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Love your name, No only aloud to do slim fast high protien or low carb, atkins or ISOpure (the only mix yourself one dr. allows), don't start pre-op diet until next week! I have 3 grown kiddos, all living on there own, and one absolutely wonderful 2 yr. old granddaughter named Mayci Jade, hard to imagine how much love u have for them! My husband and I live alone w/our two winnie dogs, george and rowdy, can't live hardly w/out "kids" and they have become our kids! Gotta run, Nancy

Hello, my date is 3-17-09, start pre-op diet next tues. the 3rd, very excited, and wow there are tons of march banders, especially compared to others! Where are you from and what are your weight and goal stats? Tell me about kiddos and g-kids (I have one, just assume people close to my age have g-kids), what kind of work do ya do, are u married, do ya have animals? I love getting to know people! Have good day! Nancy

Hi, Kim, my date is 3-17-09, start my pre-op diet next week also, on tuesday the 3rd! Where are you from and what are your weight and goal stats? Do you have kids? What kind of work do you do? Check out my about me thing and msg, I also started a social group for banders from Fort Worth! Gotta run, Nancy

Kerrie, It is worth it, you will be able to do all those things u want to after a period of time!!!!!!!!!!!! Your health and boys are worth the sacrifice u are making right now!!!!!!!!!!!! U will make it take a couple of deep breaths and keep hitting this site, look at all the before and afters, that alwyas helps me!!!!!!! Nancy

Congratulations today is your day, know your not reading this today but have sent prayers for you, I just know that you will have no complications and a speedy recovery! God bless you!

Thank you so much for responding so quick! Just a moment of jitters, I am confident that everything will be good! I have heard only excellent things about Dr. Smith and do like that he also is banded so he can relate to what we all go through! What is a life style coach? And how much did you loose? Do you continue to use the band that many years out! Had pics on here but they have drifted into cyber space apparently! Thanks again, Nancy, may God bless you for your time spent helping!!!!

Well from what i am hearing from friends who have band is that u have to find or get to that sweet spot before it does the dropping off part, one of my friends hit hers at about 8 months post-op , from 8 months to 13 months she lost about 55 lbs., she had only lost about 25-30 lbs in first 8 months, she is 42 and I think age seems to be factor in all this, somehow! Gotta run, nancy

Wow, all of my kiddos are grown and living on there own, my sister however has a 18 yr old, 10 yr old and 2 yr old, its kind of like staring three separte families, but she says it keeps her young! lets see, she will be 41 this year, anyway, hope to be able to encourage u in some way through pre&post op, will share details after surgery of what to expect! Gotta run. Nancy

Hello Tammy, I also am a 64 model fixin to be 45 almost 2 wks after my surgery date which is 3-17-09, I have 3 grown kids, all living on their own, 1 granddaughter, live about 50 miles west of Fort Worth, one of my brothers use to live in Iraan, tx, if remember right not to far from Odessa, any how, when is your surgery date? Nancy

Hello, looks like ur doing good on weight loss, I also am from Texas/ pretty close to DFW area. Being banded 3-17-09, at Fort Worth Lap Band (dr. Smith) learning alot from this site! What kind of pre-op diet did u have to do?

Hi Christy, I also am from Ft. Worth, being banded 3-17-09, live in Mineral Wells now, teach at weatherford schools. Who is doing your surgery? What hospital? Check out my new group it is for Lap Banders from Fort Worth area, add what ever u would like to the site. Do you have a ticker w/stats on it? If not, you can make one at ticker.com. The site dropped my pics somehow so I have to repost some! Gotta run bell fixin to ring! Nancy

I was glad to find you, I am being banded on 3-17-09, I am from the DFW area (50 miles west of Fort Worth), Dr. Smith from Fort Worth Lapband is my doc, I am on the verge of I don't know what, nerves maybe, fear of failure, will this really work for me!?! Have you been banded? What caught my eye when scrolling through this forum is you look a whole lot like me(anyone who knows me would take a double take of you thinking it could be me)! I know nothing about exercise, but I like to walk (don't much because it hurts my back), going to check out my local hospital because they have exercise facility open to public and the cost is exceptionally low! Run outta space, Nancy

Hello, I am also going to be banded by Dr. Smith on 3-17-09, at the surgery center in fort worth, what kind of pre-op diet do you have to do? how rough do you feel, and any complications? I also have a social group forum called fort worth lap banders! Nancy