I thought it might be fun to do a master list of everybody's surgery date! Send me your day and date, and that way we can see who's first, who else is on "our" day, and so forth!

Good luck to all Setember banders!

9-3-08 for me!!!

started feb 21, with 1st consultation...have had to have EGD, Gallbladder removed, psych evaluation, dietary consult, support group meetings every month, keep a 6 month food journal, 6 month exercise journal, and 6 monthly weigh ins......and finally i got the call yesterday...september 11....johnson city, tn, with dr. hodge...it seemed like it was going to take forever when i started, but having to do all this stuff monthly made it fly by....i am excited, and terrified all at the same time...i don't feel prepared for some reason....well, i would say part of it is the fact that they said it would be mid to end october, and then all of a sudden it's like, less than 3 weeks away...i am also getting a hiatal hernia repair when i have the lapband...anybody know how you feel after one of those? i have no clue...congrats to everyone on their surgery dates....

starting weight: 262

current weight: 250

my personal goal: 170

They think they'll be fixing one for me too.

Teri

KristyLynn

Now that is a Banner - I love the little Samurai in the left corner. Is that you in the right corner. That is something to be proud of! Way to go!!!!

gg, awesome vlog...very brave and inspiring...:biggrin:

thank you hun...i was in two minds to document it all , but then i thought it would be good to see how far i have come when i get to goal. and remind myself never to go back there!

and if i can help a few people along the way, its all worth it xxx

gg, awesome vlog...very brave and inspiring...:biggrin:

I watched it too! Very inspiring!:biggrin:

thank you hunny, really appreciate the comment xx

I watched it too! Very inspiring!:biggrin:

KristyLynn

Now that is a Banner - I love the little Samurai in the left corner. Is that you in the right corner. That is something to be proud of! Way to go!!!!

yeah lol. i found the samurai on google then painted my face in photoshop lol! thank u.

and wow, so many ppl on the same days, this is so cool. !!! <3

and lenore, u are very color coded also! so u did things on the creative level too! i see your tickers! lol

Will you please add me to the September 4th banders? I'm having it done at Loyola Medical Center near Chicago, IL.

haha thanks fro the compliment but i just used premade tickers. and plugged in my numbers. easy breezy mac and cheesy.

yeah lol. i found the samurai on google then painted my face in photoshop lol! thank u.

and wow, so many ppl on the same days, this is so cool. !!! <3

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If you could, I am not artistic in the least, could you make me a banner with my name Deborah on it? I love your face, it looks so beautiful and exotic, but even if you could just add 2008. Actually I have to admit, I printed your banner to show my Psych Consult dude. And I am ashamed to admit I am going to put it on my computer at work. I love the Samurai. I need to become the Samurai and for once in my life I need to fight and win! As nice as it looks on the web, it looks fantastic in print.

Please forgive me for stealing your banner. I will let everyone know that it is your beautiful face, mine would be wrinkled and old. Might make a whimpy Samurai picture. Debbie

It feels so good to see my name on a list with other people next to it on my date. I will be thinking about each of you as our date of 9/17 approaches. I also love the samurais! I'm in martial arts (even though it is not a Japanese art) so it just seems so fitting.