Well even though my back is out (12 days now) the Doctors say its all muscle related & even though I am on major pain killers, they say I should go ahead with the surgery & not Postpone. Thank you all for your support over the months & I thank you in advance for all the future support that I will need;0)

I have chickened out about the lower port idea & will go with the standard " Where ever you want it Doc - position "

Scared / nervous /Happy /excited /Is this the right thing to do /am I picking what is best / will I succeed /will I be happy / will I be happy if I don't /am I happy now-yes-kinda-sorta-sometimes / Will I be ok (alive) / will I have complications / will this be the best thing that ever has happened to me - yes(please God)

You all know the routine: My brain is completely swamped with these things. Not to mention the muscle relaxers & Vicadin(spelling) don't do so great on a liquid diet.

So that being said here goes the scarest thing I have ever done:

COUNT DOWN IN

10 DAYS!!!

Great news! You will do fine, you have wanted this long enough, so that alone will help you along.

Christina, Iam happy for you, you have waited so long for this day to finally come

I'm so sorry to hear of your back being out, I can relate very well to your pain, my husband lives with chronic back pain every day of his life, his back has been out for over 11 days now. He lives on a pain patch and vicodin & muscle relaxers at night.

The pain you are feeling now will be nothing compared to the jubalation of getting your your band!

Countin' down the days

Christina's getting her ba-and! Christina's getting her ba-and!

PM me if you need me!

WHHOO HOO I Love Vicodin!!!!!! My back still hurt but now I don't care-LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL!!!

We need some of Jenna's thumping!!!!! Wer'e dancin' for ya!! Here you go!! On your way to bandland!!!! Wahoooooo!!!!!!!

(jumping in from lurker no posting land)

Wooooot, hands up in the air girls and guys.... raise the roof! wooot woooot.... thump thump thump.... okay let's get 'er movin and shakin'!

Jiggle that junk ladies.... woooooot woooooot......... okay, we're really movin' now! Now let's go side to side.... c'mon step to it! ((jiggle jiggle thump thump wiggle wiggle shake shake))

(okay, jumping back out into no posting land and back to lurking)

9 more days??? WOW!

This week is gonna fly by! Good luck!

THANKS for the Dancing ALL ! You sure can boogie Jenna!!! I can believe I will finally be able to join my band-sisters!!! I thought it wasn't going to happen.

I missed my first 2 days of liquid (because of drug interaction) But now its been 4 days & I am 6 pds down (water I know) but still I am happy. Of course that has so much to do with the Vicadin;0)

GREAT knews is the Doc said I can take it right up to the surgery!!!

I'll be the HAPPIEST Pre-op Patient they have ever seen;0)!!!!

9 DAYS & COUNTING!!!

Of course that has so much to do with the Vicadin;0)

I've heard of that stuff, save one of those for me, for a special occassion. Well, I am so so happy for you. I know how long you have been waiting for this. So get that back better, get your band and start working on that body Ms. January. So recuperate quick, so we can get back to working on our little project. I am doing the happy dance for you!!!!!

5 DAYS & COUNTING !!!

Well it will be officially down to the wire on where the port goes. After the last two days I have had conflicting opinions & now am all confused once more on which will be better.

After I talk with the plastic surgeon & the GYN I will make my final call.

I am down 8 pds on the liquid diet- I am sure it would have been more but I did cheat really bad one nite(Pasta & lots of it) & will only be on the diet 12 days instead of 14. I will have to be extra strong over the next 5 days to hit double digits;0)

I was told a 1/2 pickle a day wasn't cheating - I hope not because thats sometimes the only thing that gets me through. Either that or I have had a single hard boiled egg. I guess I am not really doing all that great.

Hopefully I can get through the next few days without any pickles or eggs. Darn I am hungry after saying pickles & eggs so many times.:0(

Christina I'm so excited for you. Good luck on getting banded. you deserve to get that band after all you have went through to get here!!!! You go girl~~ I'm doin the Christinas getting her band dance~~Yippi WHOOOHOOO!!!

Only Two Days Left!!!

Nerves have set in but there is no turning back now!! WOOOHHOOO!!!

Oh my Gosh, I can't believe it's almost here!!! Wahooo!!!!

Tommorow is your day

Good luck Christine and wishing you peace of mind and a Speedy Recovery...

Christina, the day is almost here! I'm so happy for you. I hope your back is better. Make sure you have some Vicodin left for post-surgery. One of the drug's side effects (for me, anyway) is loss of appetite, so that's another bonus.

Just think, tomorrow you'll be a bandster. Congratulations, sistah -- this was a long time coming, and you deserve that band!