TracyinKS

GOOD MORNING! I am so glad everyone seems to be doing great after their surgeries! Mango Peach Isopure is pretty good. (Trying PinappleOrangeBanna today) Front yard is getting dug up as I type this...... I'm safely at work, and crossing my fingers that the collapse is not under the city street. ONE Week from today I go for my pre-op bloodwork, and TWO weeks from today I will be in recovery by this time! It is really starting to hit home now..... Today is the day I am OFFICIALLY to start the pre-op, so I feel good that I started early....... its serious NOW. Jennifer: 31 pounds down ALREADY!!!! you rock! Kat: thanks for that great post! I can't wait for the day that I don't care who eats what and who gets the big piece of WHATEVER! I hope Christy and Ross are doing OK down in Mexico hopefully our newly banded duo will fare as good as Panda and Darla! KEEP THE POSTS COMING!!!!!

:present:TinyBelle - 04/12 :present:StaceyLynn - 04/12 :present:Lucy22884 - 04/12 :present:Horns10 - 04/12 :present:Ihomeschool4 (Christy) - 04/12 :present:Ross (husband to Christy) - 04/12

OK Julie, this post gave me goosebumps, I'm going to print it out and keep it in my "Band File". Thank you so much for taking the time to do this emotional homework. To say your an ispiration, doesn't begin to really explain how much your posts (and others like it) help and motivate me on a daily basis, and I can only aspire to be a similar inspiration in the years to come. Thank You

Wow Thanks Terri: He has so many charms!

Thanks for posting.......... I see you over on the cruise thread when I feel like daydreaming about going! LOL You'll be in a tankini for sure!!!!!!

WTG!!!!!!! you'll be in bandland before you know it!

HAPPY BAND DAY! TracyTX - 04/11 :present:ElizaJo - 04/11 :present:Bubbles - 04/11 :present:Bwaydiva - 04/11 :present:KCQ -04/11

Sara: I LOVE the charm idea! You are so clever. Good Morning everyone! Two weeks from tomorrow I will be banded! I week from tomorrow I go in for my preop bloodwork at the hospital. WOW....... just typing that makes it really hit home. I love all the detailed posts, keep them coming

Hey gang.......... its raining, give me a bar of soap and I'm good! LOL

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Thanks so much for posting........

MICHELLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUGS! :confused: One thing I did was get my credit report, I had an old Ballys (gym) membership that I paid for 3 years...... (way back in 1990) I printed that part out too just to show that YES I hAD TRIED EVERYTHING! I can not believe they denied you with your comorbitities! KEEP FIGHTING!

I came back looking for this update!!!!!!!!! So glad things went smoothly, and also glad you will be able to get a new band!

Hello friends!!!!!!!!! I've spent the better part of my morning on the phone with waterworks, city inspector, title company, county appraisers, Former owners of my house........ short version... Former Owner is meeting dbf at the house later today to show him exactly where our lines run..... I have to admit, last night I cheated... I had a couple pieces of thin crust pizza. Dbf tried to stop me, but all it did was tick me off more...... THE upside is that I STOPPED AT TWO...... the damage, I am up 1.5 lbs... I have yet to eat/drink anything today... I need to go get a protein shake because I am hungry......I think somewhere I'm punishing myself..... who knows.. and get this .......... the pizza was not even that good. I forget who posted the idea about the hospital workout room... THAT IS AN AWESOME idea! Thanks! Panda: LOOK at you!!! So cute already :confused: GREAT JOB EVERYONE! Heading to my moms for showers tonight....... I'll check in later.

I hope you all have a had a great day........ I am dreading going home! The issue is not fixed and dbf is a weeeeeeeee bit cranky. He has so far been to the city and talked to someone in public works, found out that the original house was built in 1900 and they didn't have any info on the sewer lines........... could be 125 feet, could be 300+ feet across the neighbors yard ............ OH GOODY! LOL Oh and btw......... Blue Rasberry Isopure is OK...... Gotta go pick up my son.......... I'll check in later...... (we may just be out in our camper tonight!!!!!!!! LOL

LOL Sara!!!!

