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I have a surgery date!!!! I:eek:ts May 6th!:drool: AHHHHH i swear i almost fell out of my chair when the nurse said May 6th! My pre-op diet starts May 1st!! but i was thinking of starting it on April 29th... just so that I can get a head start and if I wanna cheat I can do it the first 3 days (which will technically not be the first 3 days of the mandatory pre-op diet) LOL Oh MyLanta you guys I cant believe Im actually doing this!!! I cant believe Im actually going to take control of my body! For so long food has been my master and my best friend. And believe me I have been loyal!!!! So May 6.... any advise?!?!?!?!?!?!? All is welcome,needed, and appreciated! :smile:

IM SUPPOSEDTO CALL MY SURGEONS NURSE TODAY TO GET A SURGERY DATE. IM PRAYING FOR EARLY TO MID MAY!!! IM SO STOKED AND JUST WANT TO GET THIS DONE AND START THE PROCESS OF NEW HEALTHIER ME! WE WANT BABIES AND RIGHT NOW AT MY WEIGHT AND WITH PCOS ITS JUST NOT HAPPENING :frown: SO WISH ME LUCK! I HATE THE FACT THAT IM SHELLING OUT SO MUCH CASH... BUT I THINK ILL APPRECIATE IT BETTER AND WANT TO DO BETTR AND THINK TWICE ABOUT WHAT I PUT IN MY MOUTH IF I KNOW HOW MUCH ITS COSTING ME :thumbup: ILL KEEP YU GUYS POSTED... OH HEY WHAT ARE YU GUYS DOING ABOUT CLOTHES? :ohmy: HOW OFTEN ARE YALL BUYING NEW (OR NEW TO YOU) CLOTHES? THIS IS SMTHING IVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALOT LATELY SINCE I WORK IN A BUSINESS THAT REQUIRES YOU TO ALWAYS BE DRESSED NICE. AM I THE ONLY WEIRDO THAT HAS ABOUT THIS? LOL:tongue:

hey there... i still hvnt been banded but im curious..... since they went in and repaired your hernia... did your ins cover the procedure? sorry if im being nosey. :thumbup:

Hey there! i dont live that far from you! Im going through TRUE RESULTS and have also opted out of the sleep study. :thumbup: Im really nervous though!!! Today is my birthday :crying: all I asked for from my friends and family were protien shakes for my pre-op an post-op diet!!! Imma NERD I know! Lets stay in touch, yea? I have a friend that has already gone through the banding process. She is 2 months out from surgery and looks great! She will be my band buddy but I can sure use some more. Oh and I think my mommy got a me a Magic Bullet .

Hola, im in ft worth too!! i meet with my surgeon on the 28th and i too am self pay! who is your doc? im super nervous! i pray to be a May Bandster myself! i think the doc i am going through only requires a 5 day liquid diet.

hey guys! I have my (pre op) surgeon visit on 4/28. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what to expect. Im paying everything out of pocket so no requirements for ins. I was told the next step is surgery. :cool2: But what do i expect on the 28th... HELP!!:thumbup: thanks in advance!

awesome! yes I am going through True Results and by using them i will have a whole yr of follow ups nd fills and hv access to support groups. Im excited about that! :thumbup: I really dont know why im so nervous. I have already started buying shakes. lol... just because I know that, that is all I will be drinking for a while. And i need to stock up. my bday is coming up on Friday and thats what i have asked for (for gifts). Shakes, Shakes, Shakes! my doc doesnt require and psych eval or a sleep test... I received a call from the sleep center and i think they scared me into thinking I needed one because I was fat.:thumbup: i had kidney stones removed a broken ankle I had to get repaired and they never required a sleep test before surgery. :glare:

I started to tell sm folks about the surgery and got sm really unwanted 'support'... ' bel- you dont need that all you need to do is go to the gym and eat better ...' :biggrin: :blink:WELL DUH!!!:mad: if it was just that easy dont you think I would have done that ages ago! THE NERVE!! So I decided to keep it to myelf and just told the ppl that had to know... My SR REP and my BOSS. Im sure ill be so excited after the surgery that I will tell the whole company! but for now.. its a hush hush operation. Everything will be on a need to know basis. '.... gym and eat better.' SERIOUSLY! lol

:smile2:im going to see Dr. Snow. he is located across the hall from TR. I just fugured it was more convinient to do it that way and my friend told had her surgery with him as well. :mad: I dont meet him until 4/28. I cant wait though! I wish I could meet him sooner. Im getting nervous just thinking about it. whats the first surgeon visit like... from what i hv heard you meet with the surgeon and they explain more about the surgery. I think i will be able to schedule my surgery that day too!!! I hoping now for mid May!:biggrin: AHHHHH I can hardly contain myself:lol:

yeah my first visit went great. got my EKG done. Did they tell you that you had to have a sleep test or a psych test? Does the surgeon you are going through require it? Im wondering how the procedure goes if the surgean doesnt require it but True results is saying they need to you get it in order to clear you. Im confused as to one says needed and the other is saying not needed:confused:

so..... It went better than expected! I see my surgeon on the 28th. Im shooting for a surgery date of May 26. Id really like to hv my surgery earlier than that but Id like to get my $$$ situation all good before i hv my surgery. Right now im doing cash and sm care credit. Id like not to do the care credit at all if possible. I do hv a question though... Has anyone ever gone through a place like true results and they told you that you had to have a pysch eval or a sleep test for clearance. What happens if you dont do them? is it up to the center to clear you or is up to the doctor? Im just asking because I was asked to do a psych but a friend of mine told me i didnt hv to do it cause the doc doesnt require it. Im confused... :smile2:

Ok im off to my appt! my stomach is doing a dance i hv never seen it do before. My nerves are getting the best of me! Today the worries of maybe hving to do a sleep apnea test or a stress test hv taken over. Wish me luck guys.. I pray to return with GREAT news! :smile2:

:lol:Oh you guys are awsome on here! My Real Birthday is April 16th. It would be great to hv this surgery by the end of this month so that I can have both of my 'BDAYS" int he same month. i have a good amount of weight to lose! Small goals is what I keep telling myself. But just making the decision to get banded is a huge step in the right direction! Thanks again... Keep the advice and knowlegde coming! Tomorrow cant come fast enough :thumbdown:

Oh Sweet! yeah i love these guys!! So how long do you think this process will be? Start to finish? i cant tell you how excited I am!!! I just wanna yell :thumbdown: