EnchantedRuby

Becca..................................March 6th JaxBandster.........................March 11th Sadie .................................March 13th Marathinner..........................March 13th EnchantedRuby....................March 7th

I have a card too.. but when you are in an emergency no ones going to go through your wallet to see if you have a band.. well that's what my hubby said so I got one..it's cool. I got it from ebay .. I like it!

Hey guys I was banded on 2/7/08 I had to do the 2 week pre-op diet liquids only. well I did the optifast shakes the first 2days then I had to stop!.. I was throwing up so bad that I had to call my surgeon who said stop drinking them and go to full liquids. So I did.. I dropped about 4lbs . I don't think I could have done the whole 2 weeks on just the shakes... Thank god my dr was ok with me going on just liquids.

I can honestly say I don't like eating like did before. I WANT to enjoy it and I have always LOVED to eat (hello reason for the weight) but now it's like even if I want to I can't so eating now is just something I do because I have too. I'm only a week and 2 days in and I already had a bad experience. I was feeling good one day woke up and ate more than I should have. As you guys/gals can imagine it came up. Still sore from the surgery you guys have a good idea how that felt. So I would have to say I like eating a lot less now.. HUGZ to everyone!

"That's why I say that you have to take the word DIET out of your vocabulary - diet's don't work - you go off them and gain all your weight back." Amen Janet!! this isn't a diet this is a way of life! DF877- This is the best site on the web!! These people are here for US the once who NEED the help. Post/pre op they all help because we are a BANDED FAMILY!! I've found out in the past month that NO ONE knows what we are going through! Except our little BANDED FAMILY across the world! LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! HUGZ!!!! to all my sisters and brothers that are banded for life!!

Congrats, Michelle on a smooth surgery... I'm actually waiting for a few minutes before I head to my surgery.. good luck the next few days!!

ok ladies .. I enter BandLand tomorrow morning.. wish me luck!!

Very cool!.. well I'm home sick today can't stand this stupid cold.. with my pre-surgery tests scheduled for this Thursday (2 days) the nurse at the dr advised me to stay home to get better. So I'm here.. I feel like shit.. oh well

2 week pre-op diet starts tomorrow. I've bought to flavors of Slim-fast Optima. Cappuccino and chocolate Royal. Their really good!! I'm so scared of what's coming..scared I won't be able to stick to the pre-op and even the post-op diets. I have a lot of support but its still not the same. When push comes to shove it's only MYSELF out there going through this...what if?? what if I can't do it? What if I get hungry and just can't help but cheat?.. what if I can't get up and exercise?? ... *deep breath..ok I'm ready... Officially a Pre-Bandster!! YAY!!

Good luck.. and don't forget to call DAILY to check on your status.. trust me you want to check on it.. you'll know before the dr.'s office and the process can be sped up.. if the claim was subitted by fax Aetna should have it on record by the next day.. always ask if it's pending review or pending approval... LOTS OF POSITIVE VIBES ARE BEING SENT YOUR WAY!!!

Congrat's on your approval.!!

Interesting... I started my 2 week pre-op liquid diet on 1/24..2 weeks exactly from my surgery date (2/7). I started drinking the Carnation Instant b'fast about a month ago to get used to the taste. It was actually more convenient for me in the mornings before work.(had more time for hair and makeup since all I did was take the drink with me on the way). so when the diet started I THOUGHT I was mentally ready. My doctor recommended various Protein shakes I could choose from. I choose to drink the Slim-fast Optima. less calories more protein than the rest on the list. 1st day= awesome very full and very energetic. 2nd day= VERY nauseated! very tired had to munch of ice chips to settle my tummy. 3rd day= changed it up a bit. according to my food list I could have Jello and tomato soup. so I had carnation drink, 1 can of slim-fast (cappuccino), 1 cup of Progresso tomato soup, and 1 cup of strawberry/kiwi sugarfree/fatfree jello. results of the 3rd day... felt awesome!!... I've lost 4 lbs in process and I've only started in the 4th day!! Don't get me wrong I've been hungry but the results are awesome..... I think I'll stay on this plan until my last 7 days then I'll go back to just the shakes and Water ..

I'm into my 3rd day pre-op... unlike you I have to do 2 weeks not 1 week of liquids. 1st day was ok. I was actually very active and confident. Yesterday (2nd day) was another thing.. I felt like Sh**!!.. I felt nauseated, tired and had a major a$$ headache! Nausea= Ice Chips!! Thinking back to when I was in labor and couldn't have anything to eat. THIS WORKS! Tired= Drank a bottle of Special K Protein Water (my boss had an extra one) & I stepped out to get some air . It helped a lot! Headaches= the Special K worked on that too. Today's going ok.. hopefully it will stay this way. I added tomato Soup to my diet today about a cups worth. we'll see how it turns out. Good Luck Girl I don't have my surgery till the 7th so I still have a while before THE DAY!

