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Well as i have stated in my previous blog my surgery was rescheduled for June 2. I was bad all last week and i didnt have very much fun being bad.:smile2: I had done the pre op diet the two weeks prior of low fat/carb and no greasy foods. Well this week i was happy i could go to taco bell and eat greasy food BUT everytime i ate something bad my stomach would get REALLY upset:huh2:. So much for enjoying my last week of bad food. My abcess is doing great almost gone.:tt1: I had to go to the doctor and they had to pack it bc it was a big whole in my behind and they didnt want my skin to grow over and not let it heal on the inside:embaressed_smile:. My husband and i went and bought a grill yesterday. He insisted on grilling everything in our frig (ex. sausage, boudain sausage, chicken fajitas).:thumbup: lol. So that was interesting. Tonight i am going to my grannies to have my last bad dinner the second time around lol. I think we r having wings. :drool:My husband is up for a promotion at work so thats reallllly awesome, i am very proud of him.:thumbup: I love this website. I have never been the kind of person to blog (i dont even do myspace and im 20). :wink2:I guess im so interested bc my body is going to be goin through alot of changes and i know i can rely on the great people here to help me out with questions. Its just a very positive website and i dont think iv seen a negative comment or slander against anyone! Well i will quit blabbering! I hope everyone has a great day!:cursing: Mandi Jo

Hi, It will all work out! Just try not to think about it to much. I was so scared i wouldnt get approved i pushed it out of my mind after all my paper work was in and then 1 week later i get a phone call that i got approved. I have learned everything will work out and sometimes you have to be realllllly patient for something you want. i hope your day gets a little bit better! Mandi Jo

Today was really good except my body is passing through all the fatty, greasy foods.:thumbs_up: Im thinking that since this is my second time on the pre op diet my mind is finer tuned this time for the food change. I also found some f/f popcorn that i will be enjoying to snack on. I am a big snacker. :thumbup:I bought a apple slicer today at walmart and some low fat peanut butter...really excited about that. I love to eat carmel apples so thats as close as i will get to one lol. My mother is buggin me though. :ohmy:She will be 40 this summer and she refuses to hold a job. So i called earlier to check on her and she asks me for money. I didnt send her any money but its like when are you going to grow up and take care of urself instead of letting some stupid man? :sneaky:Errr frustrating. I will quit my ranting. Other than my mother today was pretty great. Mandi Jo

Today was really good except my body is passing through all the fatty, greasy foods.:thumbdown: Im thinking that since this is my second time on the pre op diet my mind is finer tuned this time for the food change. I also found some f/f popcorn that i will be enjoying to snack on. I am a big snacker. :thumbup:I bought a apple slicer today at walmart and some low fat peanut butter...really excited about that. I love to eat carmel apples so thats as close as i will get to one lol. My mother is buggin me though. :ohmy:She will be 40 this summer and she refuses to hold a job. So i called earlier to check on her and she asks me for money. I didnt send her any money but its like when are you going to grow up and take care of urself instead of letting some stupid man? :sneaky:Errr frustrating. I will quit my ranting. Other than my mother today was pretty great. :thumbup: Mandi Jo

I kno that exact feeling!:thumbs_up: My stomach has been so upset all last week bc of eating bad food that i am kind of happy to get back on my pre op diet. I never realized how bad greasy, fatty, carby foods are for you until now. Well today is my seond time around on day 1 pre op diet lol. Id have to say its a whole lot easier this time, since i know what i am gettin myself into. Mandi Jo

Hi, Welcome to the LBT! I have not been banded yet but i will be on June 2. I have BCBS of Georgia. We had to meet a deductible and i ended up paying the doctor 1,027 and the hospital 1,350. So about 2400. But that is just my particular situation with the insurance. I started this journey in the middle of february and i have read every thread and looked at every website for positive and negative things about the lap band procedure and i am totally excited about getting it. The band is totally reversible. When i get pregnant i can have the fill removed so the baby gets all the nutrients that it needs. I would never do gastric bypass bc they want to cut off my stomach and let it float around inside me and i am NOT okay with that. Sorry i posted such a long comment. If you have ne questions i will try my best to anwer them, since i am not yet banded. But also everyone on this website will help you too! Its a really positive forum! Mandi Jo

Well as i have stated in my previous blog my surgery was rescheduled for June 2. I was bad all last week and i didnt have very much fun being bad.:smile2: I had done the pre op diet the two weeks prior of low fat/carb and no greasy foods. Well this week i was happy i could go to taco bell and eat greasy food BUT everytime i ate something bad my stomach would get REALLY upset:huh2:. So much for enjoying my last week of bad food. My abcess is doing great almost gone.:tt1: I had to go to the doctor and they had to pack it bc it was a big whole in my behind and they didnt want my skin to grow over and not let it heal on the inside:embaressed_smile:. My husband and i went and bought a grill yesterday. He insisted on grilling everything in our frig (ex. sausage, boudain sausage, chicken fajitas).:thumbs_up: lol. So that was interesting. Tonight i am going to my grannies to have my last bad dinner the second time around lol. I think we r having wings. :drool:My husband is up for a promotion at work so thats reallllly awesome, i am very proud of him. I love this website. I have never been the kind of person to blog (i dont even do myspace and im 20). :wink2:I guess im so interested bc my body is going to be goin through alot of changes and i know i can rely on the great people here to help me out with questions. Its just a very positive website and i dont think iv seen a negative comment or slander against anyone! Well i will quit blabbering! I hope everyone has a great day!:cursing: Mandi Jo

