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UPDATED 5/25/06 May 1st sleepyjean Hippo's Hope LindaV justduckie txpeach May 2nd Velvetkiss DrewsLou May 3rd kelli louie Judy Ann May 4th mychevygirl TIDGE lululacy Angie71 Trip2bme May 5th Londoner May 8th Poster Child laurapar May 9th Seminole Marianne TN Stitchy dawner119 slwc lorri May 10th missnikki JJinLA trinsong May 11th babyjane Karma2 michelletur (approved waiting for confirmation of surgery date) bitteroldhag papajoe mama-anna May 12th heresdeb TwinkleLiL Star AMF101 wiggygiggy 4MyFuture missyfan Letty May 15th Scout RmichaelsAZ MarcyD maebeth BeeJay May 16th JillN Gettinghealthy jewels411 May 17th anewlife cathmo msj0028 MJK Media Angelator May 18th marz88 jboy medussa ARVEL May 19th Mvpo8961 May 22nd taxgirl Wannalosealot Awasaf meedy8r tincat towrecovery May 23rd jcbydesign Mystijen lotsofkids May 24th dascjp1 & sister May 25th junglejim FREE-TO-BE Murphles Tracyd cookinjillie May 26th Kim2bhealthy CLOE 3loves GreatDame sisterfunkhaus lady29bug May27th CATCHUP Kelly Girl May30th outdoorgrl May 31st escudero012004 kato MarionJean I'm still adding so if you know anyone that wants on the calendar tell them to post a reply and I'll add them. M

Hi Audrey Congratulations of your weight loss. Share with us some of the ways you have physically felt better please. Condolences regarding your mother. Lost mine 16 years ago and I still miss her. This is a little thing I like to do for your weightloss. :) :) :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: That's one thumbs up for each pound lost. M

Hi Gayle I live in Allen and was just banded on 5/19. We are looking to buy land around Bonham in a few years. Waiting for daughter to graduate high school. Good Luck on your WL journey. M

UPDATE - three days post op Haven't been able to drink much of anything cause the ET tube irritated my throat and I have been coughing up junk that has filled my little belly. Sorry if TMI. So I have only been able to drink skim milk with hersey's chocolate in it. Not something I normally would drink. But hey it's thin and has protein. So much for agonizing over what to buy to drink the first few days. Showered last night, got dressed today and ready to roll. M

UPDATED 5/23/06 May 1st sleepyjean Hippo's Hope LindaV justduckie txpeach May 2nd Velvetkiss DrewsLou May 3rd kelli louie Judy Ann May 4th mychevygirl TIDGE lululacy Angie71 Trip2bme May 5th Londoner May 8th Poster Child laurapar May 9th Seminole Marianne TN Stitchy dawner119 slwc lorri May 10th missnikki JJinLA trinsong May 11th babyjane Karma2 michelletur (approved waiting for confirmation of surgery date) bitteroldhag papajoe & wife May 12th heresdeb TwinkleLiL Star AMF101 wiggygiggy 4MyFuture missyfan May 15th Scout RmichaelsAZ MarcyD maebeth May 16th JillN Gettinghealthy jewels411 May 17th anewlife cathmo msj0028 MJK Media May 18th marz88 jboy medussa ARVEL May 19th Mvpo8961 May 22nd taxgirl Wannalosealot Awasaf meedy8r tincat May 23rd jcbydesign Mystijen lotsofkids May 24th dascjp1 & sister May 25th junglejim FREE-TO-BE Murphles Tracyd May 26th Kim2bhealthy CLOE 3loves GreatDame sisterfunkhaus lady29bug May27th CATCHUP May30th outdoorgrl May 31st escudero012004 kato MarionJean I think I got everybody. But if I missed you let me know and I will edit it. M<!-- / message --><!-- sig --> __________________ Let me tell you the SECRET that WILL lead me to my GOAL: my STRENGTH lies solely in my TENACITY. (adapted from Louis Pasteur)

