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?

#2. State you live in?

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center?

#4. Insurance or self pay?

#5. Age and height

#6. Current weight and goal weight?

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

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

#8. Concerns and questions?

.......................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!

tweety, ugh that sucks!!!! my nerves would be on over drive

Tried Chocolate Unjury, a teaspoon of decaf instant coffee, 4oz water and a couple ice cubes this morning in a blender........it wasn't too bad......

Got up at 8am with a killer headache again.. took tylenol and went back to bed for a couple hours...... better for now.

I really don't dislike my family but when they eat and eat and bring in junk food and actually forget I'm on a diet and offer it to me ALL weekend....... well I'm getting a little resentful :thumbup: .......This also might be why I stayed in bed a little longer this morning.

Ok, today I gagged on my Unjury--tried the chicken flavor, mixed it with milk then heated it in a bowl, it was a bit salty which was actually a good change, but by the end I was gagging it down...this was not good! I ordered more Unjury on Friday, and I am glad I left out the chicken flavor!

The chicken flavor is ok in an actual soup...... so after banding and when we can eat full liquids and soft foods mix it - it's a little better than by itself. I can suffer through it if it's mixed with water and warm.

My usual trick is to make the cold protein drinks ahead of time and let them get real cold. Some I make with less liquid and just down it as fast as I can.

The chicken flavor is ok in an actual soup...... so after banding and when we can eat full liquids and soft foods mix it - it's a little better than by itself. I can suffer through it if it's mixed with water and warm.

My usual trick is to make the cold protein drinks ahead of time and let them get real cold. Some I make with less liquid and just down it as fast as I can.

Thanks, I am glad I will be able to use in the future if not so much this week and next. I am going to try your suggestion of making the shakes ahead and getting them colder. I tried a bit of ice yesterday and that seemed to work well. I'm becoming partial to the chocolate!

SOOO excited, surgery is the 11th!!! Pre op liquid diet starts tomorrow am!! I too dont have to be there until, well 1p, but surgery is at 3p =))

Hey Guys!!!

#1. Surgery date? TOMORROW! 2/2/10

#2. State you live in? Arizona currently, but moving to Florida in March!

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr Terry Simpson, Southwest Weight Loss.

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance. Tricare!

#5. Age and height - 5'8.5" and 27 (I'll be 28 in March, it's a big month for me lol!)

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 275, goal weight is 150.

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

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? Certain family and friends. I'm still debating on telling the rest of them.

#8. Concerns and questions? None yet!

I'd also like to add that I will be blogging about my experience, including my ups and downs. I'd love to keep in touch with every one of you and hear yours too. If you have a blog, please follow mine and I'll follow yours too! =)

Lapbandiary.blogspot.com Thanks! <3

Hello Friends,

Surgery date: 2/19/2010

State I live in: Ohio

Doctor: Dr. Bruce

Insurance: United Health Care

Age/Height: 49 (50 In July) 5'8

Current weight/Goal weight: 290/190

Why I'm I doing this: I want to be able to do things with my family/dogs & feel better about myself

Support from family & freinds: Family yes, friends don't no will tell later

Concers/Questions: NO I"M READY FOR THIS

I just had my final Dr.'s visit today and have a tentatve surgery date of 2/25/2010, we are just waiting on insurance.

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#1. Surgery date? - 2/25/10

#2. State you live in? - FL

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? - Dr. Aguila

#4. Insurance or self pay? - Insurance

#5. Age and height - 38/6'1"

#6. Current weight and goal weight? - 304/195

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

Insurance paying

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? - Not really!

#8. Concerns and questions? - What is the failure rate?

#1. Surgery date? Feb. 12, 2010

#2. State you live in? Texas

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Marsden, Surgery Center of Richardson

#4. Insurance or self pay? both

#5. Age and height 32, 5'2

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 215/130

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

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

The ones that count.

#8. Concerns and questions?

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

#1. Surgery date? Feb 3, 2010

#2. State you live in? NJ

#3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Davis / Valley Hospital

#4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance

#5. Age and height 36 / 5"1'

#6. Current weight and goal weight? 237 (highest) 218.5 (current) goal is 140 ish

#7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? I hit my highest weight ever despite being on a diet nearly every day since I was 11. I wanted to do this now before I develop any co-morbidities.

#7. Do you have the support of family and friends? I'm not telling family they would be wickedly judgemental and drive my dh nuts on band day. My DH and some very close friends know and have been extremely supportive.

#8. Concerns and questions? Starting to get nervous about the surgery itself... I've never been in a hospital before.

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

Very grateful for the support here and I'm proud to be a Feb. Bandster.

I'm going to CRAZY my surgery is Tuesday and I do not have to be there till 3 pm, all day no food or drinking, Nothing! I 'm going to stay up late and get up put my on the bus and then go back to sleep, hopefully that will help...

I am right there with you! My surgery is at 3pm on the 3rd and we don't have to be at the hospital until 1pm. I'm considering sleeping in as a way to cope, too. Good luck tomorrow!

Hi AirForce.Wife, Me too 2/2/2010 Good luck to you!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you all for the support!! Good luck to all the other Bandsters out there!!!!!!!!! Will post again when I get home from hospital Wednesday!

Hey Feb-sters~

OMG today I had my pre-op appt. on the phone. It was pretty simple, she took my meds. and their doses, she made sure I knew of someone that could help take care of me for the first week and she told me about what happens on the surgery day. I am so excited and nervous! One more visit with the surgeon and then I am off to surgery! I can't believe that I am doing this, I know I couldn't do it without reading all these posts. I thought I was the only one that is nervous about the LAP-BAND® and worried about if it will work for me! Thank you all for updates of what your doing getting ready for the big day. How is everybody doing with their liquid diet, if you need to follow one? I am having a problem with diarria it's aweful I drink a glass of water and boom I am back on the throne! Sorry about being so blunt, but I need to know if this is different that others so I can talk to my doctor if it's not. We all have great inner strength to do this, don't forget who you are doing it for and why, it will be totally worth it in the end.

Good Luck To You