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March 4th... and an intro!



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Hi Everybody!

I am booked for March 4th... Less than a month to go now and I am so so excited!

I'm going to be banded by Dr. Cobourn at the Surgical Weight Loss Centre in Mississauga (just outside of Toronto), Canada.

I'm 23 years old and have been overweight since I was about 9, and obese since I was around 14.

I, with help from my parents am paying for my own surgery, as it is not covered by our Canadian health care and I don't get medical insurance through my crappy job.

I am so so excited to get started... I'm even kind of excited to start my 2 week pre-op diet. My clinic has us consume only Medi-Fast for two weeks - it's apparently really hard for the first two days but then you get your body into Ketosis and just pee a lot and have bad breath.

Anyways, any other March 4th-ers out there?

I'm so excited to get to know you guys!

xoxox

Angie

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I am scheduled for March 4th as well here in Louisville Kentucky. I only have to do a 1 week pre op liquid diet. Hope all goes well keep us updated and Good Luck with your surgery...-Erin

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March 4th for me too! At least I hope so....my surgeon may have a personal situation that requires her to push back a few dates. So far we haven't rescheduled! I'm planning on the 4th unless I'm told otherwise. ;-)

Always ;-)

Hunzi

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I am scheduled for March 4th as well here in Omaha, NE. I only had to do 10 days of liquid diet but decided to start it on 17 Feb. I decided to eat a regular meal on 19 Feb and have been on nothing but liquid since. It is going OK, tastes OK but miss the chewing (SF gum has helped). I was never very big on drinking fluids so drinking a lot of Water has been hard. I just forget. Good Luck with your surgery as well.....

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Well no March 4th for me. ;-(

It looks like I'm getting rescheduled for March 25th. I could have chosen March 11th, or March 20th, but I have a conference on March 19th-21st, and I don't want to worry about not being quite recovered, so I'm looking at dates afterwards now.

I hate waiting more, but that's the breaks! ;-)

Always ;-)

Hunzi

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Sorry to hear your date got changed!!! At least it was not anything you did but just personnal things with the DR. I am still on schedule for the 4th...

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Hello all........I'm to be banded in Wilmington, DE on the 4th. I starting my Clear liquids today (2 days prior to surgery). I've done the Optifast diet in the past, so am aware of the trials and tribulations of the liquid diet........but this is not to say I'm totally prepared ....... :party:. I found that sugar free gum helps with the chewing (but beware that too much sorbital (sp?) can give on the runs :hurray:).

Lets all please stay in touch with tips and tricks to get us through this journey.

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Hey March 4th buddies!

Less than 48 hours till we're banded... How wild is that!

I've had a rollercoaster of emotions with my pre-op diet and blood work, but it looks like almost everything is resolved and I'm good to go... Just can't wait to get started! xox, luck and love to all.

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Hello fellow Omaha bander! I am not getting my band in Omaha, but my family lives here and we enjoy this area.

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Hi Angie!

Good luck with your surgery! I ended up getting banded March 31st! Are you planning to do your aftercare in town?

Always nice to meet someone from Omaha!

Always ;-)

Hunzi

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I will be doing all my aftercare in town (Omaha) with Dr. White. He also did my wife's bypass surgery on 6 April. We are both doing great. My port site is still a bulge that Dr. White looked at closely and said if it continues to be that way he can move the port to another location. First fill went great as well and I have noticed the restriction but not as much as I would have thought but know that it is only the first fill and it might take a few to get to the sweet spot. I should be able to soo how it works while flying next week. Hope I don't have any problems.

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