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Drews and Angie, Thanks for the well wishes for tomorrow! I can't believe I am actually doing this!!! Angie, what time do you have your fill? Does he do the fills at his office or in Parker? I am assuming the office. Watch out for the scale in the last office, I swear it was off by like 8 pounds on Tuesday! I found another scale in my house, the dust was amazing, but it said I lost 12 pounds and the office said only 4! I was bummed because I have been watching everyting I eat and I have had no carbs or very few for the last 2 weeks! Oh well, I promised myself not to be a scale whore (as Anita calls it)...LOL Thanks again! Angie, hope you have an amazing time in California...LUCKY!!!! Drews, I am sure to chat at you before, but I want you to know that I am praying for a successful knee surgery for you!! I think you are amazing and I just LOVE that you are a derby girl!!! Your hubby looks sooo cool and hip! What cute couple you two make!!

Welcome Pookie, I live in SE Centennial, we live fairly close to each other. I live close to the new Mall at Southlands. Sounds like you might live close to Woofay, I think she said she lives an hour from Parker. My surgery is tomorrow at noon!!! Getting nervous....I hope your insurance goes through. We have a GREAT group here in Colorado! I usually post in the Dr. Kirshenbaum thread, there are alot of Coloradoans there!

Goodmorning Anita, Yes, tomorrow is my day!! I check in at noon and surgery at one!! Thanks for everything you have been so AWESOME! This site has been so amazing and just what I need! It's nice to have a group that understands where you are coming from and how much this means to each of us. Yeah, the four pounds was hard to take since I really watched everything I ate and even excercised. I feel like I lost 10 maybe 15?? I found two scales in my house and neither one work! I don't want to replace them because I know I will be on it every chance I get and it will drive me koo-koo. So now I am saying that I will not replace them, we will see how long that lasts! Have a better day and I hope the gas stays away!

Hey Anita, I hope you are feeling better. How quickly does the Gas-X work? How would you know if you needed to call 911 or not? Could you breath? I hope that gets better for you. How scary that must have been. Sorry, I missed the post you asked about me. It went well. I am going in at noon on Friday! All set, I guess. I only lost four pounds on the Atkins?! I have been so good too. That stinks, he said I should have lost more. I'm sure the last time I did it, I lost alot more the first two weeks. I am going to try to make it to Red Robin too, I would love to meet everyone!

Karen, It should be al over for you now. I am sure everything went well and you are resting now. Let me know how you are. I go in Friday at noon!

Hi Ladies, I will be leaving in a couple hours for my pre op appointment with Dr. K. I m pretty sure that he is going to continue on with the surgery on Friday. I am prepared either way (I think). My jaw is killing me (but I don't think there is any infection anymore), just swelling and pain from the extraction. I am looking foward to June, when things will be settled down a bit. Have a nice afternoon and stay dry, it's gonna rain!

Hi Sheesa, July 23rd. Let me know if you need anything. Good to know your are doing okay.

8675309, I heard that he is going to be out of the country in June. Things have moved along quickly for me. You should call his office and talk with Marilynn, she is very nice and she will answer any questions you have. Let us know how your journey works out. Best wishes.

I am hoping that Dr. K will go ahead with the band. Oral surgery and LB surgery a week apart, I can do it! I am not in much pain today, no pain meds yet! I didn't get my errands done yesterday so I am off to the stores (I know on Mother's Day), things need to be done. Not only do I have my LB coming up (God willing), my son is graduating May 26th (God willing), My niece is having her Confirmation...busy busy busy!! No time for ailments...LOL Anita, I know you are going to do well! Lap Dancer and Dynamomini, thanks again for being here! your posts are always so kind! Off to the races!!! Enjoy our beutiful day and Hppy Mother's Day to all!

Hi Ladies, Thank you so very much for all the support, you are all so amazing, I truly appreciate all the well wishes. Anita~I TOTALLY believe in you! Keep up the great work, I can only imagine how dificult it is. I went to the oral surgeon, he did end up extracting one of the culprits. It was not fun, but it's over. Now I need to call Dr. K and see if he will do the surgery. I am still on strong antibiotics and percocet for pain. I feel like my head is going to explode! I think the pain meds are making emotional, I just feel like crying all the time. Can't wait until I look foward to losing weight. Thanks again I totally appreciate how everyone understands.

Thanks Anita! How are you doing? LB and root canal?

