Just letting everyone know, we did the first BC non hospital LAP-BAND® surgery today in our facility. Everything went extremely well. I am extremely proud of our team. :thumbdown:

I want to thank everyone I have approached over the past few months being so honest and sharing their experience.

I will keep you posted and can tell the North

Vancouver Bandsters in person at the next meeting.

Rhonda

Hi Michelle. I'm on the shakes too, starting today. Surgery date is Dec. 2nd. Yours? Just got home from the support group meeting. Attendance was low but met a couple of people who are having success with the band. Just listening to everyone's experiences is interesting. Let's stay in touch!

Hi Michelle :bored:

I actually live in Pemberton. Drop me a private note and if you'd like we can probably plan to meet up for a coffee or something soon.

Congrats on your consult and upcoming surgery...I don't think you'll regret it !!!

Patricia

Hi Michelle. I'm on the shakes too, starting today. Surgery date is Dec. 2nd. Yours? Just got home from the support group meeting. Attendance was low but met a couple of people who are having success with the band. Just listening to everyone's experiences is interesting. Let's stay in touch!

So Lyn how are things going.. I have already lost weight on this low calorie liquid diet. Also have lost a lot of energy with it. I am starting to get so excited about this. I keep going on this site and snooping around. I love to read the stories about the 80 to 100 lbs weightloss in a year. I will be working my butt off to be one of these peps. Is your date still the same. Hoping we can meet each other at FCSC on December 2. I am wondering when they will call me to let me know the time of the surgery.. When do you meet with the anestisologist.. I am suppose to me with them on Dec 1. Thinking about getting a hotel room that night.. Anyways hope the liquids are treating you well... I cant wait to be able to have other things like broth and yogurt popsicles and such..

Ttyl

Michelle

So Lyn how are things going.. I have already lost weight on this low calorie liquid diet. Also have lost a lot of energy with it. I am starting to get so excited about this. I keep going on this site and snooping around. I love to read the stories about the 80 to 100 lbs weightloss in a year. I will be working my butt off to be one of these peps. Is your date still the same. Hoping we can meet each other at FCSC on December 2. I am wondering when they will call me to let me know the time of the surgery.. When do you meet with the anestisologist.. I am suppose to me with them on Dec 1. Thinking about getting a hotel room that night.. Anyways hope the liquids are treating you well... I cant wait to be able to have other things like broth and yogurt popsicles and such..

Ttyl

Michelle

Doing good. Keep telling myself it's just for a little while. My surgery is still Dec. 2nd at 8am so have to be there by 7. They say I should be out of there by noon or 1 pm. I haven't met with the anesthesiologist yet, probably the day of surgery. In the meantime, I'm cleaning out my cupboards and stocking up on what I'll need for the 1st couple of weeks - non citrus juice, Soups, etc. Too bad you couldn't make it to the support group meeting to talk with people in person who've gone through it but good to hear you're doing well with those dee-licious shakes!

Doing good. Keep telling myself it's just for a little while. My surgery is still Dec. 2nd at 8am so have to be there by 7. They say I should be out of there by noon or 1 pm. I haven't met with the anesthesiologist yet, probably the day of surgery. In the meantime, I'm cleaning out my cupboards and stocking up on what I'll need for the 1st couple of weeks - non citrus juice, Soups, etc. Too bad you couldn't make it to the support group meeting to talk with people in person who've gone through it but good to hear you're doing well with those dee-licious shakes!

Yeah I have a list and will do that on my trip down on dec 1. I am hoping to go to some of the meetings. Depends on my hubby's schedule he works shift work. Might see if I can car pool with Patricia for the next one... My friend will be picking me up after surgery I am praying the weather will be good... She gets nervous driving in the snow...

Hi Yosemite and Michelle,

Will hopefully see you in the recovery room on Wednesday.

Any body from Victoria had or having the surgery? It'd be great to have a support group of some kind here as well.

I will see all 3 of you on Wed!! Be warned, I look different with my green scrubs and hat on!! But you all get a hat like mine to match!!

Rhonda

Yeah so cool.. I am so excited. i will be going down on the 2 and going home the same day... I hope that I will get to meet you all as well in the recovery room.... Yeah so excited.. LOL

Hi Rhonda,

I don't do hats...but in this case I guess I'll have to make an exception...

See you Wednesday!

Oh yeah by the way my ticker is working.. Have a friend who is a tecky got it going.. YEah....