Chela

Congrats driso! Sounds like everything went smoothly! Meanwhile, I'm supposed to be at the surgery center in 7 hrs and I'm still wide awake. Lol! Can't wait to be on the other side.

Ok, by this time tomorrow, I will be "under the knife". I am so very anxious right now!! I'm at work and can't concentrate a lick! Last night I had to take some benadryl just to get me some sleep. I picked up my post-op pain meds/antibiotics this morning. Thankfully my surgeon writes his patients the prescriptions prior to the surgery so that I don't have to worry about going to the pharmacy on the way home from being banded, Also, yesterday I bought my self an Xbox 360 with the kinnect, so once I heal I can start doing the Dance Central game & burn some calories the fun way! Good luck tomorrow too dejastar!

Lmao, I'm taking the Syntrax nectar in fuzzy navel. Its not too bad once you mix it with ice. I can't stand the ones that try to mimic a milk shake, blech.

Congrats to you! Im very anxious to get this done. It's a surreal feeling.

I'm just bringing myself, my wallet and my husband. I figure I'll just wear the same clothes I come in.

I'm assuming your family doesn't know about the surgery? I hope you feel up to going. Just lounge in a chair with a cold drink and pretend that you are stuffed.

I hope everything went well!!

I have a 2 yr old at home, so I understand where you are coming from. I also was diagnosed with diabetes, high cholesterol and a fatty liver last fall and I am in my early 30s! I don't want to be the fatty mommy anymore or drop dead of a heart attack before my baby girl is fully grown. I want to be her healthy role model. If you decide to do this, do it for you and use it as a tool. Who knows what your neighbor is doing behind closed doors. Make this work for you. I wish my band was fully covered! Good luck with whatever you decide!

I'm going to be banded the day before you. I didn't have a pre-op diet, so I imagine that I will lose a lot of Water weight the 1st month. Are you on a preop diet? Also, I will avoid all 4th of July bbqs. I think you have a legit reason not to make an appearance. Good luck!

Oh gosh, I don't ever want to eat around my band! I'm a self-pay; if I fail this for myself I will be forced to kick my own butt!

Driso, I don't have any preop diet! Surgeon just said to try to get used to Protein shakes the weeks leading to my surgery but that I could eat whatever I want. I've been trying not to overeat at all b/c I don't want to have a huge liver. The surgery center called me today and said I should drink 8 glasses of Water the day before and not eat anything after midnight. She also said that the minimum they hold patient's in recover is an hour. My surgery is at 830am, I wonder when they will give me the boot! lol

Good luck this week! I'm going the day before you.

Good luck on your journey!

Good luck to those having surgery tomorrow! I'm going in on Wednesday.

Just wanted to stop in & say hi! I'm a 34 yr old from Tx, have been married almost 14 yrs and have 2 kids. I'm getting my surgery done on the 29th. I have been trying to lose this weight on my own for over 2 yrs without success, and I am hoping the lap band will be the tool to change my weight around. My alltime max was 279, and I'm 5'2". This Tx heat is killing (hopefully for the last summer). My Cigna plan excludes the lapband, so I am paying for this myself. I'm very nervous and have a huge fear that somehow this will not work and that I will be fat forever,lol. I think I am just crazy! I hope to get to meet you all!

I had my consult on 5/25 and since it wasn't covered by my insurance I could have had it within 2 wks, but I waited until 6/29 so I could give plenty of notice at work.

Good luck tomorrow! My surgery is on 6/29 at 830 am and they want me to be there at 730am. I figure I'll wake up at 6am and leave by 640am.

Wow, it looks like you both are already on your way to losing tons of weight. Congrats! I can't wait to be in your shoes. Thanks for welcoming me.

My surgeon does not require a preop diet. My surgery is on 6/29. I think I will go low carb & add a Protein shake daily starting the 22nd just so my body doesn't freak out after surgery. Also my surgeon said that out of the thousands of surgeries he's ever done only 2 he could not perform b/c the liver was too big and one of those included a patient whose liver was all the way to her belly button! Crazy!

Hi, I'm late joining in! I'm going to get my band on 6/29. I plan to take a week off from work. I'm hoping its not too painful as I am a big baby. My greatest fear is that it won't work, but I think its b/c I've been so heavy for many years that I can't even imagine looking normal.