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Hey everyone, I'm getting banded on Nov 20th and it seems the questions just keep popping up! I was just on Amazon.com and found tons of books about weight loss with the Band, there were so many to choose from, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations??? Or is it better to keep reading this website, which has already been wonderful by the way, thanks to everyone for sharing your stories! I was also curious about the cookbooks, are they helpful at all or a waste of money? I'm concerned about finding Protein Shakes that I can live on during pre and post op without going nuts! I hate to buy a lot and then not even like them. Thanks for any suggestions!

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I've been looking into cookbooks, too. A lot of them have very mixed reviews so I am getting mine through my library or through their interlibrary loan program so I can review them before buying :biggrin:

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My nurse recommended a few books: The Emotional First Aid Kit by Cynthia Alexander. Also Our Weight Loss Surgery by Barb Thompson, Before and After by Susan Leach:biggrin:

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Believe it or not I found several books in my local library, however, one of the most helpful was Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies. I couldn't believe someone actually wrote it but I needed information from A to Z. I must add that you will find information on this site (spend time here searching by keyword of what you want to know by using the "search" option found in the top right of the home page). Make a notebook for yourself to keep notes based on "pre-surgery", "during your stay in the hosptial" and post surgery.....you will be amazed how much information you'll find here. Everyone is very helpful and will offer tips, tricks and otherwise :tongue2: All the best to you.

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Surgery-Dummies-Marina-Kurian/dp/0764584472]Amazon.com: Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies: Marina S. Kurian, Barbara Thompson, Brian K. Davidson: Books[/ame]

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I read Weight Loss Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Bandy by Robert Sewell M.D. I found it does answer a lot of questions about the entire process of living with the band. Of course, being able to come here for almost immediate answers does help, too.

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I ordered The Lapband Companion from Amazon.com. It was a good informational book. It starts at the decision making point and goes to post-op with several success stories.

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