Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

Any November 2009 Bandsters??



Recommended Posts

12 DAYS FROM NOW I will be in the recovery room...probably begging for a Big Mac! :smile2: kidding! I am soooo excited!

SO, November Knockouts, how is everybody doing??!

WooHoo Me Too!!!!!:thumbup:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

LBT Name: soexcited

Height: 5'8 1/2

Surgery date: Nov 25

Starting Weight: 235.5 (before pre-op diet, etc)

Surgery Weight: (unknown right now)

Current Weight: 215.2

Melloways....What a bummer you have to wait the weekend! What if you call this afternoon and just see if by chance the labs are in. At my doctors I can view my results online within an hour (depending on the lab....are you on line?)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Surgery date Nov. 25th.

A friend of mine was asking me about the lap band surgery and how long the surgery would be. When I told her 30 minutes, she was WOW just think only 30 minutes to change your life forever.

I had yet to think of it that way. But when she said that it clicked in my head as to how true that was.

I can not wait for my life change.:)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hey Counselor, I hope this is pro bo'no, I am broke from all of this LB stuff!

:):redface::cursing::redface::redface:

Thanks in advance for all the work this will involve, that's very kind of you to do for us all!

Cheryl

LBT Name: Gracies Mom

Height: 5'2.5"

Surgery date: Nov 24

Starting Weight: 231.5

Surgery Weight: :unsure:

Current Weight: 223.5

Edited by GraciesMom

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I just found out from my surgeons office that I was approved for surgery, and I'm scheduled for November 13th!!! Yay!!!

I feel like I've been waiting forever on this. I'm ready for a new life.

GO NOVEMBER BANDSTERS!:)

Hi! I am having my surgery on the same day. I am so excited about having this surgery. I am on day 8 of my liquid diet. Amazingly enough I don't even think about food. LOL

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

HI everyone in this group :) I just received my call at lunch and will be banded on November 17th and i am so excited. this has been a long process - only because i choose to change surgical groups at the end of my first process. So i had to start pretty much all from scratch. So i cant wait until i get out of work and can jump up and down and do the happy dance .... yea yea yea yea :cursing:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

HI everyone in this group :) I just received my call at lunch and will be banded on November 17th and i am so excited. this has been a long process - only because i choose to change surgical groups at the end of my first process. So i had to start pretty much all from scratch. So i cant wait until i get out of work and can jump up and down and do the happy dance .... yea yea yea yea :cursing:

congratulations, I changed groups after preop and nut for 3 months. So I know how that all goes. Best thing I ever did! Had my surgery Wed and I am doing really well! they did a great job on me.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

mom.on.the.go Thanks for the advice on Actos I will keep it in mind but hopefully won't need it after the lapband

Soexcited Thank-you. I love being a mom it is the best thing I've done! I really need to lose weight to keep up with her she never starts moving.

I love reading all the great stories and all the pounds lost here. It is really motivating and I can't wait for Monday!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi All,

l just got home from hostipital after being banded yesterday.

All went well, wake up today with minimal pain in the stomach and have not had much shoulder pain. l have been drinken a lot since l woke up. pently of juices and coffes and a milk drink with out any issues. Bye Bye Optifast.< /p>

All the best for those who are about to be operated on soon.:)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hey everyone, we are all excited about our dates and what will be happening, but if you read the posts today, you will see we have a very giving offer by counselor-is-in.

She requests that you put:( just copy and paste)

LBT Name:

Height:

Surgery date:

Starting Weight:

Surgery Weight:

Current Weight:

She then will be spending alot of time making a spread sheet that we all will be able to refer to easily to track our November surgery list status'. I know that if you ar not included in this list you will question why. So please, share , and read others posts, and share in this and others Novembers good news!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi all, I'm new here, this is my first post. But I have been lurking on the site for a while :-) I started considering it since April and after reading everyones great posts here. I have decided to go for it. I'm scheduled for next Monday the 9th.

Being diagnosed with PCOS for 16 years and numerous years of fertility treatments, I'm blessed with a 3 year old daughter and would love to have more. I believe this is my only hope, from everything I have read and what my Dr said my PCOS could go away. That would be so wonderful !

Hey! welcome aboard, we are glad to have you here! :cursing:

I have PCOS as well! It's TOUGH but we are fighters and we will fight it together with this band. It would help alot, i am hoping!!!!

I am sick of taking all those meds and having hair on my chin, skin tags, and the stubborn weight. :)

I'm getting banded on Tuesday the 10th, next day after yours!

GOOD LUCK :redface:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi All,

l just got home from hostipital after being banded yesterday.

All went well, wake up today with minimal pain in the stomach and have not had much shoulder pain. l have been drinken a lot since l woke up. pently of juices and coffes and a milk drink with out any issues. Bye Bye Optifast.

All the best for those who are about to be operated on soon.:)

Yay! congrats!! glad to see it went well! :cursing:

Any tips for us?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi All,

l just got home from hostipital after being banded yesterday.

All went well, wake up today with minimal pain in the stomach and have not had much shoulder pain. l have been drinken a lot since l woke up. pently of juices and coffes and a milk drink with out any issues. Bye Bye Optifast.

All the best for those who are about to be operated on soon.:)

your lucky you can have milk... I have to wait til monday, only clear right now, so my decafe coffee will wait until then.... Then I can do full liquids for a week.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • BeanitoDiego

      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Onedayatatime365

      Looking to connect with others who are also on the journey of better health. Post-Op Gastric Sleeve (4/11/24).
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×