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they sent me a pre-op diet based on you bmi, which mine{ 38-40} was one day of full liquids. i think i might do several days and then the last day of clear liquids, i would hate to get all the way to mexico and not be able to be banded. they say that the diet shrinks the liver so they can retract it to place the band.what are u suppose to do?i have heard that some are on liquid diet for 2 weeks, that would be very hard.what is you bmi?:biggrin1:

hi my name is jackye and i was replying to the comments on body lifts, i lost 80lbs several years ago and had a full body lift only to regain the weight and now am scheduled for banding in mexico on 11-7-06, i am doing this a little backwards ha ha , but anyhow the surgery was actually not that painful, i only took narcotics for 2 days and the went to motrin. the only thing is, it is hard to get comfortable for a while because they have you bandaged and have an abdominal binder on and a girtle? . hope this helps. oh yeah, and by the way,:clap2: would do it again in a heartbeat, even though i have regained the weight. jackye

Hi i am going to monterrey also, but my lapband:nervous is scheduled for 11-07-06. wish it were sooner. who's your doctor? mine is dr rumbaut

now that i have my ticker yea:clap2: , how do i add surgery date and stats to come up with each post? thanks:rolleyes

thanks a lot, let see if it worked:sick

thanks for the reply, sounds like your doing great. jackye

where is your port located? does he put it in the sme place on everyone or depends on the patient. thanks jackye:help:

crazy question just curious, where is the port located anatomically and can you see it, what does it feel like? thanks jackye:sick

can anyone tell me if lapband in mexico can be counted as a tax deduction under medical expenses? thanks jackye:sick

i can't wait. i always joke at work that i have never been cold in my life. i freeze everyone with the air conditioner and fan. i hope that happens to me after i am banded 11-7-06. jackye

is their a correlation between nursing and obesity? in our defense it's all those long hours and fast eating. i can eat faster than anyone in my family. i am doing dishes when they are still salting and buttering??? their food. my husband tells me its not a contest.i guess it's habit because i keep thinking i am going to have to stop and triage so i have to hurry. hope the band puts a stop to that. :sick jackye

great news thanks :clap2:

november 7th for me, in monterrey mexico with dr rumbaut, cant wait . e-mail me sometime jackye

i am also being banded in november 11-07-06, wish it were sooner. whenis your date denisec and are u going to mexico? jackye:sick

good luck with the n-clex..:clap2:

hi my name is jackye and i am an er nurse :clap2: still pre-op although i am scheduled for banding on 11-07-06. dr rumbauts office says they have a lot of nurses.

:sick hi i am JACKYE AND I AM SCHEDULED WITH DR RUMBAUT FOR LAP BAND SURGERY ON 11-07-06. YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THEY DO PRE-OPS THE DAY BEFORE SURGERY OR YOU CAN HAVE THEM DONE HERE AND SAVE $ 500.00 GO TO THIS WEBSITE www.gastricband.com AND YOU CAN E-MAIL OR CALL A PHONE NUMBER, EVERYONE IS VERY HELPFUL. I HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES DOING MY OWN RESEARCH. JACKYE

sounds like everyones is different. good question about correlation of location and flipping. thanks for replying jackye:clap2:

hi my name is jackye and i am having lapband surgery on 11-7-06 in monterey with dr rumbaut. can anyone tell me about having any complications or problems with this md. everything i have heard sounds great. thanks jackye:help: