Any December '08 Bandsters?

[Di3099 0]

Im new to this website.. love reading all the stories. I finally got a date of dec 16 after a year. alot of emotions running on high w/ christmas around the corner. Just finished 3 weeks of getting Iron through a iv to bring up my hemoglobin. I am so nervous about the diet after surgery. Anyone have any suggestions on what their doing post op. diet.:thumbup:

[KarenInOhio 3]

my 'patient advocate' seems to think i'll get approved & if so, it may be december. i hope so !!!! :thumbup:

[chuckandvicki 0]

Well, I just caved in for my daughter and changed my surgery to Dec 30th... sigh...

[bjrystad 0]

I know it seems like December is a ways off but really it's just less then two months away. I finalized my surgery date yesterday for Dec. 5th with Dr. Kuri. So are there any others out there with December dates looking for support and help?

Hi Pete,

I am scheduled for December 4. I am so excited it is difficult to wait. I want to be healthy. I want to be able to look in the mirror and not grimace. What a wonderful Christmas present we are giving ourselves. I told my family that their Christmas present this year was me getting healthy...so I would be around longer. How could they argue with that.

[nrmanning 0]

My surgery date is Dec 4th too. Only one month to go. How exciting is that?

[Nibblet 0]

December 8th for me. I can't wait to get this party started! Bring on the pain! Looking forward to getting rid of the stranger in the mirror. Kudos & all of the best to you. Looks like we are in this one togther.

[BubblyBandit 0]

Hopefully I will have the surgery December 18th!!!

[auggies 0]

I posted this in the December forum also but thought I'd post it here as well. My surgery is scheduled for December 15th.

I'm amazed to see people starting the process in Sept and already having a date. It was a much slower process here in Vermont.

[Ladybug21 0]

I'm new to the forum. Will be banded December 3rd. Not quite sure how to set this page up of mine. How do you get the scale across the bottom?

[Florida Pete 1]

I'm new to the forum. Will be banded December 3rd. Not quite sure how to set this page up of mine. How do you get the scale across the bottom?

Hi gnana-

Go to www.tickerfactory.com then go through the steps to create your own "Weight Loss" ticker. At the end you will have the choice to "Get Code". At this point copy the bbCode. Then on this site on the upper right of the page go to the User CP link. This is the settings for you on this site. On the User CP page on the left hand side select the edit signature and then all you have to is paste the bbCode from the tickerfactory.com website in the text editor and save your signature. If you have any questions please feel free to send me a message. :biggrin:

[dietpeach 0]

Does anyone plan on having a last meal kind of thing? I'm eating out for 2 or 3 meals for a last taste of the foods I might not be able to tolerate anymore after the band (but other than that sticking like glue to my self-imposed pre-pre-op diet).

Yesterday I went out for a burger and fries at a diner, since I might not be able to have Buns or possibly even fries anymore (some people can't tolerate them anyway). I'll probably have deep-dish pizza one of these days as well, since doughy crusts might be out. And, since I love steak but might have to give it up forever, I'm going to a fabulous steakhouse this weekend. The steak is actually on my current diet, so I'm not even "cheating" for that one.

Anyone else getting in their last few favorites?

P.S. Pete, I was wondering how your pre-pre-op diet is going? I'm doing great on mine except for the little last meals out thing - I'm down about 10 pounds so far. By the time I get to and complete the liquid diet, I might even be down 20 or 25 pounds. Wow! I think it will make a big difference in having a successful surgery without complications. (Not to mention it's a great head start!)

[Ladybug21 0]

what's a cp link? - is it on my page or the home page?

by the way, thanks for your help!!

[Stewy929 0]

YEA!!! Dec Bandsters! I'm getting banded Dec 4. I am on my preop diet now..and have been for a week...hasn't been fun but if I can make it thought this then I know I can do the surgery. My family is behind me 100%! Congrats all you Dec bandsters!!! Lets start the new year off with a bang!

[dietpeach 0]

YEA!!! Dec Bandsters! I'm getting banded Dec 4. I am on my preop diet now..and have been for a week...hasn't been fun but if I can make it thought this then I know I can do the surgery. My family is behind me 100%! Congrats all you Dec bandsters!!! Lets start the new year off with a bang!

Awesome! It's great to have support isn't it? My family is finally behind me on this decision as well (it took a while!). But now that I've convinced them that this is what I need, they are behind me 100% as well.

By the way, what kind of pre-op diet do they have you on? I can't imagine it's a liquid diet if they have you on it for a month. I'm just curious. :biggrin:

[Florida Pete 1]

P.S. Pete, I was wondering how your pre-pre-op diet is going? I'm doing great on mine except for the little last meals out thing - I'm down about 10 pounds so far. By the time I get to and complete the liquid diet, I might even be down 20 or 25 pounds. Wow! I think it will make a big difference in having a successful surgery without complications. (Not to mention it's a great head start!)

Hiya dietpeach!

I am actually doing pretty well on it. The last two weeks was just one meal a day on the liquid shakes. This week I started both Breakfast and lunch with liquid shakes and then I usually have a banana or an Atkins bar between meals for snack. dinner I still have not cut competely down to the LSD diet yet but I will be next Friday. I am not sure if I have lost on it but I actually do feel a bit better. I have had a couple of last meals/treats as well. Getting that out of the way before the offical start of the LSD. Like today I actually went out to lunch with a co-worker. I told him that we had this week and next. We usually would go out every Wednesday for lunch but he's also very supportive of what I am doing so he is completely understanding that I won't be able to after next week for a while. Anyway it's going well and I really think it's going to make the whole process a lot easier working into it. :biggrin: