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Hello congrats on getting banded... i have my date for Aug 26th and cant wait. i have been doing so much reading and research on lap band i think i may be going into lap band info overload. but all is good. so how were the first few weeks and just having liquids? are you able to drink a lot or just little bits??? look forward to hearing your story...

I'm so glad that i don't have to to a liquid diet... i get to do a low carb diet for 2 weeks before my date... but i think I'm still gonna do low carb shakes with my food just to take the guess work out of what to eat... Good Luck Everyone! :tongue::thumbup:

i asked the same question because i should be on mine when my surgery date comes around i was told it's not a problem... good luck:thumbup:

you only have a 2 day diet and dont think you'll be able to make it through? what's gonna happen after your banded? you will be able to eat even less after that... I have a 2 week pre-op diet i need to follow and am concerned about that. well good luck hope things get better for you...

HELLO FELLOW RUSHERS!!!! I have been posting on and off now and am so excited for Aug since it is around the corner... I will be banded on 8/26 in Mexico and have heard good and not so good things about going there but i have had other family members who have had surgery down south and everything turned out fine. i will be starting my pre-op diet on Aug 2nd even though i don't have to for 2 weeks before my surgery i just figure the longer i do it the better my liver will be. i do not need to do a liquid diet thank goodness but i have a low carb diet i need to follow and i have things already to go.. I am SOOOO EXCITED. i actually had some good feedback today from my teacher she was excited for me and wants to get it done as well i wasnt going to tell anyone at first but figure why not it's my life i need to do what is best for me and forget what others think

Ok gotta start my Pre-op Next Week!!! I have to follow a low carb/high protein diet for 2-3 weeks prior to surgery which will be on Aug 26th, has anyone done a low carb/high protein diet? is it easy, expensive hard to follow??? i really wanna do this right since i am self pay i dont wanna waste my precious $$$ :ohmy: i have purchased protein drinks low carb bread for sandwiches what else should i make any and all comments greatly appreciated

hello again all.... so i have decided to get the lap band and will be banded in aug but i find myself not wanting to tell anyone in my imediate family that i'm gonna be getting this done, i don't know why sometimes it's cuz i don't wanna hear the "that's so drastic, you could lose weight with out that surgery" bla bla bla has any one else been where i'm at??? :bolt:

so i was reading on a different web site and i have seen it a few times here as well but what are sliders? is it what it sounds like foods that slide? or is it something else. please let me know all of you that know so i will learn now to avoid them once i get my band.... thanks :cursing:

Hello all..... i am new as well i will be banded on Aug 26th @ Jodi2523 wow! 30lbs in 2 months that is wonderful what are you doing to lose besides the band are you following the post op diet to a "T" it would be great to know how your losing so fast. keep us posted...:cursing:

So the other night i my 9 year old daughter says to me "mom could you die from your surgery" my children know that i am gonna get the lap band next month and so she asked me this, of course i said no. but really what is the posibility that this could happen??? no one really tells you do they??? :scared2:

your all right no sandwiches were mentioned in the pre-op diet but i was told to follow a diet like Atkins or any other low carb diet plan since i found bread that is 1 net carb per serving i figured hey why not have a tuna or egg salad sandwiches...

hello Mel54... I'm going to Mexico as well come Aug 26 2010 good luck to you!!!

i have read and was told that Gas X strips are really good to have after surgery to help with the gas problems :}

Good Luck Trazola!!!! i cant wait for my turn come aug 26th...

Hi all... I am having my band placed Aug 26th i am self pay and am going to Mexico to have it done so i dont have to do all kinds of different insurance mandated stuff like 6 mos supervised diets and stuff like that. i do have to do a 2 week pre-op diet and am getting kind of scared of that cuz i have never done well on diets and it looks kinda expensive to buy all low carb food... well good luck to everyone...

I'm gonna get banded on Aug 26 in Tijuana Mexico...Anyone else going to Mexico this month??? who will be your Doc??? Good luck every one!! :bolt:

hello Cocoabean.... i am from Chula Vista good to finally see someone from my neck of the wood on these boards...:bolt:

Ok... here goes... Will the Lap Band REALLY work for me??? i have been reading all kinds of post and it seems like there is alot of good and bad i am scheduled to be banded August 26th By Dr. Jose Rodriguez in Tijuana Mexico and am really wanting this to work but will it??? :smile2:

Thanks so much all of you who have responded... I have a feeling that this will work for me and yes i know it will all be up to me to follow my doc's advice i dont know what type of band i will be getting i know that there are different kinds sizes and such i asked the doctor and he said he will have to wait and see depends on my anatomy and such... but thanks again to all i cant wait to get my band and start my road of weight loss :bolt:

hey Dave just read your pre-op diet wow that is alot of liquid... i'm gonna have my band done in aug and my doc wants me to do a low carb diet 2 weeks prior to surgery so i wish you luck on your's!!!

hello i felt and feel the same way... my doc wants me to do a low carb diet 2 weeks prior to my surgery date and i know that for 2 weeks i will be able to follow it the problem is that i also know that i will only be able to last about that long. as with other diets i would be able to follow them for a little bit but then start to slip and cheat... that's why i want the lap band i feel that it will help me stay on tract because i wont be able to cheat i wont be able to over eat cuz if i do well then i'll just be sick and whats the point of that, also my diet is not a liquid one it is a low carb liver shrinking diet. Good luck to you and your journey :smile2:

Jessica with Beliteweight is very nice and gets back to me when i need her to...just wish there was a way i could talk to dr. rod 1 on 1 though....

i too am told i need to go on a 6mo supervised diet and if and only if i fail will my doc even consider doing surgery and it's not even the lap band it's the bypass! i dont want that so I'm gonna go to mexico and get it done on my own i have a BMI of 50.1 i need help!!!