1st>I hate anything with peanut butter not sure just can't have anything with peanut butter.. now if I'm given something with peanut butter and I'm not aware of it then I'll eat it.. but as long as I KNOW it has peanut butter i won't eat it.. 2nd>I'm a tad messy at home but when it comes to being at the office I'm a neat freak.. all my pencils are sharpened to the exact length, I have 4 pens in the holder 2 black 2 blue, my phone,keyboard and mouse are cleaned daily, my monitor is adjusted perfectly before I leave along with everything around it.. PLUS I spray some fabreze on my chair and rug as I walk out. WHY? no idea no one comes in after I leave!! weird huh???

Of course I'm scared .. this is life changing ... I'm scared that I would want to eat even when I know I can't... s**t I'm sitting here typing this on the 2nd day of my 2 week pre-op diet and all I want to do is go to the fridge and stuff my face with all the left over food in there!!.. I can't fail.. I would hate to disappoint myself and my hubby! we've invest so much into this not just financially (copay's non-covered services etc.) but also emotionally. We've only been married 2 years. We are very much in-love and want to spend the rest of BOTH our lives together. He says he would be lost if something was to happen to me. So this is not just for me and soon to be 17yr son, who I want to see become a man marry and have children who grow up and have kids of their own, but for my wonderful, loving, kind and amazing Hubby! Thank you to everyone this forum is a major life savor..

I went to the Dr with complaints of not being able to sleep, ankle pain, some sort of allergies and being new to the Houston area for some reason I was having problems breathing. He said "Ruby, first of all you are very over weight. you need to loose weight and all your problems will get better." I said "I've never had allergies and I never have had trouble breathing as for my weight is there something you would recommend?" He said "step away from the table and stop eating fast food" I never saw him again! As it turned out.. it's very common for people in Houston to develop asthma due to all the smog. Coming from a small town and moving to Houston will I naturally got sick. My ankles were hurting cause of all the walking I was doing from the public bus stop to my job. And as for my allergies will I'm allergic to certain pollens which are very strong and common here. which brought me to the lack of sleep, the allergies were so severe that it was keeping me awake. Now I know I was overweight but I asked in hopes he would give me some good advise. Oh well.

Hello Everyone! I'm Ruby, 35 years-old, weigh 225lbs & 5' tall. I've been married for 2 years now & although he loves me for me he still supports MY decision on this new journey . My start weight at the beginning of all this was 253lbs. My highest history weight was at 267 lbs about 6 years ago. I've always been overweight. As a baby it was "oh she's so cute" as child it was "it's baby fat she'll grow out of it" well as a teenager it turned into "she needs to get on a diet". Well by the time I was 15 I was in a major self hate state, & developed very bad eating habits. Between binging & purging I became an emotional eater. At 18 I got pregnant and had a beautiful baby boy. He was a gift for someone who felt so alone (although you would never know it by the guys I hung out with :phanvan ). I gained so much weight & I suddenly felt like there was no hope :think. I jumped from 187lbs to 240lbs at full term & only lost 20lbs after that. That was 1991 & I've been over 200lbs since. I have been dieting all my life. Tried it Lap-band: Someone suggested having my thyroids checked to see if this was the cause of my weight. After reading about it on line as a possibility, I made an appointment to see a Neurologist on July 3,07. Dr.T took tests & everything came back normal. He mentioned the surgery & recommended I make an appointment to meet with the specialists (Dr.Sherman) at the Baylor Clinic. I managed to get into a seminar the following week. The start of my life changed from that moment on. Once I talked to my insurance I was at it hard and started following everything Dr.T & Dr.Sherman asked of me. Well now it's 6 months later, I have all the documentation Aetna requires. Dr.Sherman's office is reviewing everything & hopefully I will get a response soon. I've already started drinking the Protein shakes for Breakfast so it won't be a shock when I have to drink it as my only meal! I'm so excited but at the same time I'm VERY scared! Any suggestions or advise for someone who is pre-op?? GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!

thanks guys!!.. HUGZ to you all!!

I spoke to my Dr's office they said the BC pill will be ok. just not to take it on the day of the surgery. they said because it's so small I should have no problems passing them.. thanks for everyones help...

Congrat's and good luck!!

I get my band on the 7th. I start my pre-surgery liquid diet tomorrow. I'm so ready for this after 6 months of dr.visits, dieting , and whole lot of paper work.. I'm ready to start this journey... good luck to you all!!

Cool poll...Good luck to everyone!!

I have to do 2 weeks of a liquid diet. Basicly slim-fast 5 cans a day.. Dr says it will shrink my liver and prepare it for surgery. I started drinking the shakes for breakfast about 2 weeks ago so I'm kinda used to them already.

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