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I am going to call this morning to try to find out if they are solid on my date yet. I am so eager to have the date cemented so I can start getting the ball rolling with help w/the children and such. I cannot imagine that it is going to be soon. My surgery is supposed to be on 4/21 which is a Tuesday. I think my husband is going to take the week off to help w/our 7 and 4 yr old. My mom wants to come up to help too but I dont know....I dont want her to waste her vacation. Ugh if they would get a definate date I could start truly planning. I was hoping for a Thursday/Friday surgery date, so nobody would miss too much work.

omw i LOVE this way of counting. everythign in our family is by how many sleeps are left! *grin* i can't wait for your sleeps to be over and your day to be here!!

welcome welcome welcome I love all the new bunnies showing up! We are going to have SUCH a great support system!

welcome! i agree with your husband dont rush yourself back to work before you are ready. Good luck with your sugery and i look forward to getting to know you better.

no worries about length thank you for sharing with us! What a great decision you have made to take charge of your weight this early in your life. I have lost years of not riding the rides I wanted to under the guise of "i'm afraid" when the WHOLE sentence would be "i'm afraid...i wont fit, i wont be safe". I am currently making plans for a trip to disneyworld in december of this year. I am SOOOO excited because by then I should have made enough progress that I wont be afraid to try the rides I long to!

Wow you've got a lot on your plate! Are your girls supportive about your decision? I am right there with you about people not understanding unless they've been overweight and dealt with it. I agree about the support online and how cool is it that we will have people who are RIGHT where we are!?!

Good job taking your turn! I pray your test comes back good and your surgery goes as planned! I am looking forward to getting to know more about you and your grandbabies! My mom shares your sentiment about having them first!!

we have similar stats. i am 5'9" and currently 315 but am hoping to work some of it off before I have surgery on the 21st. Nice to meet you! Look forward to working towards our goals together!

another 2.1 mile walk for me today and i was successful at waiting before and following meals before drinking. I am really beginning to believe that I just may get used to this after all! Today marks ONE MONTH til band day! I am so stoked it's getting closer. *fingers crossed* Hopefully I will be able to hit 299 before it gets here, or at least get close!

thank you so much for this thread, i am due for my period on my surgery date and was a little nervous. Now i dont feel nearly as self conscious about it!

I am supposed to spend 23 hours for observation so basically i will be spending the night too. My surgery is about 2 1/2 hours away and we are going to make a day of it w/the kids. We are getting a hotel the night before and having hotel room fun (swimming, dvd's, letting them order in) and then in the morning I will go to the hospital w/my husband and my mom will stay w/the children. I think it will make it fun for them as well as a bit of a distraction for everybody. I think I'll have my mom take the kids home before my husband takes me home but i'm not sure....we'll play it by ear a bit i guess. I totally feel you about cosleeping, both of my children did. My little guy is 4 and still comes in our bed about 75% of the time somewhere in the middle of the night.

I agree about the measurements and pictures. If you are not too keen on taking measurements because of the numbers that's fine take pieces of ribbon or yarn. Use a different one for each thigh, arm, waist etc whereever you wanna track your losses. Mark them w/the body part and draw a mark on your start length. as you lose your weight you can remeasure and then just mark a new spot on the ribbon/yarn. you can even measure the distance between the spots to see how much you've lost w/o ever having to deal w/the number. just an idea for anybody who is struggling. I was on vacation while I was waiting for the procedure to be approved by insurance and I took so many more pictuers w/the idea of using them as a before. years and years of no pictures of me on vacation because i was always behind the camera and i totally made sure this time i was IN FRONT OF IT lol

oh that is a great visual!! ha, thanks for sharing.

weighed in this morning (i do every friday helps keep me on track over the weekend) and I'm down 1.4 lbs this week!! I also changed my goal weight. I had chosen 160 as my goal (at 5'8.5") because it was where "they" said i should be on charts I had read. I decided that I was not going to listen to "them" any more and am going to go w/my gut. In my minds eye I see 180 as my goal weight so now my ticker reflects that. How did you pick your goal weight if you already have one? I totally agree w/goal being a feeling not only a number.

af is shorthand for aunt flo(w) meaning your monthly cycle. the @@ is me rolling my eyes about dealing with it :0)

My doctor hasn't given me any 'rules' to really follow leading up to surgery. I am currently reducing my carb intake so that when I do go on liquids I wont deal w/the withdrawl on top of possible hungry and overall discomfort from the procedure. PLUS if they band me when they currently plan to I'll be dealing w/af @@ at the same time! when it rains it pours lol How are you guys today?

how very very frustrating! I am so upset for you, I hope they can get it all figured out quickly and your husband is able to clear his schedule. :sneaky:

I've not been told anything by my doc about needing to do a preop diet. If they decide to not require one I think I might do it on my own to shrink my liver because I figure if it makes it easier why not? kwim?

I am glad to see I was wrong! I got my date finally and am so excited. I really am curious about something though. Has anybody been banded and then gotten orders overseas? I am wondering if the lapband would qualify me for the efmp or not. does anyboyd have any experience? I am just worried I will get banded and then we'll get sent someplace that doesnt have the ability to deal w/the fills and maintenance.

oh super cute bag! I have no idea what to bring but kudos on the bag. :0)

congrats on your date! :0) I am excited about our new beginnings!

It's a personal thing to me. I have long been the biggest person on both sides of my family. It brings people comfort I think because as long as I am they are not...kwim? I can't do this with a peanut gallery of opinions. I have told my husband (of course lol) my mother and a friend from out of state. Today I told my 7yr old and explained to her that it was a private thing and something I would only share w/people I would be comfortable seeing me in my underwear. hahahaha she seemed to get that. I dont intend to lie to people should they ask but I just need to insulate myself right now from people who would be less than supportive.

awww super cute ticker! i made a similar one..hopefully it will show up too *fingers crossed*

add me to the bunny list! i got *the* call this morning with a tentative date of 4/21 I am so eager to get this ball going. i have been looking into this for YEARS and simply could not self pay. My insurance finally got on board and here we are! woohoo glad to see people in the same boat and getting ready to start the same journey. :0)

just got my tentative date too april 21! wow....i can't believe it. i just called the surgeon back because they hadn't mentioned a diet pre surgery...she started laughing and told me to wait til she set the date in stone lol i'm eager now gimme details dangit!