't be happier. Thanx to everyone on here for loads of info and motivation. I will definitely stick around!:smile2:

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Welcome Toogoode! I've added your name to the list I have in Word and will add it here in a couple days along with others who come on until them. (And will continue to update it every few days.)

Any name ideas?

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I have my surgery scheduled for July 3rd!!!! I am so excited! When I leave the hospital on the 4th it will be my "Independence Day!"

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Wow- some list! (its exciting isnt it?).. wish I could think of a funky 'July' name for the group... I'm racking my brain.... 'The long hot summers'?-THLS'S? ... 'The shrinking violets'? (has that been used before?)... 'Bikini or bust'? 'Summer sisters'?.....

M x

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What about "Shrinking Sparklers" or " '08 Freedom Finders", I love the 4th of July and I think it would be great to use it as a theme.

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hi, i missed the post on supplies, do you have more stuff that will be needed?

I would appreciate it, im having examinations on friday, i still feel kinda cared about all this. Any advice will be great. Good luck!! Thanks , Sonya

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Hello my fellow July bandsters...thank goodness your making a list, I tried to make one for the July 2008 monthly support thread, but it was kinda lame...so far we have 19, and some here are not on that list so if anyone cans spruce up that list, that would be awesome! I'm sooo excited, this is my 3rd time scheduling the surgery and it is working out... yea!!! I'm still kinda skeptical but I pray that it will all work out cause this is just the tool I need to become healthier. My hope is that my 4 yr old and 2 yr old won't remember me as this fat. Next year I hope to be a lot slimmer and more energized. I'm so freakin excited I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the best to everyone getting banded, I'm so excited for us...

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I am July 1st!!!!! will not know surgery time until day before, but have been busy with pre op testing. Did chest X-ray and EKG Tues. Also blood and urine tests, have a barrium swollow tomorrow and that should be last test (did psych eval. 2 weeks ago) I go next Friday for pre-op paperwork and meet anestesiaologist (spell wrong sorry).

My surgery is going to be at University of IL in Chicago, and I live almost 2 hrs. away with traffic. Mine is outpatient and I am nervous about a long car ride home after surgery (I will be passenger) hopefully I don't get car sick.

So excited as I am sure everyone is! It feels like such a long road to get here and can't wait to start the "NEW ME"!!!!

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Tillydog: Congrats on your surgery date. That is wonderful.

Would it be possible for you to stay in a motel/hotel overnight? You would probably feel better the next day for a long ride. :teeth_smile:

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WooHoo!! We have the same surgery date. I am July 15th as well. Keep in touch I will be curious to see how we feel the next day.

:biggrin:

Hi Susan

Got my date for July 15; it is my birthday gift to myself. BMI of 64 with a goal weight of 250; that is down from 476.

Dr Earl Fox

Kennewick WA

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Little ol me in the UK..I'm going to Belguim and being banded on the 9th July!!- going through a saying 'good bye' to certain foods.. stage at the moment- does that make sence??

Good luck to all

M x

You bet it makes sense. I have been saying goodbye to several different foods this week.

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Hi everyone! I got my date yesterday!!! July 16. I can't believe my insurance approved so fast. It took 1 day. I am still in shock and a little nervous. Good luck everyone!

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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

        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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