KarenFY09

Thank you Froggi, I had surgery yesterday. I'm still pretty sore today. My surgeon wants to see me on Monday, so I can't go home because its 4 hours away. I'm staying in lodging at Sheppard AFB. He found a hiatal hernia that I didn't know I had and repaired it and still put in my band :Dancing_sorry:. I got a 14cc band. Anyway my stats are Surgery weight: 249 current weight: 249 Goal weight: 150

Hi Everyone, I'm Karen. I've married, 23 years and have 4 kids - 15, 17, 20 and 23. I was thin until my second pregancy and just kept gaining slowly over the years. I'm an accountant and my husband is in the military so we've lived in a lot of places, but we are going to stay here in Texas. I love cats and we have 3. I also enjoy scrapbooking, woodworking and home renovating. My surgery is on Nov 13th and I'm getting more nervous by the minute. I wish everyone the best of luck with your pre/post op diets and surgery.

Syntrax Nectar has 90 cals 23 g protein and no carbs. Its pretty good. I have the cappuccino flavor every morning because I miss my coffee. They also make a lot of fruit flavors. I bought them at my surgeons office. I can't find any locally but I see them for sale on line.

Yes you need a mat. They sell universal ones at Gamestop for around 20 bucks that work on the Wii. I bought Hottest Party II yesterday. The nicest improvement is you can play a few songs in a row in workout mode, so you don't have to pause in between.

I'm scheduled on the 13th too! I'm so excited and nervous. I chose a surgeon four hours away, so they scheduled my pre-op and nutrition class the day before so I only have to make one trip. I don't have a local support group either, but I'm pretty content with the information and support on LBT.

I love DDR! I noticed the other day they have a Hottest Dance Party II out for the Wii. I couldn't buy it because I had my husband with me. There is also a game called Outdoor challenge which has a similar pad - except its 2-player on one pad and you can play Stomp A Mole, or jump over logs. Its alot of fun too.

The protein shakes my doctor put me on are sugar free and I mix them with water not milk, so maybe those would work for you. The brand is Syntrax Nectar. It comes in a bunch of different flavors, mostly fruit but also van, choc and cappichino. They taste pretty good and have 23g protein, 0 carbs and 90 cals.

Thank you Froggi! Surgery date : Nov 13 Highest wt : 263 Pre op diet start wt: 263

I won't miss: Rushing to get to every staff meeting early, so people won't have to scooch in their chairs to let me by, or if the meeting is upstairs having to duck into the ladies' room to catch my breath before going into the conference room. That huge box of too-small clothes that takes up so much room in my closet.

At last I can join you all. I wasn't sure if I would be a November or December, so I've just been lurking. My surgery date is November 13, and I've already been on a pre-op diet since my consultation last Saturday. I'm so excited. Looking forward to getting to know you all, Karen

There are 2 in Abilene that I know of, Dr Einspanier and Dr Frazee. I called Dr Einspanier's office and asked how many lapband surgeries he had performed and was told well over 100. I couldn't find much information on either doctor but there are some reviews on them at ObesityHelp.com.

Hello, I'm way at the beginning of the process. I just got my first consult date for Oct 23. So, maybe I joined here too soon, but I'm excited...and nervous....and scared...and excited. Good luck to everyone. Karen