Any September bandsters out there???

[zgirl 0]

Hi Everyone,:bounce:

My date is 9/20. I am so excited but very nervous. It has taken me almost 3 years to finally make a decision. I'm a little scared because of my last 2 surgeries. I ended up in the hospital for a week, came out 2 days and went back with pneumonia for a week (weak lungs). :whoo:Anyway, I'm trying to strenthen my lung capacity and just pray everything goes well. My best to all.:omg:

[gurlygirl 0]

What type of preop diet is everyone on and how long before surgery do you have to start it?

My Dr. has me on no-carbs of any kind starting 10 days before surgery.

Just curious, there seems to be a bunch of different preop diets out there.

Congratulations to eveyone for getting their band dates.

[stacy73 2]

my preop diet is low carb- i stopped drinking soda(very difficult) and am trying to limit my caffeine consumption- so far I have only lost about 7 pounds- 10 days prior to surgery is complete liquid diet-my dr is very strict-hopefully some more pounds will come off then...

[mdicurn 0]

My Dr does not really require a pre-op diet, and yes, I am counting my blessings! However, I am trying to limit my carbs and I have stopped drinking soda. I think the worst thing for me will be the separation of drinks and meals. I am DREADING that.

[bubblebelly 0]

September 20th WOOOHOOO!!!!

Dr. Huacuz....anyone else?

[guinessgirl77 0]

September 4th is the date for me! Pre-op diet to begin 8/23/07

[gurlygirl 0]

My Dr does not really require a pre-op diet, and yes, I am counting my blessings! However, I am trying to limit my carbs and I have stopped drinking soda. I think the worst thing for me will be the separation of drinks and meals. I am DREADING that.

mdicurn - I agree with you. Not drinking with meals will be hard to get used to for me too. I guess we can take solace that we are not in this alone.

bubblebelly - Is your surgeon in Mexico?

stacy73 - Congrats on 7 lbs down. You're already making the scale move in the right direction.

WOW...SEPT 20th seems to be a popular date for this crowd.

Welcome everyone. I would love to hear all your experiences with surgery, so please keep the posts coming.

My band date is 6 weeks today.

[guinessgirl77 0]

My pre-op is low carb-slim fast, SF Jello, SF popcicles, and low sodium broths and thats it. Oh and lots of exercise...

I have already been experimenting with the all liquid thing. I did it just for 4 days last week. Lost 6 lbs. Its really not that bad. By the morning of day 3 I was not even hungry until 2 that afternoon. So that was when I had my first shake. We'll all get through it I suppose.

[guinessgirl77 0]

wow, i think there are a lot of us!

[Kelly5Bellies 0]

hey

i am a new member and 15 sept bander. we can all be scared together,.

[bubblebelly 0]

gurlygirl....yes he is in Tijuana

[Lap-bandit 0]

Hi All-

My surgery is scheduled for September 14th :whoo:Can't wait! Good luck to all

:clap2:

[rwel4 0]

Im shced. for Sep. 14th and having doubts about my picking lapband over bypass surg.

[happyfeet07 0]

:heh::kiss2:Hi all my name is Rhonda and I am dying for a change!! I went last Thursday for my psych eval and nutritionist eval and I guess all I have to do now is wait 2 weeks untill all info is in to the Docs. :clap2: I am excited and hoping all goes well but I just really dont know what the next step is, I have not even met the Docor yet for a consultation but the good thing is that my insurance covers this in network Doctor for my surgery and they said all I need is a precert. for my surgery and yaaa.

Does anyone know what how:ranger: much time after your initial consultation with the Doctor doing your lap band takes before you get the surgery? I am a nut case lol:help: I am excited abut meeting new friends and hearing their great oucomes of the lap band...

Take care all:whoo:Rhonda:kiss2:

[Shelby 0]

I don't have a date yet - have just been approved! I'm assuming it will be sometime in September. I'm so excited!