New Member from Southern Cali..

[bzbrown 1]

Hello I'm Nobia! I'm having my LB done next week, Thursday. I'm a newlywed, married less than a year to my husband who is a Marine stationed in Japan (not the disaster area). Between us we've got 5 kids and 3 dogs. My husband is set to return to the US next month and we're all moving to 29 Palms CA! Looking foward to a totally new life style in the coming weeks, months, years...

Oh, and not really enjoying the pre-op diet, but following it word for word!

~nobia

[Floody 0]

Hi Nobia,

I'm scheduled to have my LB next week too!

Very excited, but not really sure if I have everything ready to go.

[Dimitri1950 0]

Hello I'm Nobia! I'm having my LB done next week, Thursday. I'm a newlywed, married less than a year to my husband who is a Marine stationed in Japan (not the disaster area). Between us we've got 5 kids and 3 dogs. My husband is set to return to the US next month and we're all moving to 29 Palms CA! Looking foward to a totally new life style in the coming weeks, months, years...

Oh, and not really enjoying the pre-op diet, but following it word for word!

~nobia

[Dimitri1950 0]

Nobia -

I'm having my LB procedure tomorrow at 1530. I'm also a former Marine - please give your husband a Semper fi for me when he gets back home.

I have been working down to 1200 calories a day - today has been the hardest. I stayed on a liquid diet all day yesterday, no problem. I did break

down today and have a small amount of low - fat cottage cheese, and Greek yogurt. Other than that, it is Protein Drinks and fruit juice.< /p>

I don't have a lot of questions - I've been waiting to have the surgery for 3 years - so you might say I am REALLY ready.

It would be nice to have a 'pen-pal' to chat with.

I'll let you know how I'm doing after I get home tomorrow night.

Semper fi

Jim aka Dimitri1950

[bzbrown 1]

Thank you for the welcomes! I'm not nervous thank goodness, but the timing is so crazy. I'm set to move soon after surgery. We've got movers, so no heavy lifting for me, and I've arranged for the dog I have here with me in CA to stay with family until my husband and the other dogs arrive safely from Japan. But the idea of moving, kids in new school etc, gets a bit stressful. Luckly the kids are all older, and perfectly capable of helping out..

Looking forward the hearing how both of your procedures go.

[timj 0]

Hello All - Just registered, having final consult with Nutritionist and then waiting for surgery date - we are aiming for first week of May - but sooner if things work out -

doing alot of reading and positive thinking for us all!

T