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I have another question as well, if you don't mind. Of your 35#, how many have been post-op?

Yikes, sorry about that!! I stay at home (recently quit working so I could home school my 5th grader) so I don't have to deal with that, but I'm still not telling very many people. Especially not my husband's family. I just don't think they would be supportive. But I get banded on Monday and I won't have to visit them out of town until Christmas.

Briefs, what was your surgery date? Have you told anyone at work you're doing this?

Congrats, meggs353! How are you feeling now, physically and mentally? Did you take any meds due the gas pain, like Gas-X or anything?

Never thought I'd say this, but #texashasitsperks lol

I totally relate to your last part. My surgery is on the 17th. I'm super excited but I have no idea what to expect. But it's going to be great!

Meggs353, yep, I have a plan and am following it. It is just that I was expecting to wait longer - not just one week! I was kind of hoping to loose a little weight before hand, but then again, I'm excited to hurry up and do this. @the dude, do you really have a 4 hour commute?? Wow. I thought my 45 min drive was bad

Hi everybody! I just joined this forum. My band is scheduled for the 17th and I am super excited but also nervous. It is weird the things I am nervous by and the things I am not. For instance, I am completely not worried about Thanksgiving. Most of the time that is a day to stress about food and what to eat, what to get away with eating, etc, but I'm like - ok, cool, I'll be post-op, on shakes or soft foods, cool. But reading today that a lot of you have been on 2+ week pre-op diets is freaking me out! I just got scheduled for my surgery this past Fri and I am scheduled for one week. THAT freaks me out and I feel like I don't know where to start.

Hi, I am brand spanking new here, but my surgery date is set for Nov 17th - one week from today, ack! and the thing is, I just met my surgeon this past week (Thurs) so I don't even have 2 weeks to do the 2 week pre-op diet! Which I am sure is fine, but I am really nervous, too. I really, really want this to work. Hang in there, though. You can do it!