Hi!! Is anyone getting banded in August? I'm getting banded August 1st. Maybe we can share our stories & successes and be there for each other if needed. Thanks!! Good luck to all!!

I will be getting my date on july 17th and am aiming for the first 2 weeks of august for my surgery. I have everything done and am self pay. Are you doing liquids ? I am totaly in for offering support.

I finally got approved today...my surgery is scheduled for Aug. 13th!!! I would love to share our stories...

That's so awesome!! My doctor doesn't require a pre-op diet of liquids or anything, so I'm just trying to work on not drinking with my meals (so hard!) and Chewing! Chewing! Chewing!! I'm actually going on a cruise 2 weeks before my surgery, so I'm kind of glad there is no pre-op diet...Ha! We can definitely support each other...I need all I can get!!

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My surgery is on August 19th and I am also going on a cruise, I leave on July 20th one month before my surgery I will need that time to lose the wieght i will gain on the cruise. I would love to share our stories. Have a great time on your trip.:thumbup:

I'm leaving on July 20th too!!! Are you going on the Carnival Miracle???? That is SOOO funny!!

I am! August 6th four days before my birthday(: Lets for sure keep in touch.

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August 6th for me

mine is august the 1st, reading these, i have been reminded how soon it is. i have been working extremely hard at work the last couple of weeks and therefore have been concentrating on that. but its less then a month!!!!! have my pre-op checks on the 19th july. however, im really worried about this random line bump thing at the side of my kneck, i thought i could only feel it, but its raised about 5mm and is under my ear. do you think this is going to affect my pre-op and therefore have the date pushed back? i really do not want that to happen

Sarah

Hey how ya doing

im getting banded on the 7th August and begin Optifast for 1 month next Tuesday It would be good to share our stories I have a blog

beenabeena.blogspot.com

It will be great to hear from you

Cheers

After battling BC/BS, I will recieve my band on Augus11th. I'm beginning to get a little nervous. I know it will be a complete life change for me--in

East Texas fried is the only way.:thumbup:

I am so happy for ALL of you (me too!)!We can start our new lives together! Just think, this time next year the clothes we're weraring now will be a distant though, and in my case, probably a car cover or bed spread! Ha!We have to keep in touch & encoirage each other!! :thumbup:

I was told that I had to go on mylecol (spelling?) for 2-3 weeks prior to deter your liver from tearing during surgery. Has anyone heard about that?:confused2:

I'm not exacly sure what your talking about but, I know my doctor wants me to lose 10 lbs before surgery to help shrink the lever to make the surgery safer (maybe so it won't tear???)....I'm sure it's the same thing.

My doctor says nothing about liver shrinking...that's weird. Oh well, I'm sure he knows what he's doing (I hope, HA!)!

I see the surgeon on July 23 and hoping to have a surgery date sometime in August too. I think an August support group is a great idea. Those of you going on cruises have a blast.

Cindy