I am now 40 years old and have had a weight problem all my life. Now I want to make sure I am healthy for the next 40 years. I am scared if I don't do something about my weight issue now I will end up in a hospital bed, ill, on tons of medication and saying to myself "What did you do to yourself all these years!" I am ready !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:confused:
I am in the pre-op stages of just testing. I already had an upper GI series, blood work, ekg, and stress test. On Friday I go for an ECHO. My nutrtional and physch. are set up for Monday the 18th.
The dr. that will be performing my surgery will be DR. ALAN GEISS in SYOSSET.
Great News!:clap2: I have an October 19th surgery date!!! I am thrilled and I am now nervous which I have expected to feel as this whole journey progressed. But I know the goal that I am after which is to be healthy and thin. I could hardly picture myself living as a thin person. Now I am excited.
Here I am going for the last of the cardio evaluation today. I'' be glad when it is all over. I am anxious to get a surgery date scehuled for October hopefully or the latest beginning of November. I feel like time is going so slow.......I guess it is living in the uncertainty which is worse.
The support of this site helps me keep going. Its better than a WW meeting!! I think you all are super
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:omg: It is now October and I am schedule for October 19th to be banded!!!!!!!!! Wow the reality has set in. This is really going to happen. It is all I am thinking about lately. Soon I start the liquid diet. I know I will be successful with the liquid diet but I know it will be hard. Any suggestions out there on getting through the pre-op liquid diet? What did your diet consist of?