Spa Chic~Congrats! Looks like you are doing GREAT! Well ladies, I am getting ready to head ot to the oral surgeon. I don't really have much pain or swelling today. Honestly I don't think he will do anything. My thoughts are that I had an infection and the antibiotics are taking care of it?? I spke with the O surgeons office and as usual I may have over reacted, the cost is nowhere near what I expected...like $500.00 compared to the thousands I thought?? But this is just the begining, I think my dentist said there is more work to be done after the surgeon does his part? My dentist is sooo amazing, I was sooo upset when he told me the news, I was balling like a baby, I over heard him talking to the assistant and said that he had my bill covered for that visit. I was such a wreck. I guess my next step is to call Dr. K's office on Monday and let them know what happens today, I have my pre-op appointment with Dr. K on Tuesday and then HOPEFULLY banded on Friday?? Wish me luck! Maybe after all this I was just having "sympathy symptoms" for Anita because she was having a root canal (I wish). I'll let ya' know what happens! Have a great day! It is beautiful in Colorado today!

Angie38~Thanks soooo much for the support. I wish I could wait until after my LB to get my teeth worked on, I guess that is up to Dr. K (if he will do the surgery while I have an infection?), I called and talked to Marylin. She said to just let them know what happens with my oral surgery appointment tomorrow. She tihinks that I will have to post pone, but the thing is, Dr/ K is leaving in June, so...I am going to try everything I can to get both surgeries done??!! I will let you know what happens. I just bust out crying everytime I think about what is happenng. I have wanted to do this surgery for soooo long, it took me forever to make that initial call and then once the ball started to roll, I truly became commited, I got over the money thing, accepted the life change thing and was read to do it, I just want to be able to follow through. Marylin said that Dr. K would give me my money back if I wanted. I just know that if I don't make the May 18th and have to wait until Dr. K returns and then start all over...well, I have a feeling that I will lose my nerve gain. this is just soooo annoying for me! My husband and boys are very supportive so I'm sure they will not let me just drop it, they will help follow through. My husband said the timing might be a little off, but it doesn't matter. He is truly a wonderful guy he would do anything for me. Thanks again ladies! off to take pain meds and antibiotics and of course cry!

Thank you LapDancer, I called and left a message with Marilyn (while I was balling my eyes out), I am sure she will call tomorrow morning. I am going to try to be positive. I'll wait and see what the oral surgeon says and what Dr. K says, then deal with whatever I have to deal with. I told you all before how much of a tight wad i am (especially when it comes to spending on myself), my wonderful hubby reminded me that we can afford it, not to feel guilty about spending the $$ because both reasons are medically neccesary and that this is why we have saved our money. I thank everyone for being here when I thought my world was crushing down on me, I might still need a shoulder (or two) after tomorrow!

Thanks DrewsLou! I have calmed down a little bit. My wonderful hubby came home saw me balling like a baby and explained to me that it doesn't matter. I don't have to choose between the two, I can do both. I kind of freaked out without even talking to the oral surgeon, my insurance just might cover it?? and maybe I can still have my LB done if I get the oral done ASAP, I will call them in the morning. Hubby says worst case senerio, I might just have to change my surgery date to next month or ?? I called Dr. K's office and left a message. I apologize for the freak out, I may have jumped the gun...well see... Thanks again for being here for me!

Hi Ladies, Well, Ijust returned from my dentist and have alot of work that has to be done. I have to go to an oral surgeon and have like three teeth worked on, I am looking at thousands of dollars...so now I am wondering if Dr. K will give me my money back? I am totally devistated, totally balling as I type this! This really sucks! I have been looking foward to having the LB done, I have come to the realization that this is what I need, I have faced the nerves and made a commitment to it. I made it all this way and now it might not happen?? It was hard for me to justify the 10 thousand for the surgery, there is no way I can justify the LB and my oral surgery?? And even if I can, I am supposed to have surgery May 18th, I have like eight days to get this infection out of me and then head back to surgery??? Is that even possible? Plus the time off work..I NEVER take time off and this would mean more time off...I don't know what to do??? Even if Dr. K doesn't give me my money back and he makes me reschedule, I wont be as prepared as I am now, I will be sooo bummed. i probably don't make sense, but I thought you ladies and gents would understand more than anyone else. It;s like deciding between a neccesary surgery and a not so neccesary one. I just can't believe this is happening! Please send some advice or ???

