evansmom

Hi Darla, You can click on one of our tickers and it'll link you to tickerfactory.com where you have to enter your information and copy the html to paste into your profile on this website. Good Luck, Rukshanna

Hi All, I'm glad there are so many of us around the same date! I had my pre-op appt last Friday and I had a chance to meet with a dietician, a RN, and my surgeon. My surgeon has yet to put me on a liquid diet so I am putting myself on the high Protein slim fast plan for the next two weeks. It was weird because my surgeon hadn't told me that I needed to lose a certain amount of weight before surgery so I've only lost 7 pounds and then at my pre-op she brought it up, like I was just supposed to know! Anyways, I am going to see if I can lose some additional pounds before my surgery date. My husband also went with me to my pre-op so now he definitely knows how much I weigh- mortifying!! I went today to Target and was able to find chewable Multivitamins and chewable Calcium tablets- that's what the dietician told me I should take after surgery. I also found out that I will be getting the new REALIZE Band that comes pre-filled so that is nice. I won't have that gap in between surgery and the first fill. Are any of you getting this band? Just wondering since it is fairly new (but FDA approved). -Rukshanna

Hi there, I am getting banded on 3/3/2008! I have been waiting six months for my insurance to approve me, so I know what you mean about the long wait. I am starting to get really nervous, but excited too. Lets keep each other posted! -Rukshanna

HI ALL, I have decided to get banded and I'm currently doing all of the pre-work to have my insurance cover the procedure. My insurance requires 6 months of documented weight loss attempt before they'll approve you, so I've got 4 more months of documentation to go. I also have to complete a sleep study, nutrtional consult., and blood work. I've already done the psych eval. So I guess I'm starting to get really excited as I embark on this journey and would love to hear from the rest of you as to your successes and set backs. I am definitely a food addict and I'm now working with a therapist on congnitive behavior therapy to address that. I'm scared of how much I'll miss food- I'm a total emotional eater. I've been overweight my whole life, so I don't know what to expect as I drop pounds. As an adult, I've never gotten under 200Lbs and I'm way over that right now. all comments welcome.