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Hey February 2010 Bandsters!

Northern Mist

By Northern Mist, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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LapNYC    3

LapNYC
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#1. Surgery date? Feb 1st

#2. State you live in? NY

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? NYU

#4. Insurance or self pay? Still awaiting the verdict

#5. Age and height: 43, 5'7"

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 285 and 160

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? See above number!

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? Parents and husband have been great.

#8. Concerns and questions? Sagging skin, fatty liver, having people find out before I want them too, anesthesia and dropping dead with three children...the usual!

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oceansunset24    0

oceansunset24
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YAY! psych appt this am, then just nutritionist tomorrow...and im on my way....feb 11th baby!!!:):)

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Trixie573    0

Trixie573
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#1. Surgery date? 2/2/2010

#2. State you live in? NY

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr Nick Gabriel

#4. Insurance or self pay? insurance

#5. Age and height 39 yrs old 5'9 tall

#6. Current weight and goal weight? now 293 goal 170

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery?

My health

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? some

I'm excited about doig this... I start pre op diet this coming Monday, 5 shakes a day that's it.....:)

Hey Tweety, I'm in with Dr. Gabriel a week after you! Did you get clearance from insurance yet? They didn't submit it yet so I'm still waiting...:) I start the pre-op diet on Monday. How's it going for you?

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casey_j    0

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#1. Surgery date? Wednesday, Feb 3rd!

#2. State you live in? PA

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Ceppa

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance

#5. Age and height? Age: 21 Height: 5'3

#6. Current weight and goal weight? CW-235 GW-130-140

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? I want to be able to enjoy my life without restrictions.

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? For the most part.

#8. Concerns and questions?

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Jadeite    0

Jadeite
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#1. Surgery date? Feb 12, 2010!!!!

#2. State you live in? Colorado

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Fort Worth Lab Band dwf Texas (9,999)

#4. Insurance or self pay? Self Pay

#5. Age and height 28 5'7

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 225, 145

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? After a Life long struggle with being overweight and now totally ready to release the burden in order to live the life I want!

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? Yes Thank Goodness!!

#8. Concerns and questions? Just praying for no complications..

Love making new friends on the journey!!! :)

Edited by Jadeite

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Tweety39    0

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Hey Tweety, I'm in with Dr. Gabriel a week after you! Did you get clearance from insurance yet? They didn't submit it yet so I'm still waiting...:) I start the pre-op diet on Monday. How's it going for you?

The ofice just put it in this week, they needed the rest of my Dr.'s letters and clearance. I started the 5 shakes this past monday, and man it is hard.. But I have already lost 8 lbs. :) Did you finsh all your pretesting?

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MissCherita    0

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#1. Surgery date? Feb. 23

#2. State you live in? Texas

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Felix Spegil

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance Out of Pocket: 1,300

#5. Age and height 25 5'2

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 255 goal 150

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? HEALTH

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? NO :biggrin:

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NYSparklegirl    1

NYSparklegirl
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#1. Surgery date? Feb. 23

#2. State you live in? Texas

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Felix Spegil

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance Out of Pocket: 1,300

#5. Age and height 25 5'2

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 255 goal 150

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? HEALTH

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? NO :biggrin:

Welcome Ms. Cherita!! We will be your support until your family and friends support you and if they dont...then we will be here for as long as you need it!!! I think after a month I can say.,...I truly beleive everyone here would say the same!!!

Welcome aboard!

Jodi

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Northern Mist    2

Northern Mist
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#1. Surgery date? Feb. 23

#2. State you live in? Texas

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Felix Spegil

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance Out of Pocket: 1,300

#5. Age and height 25 5'2

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 255 goal 150

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? HEALTH

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? NO :biggrin:

What would we do without this site? We are a huge support group and welcome the chance to support, help, answer or just listen to our fellow bandsters!

You are doing something for you and that's what's important!

Take care!

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MissCherita    0

MissCherita
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Thanks everyone. Im so nervous but excited all at the same time. I'm ready to get it over so I can start my new life.

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chubnomore    0

chubnomore
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Are you having surgery in February? Lets start a thread and keep in touch!

Answer the questions you are comfortable with and we will get to know eachother a little better.

#1. Surgery date? Feb. 12, 2010

#2. State you live in? NJ

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? NJ Bariatrics, Dr. Chau

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance

#5. Age and height 57, 5'3

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 240, 160

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? same as everyone else's - tired of yo yo dieting and wish I had thought of doing this when I was younger.

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? Yes

#8. Concerns and questions? Lots of questions, but reading these posts answer many of them. You guys are great and so helpful.

.......................and anything else you would like to add!

We all know this is going to be a long road and we will all handle things differently so let's be there for eachother and make this journey a little easier!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

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janellody    3

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Hey everyone! Just a reminder that we have a great February group in the social group section, everyone come over there at some point and join our group! LAP-BAND <-- click here!

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moviestartaal    0

moviestartaal
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#1. Surgery date?FEB 3

#2. State you live in?GA

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center?DR. DUNCAN

#4. Insurance or self pay? INSURANCE OUT OF POCKET $1636

#5. Age and height 27 5-6

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 299 GOAL 150

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? HATE THE WAY I LOOKED

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? MY BEST FRIEND

#8. Concerns and questions?

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MissCherita    0

MissCherita
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NorthernMist how did preop go??

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Northern Mist    2

Northern Mist
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Great! Everythings a go - no more tests. Pre-op diet starts Sunday - glad it's here and dreading it at the same time...............it's three Unjury shakes a day and a 4oz. lean meat with veggies/salad for dinner - not as bad as some I've read.

You know what's really funny is I was suprised when I seen the model of the band. In my mind It had grown huge since I saw it last. It's really not that big at all! Made me feel much better. My fears had grown that thing to look like an inner tube with a garden hose running to the port! Ha!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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