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I am being banded Oct 29 and I would like to "emotionally" hold hands with someone that morning who is having surgery that day.

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Where are you located? I am 4 weeks post op but would hold your hand in you are in my area. I know how much support is needed. Let me know. Becca in los angeles California.

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ME! I just found out today I am scheduled for surgery at 10 AM on the 29th. I would love to provide and recieve support with someone having surgery on the same date. I am so excited. I have to start my two week liver shrink diet in one week.

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Becca you are such a wonderful person to offer to sit with me! Unfortunately I live in West Virginia so it would be quite a trip for you LOL! If you could, just think about CMTurner and myself on Oct 29 and whisper a little prayer that we will both do well. How are you doing with everything Becca? I hope all is well and you are healing nicely.

CMTurner - I knew there had to be someone on here having the surgery the same day as me! I go to educational class today and I will msg you when I get back. Thanks so much for the information you posted on the other msg about the liver shrinking diet. I am going to go by that even though my doc only requires 2-day preop diet of Clear liquids. I am so happy to have found you so that we can compare notes before and after surgery. How wonderful this board is so that we can meet people! I gotta run to that appointment so I will be back later!

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Yea! All I have left to do is pre-op testing on the 14th and of course start the liver shrink diet on that date too. I am so excited to have a lap band friend who is sharing the same surgery date. TTYL

Cindy

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Hi,

My op date is two days later on the 31st of October. Not the same day I know but I will be glad to share some emotional support with you too. Support makes it so much easier I think. :)

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Support is good. I am ready for our surgery dates to get here though. Plus that would mean I have already went to dermatologist for skin cancer (basal cell so not THE worst kind) removal. I think they need to come up with a less painful way to numb you up.

But back to weight loss. We are all gonna do a great job!

And watermum, I love your avatar. LMAO You go girl.

wv gal how did your appointment go?

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Welcome Watermum! Are you nervous, scared, excited? Probably all of the above! I am starting to freak a little. Maybe CMTurner and I will be able to post after we get home from surgery and let you know how things went! I hope I will feel like it..otherwise I will be hurting....and not excited about that.

Cindy: Are they going to excise the skin cancer while asleep during your surgery? This is weird...but I am having a lesion removed and checked for cancer as well..........sooo odd two things on the same day, two different people! I hope all goes okay with the results! Have you had skin cancer before?

As far as my appointment goes....All went good....I am a little nervous about being confused...LOL

I don't know when to start taking Vitamins....I asked and she said it is in a book I got...:)....ummmm the book is for gastric bypass patients...I don't know whether it is the same for Lap band or not...and of course...after that I felt discouraged to ask anymore questions. The "educator" also spoke about a guy dying from a blood clot the other day while walking 2 hours after his surgery....and I am spoked by this! He was 33 years old!

I am soooooooo confused about liver shrinking diet.......I only have a 2-day bowel prep diet!!! They said........if my liver is large..they will put in a bigger band. I asked if the surgeon usually uses Realize and she said no way of telling till he gets in and starts digging around! LOL...

I don't know how much I will be left owing after the surgery....which I kinda need to know if I will need the money the day of surgery or not!

I have a lot more questions running through my mind...but I better get back to work for now.

Keep in touch everyone!

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wvgal - as far as taking your Vitamins, you can start taking them now or some say within a week or so of surgery. You can also ask or search for answers to any question(s) on here. I don't know what to tell you about the money thing. If they haven't told you by now, I am guessing they will balance bill you once your insurance pays. That way they will know the exact amount owed since they probably won't know how much of your out of pocket maximum you will have met prior to those charges being billed to insurance.

I have had a couple of other basal cell carcinomas removed previously. I am having the most recent (in my middle lower back) removed this coming Monday, Oct. 13th. I am betting she will also burn/freeze a couple more spots on that day too. YUK Right now both of my hands look like someone tortured me with a cigarette. I keep telling DH I am gonna tell everyone he did it. LOL Being light skinned and redheaded is not a bonus when it comes to sun damaged skin. I spent my whole life (last 39 years) out in the sun either on the farm or doing sports and of course we didn't even know what sunscreen was for forever. Worst part is these multiple issues with basal cell carcinoma increase my risk for melanoma. I haven't really spent any time out in the sun in the last year and a half or so. So much so that I have to take a prescription dose of Vitamin D to make up for what I am not producing by being out in the sun. But I have a really good dermatologist who isn't too brutal and I now try and keep a close eye on anything that looks suspicious. I am sure they will get it all again. I hope your lesion turns out to be nothing. Email me any time you wanna talk.

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Hiya, I'm the 29th as well, though being in Aus, that's probably the day before you. I so can't wait!! I'm really looking forward to getting through this stage and onto the next.

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Sounds like the 29th will be a great day for several of us followed closely by a few others. Before you know it we will all be SMASHING (and Smashing Pumpkins too). You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

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Good luck today Cindy! I am a redhead too! Welcome Sunwyse and good luck to you! Did you get your Vitamins from Bariatric Advantage? I am trying to figure out soo many things before Oct. 29 gets here...I quit drinking soda today!! So far, so good...maybe I wasn't as addicted as I thought!

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Hey, I'm the 29th!! I go in tomorrow for my preop testing and my 3.5 hour class... I'm very excited but also nervous!! We're just over 2 weeks to bandland! Yay us!!

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