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Hey girl, I know exactly how you feel! I was scheduled to have my surgery last monday may 12th. But last week i got a bump on my lower back and i thought it was a boil and it would go away. Nope it didnt i ended up in the ER saturday night and the er doctor made me tell my surgeon. My surgeon said there is no way we will operate on you with a infection.i cried and cried on saturday! So hopefully since you have a whole week to get better you can still have yours! I will pray for you. My surgery is rescheduled for june2. Either way if you have it or not next week nothing can stop you:thumbup:. Mandi Jo

:bored:I reschedule this morning with the doctors office. I am now rescheduled for June 2. My abscess should be cleared up by then thank goodness :thumbdown:. I really want to thank everyone who gave me positive comments on my previous blog. It made me feel so good that you all cared so much about me and my surgery date. To all the May Flowers i pray and hope all your surgeries are safe and successful. :bored: I am being more positive today and have accepted that i am glad the abscess showed up a week before surgery instead of at surgery. My mom kept saying to me thank the good lord..lol Everyone have a great day!!! Mandi Jo

Hi, I felt the same way you did. I am pretty sure everything will go great! Try to relax your nerves and think positively!!! Mandi Jo

:bored:I reschedule this morning with the doctors office. I am now rescheduled for June 2. My abscess should be cleared up by then thank goodness :rolleyes2:. I really want to thank everyone who gave me positive comments on my previous blog. It made me feel so good that you all cared so much about me and my surgery date. To all the May Flowers i pray and hope all your surgeries are safe and successful. :blushing: I am being more positive today and have accepted that i am glad the abscess showed up a week before surgery instead of at surgery. My mom kept saying to me thank the good lord..lol Everyone have a great day!!! Mandi Jo

Yep my surgery is cancelled due to me having a abscess on my lower right back its above my buttocks. :cuss:I got it last monday but i thought it was a boil and it would be done by friday...well friday i went and did my pre op testing (that went great)..Saturday i woke up hurting worse then i had hurt all week and so i finally realized this is NOT a boil...something is wrong with me:nono:. So i went to the Minor emergency room . The doctor told me i need to tell my surgeon about the abscess and told me that he needs to lance it but he doesnt want to ruin my chances for surgery so he didnt he just gave me a whole bunch of antibiotics...So when i get home i call the call service for my doctor and off course hes not on call this weekend some other doctor is (:mad5:who is a asshole) I tell him whats going on and he says No way we will not do surgery on you when you have a infection:crying:. So i cried to my husband and got really really upset. i have been so good for my preop diet and it feels like it was worth nothing.:bored: I cant have my surgery until this abscess is taken care of ... Im still so upset about this. I guess god is testing me to see if i really want the band. I dont kno.:thumbdown: Mandi Jo

Yep my surgery is cancelled due to me having a abscess on my lower right back its above my buttocks. :cuss:I got it last monday but i thought it was a boil and it would be done by friday...well friday i went and did my pre op testing (that went great)..Saturday i woke up hurting worse then i had hurt all week and so i finally realized this is NOT a boil...something is wrong with me:nono:. So i went to the Minor emergency room :biggrin:. The doctor told me i need to tell my surgeon about the abscess and told me that he needs to lance it but he doesnt want to ruin my chances for surgery so he didnt he just gave me a whole bunch of antibiotics...So when i get home i call the call service for my doctor and off course hes not on call this weekend some other doctor is (:mad5:who is a asshole) I tell him whats going on and he says No way we will not do surgery on you when you have a infection:crying:. So i cried to my husband and got really really upset. i have been so good for my preop diet and it feels like it was worth nothing.:blushing: I cant have my surgery until this abscess is taken care of ... Im still so upset about this. I guess god is testing me to see if i really want the band. I dont kno.:rolleyes2: Mandi Jo

Well a couple of days ago i got a boil on my backside. I thought no big deal it will hopefully be gone or atleast stop hurting by next monday(day of surgery). This is the worst BOIL i have ever had in my life. I finally got some medicine to draw out the yucky stuff inside. My whole back side has sharp pains and i cant lean against anything. I came home tonight and it freezing in my house so i turned the a/c up. I got in bed at 7pm and was still FREEZING so i put 2 blankets on and feel asleep. I woke up with a fever. Tomorrow i am going to pre op testing and i am worried that something is going to stop my surgery! Why do i have to get a boil right now?? Im really upset and nervous about the whole deal. Sorry i am just venting and i am really sore:crying:. So that has been my day. Blah.... Mandi Jo

AWESOME!!! I knew you would get approved. :rolleyes2::w00t:CONGRATULATIONS:w00t::blushing: Mandi Jo

