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I too am being banded on the 26th!! I have to be at the hospital @ 6:00am for a 7:30am surgery! I'm lucky enough not to have to do a liquid diet before hand- just 24 hours before!! Good luck to you both! Hope to keep in touch!:)

Have my pre-op appt on Weds and have surgery on the 26th! I am not required to do a liquid diet except for the 24 hours before surgey!!! This was a nice surprise! LOL! I'm not feeling "scared" or any sort of "What am I thinking" which is good I guess, but then again I'm a bit scared that I'm just that ok with this! i am the type of person that when I make up my mind I tend to stick with it! I'm sure I'll feel "cold feet" the night before, but I'm happy with my decision!! Good Luck to everyone! I look forward to see how everyone is doing!

I'm actually being banded the 26th. If anyone asks how you lost your weight and you don't want to tell them about the surgery.. just tell them that it has been alot of hard work and cutting down on portion size-- it's the truth- right! Good luck and have success!!!:thumbdown:

I GOT MY SURGERY DATE!!!!!!:huh2::tongue2: IT WILL BE JANUARY 26TH!!! I have my pre-op appointment for Jan 16th. Now it's really real! :scared2:LOL! Now I am an official January Bandster- if all goes accoring to plan! now we need some sort of name- I've seen other months with something- so we have one yet?

Thank you all for your support! I think I will call today!!! I'm so glad that I have found this website- it has all kinds of support and lots and lots of information and "real" people that have/is going through what I am!! Hope everyone has an Awesome New Years!!

I just wanted to share my excitement:biggrin:-- I got my ins. approval letter in the mail yesterday! I'm hoping that the surgen's office will call this week- but with the holiday- I'm not sure. It looks like I'll be banded in January 2009! now the reality is starting to set in! I'm in that grey area:ohmy: of did I make the right decision-- nerves I'm guessing, I know it's what I really want- just a big change! I hope everyone has an awesome New Years!!:tongue_smilie:

I just got my approval letter:biggrin:! What a Christmas Gift!!!! I'm hoping that the surgen's office will call this week and hoping for a date!! CAN'T WAIT!!! I'll keep you posted!!!:hurray:

Hi,:cursing: I have found that the Body Fortress Whey protein chocolate from Wal-mart is very good:thumbup:! It taste like if you took cocoa mix and put it in skim milk and shake. Or use the blender and it has no grainy taste. Hope this helps- it's about 15 $ and it has 26grams of protein in 1 serving. and that's about 30 servings per container. good luck finding one that works for you! :blushing:

I was told that you have to treat your stomach like a babies- it's a "new" pouch and you have to baby it until it heals- then introduce foods slowly to see what you can tolerate and what you can not. I haven't been banded yet- next month I hope, But I hope this will explain something! LOL!

no I haven't been banded yet, they are thinking after Christmas. I have to have my EKG, Upper GI,chest x-ray and bloodwork- which I have to make the appointments for tomorrow! I'm glad to hear about the protein from Walmart! Thanks so much-- keep in touch and good luck on this life time journey!!

I haven't had the pleasure of having to see any of the HSM's movies! Surprisingly since I have an 11 year old daughter!! I did see Hairspray- which will never be as good as Grease, but I suppose it's this generation's Grease! movies aren't like they were in the 80's! I do have a question-- I tried my first protein drink today- yuck! I suppose it could be cuz it was strawberry and that's not my favorite to begin with, but is the whey protien from Wal-mart (Choc) any good?? I've read reviews, but most were from body builders that "suck it up" as far as taste! Just wondering, or any suggestions would be great:thumbup:!!

Welcome, I too, am fairly new to this! I also started my journey in August and shooting for the end of December. I have 3 1/2 pounds left to lose to get to surgery weight, and a few test and behavioral classes. Your biggest "tool" for your success is definatly this website. Everyone is very kind and know what's going on! Keep us up to date and good luck!