DeAna N

Good Luck to you

congrats on the Surgery date Iam hoping for the same day it fits my vacation and work schedule perfectly Good Luck to you

me too i finish my last evaulation tomday and then I meet with my surgeon on the 19th so I am hopeing to be scheduled for surgery at that appt Good Luck to you

Good luck to you

Glad that you are feeling better

Name, real or screen~ DeAna Goal weight for July 31st~ 215 Weight on June 30 th~ 223 Age~ 41 Dietary goal for July-40g carbs Max daily Exercise goal for July~ 30 min 3 times a week Personal goal for July~ log everything I eat Date banded~ not yet Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~N/A What is your favorite summer activity~ walking My information for the July Summer Challenge

Oops I have the EKg missed up with the upper scope (EDG) sorry there isn't any prep for an EKG they are just monitoring you heart

My EKG I just had ti not eat anything 12 hours before they put me to sleep I woke up and it was done not much prep for that my nutritionist went over my pre-op diet and my diet after being banded it was very informative and it was all done

I haven't been under 200lb since 2004 I can't. Wait so excited and happy for you

I haven't been under 200lb since 2004 I can't. Wait so excited and happy for you

wonderful to hear Good luck to you

Woo hoo way to go keep it up

Checking in at 223 still losing yeah....

I hope you are right

that cracked me up I even see your profile on the left side and it says male but all this time I thought you were a girl(sorry) but I am guilty no more "GF" or "Girl you got this" I promise...LOL

You will do great good luck

I only told my husband no one else's business

I'm leaning toward taking five days off and work half days for five so I wont be too worn out it seems to take between 4-10 days to start. Feeling normal again

loved your introduction can't wait to read your Blogs I think I am in for a treat I am excited for you I dont submit until the end of next month( a couple more appts) I would love to get approved and have surgery in July but right now I am just focusing on "I'd love to get approved". lately Ive seen a lot of denials posted so I am getting really nervous I lose weight pretty good to a point and then I don't go any further give up...depression...eat more... that is my cycle I would just love a little help and I feel that band can do it so hopefully my insurance company agrees... nice to meet you keep us posted

Joyce sorry to hear your experience was so bad but sounds like you have someone now that is going to take good care of you if he was just in it for the money he would have just done the sleeve(more money) instead of try to work with what was already done sounds like a good DR. I applaud you on getting back on that horse it's very easy to get stuck feeling sorry for ourselves and stay right there. remember it took a awhile for the weight to creep up and sometimes you need to just let it slowly melt off. you will give your body time to adjust and possible prevent(or reduce) sagging skin so trust your DR but if you focus on your diet I'm use the 2 lb/week will go up. I haven't been banded yet I am hoping for Aug but this is some of the stuff my nutritionist was mentioning about weight loss Good Luck to you and God bless

sorry to hear that your are experiencing a lot of pain I 've read some people do and some don't I have also read that each day gets a little less so hang in there rest and take your meds and try to get up as much as you can I hope you feel better soon

wonderful post Ronnivee very helpful for those of us that are preaapring to get to where you are thank you and I am glad you are doing so well if you work outside the home would you tell me how many days you took off? I'm hoping to only use 5DYS? how did you feel by dys 5? Were you able to sit for a long period? I work at a desk job and the summer is the hardest time to take extended time off.

You are doing great nothing wrong with being cautious write down all your questions that way you will all of them answered when you leave the unknowing is always scary but ask him how much he puts in as a 1st fill and you have to drink before you leave if it feels too uncomfortable for water you know it is too tight for food just listen to your body

the LA times reported it as the clinics that are associated with 1-800-Get-thin clinics and ad campaigns are not reporting the risks so Allergan(lap-band) is no longer selling it to those clinics & the FDAwants to see how often these complications actually happen to make sure everyone is warning patients of all the risk its due to the 5 patients that died of the clinic that made national news I don't think the FDA will find any higher rate of complications then already published I feel those patients died due to carelessness of their surgeon( one had a lacerated liver and they sent her home)

Way to go I know you will do great congrats on the surgery date