You gals look fabulous! It is nice putting faces with the names! Thanks for the picture. I spoke with my dentist and he said that he will see me tomorrow, he thinks he saw a crack in my tooth?? I am on some very strong antibiotics for seven days,so...hopefully I will be fine two days before surgery?? I can't believe this, just out of no where, I get a tooth infection and BAM another root canal, not to mention the cost of the root canal and crown?!? Have a nice evening ladies!

Goodmorning Anita, Wow! You have lost 26 pounds!! That is so wonderful! You must feel great! I wished I could of made it lastnight. I would of much rather be there. I thought that maybe I would be able to get away with going to see these two oral surgeons, but after researching a little bit, I guess the abcess has to be treated, so I am REALLY bummed. It's just so strange how it just kind of snuck up on me. I will call Dr. K's office after I talk to the oral surgeons, I will be devisated if I have to cancel my date with Dr.K. I am over the money part (money comes and goes), I can deal with that. I don't like taking any time off of work and of course I don't want this to interfear with my LB placement on May 18th!! Was that the first meeting you went to last night? What did you think? I would love to join the Dr. K group for chit chat. Sorry if I don't make much sense, the vicodin is making me drowsy. Have a great day!

I can't wait to hear how the meeting went! I am soooo bummed! I went to the dentist and she was confused. The x-ray showed very little reason for the swelling and pain. She wants me to see two oral surgeons!! She said to call first hing in the morning. One to drain the swelling and one to check three teeth and to see what might have caused this?? Then she said that if my throat starts to hurt then go to the ER immediatly. I was balling on the way home. Thinking what if i have to spend alot on this and what if I won't be able to have my LB on May 18th...WHY IS THIS HAPPENING??? I just can't believe this is happening. I am going to call my regular dentist in the morning. I am going to ask him if I start the antibiotics and the pain meds and if the swelling goes down and I feel better could I just leave it at that? I was sitting there thinking about all you ladies and gents having a nice meet and greet, wishing I were there! I swear I jinxed myself talking about all my root canals. Totally bummed! I can't wait to see the pictures! I'll see everyone at the next meeting. I too have been wondering how Tater Bug is doing, haven't heard from her in a while....Tater, how ya doin?

Oh hey Anita, Congrats on the moving scale!! One time at weight watchers the leader held a candle that was in the form of and weighed one pound of fat. I was amazed at how much one pound looks like...be proud very proud. I don't own a scale that works, so I guess I will either buy a new one or just go by the Dr's?? Anyway good job! Can you believe this... I was teling youhow I have had sooo many root canals, then my tooth started to hurt and now it looks as if some punched me in the jaw!!! OUCH!!! My jaw is swollen and the PAIN.I just know it is a deep infection. So needless to say after work today I am heading to my dentist for some antibiotics and pain meds. Do you think that Dr. K will do the surgery if I am on antibiotics for the infection? I really don't want to explain to the dentist why I would prefer the 5 day antibiotics...I have terribel pain from my jaw to my temple! OUCH!!! I guess I will have to meet everyone at the next meeting.

Renwo, welcome!! This is a great place, just take a look around and read alot. You should fine alot of support and information here. I have not been banded yet. My date is May 18th. I am self paying with Dr. Kirshenbaum in Colorado, he is awesome. I finally got up enough nerve to call and I made a consult appointment, and things have been moving along since. I wish you the best. Let us know how your doing!

Who was it that was getting a root canal today? I hope your doing well. I think I might need one soon. I have the worst tooth ache, it's swollen, I have such bad luck with my teeth..ouch! I'll see you all tomorrow night, if my tooth doesn't drive me to the dentist for an emergency appointment. Anyone know how many carbs we can have ont the pre-op diet?

NVgirl~Congratulations on being banded, heal well and keep us posted!

Oh yeah, I took my "before" pictures today...I think it will be a while before I post them, but atleast I took them.

Lap Dancer~Thanks for sharing your daily diet. That sounds like how I will be doing it too. Protien shake for breakfast, lunch and early afternoon, then some meat for dinner. Looks like you are doing AWESOME! Good for you! I am on my third day of the pre-op diet, high protien and low/no carbs. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I am more of a protien eater, but to tell me that I can't have carbs, kinda makes me want them even more!! I just had a turkey burger (no bun) with swiss cheese, mushrooms and chives...I can't believe that one filled me??, well for now, I'm sure I'll be hungry in few! I love the atkins shakes, I wonder can you drink too many of them? I think it is going to be hard going from the high protien to the liquids! I have heard that some people go out and have a big meal the night before their surgery...does that mean we can have "anything"?