Congrats on the stopping smoking. I quit 2 1/2 years ago. I agree it is hard to take that on and everything else. As far as soda goes I have drank diet sunkist for 10 years exclusively. I happen to like the taste carbonated or flat. So I am going to keep some bottles in which I have decarbonated them to fix my need for soda occassionally. Some folks think flat soda yuck I think yum better than nothing. M

lotsofkids I'll be thinking about you this next week. Hope everything goes well. Too bad we can't get you a little FRENCH MAID's outfit to serve them meals to the IMPORTANT GUESTS. Had my banding yesterday and doing great so far. Detailed message in the general banding forum under the May Band Crew thread. Myra

lovechunks I am not disputing the need for a preop diet. Just that each doc does it their own way within the experience that they have with their own patinets. Such as liquid vs. South Beach vs. none. M

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. We need birthday pictures!!!!!!!!!!! M

From the freshly banded - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi all I got banded today at 10:00 am so I am now a member of the BANDED GENTRY (thinking of VQ). Summary of my day. Awoke 5:15 am, feed watered dogs and cats and off to the hospital 6:30 checked in through admitting paid my 50:00 copay and off to daysurgery. 7:00 Daysurgery waited briefly in the waiting room the had blood drawn, sat down with the RN and gave medical/family history to be stored in the computer, went for a Chest Xray (2 views), into my preop bed and had an EKG. Then the wait began for about an hour. Was give Reglan Lovonox(sp) and XANAX.Hubby and I talked and LAUGHED, cracking jokes having a good time. 9:00 went to sugery holding area to have my IV started. Took three tries by the Anesthiologist and then was a fragile site but it worked through surgery. He steathly gave me some to put me to sleep while I was going through my medical history again with a holding nurse and it was LIGHTS OUT!!!!!!!!!! Woke in recovery room very groggy coughing from being extubated and peeing like a race horse all over the bed. I remember repeated saying I'm Sorry pint in a catheter. But that only lasted about 15minutes and I was able to have most of my senses although still drowsy. I had to be told to take deep breaths occassionally (common) to keep my oxygen level up.. After probably about 15 minutes of that I was awake enough. Then I was wheeled by WHEELCHAIR to xray for a bariun swallow except the used GASTRAGRAFIN. PUKE CITY after the third large swallow I thought I would share it with the Xray tech but I was able to hold it in. While in Xray the tech laid my IV bag on the floor and it clotted. Even though I told him it was on the floor and wasn't dripping but I really didn't care at that point to make a fuss. Back to recovery who then took me to daysurgery to finish waking up. Drank a small container of juice and ate a small container of jello. I did get a small dose of Demerol iv before the Xray and a shot of Toroadol in the butt in daysurgery room. Dr. Fox came in to see me told me no hiatal hernia, I have the large VanGuard band did well and sent me home with Phenergran supp. and liquid hydrocodone. THE DRIVE HOME I THOUGH I WAS GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!! Hubby drove the truck with not very good shocks and because by now it was 4:30 went the back way home because it was RUSH HOUR IN DALLAS! It was like being on the rollercoaster at SIX FLAGS. I walked in took some medicine and FELL INTO BED> 7:30 woke up and started sipping chicken broth and here I am sharing with ya'll Alls well that ends well. I'll correct typos tomorrow and talk to ya'll then. M:sick

Hi everybody I need some folks "personal experiences" advice. I am scheduled to be banded on 5/19. But yesterday I found a palpable lump in my breast. I have made an appointment to have a screening mammogram Monday. But I am going to call my PCP tomorrow because I am sure it will need to be biopsied. Now I know that 80% of all lumps are benign. There is absolutely ZERO history of breast cancer in my family. Although I know it has to start somewhere. So I am somewhat anxious to know something but not in a total panic. My question is have any of ya'll had a biopsy and how do you think it would have impacted your recovery from banding? Or anything else that you think that I might need to know. I hate to cancel my lapband after fighting for nearly a year to get it. So I am just seeking others thoughts. Thanks ever so kindly, Myra

Excellent. Wisdom and success are achieved at varying levels. Our individual journey with the band is a dynamic ongoing learning experience that has merit for those willing to listen. M

It will be here before you know it. Congrats. M

DonnaB not all docs require a liquid diet preop. Mine doesn't although I have to do South Beach phase 1. Some docs don't do any type of dieting preop. One of thoses doctorly quirks that they garner from their experience with patients I think. M

