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Hi Anna, Welcome to the site and congratulations on you banding and weightloss. I haven't been banded yet but there are oodles of freindly members here that have.:cool: Sorry about the cast... what happened???? Darcy

Hmmm... Debra... all I can see is brown pup poised to rid himself of some Scooby Snacks...hehehhehe. Oh Dear... however did I make it through my psych eval.:cry Good Luck today DeLarla Darcy

Hmmm... Well... let the greiving process begin... goodbye fair bread of all types! Sandwiches be gone with you... *sigh* Parting will be difficult but a svelt bod clad in shorts and a sporty tee shall replace.... Look at the positive side Darcy... at least you never bought one of those fancy bread makers! Thanks C and Sue... Darcy

.... Somewhere over the Bandbow... skies are blue... and a band that she dreams of where she must chew... chew...chew... Pretty bad but wishing you the best as you start your journey! Darcy

Hey DeLarla, Frustrating isn't it? The nurse I used to sit next to would lay Cookies and muffins and candy on my desk as soon as she would hear I was on a diet... man how I don't miss her. My hubby tends to do things like that too... I think they want to be the provider of our happiness... and maybe there is a small part of them that is insecure at the thought of us losing weight? Heck... even my sister would give me the remainder of her entire plate after she had the RNY. I stopped going out to lunch with her. The best of luck today to you! Oh... if the chocolate isn't gone already could you put a couple on my old partner's desk? Darcy

Thanks Carolyn and Angel... Angel I sure hope my experience goes just as yours did... I'm so glad to have the ball rolling and hoping that the person that handles sending the papers into the insurance company gets them off lickety split! Did they let you know when the papers were sent???? Darcy

Hi Chantal... Hey... does the band come with a plunger??? :cool: I tell ya... the one things that is worrying me is the bread difficulties that most people seem to have... is there a type of bread that is less likely to cause the sink to overflow???? Does it ever go down once it plugs the opening... or does a person have to just hark it up? Man can not live on bread alone... but I think this girl could! Darcy

Good Luck tomorrow DeLarla... we'll all be right there with you... of course... I am scared sh**less to fly so I'll be the pale one with grips of steel on the armrests and a pile o stinky poo in my pants. :eek Oh... I hope this helps... I thought your avatar was a skillet with to eggs over easy and a pancake with two slices of bacon on top... damned if I can see a pink pig???? Have a wonderful trip and we promise to be dull and dry when you return as not to uproot your liver.:cool:

WTG Alex!!!!! Soon you'll be able to kiss the "Women's Sizes" goodbye forever!!!!!! WHile I appreciate that there are clothes in my size... I know I won't have a single problem kicking the plus sized stores to the curb! Maybe we will be able to pose in the catalogs for plus clothing as many of them use skinny women to sport big girl stuff.:cool: I bet you look MAHVELOUS DAHLINK! Darcy

Now Delarla... If we looked at the clouds all day we could all possibly see a million disturbing images... such as this morning I could swear that I see a HUGE peice of layer cake on a plate next to the skinniest girl I have ever seen in my life... she's not even eating it for heaven's sake! While I do see that a person could find a pig in the logo... I choose to see a round... Lapband like shape... tell me dahlink... do yu see dis as vell???? P.S. I have always loved those that tilt towards insanity... I vonder vye????? Darcy

Okay... have been following this thread and somewhere along the line I became an old mother hen... SARAH... where are you and how are you????????????????????????????????? DWW (Darcy Worry Wart)

Hi Baileym, In the first seminar I attended with Dr. CHua... he said the band would last longer than the patient.... since I'm planning on living for forever... I'm going to ask him to be more specific when I meet with him for my consult this Friday. :cool: Darcy

AWESOME AUDREY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should be pretty darned tickled with yourself !!!!!! Darcy

Thanks Vera!!! ((((hugs)))) right back at ya! :cool:

Hiya Chantal! Well.... I was all alone when I got the call:confused: I did hop right on the phone to call my hubby and was practically jumping up and down as I told him!!! Then called my big sister and did the same with her... WOO HOO!!!! I've been really trying to be more patient but it has really been a stretch for me and COMPLETELY not my personality:rolleyes: I could just run out into the street and find a complete stranger to hug... but I think it would be in my own best interest to wait for my daughter to get home.:cool: My appointment is a 1:30 on Friday and it is an hour and a half drive one way so I'll let ya'll know when I get home. I'm trying to remind myself that it may take the office awhile to get the information to my insurance company but at least things are finally headed in that direction! I'm so glad I could come here and share my excitement! TTFN Miss C Darcy

Hi Umonica! Congrats on being banded and it's great to hear that you are doing so well!!!!! Darcy

Hi Joyce! Congrats on being banded! Wishing you a speedy recovery and I'll let the banded folks give the food advice since I am still standing in line. (o: Darcy

Wow Michelle... I don't know ya but I'm sending you a hug never the less! I'm sure things will get better from here out! (crossing my fingers and my dogs paws and my husband's feet.)Crying is a most excellent tool gifted to women by God and it would be a sin not to use it...hehehehe. Keep us updated .... Darcy

Hi Neicy, Welcome to the site! I'm having my surgery done here in the states but sometimes I wish I could just hope on a plane instead of dealing with all of the waiting and red tape that goes along with having the procedure done here. Good luck with everything and I hope you find all of the information and support you need here! Darcy

Hi JamesBabe... Welcome to the site and goodluck with everything! Darcy

Good luck with your surgery tomorrow Umonica! I know you are really nervous but hopefully you are excited too! Wishing you a quick recovery and update us once you are feeling up to it. (o: Darcy

Awesome Jen!!!! I bet you look fantastic and just in time for summer and shorts! *high five to the pup for helping you out* Darcy

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to put this down in black and white in the hopes that it will help me stick to quitting the cancer sticks! Today is April Fools Day and since I was a fool to ever start smoking in the first place... seemed a fitting day to stop smoking! If I can stick with this I will have no doubts that I have the self-contol to make the banding work. So... armed with the patch and a HUGE mug-o-Water and the lemon drops that take one hundred years to desolve in your mouth... here I go with hopefully the last attempt of a long line of former attempts to kick the habit. If I can do this... I think I do just about anything! :phanvan P.S. It is official that my insurance does cover the banding but none of my info can be submitted until after I see the dietician, psychologist and Dr. Chua. I will hopefully see Dr. Chua on 4/16/04 and then it will just be a waiting game with Humana.

Thanks Debra... Maybe giving the dumb things up will become more of a habit than the habit??? If I could just go back in time... I certainly never would have started smoking. I'm just going to try and keep myself so busy that there won't be time to miss the sticks! I bet my house is going to be A LOT cleaner...lol. THanks for the encouraging words... keep your fingers crossed for me.:mad: Darcy

Well... as some of you know... I quit... made it 14 days and then started again. :mad: My hubby left on a fishing trip and daughter went to her Dad's for Easter vacation and I was ALLLLLLLLLL alone with my car, my keys, my purse and a straight shot to the mini mart. Soooo... I did... and I puffed... and I couldn't wait for my Hubby to get home so I could quit again. I felt HORRIBLE... I smelled horrible and not to mention the fact that I failed once again! So... here I go again... Kicking the Sticks part two... this time seems easier than the last... already sleeping better and so far sticking with the crazy diet the dietician wants me to follow... down eight pounds so far... hope that pleases them enough to let me see the surgeon for my consult. Darcy