Cherie Murphy

Glad I stuck with the pre-op I received confirmation today my surgery was approved! Date is good 6/20 ! Woo Hoo

I got approval! My surgery is a go! Thursday June 20, 2013!

I'm there with you! I did buy these awesome Protein drinks on Amazon that have two shots of expresso in them! vanilla Latte. I eat (drink) that for Breakfast. I also bought protein Soups for lunch. Helps a LOT! I lost 9 pounds in the three weeks leading up to my last appointment and have lost another 5 in 10 days! My liver better be the size of a pea when I'm done...lol! Ive lost a total of 19 pounds since I started this process in January!

Awesome yes! I was a little shocked yesterday when my surgeons office called for me to get ...yet one more blood test. The nurse then told me my insurance had still not certified the surgery? I'm trying to be positive but I feel like I can't take a deep breathe until I know it's been confirmed. I had no idea they could give you a surgery date with out insurance approval?

I bought a lot of different flavors so I could mix it up during the day. Also amazon carries protein soups which are pretty good too. I figured I would be doing these after me surgery and the day after fills so if I don't finish them all pre surgery I have them for after! I'm having my surgery 6/20!

I am so excited like many of you this has been a very long journey. Actually, I have been thinking about it for 4 years. My sister had Gastric Bypass 14 years ago and lost 197 pounds. SHe has only gained back about 20! I am getting the LapBand because I have had Colon Cancer and my Doctor thought this WLS was the best of both worlds. I wasn't happy in the begining that he wouldn't do Gastric but now I am completely happy I had to wait the 6 months and am now going with LapBand. I am on day 6 of my pre-op diet. I am going through BayHealth here in DE. I was excited at first because in my pre-op folder there was a paper titled Pre-Op diet that was only 7 days and allowed for Yogurt, Cottage cheese and 3 oz of chicken a day BUT then I saw the dreaded paper that had my surgeon's name on it and it was 2 weeks of only liquid! sad times!!!!! I wonder how two Dr's in the same network would have two different prep's? Oh well, my Dr also required a 5-10 weight loss before surgery. I was 5'9 and 260 but at my last visit I was 245. My surgeon was happy but my PCM told me not to dip below 35 or I wouldn't qualify. Thanks for keeping me sane over the last couple of weeks!

Thanks! Good Luck to you too!