Don't listen to the naysayers. Go with your heart. Good Luck next Tuesday. I am having my done in about 12 hours. Myra

:update: May 1st sleepyjean Hippo's Hope LindaV justduckie txpeach May 2nd Velvetkiss DrewsLou May 3rd kelli louie Judy Ann May 4th mychevygirl TIDGE lululacy Angie71 Trip2bme May 5th Londoner May 8th Poster Child laurapar May 9th Seminole Marianne TN Stitchy dawner119 slwc lorri May 10th missnikki JJinLA trinsong May 11th babyjane Karma2 michelletur (approved waiting for confirmation of surgery date) bitteroldhag May 12th heresdeb TwinkleLiL Star AMF101 wiggygiggy 4MyFuture missyfan May 15th Scout RmichaelsAZ MarcyD maebeth May 16th JillN Gettinghealthy jewels411 May 17th anewlife cathmo msj0028 MJK Media May 18th marz88 jboy medussa ARVEL May 19th Mvpo8961 May 22nd taxgirl Wannalosealot Awasaf meedy8r tincat May 23rd jcbydesign Mystijen May 24th dascjp1 & sister May 25th junglejim FREE-TO-BE Murphles Tracyd May 26th Kim2bhealthy CLOE 3loves GreatDame sisterfunkhaus May27th CATCHUP May30th outdoorgrl May 31st escudero012004 kato MarionJean I think I got everybody. But if I missed you let me know and I will edit it. M<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

Congratulations Eddie. Keep in touch and let us know how the operation and afterwards go. We're rooting for ya. M:clap2:

Wheetsin has the weight loss you've had possibly inspired your mother to consider it? I know you are concerned about her. Keeping my fingers crossed for ya. M

Hope all has gone well. Check in when your up to it. M

I am posting this here in addition to the insurance forum where I have kinda kept a log of my experiences so far with the insurance battle prior to approval. Well tomorrow is the day. I have to be at the hospital at 6:30 to check in for a 10:00 day surgery. Today I am cooking chicken spaghetti, chili beans, vegetable stew and taco meat for beef and bean nachos so the family will have something to eat while I am in early recovery mode. Bought a three cd civil war movie so my DD and DH can have a movie night tomorrow night while I am probably sleeping. Cleaned house like mad and watered the yard. Washing my bed linens so I will have clean ones. Did all my grocery shopping yesterday and will pay all the bills with online banking in the morning before going to the hospital. Have gone over all my post surgery supplies and have everything I THINK I need. All I have left to do is my evening ablutions and get a good nights sleep. I am not nervous, anxious, scared or anything like that. I feel strangely calm and collected. I am just ready to begin the rest of my life. I look forward to a healthier me. A better wife for my husband and a better mother for my daughter. Thanks to everyone for the advice and support on this journey. Myra<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

I am posting this on this thread because it encapsulates my experience with lapbanding so far. Well tomorrow is the day. I have to be at the hospital at 6:30 to check in for a 10:00 daysurgery. Today I am cooking chicken spaghetti, chili Beans, vegetable stew and taco meat for beef and bean nachos so the family will have something to eat while I am in early recovery mode. Bought a three cd civil war movie so my DD and DH can have a movie night tomorrow night while I am probably sleeping. Cleaned house like mad and watered the yard. Washing my bed linens so I will have clean ones. Did all my grocery shopping yesterday and will pay all the bills with online banking in the morning before going to the hospital. Have gone over all my post surgery supplies and have everything I THINK I need. All I have left to do is my evening ablutions and get a good nights sleep. I am not nervous, anxious, scared or anything like that. I feel strangely calm and collected. I am just ready to begin the rest of my life. I look forward to a healthier me. A better wife for my husband and a better mother for my daughter. Thanks to everyone for the advice and support on this journey. Myra

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I have found a list of approved facilities at this website http--www.cms.hhs.gov First go to the More section under Medicare Second click on medicare approved facilities under medicare general information Third click on bariatric surgery This should give you a list of all approved facilites in the US. Good Luck M

Went for a diagnostic mammogram yesterday and guess what. MY LUMP WAS AN ARTERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was palpating a small section of an artery. YIPEEEE! Am I crazy or what. M