:wink2: Hey everyone! My name is Sandy. I'm getting banded on January 2nd and just started my Clear liquids till surgery fast today. I began low carbing (30g total carbs) on Christmas day. Bah Humbug! Hehe. We're an active duty Navy family in Saint Marys, GA. I'm originally from Myrtle Beach, SC. We have 4 kids: one boy, 10 and three girls, 9, 7 and 4. I just went back to work after 10 years of being a SAHM and I work as a Chiropractic Assistant for a great small practice. I was really worried about going back to work but it's only M,W and F and I really love my job. Um...guess that's it. I'll see yall around the forums!

Sandy

How soon after your appt. with your surgeon did you get to schedule the actual surgery? I was asking to see if there is a long wait. Also wondering if there are pre-op things to do before. I am scheduled for a seminar right now and hoping to jump right in asap to start my new life with lapband.:wink2:

How soon after your appt. with your surgeon did you get to schedule the actual surgery? I was asking to see if there is a long wait. Also wondering if there are pre-op things to do before. I am scheduled for a seminar right now and hoping to jump right in asap to start my new life with lapband.:laugh:

Hey there! I don't actually have ALL the dates of my appts right now but, when I had my seminar, I messed around and waited and procrastinated for months. :mad: In late October, I finally got serious about it. I had my consult in the beginning of November, then I immediately scheduled my appts for my labs, xrays, ekg, nutritionist and psychiatric eval. By then end of Nov., I had all those done and then I had to have my second appt with the surgeon. I had that on 12/5/08 and then they submitted my request to Tricare. Then it was just waiting. Finally on 12/12, I got the call that I had been approved and she gave me my dates for my pre-op with the surgeon, pre-op at the hospital and surgery dates. I was over the moon! LOL. So...to answer your question, i got all my dates at once on that call.

Hi! Good luck with your surgery this week! I hope yours goes as well as mine did. I have had no complications whatsoever, and was back at work after 1 week.

ps....I LOVE Myrtle Beach! We go every year. (It's about 4 hours from where I live in NC.)

Congrats on getting your surgery so soon ,you and I are one of the lucky ones some people have to wait months or even up to a year .I started my journey Sept 28th 2008. I had done most of all my testing in Nov. but had to wait for my sleep test till Dec. (I failed ) then I had to wait for the CPAP TEST that took place this pass Monday .I did get my approval on the 24th ,but the office was closed for Christmas Eve.They had sent my paper work in on Dec.22nd .I was really shock ,excited ,Thrilled all in one .I never thought it would be happening so fast .I 'm very grateful it did .What a great New Years this will be for us ,again Congrats to you ,and have a Happy and Safe New Year to come .:laugh:

Thanks so much! I was just there over the Christmas holiday visiting my parents and I can't believe how much it's changing! It barely feels like "home" to me anymore but I will ALWAYS be a Carolina girl! :laugh:

Hi! Good luck with your surgery this week! I hope yours goes as well as mine did. I have had no complications whatsoever, and was back at work after 1 week.

ps....I LOVE Myrtle Beach! We go every year. (It's about 4 hours from where I live in NC.)