Kimberly Henson Edwards

CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for posting that. I will be getting my band on 2/5 and like you am a food whore. I work at night and eat all the time, well not right now I'm on clear liquids!

He has done around 300 now. My Surgeon spent almost a year doing them in Alabama at UNA, also he has done the gastric bypasses in the past as well he is very experience and a good surgeon. As a scrub tech I spent some time in his OR and I know I'm in good hands.

Wendy, Great news for me, my insurance approved me early!!!!!!!! I found my contract for LA weight loss and my physician in his documentation did say that I was going to LA weight loss periodically when I was. I lost some weight but quit in August of last year and gained most of it back. In November I went to the doctor and had him put me on a diet and get a referral for surgery. After going for three months to the doctor and returning to my bariatric surgeon Wednesday he stated I was ready for surgery. This is a new program, the surgeon did gastric bypasses previously but the hospital quit paying on his malpractice and he stopped doing it till getting a deal with the hospital. He got a deal last year and they created a whole Bariatic Clinic, and designed a special area of the hospital with even mile markers and education rooms. The Bariatric Clinic of course has nutrition, counseling, everying it is the one stop shop. Since the program is new, Dr. Pinson has been pushing people through insurance, and well time is money so I'm getting to go on with the surgery now! WOO HOO 2/5/08

well I finally got approved for surgery! WOOOOO HOOO less that two weeks

Feb 5th is my big day

Were any of you on clear liquids for 7 days prior to surgery. I have to be on low carbs and protein for 4 days then clean liquids for 7 before surgery. Any tips on protein powder?