Well a couple of days ago i got a boil on my backside. I thought no big deal it will hopefully be gone or atleast stop hurting by next monday(day of surgery). This is the worst BOIL i have ever had in my life. I finally got some medicine to draw out the yucky stuff inside. My whole back side has sharp pains and i cant lean against anything. I came home tonight and it freezing in my house so i turned the a/c up. I got in bed at 7pm and was still FREEZING so i put 2 blankets on and feel asleep. I woke up with a fever. Tomorrow i am going to pre op testing and i am worried that something is going to stop my surgery! Why do i have to get a boil right now?? Im really upset and nervous about the whole deal. Sorry i am just venting and i am really sore:crying:. So that has been my day. Blah.... Mandi Jo

Hi, I eat like you do. I eat when i feel things and get rid of the feelings by talking it through with food. My Dad had liver cancer and passed away my junior-senior year in highschool (2yrs ago). When my dad was on chemo he craved things like mashed potatoes and you know the good stuff ...so i ate with him. My dad was my best friend, ya me and mom get along but not like me and my dad. So he passed away in march 2006 and in may 2006 i graduated highschool and i had to face the fact that the number one person i needed there couldnt be there... so i ate and ate and ate. Now i weigh 350 (blah) and im 5'10 so i should weigh around 180. Long ways to go! I am getting my band next monday (May 12, 2008) YAAA! I am willing to support you and god knows i need some. Ill be praying for your insurance to approve you. I know this will be life changing for both of us and it cant do anything but something positive! Mandi Jo

Hi All, Well i have a little dillema...:confused2:I am getting my band May 12th. I have ran into a speed bump though. My husbands 2 best friends are having a birthday party this saturday. Apparently i cant eat anything and i cant drink (alcohol):thumbdown:...I would have loved to go but it just doesnt sound like ANY fun due to my issues. I told my husband this and he got all upset about it. :angry:I told him to go by himself and he said no, i want you to go...so i said okay ill go but i do NOT want to be there for very long. He got upset with that but dealt with it..i guess:glare:. So i am going to this party with 25yr old single men who are going to be getting drunk with their skinny rude girlfriends and they are going to be wondering hmmm why is victors wife not eating or drinking?:bored: I dont want to tell them i am having WLS...maybe i dont want to tell them b/c i dont want to embarrass myself:sneaky:. (He doesnt want me to have the surgery bc he loves me not matter what even if i have 13 fingers:lol:). I really dont know what to tell them. Can anyone help me think of something to tell them...i dont want them to think im being rude and i just dont want to be around them. ( i really dont bc of my surgery) Really confused and frustrated:incazzato: Mandi Jo

Hello, yesterday i posted my dilemma about my husbands friends birthday party on saturday. Everyone thought that when i said my husband doesnt want me to get the surgery bc he loves me the way i am....well i kno that came out wrong:unsure:. We have had many discussions about the surgery and he TOTALLY supports me but he also wanted me to know that he loves me anyway i am..wether i have one leg or twelve fingers:tt1: lol. I just didnt want anyone to worry i dont have support. :grouphug:Thank you all for your concerns and i really appreciate all the suggestions. i plan to use some of them for the party.:biggrin2: Mandi Jo

Today was awesome. :crying: I didnt starve at all like the past couple of days. iv lost 5 lbs in 4 days(probably water weight). I didnt feel tempted by any food or want anything special that i cant have:rolleyes2:. I woke up this morning feeling so good and calm. I wish everyday was as easy as today:blush:. It probably helped when i went to class and i found out that i dont have to take the final exam b/c I have a 100 on every assignment & test. And since i dont have to take the exam,tonight was my last night of class:thumbup:! Last night before i went to bed i had some hot tea and when i woke up this morning i had some more hot tea! (not a coffee drinker) Well I hope everyone had a good day!! :thumbup: Mandi Jo May 1, 2008 Tuna w/ A-1 S/F Popcicle Steak w/ a salad Lemon Shrimps!

Hi All, Well i have a little dillema...:confused2:I am getting my band May 12th. I have ran into a speed bump though. My husbands 2 best friends are having a birthday party this saturday. Apparently i cant eat anything and i cant drink (alcohol):rolleyes2:...I would have loved to go but it just doesnt sound like ANY fun due to my issues. I told my husband this and he got all upset about it. :angry:I told him to go by himself and he said no, i want you to go...so i said okay ill go but i do NOT want to be there for very long. He got upset with that but dealt with it..i guess:glare:. So i am going to this party with 25yr old single men who are going to be getting drunk with their skinny rude girlfriends and they are going to be wondering hmmm why is victors wife not eating or drinking?:blushing: I dont want to tell them i am having WLS...maybe i dont want to tell them b/c i dont want to embarrass myself:sneaky:. (He doesnt want me to have the surgery bc he loves me not matter what even if i have 13 fingers:lol:). I really dont know what to tell them. Can anyone help me think of something to tell them...i dont want them to think im being rude and i just dont want to be around them.:biggrin: ( i really dont bc of my surgery) Really confused and frustrated:incazzato: Mandi Jo