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I was Banded last Thursday, August 25th, and I am very happy with my decision. I have had the normal pain and discomfort, but and feeling better and better every day! Today I start my Mushy phase, 3 – 2oz meals a day and taking 60-70gms of Protein and 64ozs of Water. One thing I need advice on is the balance between eating all the meals and the protein. How do you get everything during the day without eating a lot of protein with just water? Thanks!! 276.6 - Heaviest 266 - Current 140 - Goal Height 5’7” Initial Consult 4.13.11 Last Nutritionist 7.14.11 Approved 8.9.11 Pre-op Diet Start 8.11.11 Lap Banded 8.25.11<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"> <a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/w5XRm5U/"> <img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w5XRm5U/weight.png"></a>

I was banded last Thursday the 25th and I'm feeling the same thing. The pressure in my chest is an aweful feeling. I took the advice and walked and I actually feel a bunch better. Going to get up every hour and do a couple laps around the house. Thanks for the help!! 275/266/140 Height 5’7” Heaviest/Current/Goal Initial Consult 4.13.11 Last Nutritionist 7.14.11 Approved 8.9.11 Pre-op Diet Start 8.11.11 Lap Banded 8.25.11

Banded on the 25th, about 7 more Days! This time has flown by! I have been on the pre-op diet since last Thursday, 2 weeks total of no meats and fish and very low fat. Done pretty good so far! Super excited for next week! 275/272/140 Height 5’7” Heaviest/Current/Goal Initial Consult 4.13.11 Last Nutritionist 7.14.11 Approved 8.9.11 Pre-op Diet Start 8.11.11 Lap Banded 8.25.11<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"> <a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wNam9qd/"> <img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wNam9qd/weight.png"></a>

You'll need help. Someone to help you do things. Also, I'm going to get some of the liquids measured and ready to go. I heard that baby spoons were good to eat with to start getting used to eating slower and smaller amounts.

Defiantly need to remember the necessities. My Check-in out-fit and PJs will be a Dress, figured taking anything that has a tight band around my stomach won't be very comfortable with the incisions. Great idea! My surgery is the 25th! It's so exciting!

Its been 3 weeks since my paperwork was submitted to my insurance comapny, Atena. So.. I got restless at lunch today and called Atena to ask on the progress. She was able to tell me that the Surgery for LAP BAND was "Authorized" and a tentative date of August 11. What I need to know is, Can I get excited? I want to be excitied, but I am a little tentative with out anything in wiriting or without my Surgeon calling me. What do you think? Did I really get approved??

Thanks so much for all the information! I will definatly check out your blog... if I knew how to follow it.... LOL. I really don't know anything about Blgging.. Woo hoo, got my Ticker to work!

Its the 3rd week of waiting from an answer from Insurance. The wait is killing me!! Hoping surgery will be this month. This is my first time on a Blog/Forum/Lap Band site, so if you have any information you want to share, please do! Read my Story too. Looking over things now, I feel like I have no idea at what I'm about to do! Please Help!