HouseHuntress - 04/09 :cake:Day3447 - 04/09 :cake:Cmarie - 04/09 :cake:Gr8 - 04/09 :cake:Chica Chula - 04/09 :cake:MsPruett - 04/09

Auger did not work! So as it stands right now we are not able to Shower, Flush, Wash dishes or Clothes... because what ever we do will come right back up the "clean out" which just happens to be right outside our bedroom window!!!!! LOVELY! Dbf (Charles) is going to rent another machine and then use the cable to extend the first one....... he doesn't think the cable on ONE machine is long enought to hit the main. We looked pretty dang funny with our ear to the two possible manhole covers on our street trying to figure out which one it goes to......... (I am definately NOT a girly girl... but come ON) LOL I was really excited to get caught up on all the posts and read about everyones GREAT days... Terri: REAL FOOD!!! whooohoooo and 208 to boot! Sara: WOW woman that is an awesome one week total! Pam: WTG on the workout! MEW and MDRI: thanks for checking in! DI: The exercise challenge is over on the April Bandits thread.. they are a bunch of April 06 bandsters that have welcomed us with open arms to their wise fold.... (Kat, Boo, DeltaDawn WaterLilly, Betty, all pop in here to give us support and pieces of wisdom) OK.. time for some SF jello! Everyone else that I failed to mention.. I read all the posts and WOW this thread of beautiful people has got to be a true blessing!!! WE ROCK!!!!!!!

I'm here! I'm OK.... we always have a busy sunday evening when we have to take dbf's boys home...... and we spent til 9:00 p.m. last night out in the yard with some drain auger contraption down a pipe..... I did not cheat, I did not binge, I stayed strong and then this morning when I opened up my office I had some work issues to handle.... so this is the first time I've had a chance to peek over here... THANK YOU FOR CARING!!! I'm going to my docs support meeting this Saturday, so I'm hoping to meet some of the LBT folks face to face. I need to go get caught up on all the posts.

Thanks Pamela!

Hello all......... well today is a true test of my willpower.... today I realized just how much I have self medicated with food. I am currently locked into my room away from everyone right now because I can't take the smell of the bbq kfc that everyone is gorging on. I am stressed... we rudely found out this morning that somewhere between our house and the street.. we've got a leak, a backup, a whatever in our main sewer line. DBF is stressed I'm stressed the boys are fighting and I went a little off the deep end over there continued fighting....... I blew my fuse, so then dbf and I got into it and he went out and bought lunch for everyone..... the smell of the food, the stress, the boys banging on the door wanting me settle issues.......... I wanted so bad to just say screw it and eat........... but I didn't, I am instead in my room seeking solace in this board........ reminding myself why I'm here, trying to calm my nerves without food....... it is so hard.. I am right next to tears...... but I am strong, and I will survive...... now about fixing the water line........ tomorrow... dealing with the city and possible permits hoping like hell that dbf can fix it without the extreme high cost of a plumber..... and hoping the Home Depot card has enough room left on it for this latest joy of homeownship issue.

thanks for posting... it is very encouraging to us preemies!

Yes, it has been stated many times on these boards that the long term banders are off living their lives because food and losing weight is no longer at the forefront of their minds.... people often come back when an issue arises but complications are less than 3%. Congrats on your band!

For the record, my doc gives back the diet pop after 1 month and the only time I have to go without CAFFIENATED coffee is during the clear liquid stage........ but I started my pre op early and I haven't had even ONE taste of my fav.... diet dr. pepper and I'm fine!

What she said.... and is also the reason why you are to be on soft foods the first 6 weeks and why all the docs say that the first 6 weeks are for HEALING.. you are letting scar tissue mold your band into place.... A lot of complications come out on boards like this because it is someone seeking advice or info, which is why it SEEMs like more than 3%. Adhere to the banster rules and go on with life...... if complications happen deal with it then.

Hey Phil, hang in there!!! I feel your pain, I've been eating 1 can of tuna a night and everyone else here has been eating JUNK and then laugh at my tuna saying how GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD it looks, smells... etc, while they shovel <<<<<< edited for Food Porn Filter >>>>>>>> into their bottemless pie holes.