ElizabethNYC

I'm a crier as well. Last time I had surgery I cried while being wheeled into the operating room. I don't see it as anything to be stressed over, everyone's allowed to be scared, aren't they?!?! Regardless, good luck with everything!!

Hey Jen. We have the same surgery date! I've been doing the liquid diet since the 4th and though it was hard at first I think your body gets used to it. I'm on complete liquid (besides sugar free jello). Good luck!!

Mine is a full 14 days (even though I got permission to do 11 so I can have my surgery on the 15th) Medi-fast liquid diet. I have to drink 4 Medi fast shakes a day with skim milk (if I did it with Water I would of had to do 7 a day) plus 64 oz's of liquid on top of it. I'm allowed water, broth, sugar free kool aid, sugar free Jello, & sugar free popsciles (sp). Night before surgery I can't drink after midnight besides a small sip of water to take a pill. I had to stop my Vitamins and Calcium pills also.

Crossing my fingers for you!!! Good luck.

First off, congrats on your surgery date!!!! I know how excited I was to get mine and now since I'm 6 days away I am NERVOUS but ready for it. Do you have to do a liquid diet??! I only ask because since I've been on one I feel like I'm going to be prepared for the 2 weeks of liquids after surgery. Either way I'm sure you'll be fine! Good luck!!!

Good luck, hope it all works out but I'm sure it will!

It's nice to hear stories like this. Reassures us all that there are nice people out there! :-)

Good luck tomorrow!!

You sound like a strong person. I wish you the best of luck and do NOT give up!!!

Yes when I'm leaving the hospital you'll be stepping in (actually by the time I get discharged you should be in recovery lol) Good luck!!! You on a liquid diet? If so how's it going?

Hi all. I'm sorry if this gets long or if I sound like I'm rambling but I feel like you are the only group of people who will understand. I started my journey in September of 09 (Information Seminar) and as of right now I still do NOT have a band I don't even have a date!!! It seems that everything that can go wrong, has and I'm getting to the point of frustration!! When I first started going to all the doctors to get clearance letters I was also going to my PD and getting my weigh ins but one day I decided to call my insurance company and see if they were necessary, I found out they were not (I must of asked the girl 1200 times if she was sure) when my surgeons office sent everything to my insurance it turns out I did need 6 months of weigh ins so I had I had to start my weighs ins (pushed everything back 6 months) then in the mean time my original surgeon left the practice and they pulled in a new surgeon so I had to do my research on her and meet with her, fine...done. After all this some of my tests expired (because the dope at the insurance company doesn't know how to do her job) and I had to re do all of those. Finally as of today I am done with doctors, I have all my clearance letters and things should be moving along BUT they aren't. I called my surgeons office yesterday and they haven't called me back so I called back today and both people who would be able to help me are out of the office. I know in the end this is all going to be worth it and I'll forget about this whole ordeal but I feel like I should of been banded by now and it makes me really upset knowing I'm NOT. I want to get started on my road to a healthy life already....

You can do this!!! It's going to be great and you're going to do great! Good luck with everything!!!!

I freaked out completely when I got my date!! It's all normal!

:-( I'm so sorry to hear about this!!! But just remember it will all be worth it in the end.

I got the best news yesterday, finally have my date!!! And I AM a March Bandster. After 2 years of waiting I have less than 2 weeks to go for my surgery. Thank you all for your words on encouragement, they really meant a lot!

Hopefully this is just a minor speed bump and everything will turn out fine. I hurdled many of them on my journey and it was frustrating but I got over them, as will you! Good luck.

Hope you feel better!!!

Honestly I see what you're saying but the reason I'm getting the band is because when my will power fails me I can say to myself "You have a band in your body and if you decide to eat more than you should, you can mess it up and cause harm to yourself." I know if I tell myself that it will make me stop because I know how hard I've worked for this and what I've gone through to get here and I don't want to mess that up.

Thank you so much!!

Thank you so much!!!! Good luck to ALL of us March bandsters!!! I still can't believe it!!!

I just got the most exciting phone call ever. My surgery is scheduled for March 15th!!!! I've been waiting for a date for this surgery for 2 years and now I have less than 2 weeks. I was supposed to be on a liquid diet for 2 weeks but my nutritionist gave me the ok to start today and I should be good to go by March 15th. I am SOOO excited I can barely type but I wanted to say HI to everyone because I am going to be a March Bandster :-)

So far I've had 2 surgical consults but that's because my original surgeon left the practice. My 2nd consult was in April and as of right now I am still waiting for a date, should have one by the end of the week. It all really depends on what your insurance requires or if you do self pay it will depends on what the surgical office requires. Good luck!!!

Congrats!!

Thank you all for your words of encouragement, they mean a lot. I got a call from the surgeons office today and my file is being reviewed as we speak. They are hoping the surgeon comes in today that way they can go over it with her and hopefully either tomorrow or Wednesday they will call to check my availability. I see the light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully soon I'll be a March or April bandster!! Good luck to those who don't have a date yet, believe me I know how frustrating it can be but now that I see that light it's all coming together and VERY worth it!

I've had my approval for a few weeks now so now it's just waiting for a date BUT I actually spoke to my surgeons office today and they told me I SHOULD have a date by next week, we shall see! I wish you the BEST of luck and keep me posted, hope everything goes well. Did you maybe think of appealing to your insurance?!?!