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I'm so jealous! What day were you banded?

Thanks guys, i may have worded it badly because I'm still drugged. I honestly think he is just excited for me, he chose to do the liquid diet with me two weeks ago and we have been getting on the scale together regularly and logging it in the My Fitness Pal (great app for those with Droid or iPhone). After I re-read my post it does sound like I meant he forced me. I love it that you guys stuck up for me though! That one thing is about all I have done other than sipping on water, I do look forward to mushy phase though. I'm not a big Jello fan.

What is PB'ing?

Hi everyone, Was banded yesterday and slept the rest of the day. I feel really good but I was hungry last night. I noticed on the sheet AFTER my husband brought me a can of broth and I was able to eat it that I was only supposed to eat 3oz every 3 hours. Well I drank the whole thing which is 8 oz. So now I'm nervous that I ruined something. I also was bummed b/c my hubby asked me to stand on the scale this morning and I was up 5 lbs....but I'm thinking this was from all the fluids they put in me yesterday. I told hi I refuse to weigh again until next week after I've had a chance to pee all this out! Anyone else have that problem?

I'll be banding with you at the same time Celeste! I think you'll be alright though, there are many that don't have to do liquid only. I only had to be on 2 shakes a day and a regular dinner and then no solids today. Where are you at? I'm in Houston, TX.

Getting banded tomorrow morning at 7am! I'm so nervous, just finished my mushy food dinner (dr wants no solids today) that consisted of scrambled eggs, i figured I may as well get used to them.

Prove your mom wrong! Tomorrow I start 2 days of no solids in preparation for my surgery, I've done much better the last 2 days with one 1 or 2 bites of something I ought not too, mostly at business meetings. I really have a lot of respect for those that have to go weeks of liquid only before the surgery.

I have the same trouble della - all I can say it just keep looking at every meal as if its the start of the new day. I blew it the first 2 days of my diet - just trying to keep my eye on the prize!

Tomball, Texas (NW Houston) will be banded this Thursday, March 15!

Getting banded on Thursday, I'm so nervous! I keep having a fear that I'm going to do this and nothing will change. Mostly I worry that once I'm banded I will still have the same hunger pains but I just won't be able to do anything about it. I think I'm just freaking myself out....anyone else have this problem? Or has anyone already been done that can tell me I'm freaking out for no reason?

Shannon28 - I don't have BCBS, I have UHC but I had a BMI of only 35 with High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol. My paperwork was submitted on Tuesday of last week and they told me it could take 4 - 6 weeks, just like you. I called on Friday and my insurance told me I'd already been approved! I didn't think I would get approved with that low of a BMI and I certainly didn't think it would be that fast but it was! I saw your post and hadn't even made my own victory post yet so I thought I'd post in here and give you a boost! If you dying to know, you can always call your insurance company occasionally and check on the approval just like I did. Keep your head up and fingers crossed!

I'm in my 2nd month of the 3 month visits pre-surgery and set for Dr. Wilkenfeld so I'm interested to see what replies you get from this. I haven't met him yet, have you?