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Dini, I'm all butterflies today... nervous about going for my pre-op appointments with anesthesia and surgeon!! I don't know why I'm feeling so nervous about it, but I better go get ready. Its a long drive! Talk at y'all later! ( Y'all is leftover from my Okie days!)

Hi, Dini, I didn't poop out on ya last night. I play Scrabble with my sisters & some friends and I went to the scrabble site to send a couple of turns back. When I came back you'd given up and went to bed. No one to "talk" to. So I went to the chat room and talked to "Big Wave Dave" and another gal. Dave is being banded soon so I told him to c'mon over here and meet Danny cuz he needs some male company on our July thread!

I have a Policeman Cookie Jar and when you open the lid it hollers at you..... "STOP!!! MOVE AWAY FROM THE COOKIE JAR!!" Too bad you can't buy a refrigerator like that!! HaHA!!

Sandy, Not to discourage you but one doc's office here in WA state told me they had a 3 yr wait for Medicare pts. So I just kept calling around until I found one that would take me right away. That was back in March or April and I'm having my surgery next week. I don't know where in Idaho you are, but I know there is a doctor in Spokane who takes Medicare. Even though its 5 hours from me, I had considered going there until I found this doctor locally. They were going to take me if I promised to continue with them for followup.

That's great, Christy!! You're very encouraging to those of us waiting! I am a nurse, too, retired though. I'm excited for all of you having surgery today end those enroute, like Marcy! Good Luck and our prayers are with all of you!

FIVE POUNDS!! My doctor wants me down30.... i have 10+ to go!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!

Our youngest son lives in Colcord...never been there, he just moved there. I think he said its near the Arkansas border. He was in Grove before that. We just moved back to WA state, but we'll be back to Ok to visit from time to time. It is nice to be back to the mountains, and the trees, and the water! I love to ride the ferries! My surgery date is 7/20.

hEY... WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BREADLADY??? IS SHE STILL AT THE LAKE?? It'd take forever to read back & figure out when she was supposed to get back. Anyone remember?? Wonder how she's doing.

wAS THAT the Clay Aiken concert in Tulsa?? I read on the internet that he got in a little trouble with a lady on his flight in to Tulsa. Put his foot on her armrest or something. My son's mother-in-law is a Clay Aiken groupie! She's flying from Seattle to L.A. to one of his concerts this summer. I like him, too, but she's sort of obsessed. Sorry, we're a little off topic!

YEAH..... WHAT'S A BODY BUGG????

Hey ChickyBaby... we've got 12 more days to go!! I'm getting excited, are you???

Hi, Lynette, I'm doing good. How about you? Just went for a ride around the neighborhood on my scooter for some fresh air.

Hey, Renee, We just left Oklahoma after 15 years there. We were in OKC & Edmond. Now in the Pacific NW because three of our kids are on the west coast... one left in OK. I enjoyed your post.

OH, SORRY, DINI! I went away for a few minutes... doing Scrabble turns on another site! Now you gave up on us! Time difference is the pits,too! I'm on the west coast. I know I shouldn't stress so much about the weight loss... on the scale multiple times every morning... on & off, on & off, hoping it'll read something different!! I'm trying really hard to eat right! And I LOVE my husband dearly and he is sooo good to me, but he puts a lot of pressure on me, too. He expects the scale to go down every day and when it doesn't then he starts lecturing me about what I ate that I shouldn't have, etc.! But, I'm doing okay and trying to stay positive. Things I'm grateful for.... my faith in God, my wonderful family... husband, kids, grandkids (10), mom & sisters.. all supporting this effort I am making to get my weight down, and my health, which is going to be getting even better.

