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Thank you, thank you, thank you for that, that was some of the best information yet! Very good information. I'm going out to buy some books now!

Hi K, My doctor is Beth Ryder, she works out of the same office as Dr. Roye, I have heard that Roye taught Ryder for a year or so, before she started doing surgery herself. So Roye is awesome and my doc learned alot from him. This is what a friend told me that had Dr. Roye, so, I can't say I heard it myself. How did everything go for you? And was it your decision to stay overnight? what time did you get discharged? I'm in Pawtucket, right up the street from you, this is cool to keep in touch and follow progress. I hear you on the nurses! My cousin is one of them, but besides that the whole staff has been very very good ( exception of a certain secretary)... no names! I've been impressed so far, let's hope it goes as well for me on Weds. Keep in touch! Brenda

Cream of Tomato is 480 grams of sodium, not the best, but not too bad, I'm just sooo concerned with sodium as I have high blood pressure!

Hello all, I had my last nutrition consult today, I was the only one there! It was suppose to be a classroom atmosphere, but I guess Rhode Island Hospital is low on patients next week! Anyway I learned alot with the consult. I got the answer to the question I'd been waiting to ask, "why is there no preop diet for me, the majority of people are on one" Answer, "we don't feel that it's all that important, if you were able to lose weight on your own, then you wouldn't be here, it's crazy to ask people to go on a 2 week regimen of just fluids when they have a stomach the size of a football." Well that's all well and good, but after the "class" I was weighed, and unfortunately, I gained another 5lbs since August 30th:( So, although your preop diets suck, I think you guys are all the better because of it. I think subconciously, I'd been eating more because I knew I wouldn't be able to soon. I was weighed in on a different scale than on August 30th, but let's face it, it couldn't have been off 5.5 lbs! So, to all you 2 week preop dieters, "Cheers to you", good job!

I haven't had surgery yet, but my sons grandmother did and she gained 14 POUNDS with gastric by-pass in the hospital 3 days! So don't fret it's not new fat just fluids!

Mary, Have you visited the "looking for September bandsters"? you and I have the same date! Getting nervous and excited at the same time, I'm going to see the nutrionist in the am for my last consult before surgery. Full liquid diet on Tuesday, ughhh, this is getting close now!!! YAH FOR US!!!

Crecia, you are still part of our club! Not to worry! Brenda

I've been reading about the calories you talk about in icecream and I just HAVE to say, you are right there are less in yogart, the one thing I was surprised about was that no one mentioned how absolutely HORRIBLE Panera's brocoli soup is for you, if you buy it in a container it lists the nutrition facts...... that stuff will kill you! I'd eat the icecream FIRST! ( I wouldn't eat either one actually) The soup probably has 1400 grams of sodium in ONE serving! The calories and fat are also off the charts. Just because you buy it there and don't have to read the label, doesn't mean you can get away with it! I know alot of us here probably suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) and that soup is just what the doctor ordered NOT to eat! Just sayin! Sorry I know it tastes good!

Ohhh, thank goodness, I'd been waiting to hear how you made out. I'm so glad for you! Keep on keeping on!

And by the way, my mom's name was Joan!

Hello MISSJOANY I'm sorry to hear about your mom, I can relate though, my mom passed last August and of course food isn't the priority at that point. But you move on and rediscover it! Do you like the ispure?

And I'm only going in once on 9/22, thanks for thinking of me twice though!

I too only have to do a liquid diet the day before, I thought I was the only one, now we are two!

hi guys, I'm with you two too, on the 22nd,we all will be in the same boat! I'll be thinking of you both. I'm not married, but my son (10 years old) is giving me attitude too... "you don't need an operation, you just need to lose weight"! If it's not a husband it's a child.... we are getting close! Can't wait to hear from you two and follow up and see how we are all doing.

I'm banding Sept 22nd! I'm new here to this site and can't figure out how to get around yet. But lets find a way to stay together thru this!

Why are you going to mexico, if you don't mind me asking?

You were told you HAVE to lose 8 more lbs?

I think I'm the ONLY one on this site NOT required to do a preop diet, the day before i'm on Clear liquids, that's it. I'm thinking that I will do another day of it, as it seems that is helpful, I don't know. I have my last preop nutrition class on the 16th and I've got questions! I want to shop for everything now, but, I figure it's better to just wait until I go there, maybe they will give me a specific list of foods (shakes) I did buy the "magic bullett" to mash everything. I'm really getting excited now, it's only 10 days away, I can't believe it. I'm not nervous at all, I don't know if I'm over simplifying it, but I'm more afraid NOT to do the surgery than to do it! Let's keep in touch. I'll definately be posting pictures as I go too.

Same date here in Rhode Island, process took 9 months, some of my doing held it up. Are you doing a preop diet?

Hi Maxi, Thanks for the reply, I know how to get the ticker on the signature, I only have one issue and that is the font color of the bmi numbers and the backround. I make the backround black, but when I paste it to the signature it doesn't stay black, which is why the font color it to light because it doesn't show up only with a black backround. I know this isn't a big deal but now it has turned into a challenge for me! And I want to figure it out. I would love to see your directions and see if there is some tiny detail you have that makes the world of difference!!!! lol, like I should be bothered by this huh?? lol I think it will be better to keep everyone updated though, when the numbers start changing. Have you had surgery yet?

Cathy, you are way too kind to have taken the time to explain that. Unfortunately I did do all those steps and I still get an error message, I'm convinced that I've done all the steps correctly, I will follow your directions again tonite and see if anything changes. Again, thank you for your help, that was sooo nice of you!

trying again before bed, yup I'm persistant OK any help with the tickler issues, I'm on the website, I pasted the url and it tells me unauthorized blah blah , so i cut and pasted the picture, but that won't do me anygood when it comes time to track my weight loss! I'm soooo confused! Is there an instant messaging thing on this site? That sure would help..... sorry! The biggest issue is getting it to automatically post here in my signature, and if you look at the color of the numbers on my bmi, it is too light, HELP please! Am I the only one so dumb???? lol

I never thought of myself as computer illiterate until I came to this site. I'd really like a snazzy profile, so you guys will have to put up with me a little longer. My tickler won't come out with the black backround and I'm trying to work on my signature....... I'm really smart, really I am!!!! Fat, but smart! lol I'll figure it out, bear with me! In the meantime I'm reading everyone's post and loving it, once I get organized here I'll chime right in!

Just trying to see how I'm doing with signature and stuff