Hello all! I have an appointment Oct. 20th with my doctor and I will get my surgery date on that day. I was told by the office staff that it should be about two weeks from when I meet with him. Which means I will be a November 2009 Bandster. Anyone else out there yet with a prospective November surgery date? What are you going to do to kill time so you don't get too excited and jump out of your skin like I feel like I might!

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?)

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.

don't forget to check out the social group at LAP-BAND

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:

Current Weight: 223.5

Edited November 6, 200916 yr by GraciesMom

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

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:

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.

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!

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.

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!

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:

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?

LBT Name: happyhomecc

Height: 5'2"

Surgery date: Nov 4 2009

Starting Weight: 220

Surgery Weight: 193

Current Weight: 190

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.

Thanks counselor-is-in. I haven't weighed in since the 21st of October. I probably won't weight in again until the 19th which is my two week visit. I'm trying not to concentrate on my weight (I can become OC). Hope that this is enough. If not, let me know and I can go weigh in and update.

LBT Name: Soon2B2LittleE

Height: 6'0

Surgery date: 11/3/09

Starting Weight: 386

Surgery Weight: UKN (374 on 10/21/09)

Current Weight: UKN