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My heart goes out to you because I can see you are so pained by this... but I think you are going to be just fine! Like everyon else, I believe the best bet is to get yourself back to your surgeon's office... and then stay away from peanut butter crackers..... :thumbup: Cheer up... we ALL have off days.. even off weeks! Good luck... and keep us posted! HUGS

Wow! 6 months... I"m still trying to get over the fact that I"m gonna be on a liquid diet 2 weeks prior to my surgery and then for some time after it! I better drop a load of weight my first month... PS - I drink one dr. pepper a day and I don't know what I'm going to do... :thumbup:

Hello Trinity! Your mom is right... icky sticky stuff in your hair... on your scalp, actually... And by the way, your 2 girls are adorable! Very very precious! You now have -2- followers! :thumbup:

Hey there.... What state do you live in? I know a doctor who will perform the Lap Band in Mexico... he's been doing it for years at a state-of-the-art facility.... but he's in Texas... Let me know.. and good luck! hang in there!

A week from Tuesday I begin my 2 weeks of an 800 calorie liquids only diet.... should be interesting! LOL:unsure:

Hey there Bella and Mommy2P!!!! Good to meet y'all! I live in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw school district... I have 3 kids ages 12,11, and almost 5! My surgeon is Dr. David Kim in Colleyville! How about you guys? I did not do a sleep study... I should.. but I'm going to opt out of that since I'm a self paying patient... I don't HAVE to do it... so I won't.... ya know? Tell me more about you guys!!!!!

Candace - 6 months of nutrition classes... wow... I've had none. I will have 6 months of nut classes AFTER surgery... hmmmm... so, what is the ONE major thing you've learned that you can tell me before I have mine in less than a month?

Hi Jalivia!!! Wow - surgery in just a few days... I'm in awe!!!!! You will have to keep us updated on things are going next week! I think you're right about distractions... I'm going to need them... food has always been a "companion" you know what I mean? and learning this new relationship with food will be a challenge!!! Anyway... thanks for responding... and hope to hear from you soon! HUGS and good luck next Monday! :cool:

Hi, Candace! Glad to see so many North Texans on here! :eek: I don't feel so alone... OK so what's the scoop? Why do you have to wait until October? Just curious... I had to wait 3 years!!! Only because my insurance doesn't pay for this procedure... and we had to come up with 100% of the cost ourselves... so it's been a slow process.. but now everything is moving so quickly.. getting super nervous!!!! :cool:

Hello everyone! My surgery is coming up, too... and my all liquid diet (OptiFast) will begin on April 27. It requires I drink the shake 5 times per day... total of 800 calories. I'm also allowed to have sugar free jello, and sugar free non-carbonated drinks... and of course, water. I'm so thankful I'm going to have surgery but I must admit I'm so scared I'm not going to make it thru the 2 weeks of liquids ONLY! Glad to be here and see so many of you have successfully survived! :cool: HUGS