HotMama24

Congratulations! One week from tomorrow for me, I can't wait! I hope that things go smoothly. I am glad you could think of your window to make you feel better! Good luck on your journey!

Well awesome ! I know that has got to be hard doing both things at once, but you will be so much better for it!!

Yeah, my doctor said he uses that for people who he wants to loose weight before, but that I didn't have to. I still want to do it for a bit to prepare. Woo hoo! We are twins :w00t: YAY

You will look and feel awesome! That is how it will be :w00t: I have been skinny before, I am just so excited to be like that again. here we go!!!! :thumbup:

Congratulations ladies! I hope I can soon say the same thing

Hi!! I grew up in Michigan So not too far from you. I am excited to share this experience with everyone too! Look forward to getting to know you!

Hey! You guys are getting banded today...maybe right now! LOL I hope its going well!!!

I am so excited for you girls!! Woo hoo!

Yay! I was acutally suppose to get banded in February, I would already be done...werid, LOL but my son (8 months) is having surgery tomorrow and I wanted to make sure that I am 100% for that. But so exciting!!!

Am I the only one who wasn't put on a pre-op diet?

Thanks!! :wink:

Aussie- You have to copy and paste the html code (one should say "message boards) into your signature.

Yeah, we need to decide on a name :tongue2: I have seen people with their glitter graphics in their signatures, I've seen people with both... lets pick!! :tt2:

I was barley approved for my sugery, and after a bout of food posioning I have lost some weight. And even though I wasn't put on a pre-op diet, I want to start eating better before I go into surgery and start exercising to make the whole process easier. So anyway, I called my doc and they said it was fine, if I was already approved they won't take it back if I loose weight, but I'm still afraid they will. Does anyone have experience with this?

Haha..right? I might have to change my name down the road :tongue2:

This is a fantastic thread! We should all come back and look at these when we hit our goals 1. Buy more age appropriate clothes. 2. Restart dance classes. 3. Look hot in a bathing suit :thumbup:

Fergwood- I agree with you. I am one of those "younger" people and it is so true. I have told my husband and my mother (my kids are too young to know) and I told one friend, and have since regretted it. She acted supportive but some of the things she said were to the contrary. I thought she would get it, she is overweight too and we have talked about weight loss together. I think it was more about the money though, even though I just have my deducatble and a fee of $191 to pay, they are really broke and I think it was more about me "wasting" that money. I am only 24 and I feel older, things that should be easy, aren't. I want to get healthy now so that I can be healthy for my kids. So those are the only people I have told, maybe after I have it I will tell more, I'm not sure yet though. Anyway, yeah, thats my take

YAY! We can be buddies

I agree, I feel like, DANG i should be able to do this on my own, but alas, here we all are! I think it is scary for everyone, I am most afraid I will die on the table and leave my husband alone with our two children. But the chances of that happening are slim. I bet it is more probable to die in a car crash. But, we are all feeling the same things, hang in there! We will get through this together!

Oh and I'm originally from MI :thumbup: Woot Woot! :thumbup:

I am acutally doing that... but for different reasons. I wasn't put on a pre-op diet because my weight isn't THAT high (haha, who would ever call 200 lbs not that high) anyway... I *helped* the scales a bit and now I'm afraid they will freak when I come in weighing less than before. So i'm forcing myself to eat way more and for hte first time in my life, I'm having a hard time putting weight on. Who would have thought, right? Are you on a pre-op diet? If not, i wouldn't worry about it, honestly. I know that the day of my surgery it all changes, which I am acutally looking forward too... I'm not enjoing stuffing myself. LOL

Ohhh me I'm March 20th!

We need something really sassy I am just horrible at coming up with names.... I voted Lucky Losers though

Hey guys! I have my surgery scheduled for March 20th I was suppose to be in Feb, but I pushed it back due to some family things happening around that time. I am really excited and nervous :eek: It will be nice to have a support group of people going through the same exact thing!! Heres to the begining of great friendships and a fantastic journey!!

I am glad that you don't plan on arguing, because I wasn't trying to argue, just to back up my post. I have no idea about the quality of care in Australlia, so I can't comment, but I do have a friend here whos doctor just recommended she go tanning to help with Vitamin D. And for all I know, tanning salons in Australia are worse than they are here. But like I said, 3-4 minutes a day, 3-4 days a week isn't going to give anyone cancer. At that rate, it probably won't even give you a tan. LOL