apinksoprano

Welcome to LPT....I just want to let you know that I joined here just a few months ago when I was starting my process and I have recieved the most love, care, and support on here than anywhere else...These people on this site are great...I have made some great friends and have gotten so much information its scary, hahaha...I am scheduled for my surgery tomorrow, woo hoo and between my ups and downs without this site I dont think I wouldve been strong enough to make it...Good luck to you....

Hey Telly, how are ya? I pm'd you a couple weeks ago but never heard back....Anyways first I just want to say that you look amazing and I am sooooo happy for you...Secondly, I would like to join your working out efforts....I am being banded this coming Monday 11/20 and after that I plan on getting back into the gym hardcore...I have always worked out but it was difficult for me...I probably wont go to the extreme of body building but I definately want to get my body ready for the beach, since it is my favorite place to go and I didnt go once last summer at all....Plus I have 3 weddings to attend next year, one of them being in Aruba, and my 10 year high school reunion....So I want to look like the sexiest bitch I can, hahahah...Well, I just wanted to drop this note to say congrats and if its cool with you it would nice to have someone to be accountable to as far as working out and dieting goes....What do ya think...

Hey Maggie, how are ya? My surgery is also on 11/20 I have been patienly waiting but I dont know how much longer I can deal with it so it better hurry up and get here, hahaha...Also, I am self pay as well...I work as a nanny so have an individual health plan that does not cover it...Mine is 17k...But my future, health and happiness is priceless...Good luck to us!!!!!!!

Hello, everyone...I really need some serious imput on this one...I am due to have surgery one week from tomorrow on 11/20...And I have been extremely emotional to which I am sure is very normal but what keep going through my mind is am I really going to be happy after lapband...I mean my weight effects so many different parts of my life, mainly because I let it, but it still does and I think that if I am successful with the weight loss I will be happy and can do all the things I want and will be healthy and feel better but I just want opinions from others..Did the lapband change your life in the ways you thought it would...Or was it better or worse....Please feel free to get into detail, I know everyone is differnt but I just would like a glimpse of what could possibly be lying ahead for me...Thanks

Well after dealing with all pre op appointments, getting my surgery date, and paying for the surgery I am now stuck with starting my pre op diet....I am being banded 11/20 which is only one week from tomorrow...I ahve to lose 5 pounds and everytime I try to start a diet I fail....I dont know why I cant be excited for the surgery and let that be my motivation....I almost feel like someone is taking all of my food away forever...Its ridiculous...I have no will power and I am very emotional....So, I have already cheated today so today will officially be my last day to eat so to speak....I am throwing in the towel and pressuring myself to stick with it starting tomorrow...I doubt I will lose 5 pounds pre op but at least a few would be nice.....

Hello all, I was born chunky and thinned out at about 4-6 years old and that was it....For the rest of my life I have always been overweight and struggling forever...I was at weight watchers with my mom when I was 12, recommended by my doctor, very sad...But I was severely made fun of espercially in Junior high school, I remember I wanted to quit and never go back...My father actually had to go to parents houses cause I was so depressed and scared to be humilated time and time again and then I just got used to it....High school was fine I made a ton of friends, won best personality in my class, was the chubby cheerleader who everyone liked but I still had those jerks that made their comments....AFter high school as I have gotten older and have realized I have a problem with food I didnt get motivated to stop it I got more embarassed and isolated myself so nobody would know of my problem...I have been yo yo dieting for my entire adult life and a little before..I am ready to make it work and be the shining star I always wanted to be and not have to deal with the shallow people of america anymore....They can stick it, hahahaha

Yeah where are all of the single men out there...Gotta be some, hahahah....Well as far as personal experience in what I have dealt with in relationships has totally been my fault...I have always tend to date a needy type of guy that might not be the best catch for me and doesnt challenge me mostly becuase I dont think I can do any better..I mean I havet dated great guys but that defiantely were not for me, hence me being single....My future concerns are how hard it is for me to date a guy I could get butterflies with, or really challenge me, or someone that just plain excites me...That will be new for me...It will be interesting to see if my confidence changes and I finally start to feel like I deserve the guy I should have....Also, another thing that I dont want to happen is to resent men that maybe would not have dated me heavier, I want to just be open minded and realize that they like me now so that is all that matters but I am afriad how I have been my whole life (heavy) will just haunt me and that no guy will ever understand...

Hey Karen, thanks for the welcome...I am so excited I cannot believe I have to wait a whole week, hahaha.....Actually, I am very happy but to be honest I have spent the last 3 days crying over everything and nothing at all...I am going through a very emotional time, which I am sure is normal....I have to start my pre op diet tomorrow which I am dreading because I have tried twice and have failed but I gotta do it....Any words of advice as far as pre op diets would be helpful....Thanks again eveyrone

I just wanted to give a thank you to everyone who has replied to my posting...You guys have exceeded my expectations in what I was going to hear from people....And KAT, thank you for sharing your story, it made me cry, but I am very very emotional these days...I guess that is normal...I am really looking forward to being me, the me that has been trapped for so so long....1 week from tomorrow cannot come fast enough, thanks everyone, you are all wonderful people....

I am require to lose 5 pounds before surgery...I tried to start a pre op diet and failed everytime including today....I dont know what is going on with me but I dont know how I am going to lose it and I am a little depressed aobut it...What about you do you have to lose any before? If so how are you doing it?