Hi, All, It is kind of quiet here today, Dini! DMTJET: Thanks for your comments about my family. And good luck to you! Phyllser, your grandchildren are beautiful ... your man's not bad either, lol!!!! But seriously, the children are gorgeous!!!! I have such a soft spot for little people! They are terrific and full of excitement and innocence! The little guy who made the "puffy" comment is Charly, hiding behind the bench. They are a lot of fun, but tire us out quickly! We're in the Pacific NW, so all we've heard about today.... newspaper, non-stop TV coverage, is the rollout of Boeing's new 787! We've about heard enough! My husband is a Boeing retiree (USAF, too), so we could've gone to the festivities, but didn't want to fight the crowds and traffic. It is a beautiful sunny day here with promises of HOT weather later in the week. I'm kind of bummed because my weight loss has stalled for a week now. The nutrition gal told me to up my calories to 1000 and eat Protein at each meal. Its harder for me to fight temptations when the parameters get broader! Why is that? Tomorrow I see the surgeon for my pre-op appointment and I'm afraid he's going to be upset with me if I haven't lost enough weight yet. I was down 22 lb, but now I've gained a few back. :cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry

Johannah, Charly, Thomas & Grandpa Earl

RETAIL THERAPY!!! I LOVE THAT!! I do have my Gas-X, just forgot to mention it. But from the things you all are saying, I better get some more. Both my PCP & THE DIETICIAN HARPED ON ME ABOUT Calcium. I don't know if I can swallow the big tabs we have, but I like the Smooth Dissolve Tums---- 750 mg Calcium in each. We spent the afternoon babysitting our three youngest grandkids -- 1 1/2, 4 & 5 1/2. The middle one, grandson Charly, always says "fat" things to me... "Grandma, why are you so fat?" "Grandma, why are your legs so big?" Today's comment made me chuckle... "Grandma, I'm not puffy like you are!" PUFFY!! its a lot better than FAT and BIG!!! :think

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An idea for a general question: "what is your dream piece of clothing to wear when you have lost the weight?" Jeans! I know, I'm 63 years old.... get over it... I want to wear a pair of jeans!! My stretch knit, elastic waist pants are comfy, but I'd like to be able to wear a pair of jeans if I feel like it!! Good Question!! IndoGirl.... I'm so sorry but I'm chuckling over your 14 tubes of blood, colonoscopy, etc!! I got away with two tubes & no tests to speak of other than an ekg in my pcp's office! Not even a psych consult! How did I luck out??? :whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:

SUNNY, You can mark your favorite threads by going to "Thread Tools" at the top of the page and choose "Subscribe to this thread". Then when you come back to the site you choose "Quick Links" and then "Subscribed Threads" and the page that pops up lists all your threads. So you think you might go visit Marcy in AK and check out some of those "law wnforcement" dudes she mentioned?? :confused:

Hi, Everyone, Two weeks from today is my surgery and I'm feeling a little jittery..... nervous, excited, etc.! My PCP is so sweet. She just called me on the phone to talk about a Rx I need and told me "our prayers will be with you" and told me to come in after the surgery. I've never had that kind of personal attention from a doc!! I had my pre-op dietician consult this week. She went over the post-op diet with me and told me I needed to up my pre-op diet from the 500 I'd been averaging for the past month to 1000 cal and protein with every meal. So my weight loss is stalled since I did that. This week I also had all my pre-op blood work done ..... only TWO tubes! Monday I have my pre-op appts with both anesthesia and my surgeon. I've got two tank tops with built in shelf bra, liquid Tylenol and adult liquid vitamins. I've ordered an ID bracelet from MY BANDS. I have my shopping list from the dietician. AM I FORGETTING ANYTHING??? :help::whoo::omg: :clap2: :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: :eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows: :faint::confused::confused:

Just thought I'd jump in on the age discussion. I'm 63... 64 in Nov. I wish I'd done this a log time ago, but jusy happy that it's available to me now and that I was able to persuade my husband that it's the right thing to do. My surgery is two weeks from today. I've already had my blood work done and my consult with the dietician. She gave me all the post=op diet instructions so I need to make a shopping list. I was pleasantly surprised that the first two weeks are full liquid as opposed to clear liquid, so I can have things like runny cream of wheat , creamed soups, etc. 1/2 cup at a time 6 times a day. then on to "mushies". Monday I see anesthesia and then my pre-op appt with the surgeon. SO...... I AM READY TO GO!!! :confused:

Have you checked out the Lucky # 7 July Bandsters?? C'mon over and join us!

Welcome, ChickB13, I am being banded July 20th also. Two more weeks!! Do you have to do a pre-op diet?? Where are you located? I am in WA state. AND, I'm old enough to be your grandma!! Wish I'd had something like this available to me when I was your age!!

We'll be praying they can resurrect that laptop for ya, HOTSTUFF!!