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Thanks SickNTired - that was just enough help to get me going.

Glad to hear so many October bandsters have had such good experiences with the surgery. I'm nervous, but ready!

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Reading about all of the people who have had their surgery already is just getting me more excited for mine! I can't believe that it is almost here!! I just finished my students progress reports which was the last thing that I had to do before I left school! :smile: It sounds like everybody is doing great!!

Best of luck to those of you who are going in on Monday: October 6-Odawa; DeeH; sim78; bandedCG; sweetgothic; daydreamer1; artistapril; roxann; MississippiGirl; trinaj :angry::cursing: I will be thinking of you!

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Thanks SickNTired - that was just enough help to get me going.

Glad to hear so many October bandsters have had such good experiences with the surgery. I'm nervous, but ready!

You're welcome and DITTO!!!

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Afternoon everyone,

I'm a newbie whose date for banding is 10/30 with Dr Ortiz. I can tell you I'm really looking forward to my new life with my new tool in this fight. I've read a lot of everyone's posts and am glad that I found this forum with so many people who are experiencing the same things...nerves, doubt, elation.

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My surgeon called this morning to go over a few items. He talked with me regarding weight loss goals:

4 wks. - he expects a loss of 16 lbs

1 1b per wk

2 lbs per wk with exercise

50 lbs off this year

70 lbs off within 2 years

That would be nice, however, I honestly right now would be esctatic if I loss up to 25-30 pounds by the end of December and I'm thinking about a loss of 50 sometimes next year. So, we will see.

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Australia calling ! :rolleyes:

My surgery date is October 16th and I am 3 days into the Optifast .. but coping !

:crying: or am I? *LOL*

nah it's all good so far !! :smile2:

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Hi Sick and Tired - I'm on the 16th ... but since I am in OZ I guess I go first ... haha !!

goodluck !

You too! Mine is around 8am Eastern Daylight Time. My brother is working in Sydney so I know that you are 15 hours ahead so yea, even tho mine's REALLY early, you will beat me! Are you staying overnight?

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LoneStarLoser, I too have been contemplating wearing the exact same thing (a lounger dress). Thanks for helping me feel it is okay.

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I think I looked a lot better than some of the others there. They had on tacky t-shrts and sloppy sweat pants. My house dress also had big pockets so I could put my glasses in them when I went to surgery. I was soooo easy to get dressed after surgery too. Good luck.

Lone Star Loser

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These posts are addicting. I can't stop reading and digesting all the information. It is so interesting that we are all on the same journey but it is so different. Pre op diets lasting from 6 months to none at all, hospital stays from 4 hours to overnight. Bottom line is we all have the same journey ahead of us

I start the preop diet tomorrow, South Beach Phase 1 which is basically no carbs. Surgery is the 13th at 7:30am. I have finally calmed down and am not as nervous. BUT I will really need your support after for my new lifestyle!

Proud to be a smashing pumpkin.:tongue2:

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Congrats Linda! Good luck with your pre-op diet! FYI, I graduated from UB and all I can think about is that senseless winter October snow storm of 2006 lol. How horrible was that?

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Hi

Can i please join?

I was banded on the 2nd October in Belgium but i live in the UK. So far i have lost 7 pounds and am really pleased. I didnt find the surgery too painful and have already stopped taking pain killers.

I hope everyone else has as good an experience as i have!

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A lounger dress would have been perfect, I had a cath (so didn't know about that ahead of tiime!) when I woke so pants were out. I would have been much more comfy in my long jersey lounger. It doesn't have sleeves and is roomy.

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Hi

Can i please join?

I was banded on the 2nd October in Belgium but i live in the UK. So far i have lost 7 pounds and am really pleased. I didnt find the surgery too painful and have already stopped taking pain killers.

I hope everyone else has as good an experience as i have!

Carrie-

Welcome to the world of SMASHING PUMPKINS!!!:tongue2:

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