Well after dealing with all pre op appointments, getting my surgery date, and paying for the surgery I am now stuck with starting my pre op diet....I am being banded 11/20 which is only one week from tomorrow...I ahve to lose 5 pounds and everytime I try to start a diet I fail....I dont know why I cant be excited for the surgery and let that be my motivation....I almost feel like someone is taking all of my food away forever...Its ridiculous...I have no will power and I am very emotional....So, I have already cheated today so today will officially be my last day to eat so to speak....I am throwing in the towel and pressuring myself to stick with it starting tomorrow...I doubt I will lose 5 pounds pre op but at least a few would be nice.....

Hello everyone, I have just read through pages of all of your posts and they are great and I just want to congraulate everyone that got their band and wish everyone who has not the best of luck...I myself am being banded on 11/20 so add me to the list...Today is a very emotional day because I have tried to start a pre-op diet and I have already failed and its just early afternoon...I dont know why I cant just get motivated cause surgery is literally one week from tomorrow, any advice for pre op diet for me? I look forward to chatting with eveyrone and tracking progress...I still cannot believe it is coming so soon...Oh yeah a little about my stats, for one thing I am self pay $17,000....My current weight is 245 and my goal weight is 130 so I got a whopping 115 to lose...Its gonna be a long journey but I am ready....Just need some help with pre op dieting

Hey Chrispy, great thread....A little about me I am a single 27 year old female from just north of Boston, Mass...I have had plenty of guys like me for me but I stopped dating by my choice...I am very lonely, yes, but I sabotage my relationships...I am miserable with myself and could not put anyone else through that, it is not fair...I never realized I did it in the past but I am well aware of it now and I am looking forward to helping myself getting healthier, looking better, and the confidence I need and deserve to have and going out and landing myself a great guy (as I know I could now) but I will be ready for a relationship....

Thanks for your reply...Yes, I know the physchological stuff doesnt go away and you have to do that on your own...I have just admitted out loud that I have a problem a year ago and have been in therapy..I am glad I realized it when I am young enough but I just meant like things in general I guess. Like for example I will not do outdoor activites that I would like, I dont socialize, I dont date, I wont go back to school or get a better job due to lack of confidence....I was wondering if anything was easier to do like you thought it would be before surgery....Or not, thanks agaiin

WELL, after months of being on here and waiting I finally got my date...It did go pretty quickly seeing as I am self pay but I really cannot believe it....It is 11/20 which is definately less than two weeks...I think it is good I will not have much time to think because I think too much and the last two nights I have not slept at all so thank god it will be soon I couldnt handle months of not sleeping..The only part that has me very very very stressed out is the money part...I dont have the greateast credit and havent gotten approved for anything that I wouldve liked, actually I got denied quite a few times...I do have some money stashed away but its gonna kill me to take it all out...But its for the best thing I could use it for right? Well I just wanted to let everyone know that I got my date and thank all of the wonderful people on here that has helped me with advice, words of wisdom and answered any/all my questions...You guys are great....God Bless

OK I need to get financed for this surgery asap.....They just called me with my date today, very exciting but now i need to pay for it....I have not great credit so I have no clue where to apply any help would be appreciated...

Okay I have a few questions here about gallstones....IS there any other treatment for gallstones other than having your gallbladder removed...Do you have to have a certain number of gallstones or do they have to be stuck before they determine that you have your gallbladder removed....Any information on gallstones or having your gallbladder removed would be helpful thanks

I myself am having a hard time following the pre band rules....I went to my nutritionist and she was great wrote out a meal plan for me told me to start practicing chewing well, taking smaller bites, and not drinking whiile eating...And I too fail every single time...All I want to eat is fatty foods and I eat so fast I feel that I might fail with the band, I just dont know if I will be able to do it I just feel that food just takes over my whole existence does that make sense to anyone....

I know this may sound silly but I have never done this before so I dont know how it works...Okay, if I am having the surgery in December 2006 (this year) and if I finance the surgery via credit card or some other finance plan can I put it on this years tax returns or do I have to wait until it is paid off...I have no clue how the taxes will work please help thanks....

My BMI is 37 also and I am having the surgery....As far as insurance goes I do not know because I am self pay but I know that if your BMI is under 40 but not under 35 and you have at least one comorbidy then your insurance shouldnt be a problem...

Hello again heather....Well I dont think you can instant message people but you can private message them...Meaning you can send like a private email to their private message box so only they can read it....All you have to do is click on someones user name...So practice on me....Click on apinksoprano and a box will pop up giving you a few options then click on send a private message and there you go....I am glad to help trust me I was there and my ball is finally rolling I am finishing up my last two appts I need tomorrow and should have a date in a couple weeks....I am self pay so I do not have to wait for insurance which is a good and bad thing....But I am here if you need help or just want to talk anytime...

Hello Heather, how are you? Welcome to lapband talk...I myself am a 27 year old female and I live in Boston, Mass...I haven't had the surgery yet I should be getting my date next week but let me tell you....The best thing for you to do is read, read, read.....I have been researching this surgery for a long time, I have gone on a million different websites and this one is by far the best...I went into my consultation with my surgeon saying wow you certainly did your homework and yes I did....Anything you need and want to know good and bad is on here and if it isnt post threads and people on here are sooooo great with helping each other out...Good luck and if you ever want to chat or need help just private message me.... Angie

I read a lot of people saying to buy liquid tylenol and liquid gas x but I bought chewable tylenol and chewible gas x....Will I be okay with the chewables or should I return them and get liquids, thanks...

Well for some reason I got denied by capital one healthcare....My credit isnt great but it isnt terrible its good i guess....So, now I need a way to pay for my surgery...Anyone have any ways they financed it, loans, credit cards, etc..? Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Hello, I am self pay and just wondering if anyone in Mass is too??? I am trying to get an idea of what the surgery costs in mass so if you dont mind telling me I would really appreciate it...