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Hey December Bandsters, our time is finally here! Surgery is tomorrow and I'm soooooo excited! I will keep everyone updated on my experience as soon as I'm able to. Good luck to u all and please pray for me...its my first surgery ever and I'm super nervous!

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Hey December Bandsters, our time is finally here! Surgery is tomorrow and I'm soooooo excited! I will keep everyone updated on my experience as soon as I'm able to. Good luck to u all and please pray for me...its my first surgery ever and I'm super nervous!

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Hey December Bandsters, our time is finally here! Surgery is tomorrow and I'm soooooo excited! I will keep everyone updated on my experience as soon as I'm able to. Good luck to u all and please pray for me...its my first surgery ever and I'm super nervous!

so excited for you. hang in there you will be fine. good luck to you! happy banding!! :yeah:

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I'm using Gold Standard Pure 100% whey I got from Amazon. It's cheap and the flavors are really good. 130 calories w/ 24 g of Protein. With skim miilk they taste great.

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Today is my last weigh in appointment. Hopefully I will get my date today and they will submit my paperwork to the insurance company. Will update after my appointment. I can't wait to get my date!!

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Hey December Bandsters, our time is finally here! Surgery is tomorrow and I'm soooooo excited! I will keep everyone updated on my experience as soon as I'm able to. Good luck to u all and please pray for me...its my first surgery ever and I'm super nervous!

Good luck, Renee! I'm sure you will do great! When you are able, please pop in and let us know how you are doing...

I'm right behind you on Thursday...I'm excited and nervous but I can't wait to get it done and start this new path!

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Yesterday was my final appt before surgery. All my blood work and tests came back good so I'm ready to go. AAAAAAAND I don't have to do a pre-op diet. WOOT. My surgeon (Dr. Chua, he's amazingggg) doesn't believe in them. I also have a pretty awesome post-op. I only have to do Clear Liquids the day of and after surgery. After that I can move on to puddings and Soups and stuff.

I'm super excited, next Wednesday is the day!!!! biggrin.gif

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Hi. This is my first posting. My surgery date is set for December 20 and I cannot wait! Congrats to all the other December bandsters. Great Christmas present to ourselves. But, have to do this pre-op diet first and I start that fairly soon. Any tips on how to get the Protein without drinking all the sweet shakes?

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Had my final appointment. Did not get a date, but was told the surgery coordinator would call me within a week with a date. Hopefully it is soon.

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I had my appt. with the pre-op nurse yesterday. We went over all the details of my surgery. It's gonna be an outpatient surgery and I'm scheduled for this Friday the 3rd at 11:15am. Please pray for me and my family. I am so far away from my family and they are so worried. I'm getting more and more nervous and anxious as the day nears. Dr. refused to give me some Valiums but that's ok. 3 days to go and I'll be posting in the post-op section. Thanks to all the people who have showed support. I'm just going to enjoy these days and eat all my favorite meals, since I am not on a pre-op diet. Good luck to all of you guys who are going before me and after me. I'll keep you in my prayers.

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Hi. This is my first posting. My surgery date is set for December 20 and I cannot wait! Congrats to all the other December bandsters. Great Christmas present to ourselves. But, have to do this pre-op diet first and I start that fairly soon. Any tips on how to get the Protein without drinking all the sweet shakes?

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I use the Atkins Dark chocolate Royale Shakes for protein in the mornings. The have 15g protein, 1g sugar, 160 Calories, and 2g net carbs. Hope that helps!

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I started the pre op diet yesterday!! So far so good. I am a little worried about later today.

December 8th is also my surgery date!!

I am on day 7 of the Opti Fast (liquid) and my surgery is next Thursday 12/9. The first 2 days I had a horrible headache but nothing to make me go off the liquid. Now every shake is one step closer to next week. Good Luck!

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You and your family are in my thoughts. You will be ok and even though you'll be in post op section, you have to come back and let us know how everything went with you.

Good Luck...

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You and your family are in my thoughts. You will be ok and even though you'll be in post op section, you have to come back and let us know how everything went with you.

Good Luck...

Thanks Chocolatecity!!!!

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I had my appt. with the pre-op nurse yesterday. We went over all the details of my surgery. It's gonna be an outpatient surgery and I'm scheduled for this Friday the 3rd at 11:15am. Please pray for me and my family. I am so far away from my family and they are so worried. I'm getting more and more nervous and anxious as the day nears. Dr. refused to give me some Valiums but that's ok. 3 days to go and I'll be posting in the post-op section. Thanks to all the people who have showed support. I'm just going to enjoy these days and eat all my favorite meals, since I am not on a pre-op diet. Good luck to all of you guys who are going before me and after me. I'll keep you in my prayers.

Good luck Sal! I'm sure everything will go just fine for you - please let us know how you are doing after surgery and I will do the same. You and your family will be in my prayers.

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