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My doctored ordered: -Psych exam -Ultrasound of my gallblader and liver At the hospital they did: -Blood panels -EKG -Chest X-Ray.

I echo the last post...those of us about to have surgery want to know what we may have to expect. I hope you feel better and better as the days go by, good luck!

I'm skating in on the last day of this month. My surgery is scheduled for 8:00am on the 31st. I am so ready for this, but a big ball of nerves! All the prepping and research for this has my head spinning. Good luck to everyone here, I look forward to reading about everyone's progress.

Oh that stinks! I have been loving Splenda since it came out. I make my sweet tea with it and use it as much as I can.

That's awesome travelchick! My experience is very similar to yours, my weight has been an issue with me and my dad for too long. I am less than a week away from surgery. I went to all my pre-op and pre-admit appointments yesterday and all I can say is I'm so ready to get this journey started. I don't know if my nerves can take anymore!

Hey everyone- I went for my pre-op appointment today with my surgeon and the hospital. I never knew there was so much involved! I am so ready to get this ball rolling and be through with the surgery. Hopefully this time next week I will be resting with my band!

Wow-I'm sorry to read that so many of you got those negative reactions from family/friends/co-workers. My friends and family have been great but I'm not out telling the whole world, but unfortunately my mom is and I had to tell her today to please zip her lip b/c I didn't want my entire hometown knowing about this. I'm glad I stumbled upon this thread. Today I went for my pre-op appt with my surgeon, who does mostly RNY. One of the other patients looked over at her friend and said she'd kill to be my size b/c she wouldn't be in there going through all this. She made remarks about me having my legs crossed (I guess she can't cross hers)...it made me uncomfortable, like she was saying "Why the hell are you here?" My BMI is 39 and I certainly have plenty of weight to lose! I couldn't wait to get called back so I could get away from her. ronwifey-I totally agree with what you said about working with women. I am not telling any of the women I work with for that very reason. They are horrible to talk about someone behind their back, but butter them up to their face. I don't want any of their compliments or praise b/c I know it's not coming from a good place.

When I went in for my initial appointment with my surgeon they weighed and measured me and I was thrilled to finally just be "Severely Obese" with a BMI of 39. I have been on a doctor prescribed diet since April and I worked hard to get rid of the lbs pushing me over into the MO category. Today I went in for my pre-op and when they weighed me I was down 1lb since my initial appointment (10 days ago) and when the nurse handed me my little print out it said my BMI was 42. I was like WTF??????? She keyed in my height wrong. As soon as I noticed, I kind of snapped and said "you got this wrong-I'm 5'9" not 5'7" and my BMI is wrong on this printout!" I realized I came across bitchy but ya know...those are a crucial 3 points!

I am loving all the responses so far. For me: -Date -Not wear my pants up so high up (way above my belly button). I do that now so the rolls don't hang over the waist band. -Run a race (5K, Peachtree Road Race) -Go to Six Flags -Lay out by the pool with my friends -Wear tank tops, and sleeve-less tops in the summer. It's HOT in Georgia! -Wear trendy skirts to work -Go out dancing with my friends Really I want to be able to stand tall and want to look people in the eye when I walk by...now I am afraid to make eye contact with a lot of folks because I fear a weird or disgusted look will be waiting on me.

Hey there- I would have been mortified as well. You sound like a pretty independent person, much like myself, and if my parents got involved in my personal life it would be a major issue. Thankfully they are respectful to both my brother and myself and do not get involved in our dating lives until we initiate it through introductions and such. In fact, my brother is dating my parents next door neighbor and they didn't know for months if it was just a friendship or a dating relationship and they didn't press him about it. I love that you describe your crush as a potential Lloyd Dobler! That is definitely the type of guy I go for as well. Best of luck...he sounds like a great guy.

I'm sorry to hear that swstacey. I am having my surgery done by Dr. Freeman in Anniston, Alabama. Why don't you look into getting fills done at his office? He and his staff are all great and very supportive.

Wasn't it amazing? I live in Decatur and I went out and walked around for a couple of hours enjoying the snow and taking pictures! I actually went into Decatur Cemetery and it was so peaceful and beautiful to see the snow on all the old tombstones. Made a final stop at Kroger since I have no food in the house and talk about a madhouse! :biggrin:

No! I am single, no kids. I often feel the same way though...all my friends are either married or in serious long term relationships except one and he's gay so we are a couple by default a lot of the time. :biggrin:

Well my parents definitely know (my dad is paying for it) and I told close friends. I only had one friend who I thought reacted oddly to me telling her, but she always plays on the side of caution so I can't be surprised she wasn't immediately thrilled like the rest of my friends. I've mentioned this in other threads...my immediate supervisor at work knows, but only because I accidently cc: her on an email about it to my friends. I figure I will tell others when or if I feel like it. I work with some self-centered, jealous women and I do not plan on telling any of them. They epitomize every stereotype out there about bitchy women. :biggrin:

Hey there-I live in Georgia and work for a large company that pays for its insurance...do you know if there is any appeal process I could work on? I'm self-pay too and extremely frustrated about it, but pushing forward and focusing on my health.

Congrats! It really is the best feeling to get into clothes you had outgrown previously! I've lost 50lbs since April and my mom has been taking up my jeans and pants in the waist so that I can still wear some of them while I transition.

If your doctor knows that your job requires heavy lifting, I would think he/she would gladly sign off on 2-3 weeks of recovery.

I think my favorite one that I get a lot is "you have such beautiful skin." LOL, bless...people want to be kind and coming from someone who is extremely self conscious, it doesn't bother me a bit. I mean, if someone told me right now I was gorgeous or a knock-out at my current weight, I think that would bother me...b/c I would think they were trying to be a smart-ass or sarcastic. That's not to say that a heavy person can't be beautiful, I in particular do not feel pretty right now. My goal isn't to be a knock-out, just a normal, average girl. I can't wait until I can put my body type as "Average" on myspace!

Hey there, fellow Atlantan here. :seeya: I felt like my doctor did the same thing at my seminar, although now I think that it had more to do with the fact that he has done 2,200 RNY surgeries and less than 100 Lap-band procedures, plus he himself had RNY surgery. I already had my mind made up though and I wasn't that bothered about it. I'm using a doctor in Alabama b/c I'm self pay and it's much cheaper. I don't know if you've checked out the Georgia thread...there are some recommended doctors in our area that folks have raved about. Best of luck!

I'm right there with you...my surgery is less than two weeks away and I'm a big ball of nerves! I'm sure all will be well for you, and good luck!

Everyone keeps asking if I'm going to go all out before the surgery...haven't had the desire to yet but I did go to Zaxby's today for lunch because I knew it would be off limits very soon.

For what it's worth Faith, I'm glad you made the correlation between the two threads. As someone getting ready for surgery, it has been quite educational.

That's exactly why I'm not going to share it with too many people at work. I work in a department of catty/fake/insincere/jealous/nosy women and I do not want them knowing my personal business, any of it! I get called snobby and standoffish but I have no desire to share all the intimate details of my life as they do. The only person who knows is my immediate supervisor and that is only b/c I accidently cc: her on an email about it to my friends one day.

34 lbs in the first month and you are disappointed? Crikey I'll be dancing on the ceiling if I get those results. You sound like you are doing great!

:grouphug:Great stuff everyone. I'm two weeks away from surgery and cannot wait to begin this new journey. Have a good evening everyone.