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Hello!

I am going to my first eval visit at UCSD Wednesday and am loooking for other La Jollans! Any one want to share stories?

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Hi Happy! You know I am not sure if we see Horgan, I am guessing yes. Did you go to the seminar? They told us there that wed see a few people including a dietitian and physiologist up to a 3 hour appointment.

Where in the Inland Empire are you? We lived in Rancho Cucamonga for a while a few years ago.

How did you wind up choosing UCSD...they are so far for you?

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I'm not in La Jolla, but in San Diego. Getting banded on 9/15. Would still love to share stories. There's a small SD lap band sub group on this board that meets once a month. You might want to check that out.

Good Luck to you!

Kim

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It will only take me a little over an hour to get there vs the 3 hours it took to get to the other group I started with. I have my consult and seminar on the same day. Are you going this tomorrow or next Wed? Lots of people to see on one appt , that is good actually so they are getting good information. my last consult with the other office lasted all of ten min with the dr and the psych eval entailed the so called psychologist talking to me literally 5 min writing a couple of notes. I told him I wasn't crazy and that was about it!!!! What a joke it was.

My dietician talked to me once on the phone and emailed me some guidelines and sent me a questioniare once a month to fill out. that was about it. joke too! So I am glad for the 3 hrs.

I have lost almost 14 lb trying to inact the guidelines, for a month now I have subsituted a Protein shake for one meal. I have super increased my Water intake and walk and bike ride a little. When faced with a cake I take a bite then leave the room LOL shocking my husband . smaller plate, one serving then put the plate immediately in the sink and leave the kitchen til the kids clear the table. my portion sizes are not right yet. baby steps. I am glad that the bit I have lost I will not gain back, hoping to have surgery before I fall on my face! usually I can make it 3-4 on a diet or program then crash and burn. All it takes is one night at a buffet or the wrong addicting food. for me it is fried.

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Hello!

Well we had our consult today (my husband and I are both doing it). We were there FOREVER! my appointment was at 1.30 and my husbands at 2pm and we didnt leave the office till 5.30! They are great, very meticulous. At the end we got the go for surgerey and they will call us with dates. We will have 3 weeks of liquid diet before surgerey and should be banded by the end of September. So now I am officially weighed in and I can not gain one pound if I do they cancel the surgerey. So now I must be good and start loosing so it will be an easier fasting time.

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I am so excited for you, and to do it as a couple that is great support! less temptation . so how was the consult conducted? I want the details!

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Details eh? Well it was kinda boring with bouts off stress and anxiety. You check in at the desk and fill out a bit more paperwork then they call you in and weigh and measure you, take your blood pressure and then place you in a room and you WAIT! One by one they all come in, the dietitian, shrink, doc, surgeon. They each take turns with you, asking a lot of the same questions over and over to decide if they will do the band for you. I felt like a sorority girl waiting to see if I got pledged, very nerve wracking because there is so much waiting. The magazines in the office suck so you might want to bring a book and eat before you go so your tummy doesn't growl I can not believe we were there SOOOOOOOOOOO long!

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PS....how do you get the cute weight ticker? I cant find it?

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PS....how do you get the cute weight ticker? I cant find it?

go to www.tickerfactory.com that is where you find the tickers.

I guess I will be sure to bring my backpack with stuff to do so I can keep busy and a well charged cell phone so I can text. he he he

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