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Scheduled for this Monday the 13th. Nervous but excited. Lost 18 lbs in pre-op and I didn't think the diet was too hard to adjust to.

Well, today is the consent signing day, weigh in, and pre surgery meeting with Dr. Joyce. Surgery is next Thursday. A little scary but exciting to begin this journey. The pre-op diet has been fairly easy. That surprised me! I would be ready tomorrow if the chance came up.

Update! My surgeon switched me to a GVS procedure from a band procedure AND moved the surgery date to this coming Monday. I had done my band research and now am scrambling to get sleeve information. Lost 18 pounds in pre op phase which pleased the surgeon.

Surgeon switched me from a Band procedure next Thursday the 16th to a Sleeve procedure on Monday the 13th. Have lots of learning to do before Monday.

The directions from my clinic say to consume 25 gr of Benifiber a day. I am still on pre op diet (surgery 4/16/15) and my body won't tolerate that much Benifiber. Horrible you know what for a day. The directions on the package say 2tsp=3gr Fiber. Thus by my calculations that's 17tsp's of Benifiber a day. I divided that amount equally between two 32oz Water bottles so that I would be getting on my 64 oz of water a day. Anyone else take Benifiber in pre op and post op phases? How much Benifiber do you take?

Hi everyone, I am almost half way through the 14 day pre-op phase with banding scheduled in 9 days. The diet hasn't been too bad. Two Protein shakes as two Meal Replacements and one meal of 4 oz protein and a 1/2 cup of cooked vegetables for third meal. Have lost about 15 pounds since I first had my consultation with the surgeon a month ago. Just wanted to say "Hi", and am reading all the interesting comments on this forum. I have to be honest. From reading about Banding on other sites I was ready to cancel the surgery. The information was so negative about Adjustable Gastric Banding. Until I found this forum where there were so many success stories I was really down. I can't have sleeve or bypass because of my age (72) - or I should say my surgeon wouldn't consider them because of recovery from complication concerns. Anyway, I see my surgeon in 3 days to sign consent forms and weigh in before surgery next week. Excited but nervous - especially about the risks of band slippage. Caio, JB

Starting New, Thanks, that was my problem. I got the profile completed.

I need some guidance in completing my profile - namely my doctor's name, current weight, target weight, etc. where do I put that information in? I tried "Profile" and it wasn't there.

Anxious to read your book. I am a 72 year old male scheduled for banding surgery 4/16/15. Am starting this process later in life. Starting weight 268 lbs. down to 254 lbs after 1 st week of pre op diet. Hoping to get off blood pressure, cholesterol, and CPAP machine by the time the weight is off. Also hoping knee pain is reduced. Walking a mile a day pre op.

Greetings, Wishing you a great recovery. My banding is 4/16/15. Excited but nervous.