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i understand your concern beleive me i have been on cpap for about a year now. for years i have lived with snoring and not getting get sleep and my mom and others trying to tell me that something is wrong with with me but always dident want to believe it after alot of pressure tho i decided i was going to do the sleep study just to prove to my mom especially that nothing is wrong with me lol much to my surprise after the study the nurse called me and told me i had to come back in to get fitted fro cpap she told my my case was the worse they had seen in a long time and that no wonder i live daily with headaches she let me know that my oxygen level dropped down to 86% when i slept and that i stoped breathing 96 times every hour she let me know i was heading for a stroke if i dident get it taken care of . it took a while to get use to sleeping with it but know its part of my daily life and i can tell when i dont use it my surgery was not hinderd in anyway because of haveing sleep apnea i go for surgery on the 25th of this month as a matter of fact it has helped i have been able to lower my pressure on my machine due to my weight loss i have had before surgery my blood pressure as improved and i feel well rested now when i awake from sleep dont fret over using cpap i love my machine everything will go well with you if you have any questions feel free to mail me good luck in your wl journey

DANG I CANT BELEIVE IT I FINALLY AM COMING DOWN TO MY LAST FEW WEEKS BE4 I GET BANDED (AUG15) I STARTED MY LIQUIAD DIET TODAY (SUNDAY) JUST SO I COULD HAVE THE 1ST DAY OUT THE WAY AND SINCE I GO TO WORK ON MONDAY I WANTED TO HAVE MY 1ST DAY OUT THE WAY PLUS IM JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT MY BIG DAY I ACTUALLY COULDENT WAIT TO START IT LOL (I KNW THAT SOUNDS CRAZY ) I DID VERY WELL TODAY AND IM DETERMINED NOT TO CHEAT OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I WANT EVERYTHING TO GO AOK. ANY OTHER AUG BANDISTERS STARTING THERE DIET TODAY OR WILL START 2MMARROW? I JUST CANT WAIT TO START MY NEW LIFE!!!!!:thumbup:

Congrates brad on your surgery and being able to have the coffee yummm im from mi to what part are you from?

does any1 else use boost high protein premixed drinks i love them i usually mix with 1 pack of carnation dry and it is so yummy i was making sure it dident have to much sugar or anything in it please let me know thanks:lol:

you guys will do great!!!! im also getting banded in aug on the 25 i cant wait.

im being banned on aug 25 im so excited and scared at the same time but really looking forward to it. well wishes to all!!!!

Iv been hearing about a gastric sleeve what is it? And how is it different from lapband? Thanks

The nurse at my surgeons office was talking about a special drink that i have to use i guess during my 2 week liquiad diet i cant remember tha name seems like it started with an a and i guess its something that you have to order she said my dietian would give me all the details when i go see here but im just curious about the price and where you order from if any1 knows please let me know thanks

So i finally got my date august 25th yippie im so excited seems like iv been waiting 4 ever for this day to finally come i know i got over a month to go but seems like its been forever this long road iv gone through wow!!!!! Any other ppl getting banded on this date? If so yippie!!!!!!

yes it is true!!!!!

waiting for approval from insurance and doing good making sure im getting my protein and less carbs but i heard some1 mention something about protein shots what are those ? are they pretty good? and where do you get them?

i have priority health took me by surprised im still so geeked

i buy a protein mix from walmart comes in vanilla i mix half bananna 2 strawberrys with skim milk i also have had it mixed with peanut better yogert blueberries cinnimon nutmeg ginger and they all taste really good i also am kinda hooked on atkikns ready ;made protein mix i usually mix that with a carnation pack of instant breakfast and pour over ice and bam thats really good good luck to you.

just wanted to let every1 know that i am waiting for my insurance to approve me yippi ! its been a long ride boy! my insurance usually takes about a week so hopefully i will have a date by next weed im so excited thanks to this forum every1 here has been great

i bet we do ha ha my name is trudi did we use to work on 8nw together?

hi im new here and was wondering if any1 is from kalamazoo and have had there banding done at borgess medical center thats where hopefully i will be having mine done in the next two months or so and was just wondering hw your experience was and who did you have for a surgeon ? any info would be appreciated thanks:rolleyes2:

:rolleyes:i my name is trudi and im currently going through the process of getting lapband im waiting for approval to see the surgeon and everything iv already done the 6 month maintence. im 35 a single mom of two girls and basically would love someone to chat with and help keep my spirits up if any1 is interested please get back with me asap im from michigan.

nice to see some1 else from kalamazoo i will be getting banded in july and dr versman is going to be doing it he seems very professional and caring docter i hope i have a good experience with my banding any advice you could give a newcomer?

thanks alot for the info i work at borgess and yes its an awesome hospital lol dr versman will be doing my surgery also any advice you could give me? thanks :tt1:

i hope to be getting banded in july just waiting to have my pys consult thats on the 3rd im trying to get everything together so i will be prepared i work full time and trying to decide hw much time i should take off im on my feet most of the day i do nursing and i work 12 hour shifts also how do you make time to make sure your getting the right amount of proteins? its hard for me to take breaks so sitting down and taking a break is usually out of the questions any suggestionss thanks

hi there congrates on your weight loss but what exactly is the gastric sleeve?

yea thanks for the advice i am also a nurse and will be h aveing my surgery in july hopefully just waiting on my appt with my phys.its on the 3rd i was planning on taking 6 weeks off just because i really wan ted to heal plus i get short term disability yippie and get use to my body and eating correctly you know as nursed we cant always take the needed time we need for our breaks lol but thanks your advice really helped.

im trying to get all my belongings in order as far as everything i will need before i get banded i will hopefully be getting banded in july what should i purchase now for before banding that i will be using after i get banded any suggestions would be nice thank you

any1 know or have taken a product called muscle milk before? was just wondering what it is and if it is a good high protein shake that is ok to use in the various stages of weight lose any1 know anything if so please let me know thanks

i am not banded yet will be either in july or aug just waiting for my physc evaluation but i am trying to find a good high protein shake that is pretty good any suggestions? and also how many sugar grams each should you or do you consum in a day? i do slimfast and a brand from gnc but was wondering if the sugar content was too high any1 with any suggestions would be very much appreciated thanks