Tangerine4

unfortunately I am all too familiar with that hospital. I had my third child there, 10 lb 7 oz boy, c-section, and the care was awful. I signed myself out early becuase I knew I would be more comfortable and rested at home even though I had two other children under 4 there! The nurses were awful I had to fight to get my pain medication and they left the baby with me 24/7 even though I could hardly get around. I'm hoping that becuase the Bariatric Center is new and supposedly received all of these accredidations that it is better, but my eyes are open to it. I actually thing I come home that day but I can't remember. Thank you though.

Thanks for the info, I think I'll break down on Sunday and go purchase the Hollywood Diet, the liquid that you sip all day, hopefully that will work. I just wanted to say that you look awesome, you should be so proud of yourself. I hope I will be able to do what you have done. Honestly though, has it been hard?

I woke up this morning and still nothing. I think one of my biggest troubles is my darn time of the month, I always am heavier at this time. If the scale doesn't budge tomorrow then I think I'm going to try the Hollywood diet which is just a drink. I'm going to follow no carbs until then, keep drinking my 72 ozs. of Water, doing my walk and then I won't eat anything the morning of my weigh in. Luckily my appointment is at 10:00 am. I am having my surgery done at Highland Hospital here in Rochester, NY and because this is a Bariatric Center of Excellence they require all patients to take this nutritional counseling and you must not show a weight gain at all before surgery. I would just like to say thank you for taking the time to reply to me. I have used these boards throughout my entire process and they have been like my little banding bible. It's nice to get the positive with the negative so you are totally prepared. I am getting quite frustrated but I only have to pass this weigh in, on March 10th I have my sonogram, March 11th my psych consult and then within 2 weeks I meet with my surgeon, Dr. Thaddeus Trus and the hard part, waiting for approval from my insurance. I just hope it is all worth it. I am having a hard time not drinking with meals and giving up my beloved diet coke.

I haven't been banded yet. This is the last requirement for my nutrition counseling. Deal is you can't ever gain any weight before your surgery. Each time you go in to be weighed, which is every 30 days you must have a complete food diary and be at or under your previous weight or you wait another 30 days to see the surgeon. If I had known that before I went I would have put some rocks in my pockets!