Hi all, Today is my first visit to the forum. Glad to be here and will visit often...ok I lurked months ago to get some feedback about life after surgery.

Excited that I'm getting my band in 1 week...August 26. yippeee :biggrin:

Welcome!!:biggrin:

I am being banded on August 26th too! :smile:

I am no longer nervous, just excited. I'm on day 5 of my pre-op diet. It is hard, but I am plugging through it. I am trying to address the feelings I have about wanting to eat. I suppose that is healthy. :w00t:

Where are you?

Best of luck.. I look forward to hearing about your success!

Congratulations to both of you! I am 5½ weeks post op and very happy I did this. No regrets at all except should have done it sooner.

Hi Sandi, I'm in Pennsylvania...where are you? I'm not having a problem with wanting to eat anymore, probably because I have been on a 6 month diet (insurance company made me do it :biggrin: ) But it was a good thing, taught me to eat smaller meals and exercise. My doctor has his patients do a 2 week preop liquid diet. On my last week of that until after my surgery then it's back on for a week or two. But it's so worth it.

I'm not the least bit nervous but I've been having weird weird dreams and not about the surgery but after I lose all the weight the skin on my arms is hanging so low it's dragging on the ground. Weird right.

Good luck Sandi and congrats 123

Do either of you know how to add the tracker and and all those other things that I see on some other post?

Hello and welcome to the site. There is a ton of information here, as you already know. Keep us informed about your progress. Most of the ticker things you see on peoples posts come from tickerfactory.com.

Joan

thanks for the info Wootsie. I found the site but I don't know where to find out how to add signatures to the bottom of my response page.

Blue Topaz... I've been having weird dreams the past week or so too!!!! I thought it was unrelated, but maybe it is related to overall nerves. I thought it was work.. could be both I suppose!:confused:

Regarding signatures... go to the top of this page, click on "quick links", scroll down to edit signature. You can type in a signature there or copy/paste a link from tickerfactory or one of those sites. That is how it works.

6 more days... I'm hanging in there! half way through the liquid diet phase. I have heard this is the hardest part. We can do it!!:drool:

Good Luck to you both and keep us posted!

Blue I dont think you will ever regret getting the band its an amazing tool that just enhances your life! Let us know how the surgery goes!! Good Luck!

thanks for all the encouragement....I know I won't regret it. I am so looking forward to Wednesday.

thanks for the info Wootsie. I found the site but I don't know where to find out how to add signatures to the bottom of my response page.

Hi bluetopaz,

At the top of the page under the pictures, look on the far left and it says User CP. Scroll down to where it says settings and options over on the left side of the screen. In that section, there is a place to edit signature. I hope this helps you.

Joan