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chewable papaya enzyme, or a few sips of pineapple juice can also help begin the digestive process, and help you get "unstuck"...or so i've heard, not banded yet, but looking forward to my surgery date Jan30!

The NP at my surgeons office said if it is violent, (LOL) you should come into the office and get an unfill. We all know at one point this will probably happen--just a matter of when unfortunately! :-/

Mine took about an hour and a half and it seemed like the Dr was definitely NOT going through the motions...he was genuinely interested in finding out if I was a good candidate for the band. Wanted to make sure, like everyone said, you don't think this is going to solve all your problems, and make all the fat disappear. He also wanted to make sure I understood exactly HOW the band worked, and that I had a good support system once I got banded.

juicy as ever! lol! love it!!!

Interesting. My Dr doesn't require a preop diet, but I may do one this week before surgery.

I'm sitting in the parking lot at my work, ready to leave for the day, but in tears. I work in insurance and just spoke with a customer. In high school, I was good friends with his daughter and would go over the house once or twice a week. I asked him if he remembered me...he said he did, and said, you were at my house all the time, of course I remember you! You were always hungry! Just for the record, for anyone that is not aware of my past, I weighed about 125 pounds in high school. But only because my mother really watched what I ate, and had me gping to the gym with her. I would fluctuate 10 lbs up or down based on how much sneak eating I did. It hurt so bad to hear that from someone, that's what he remembers about me. It really made me sad. I'm so embarassed of what I have become, and what I have allowed something as simple as food to control my life. It just brings up so many emotions that I can't even explain. But I want to thank you guys for being here, because I honestly can't even bring myself to tell my family this happened.

Newbe we have the same surgery date!! My Dr doesnt require a preop diet but i think ill do a few days of liquids on my own

oh awesome!! I love when you can scan the barcode and all the info fills in! off to download!

Cool!! Thanks! Do you find it to have a lot of foods, or do you have to add in a lot of the foods you eat?

My surgeon doesn't require a preop diet, or preop weight loss, just clear liquids the day before. We have the same surgery date, by the way!!

i LOVE Isopure zero carb powder. I just ordered two 3 lb jugs in preparation for surgery. my brother in law is a Dr, and it is the one he recommends...a little high on the calories, but the nutrition facts are for 2 scoops and most of the time i use one scoop...if you do opt for 2 scoops, it is a whopping 50 grams of Protein. it is loaded with Vitamins, mixes well and tastes great! Heres a link: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/nb/lowcarb.html

Hey everyone! I havent been to the group discussions lately cause I cant access it from my cell, for some reason it tells me i need a password to access, so the only time I can check in is when I am on my laptop. I am getting excited, surgery Jan 30, which is 8 days away. I am not on a preop diet, thank God. Just liquids the day before...I am even allowed a light breakfast the day before, but I think one day of liquids wont kill me! Glad to hear everyone is doing well!

I had a good laugh reading this, but in actuality, I experienced this frustration first hand. I too, slept about two hours, like you, I did most of my sleep in the beginning then spent the rest of the night basically in different levels of conciousness but no sleep by any means. I had to re do my sleep study and the second one was more of the same, resulted in me leaving in tears. It was the worst experience of this entire process. I ended up being able to surpass the sleep study portion after my two failed attempts, meeting with sleep Dr, home sleep study not being covered by insurance, and basically hounding my surgeons staff for a pass on the study. It wasn't easy and I honestly don't know why I didn't give up...for someone who can't even stick to a diet...LOL.

My uppergi consisted of swallowing an alka seltzer like mixture, then standing on a machine and taking a sip of thick barium, then the table rotated down so that I was now laying down...then a sip of thinner barium, then I had to roll over, taking a few pics during this whole process while holding my breath. Then it was done...took about five mins and i could see my upper gi tract the whole time, so cool.

My sister (who is not overweight) took phentramine for quite a few years and she would bite anyone's head off if we looked at her wrong. Not sure how it will affect you, but being anxious and hyper, I think is a side effect.

Hey, there are videos on YouTube if you search for body rock.tv you will find them, they also have a website bodyrock.tv....really good videos and diet ideas posted daily

I felt the same way this week when I went for all my pre admission testing...I keep thinking of my hot future bod to get me through lol

I'm scared too, surgery in 11 days. I've never had surgery and am afraid of dying. Silly, I know. The only thing that seems to snap me out of it is envisioning my new skinny body. Lol. And I try to think of the time I will actually be under, about a half hr. I tell myself its a "lunch break"

Hi there! Congrats on your decision to change your life! I have told only a few family members I don't feel judged by. I will not allow myself or my weight loss to be the topic of anyone's gossip! I want people to notice im losing slowly, not wonder why I'm not losing fast enough! There have been times I have been excited about the process I wanted to share with someone else, but I stopped myself and am glad I did. You will be thrilled with this forum, lots of wonderful people here who have great tips, and many who have went over and above Drs expectationss for weight loss. Don't be discouraged when you learn that lap band patients "only lose 40-60% of their excess weight" because there is plenty of evidence here that shows otherwise!

Good luck to us all! 11 days for me!!!