Hi all,

I'm getting banded on 11/24, yes, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. It's funny the kinds of reactions I get from people who hear the date. They're like "you're ruining your thanksgiving!" And I say, no I'm not. I'm starting over.

I have about 130 pounds to lose to be to my ideal weight.

8 more days :w00t:

Hey there, I am getting banded on Thursday, Nov 19th. I get the same reaction from people, that I am ruining my holidays but they have no idea at how releived I am that I am going to be banded through that part of the year.

As for the pre-op diet. I am struggling. I am only a BMI of 37 so my Dr. said that my liver is probably not too fatty but I feel like I am in mourning over the foods that are about to "die" in my life.

I have been eating everything in sight but I know that after the surgery I will really make the changes and that will be all she wrote...

My pre-op diet consists of 2 -3 high Protein Meal Replacement shakes, 6 oz of V8, a WW meal (or similar), and a small piece of fruit or yogurt/nuts, etc for snack. It's horrible!

but on a good note, I have lost 8 pounds already :w00t:

Well, I'm four days post-op and so far so good. Have had a lot of gas issues, but they are working their way through.

Dr. Rorscheib in Champagne IL found a hiatel hernia that was rather large that he repaired while he was in there.

Thanksgiving wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Mentally, everything looked wonderful, but appetite-wise, I saw the amounts of food going on plates and wanted to get sick.