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I used Gas X strps did wonders for me too

you and me both

My daughter has a different surgeon than I did. It was not one of her requirements. She did really well with the surgery. It only lasted about 40 minutes. It has been 4 days and she is up and around and feeling really good. She spent one night at the Hospital. She goes back to work on Monday. She is not hungry and is doing ok with her clear liquid diet.

My journey started in June and now My surgery date is 10/14. I am very nerovuse and have a lot of emotions. Things I never htought of before. I amprettysure it is the fear of the unkown as another poster posted. It is nice to know that I am not the only one who iis feeling this way. My duaghter is having the band on 9/28 and she is fine. She says it is not a big deal. LOL She did not have the 2 week pre-op liquid diet either. I love all the sharing here and it is nice to know that I am not alone in Bandster land.

Hey my surgery date is october 14 too good luck ! keep in touch.

My Dr. put me on optifast starting 9/30 fo 2 weeks very pricey $176 for 2 weeks havent tasted them yet. :D

My daughter and I have started this journey together as a team. Both of us need to lose about 60 pounds a peice. My daughter is having her surgery done on 9/28 in Fresno by Dr. Higa. She had no pre-op diet. My dr. is Dr. manuelli in VisaIia I start my pre-op liquid diet on 9/30. I am really nervous I keep thiking of the postiveness of this step. Yet I am scared of the what ifs. I keep second guessing this. We are bothi n excellet health just chunky. She is 25 and I am 42. I am proud of her because she is gung ho and ready to make this big sep. I am too but I feel a litle nervous. I read the blogs and there is alot of great expereinces. This excites me and I know I will go through with the procedure becasue I need it. I am just jittery. Any suggestions?

I just went to the consultation for my lapband. I had an ECG done and a sonograhm of my Kidney and Gall Bladder. I am 42 years old weigh 239 and I feel in good health. I am just struggling to loose weight and keep it off. I am confused now my ECG came back abnormal, the lap band dr sent me back to my pcp. She weighed me and put me on high blood pressure medication. According to her scales I weigh 250 and my bp is 147/93. Than she scheduled me for an appointment with a cardiologist 2 days later. I went to the cardiologist and weighed 238 blood pressure was normal. He did a ECG in his office he said the first ECG looked as if I had a silent heart attack or the equiptment was nt hooked up incorrectly. I am scheduled for a stress test and a echogram for my heart now to check. Im glad I am going to have all this done, it is always better to check on the health part and be sure everything is ok. I am a little confused and I am worried because all of the what ifs. Has any one out there had this kind of experience?

Good luck keep us all posted I go in for conultaiton on the 17 and then goes to Insurance for approval. Hope to be where yoiu are soon!! keep us posted!!!

J Well, I'm glad you are doing ok. I am waiting for my Consultation on August 17 at noon. I went to my primary Dr yesterday and she was upset becasue I gained 12 pounds. She asked me why? I told her I had to qualify for the lap band and my BMI was a little low and the Nutrionist said too stop dieting. Now my BMI is higher and I am sitting her feeling like a stuffed TURKEY. I cant wait until I get my weight submitted to the insurance so I can start taking off what I put on and get on with the procedure. (like it is that easy) It just seems like it is taking forever and ever. A few cow-workers of mine had this done and over a two year stretch one lost 70 pounds and one lost a 100 pounds. I worry about the surgery and the pain. I have heard this DR. will put me on a liguid diet before the surgery to loose liver fat. LOL I already know I have a fat liver isn't it crazy that I had too gain weight just to turn around and take it off? Your post maded me feel more confident evn though you said,"You were sore and hungry" . I worry too about starting to eat musshy foods and how I will feel I dont want to choke sounds scary. I dont have regrets or feel like chickening out. My friend told me a freind of hers had the same surgery and the day after she was out of the hospital she went to Vegas!!! Go figure!! So I would love to ask you more questions as they arrive. Most of all, how much weight have you lost? My freinds say they lost most of their weight during the first month or so. Pleae feel free to stay in contact with me I would love to here more about your progress. Thanks Sheila

well I know that it has been a few days bow are you feeling? How is your diet going? Now that youhave had the surgery and yoiu are in the healing process are you ok? Could you let me know about the diet? I have just finsihed the psyche evaluaiton and am waiting for the consultation appt from the dr. I wish you all the luck and please keep me posted on your progress. thanks sheila

Thank you for the advice I am going in for a consultation soon. I need to lose about 70- 80 pounds. Just finished with the nutrition visit, drs, refferal, and pysche evaluation. I needed to complete these steps after the semiar. I have a few freinds that have had this done and they look great. Your story to is inspiring. Thanks for all the information alot of great tips. Please keep us al posted.

i had my pcyche evaluation yesterday. It took over a month to get in to the pysch. Appointment lasted 2 miutes. He said we had nothing to talk about becasue I had no issues. He ask me if I was doing it becasue I wanted to look good. I told him, "no I look good I am doing it to be healthy ."And that was it. My freind was in the waiting room and could not believe that I was finished, Waited longer in the waiting room than in the appointment with the DR .

Best of luck to you pleae keep us posted. I have not been to a consulation yet but nutrionist, seminar and psche will be out of the way this week. Good luck let us kow how the surgery went.