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Hi I'm Leigh

married with 2 teens

45 from Texas

I'm 4'10" and 235#

I've got my pre-op set for 5/21

and surgery set for 6/2

this is what and where

and the who is at the bottom of the link

Trinity Mother Frances Health System

This helped me...

DO NOT WATCH IT IF YOU ARE EASILY GROSSED OUT

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds_nwlgQztE]YouTube - Lap Band Surgery[/ame]

Suggested reading from my Nutritionist

The Success Habits of Weight-Loss Surgery Patients

by Cook, Colleen M.

and

The Emotional First Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery

by Alexander Cynthia L

I'm

excited nervous happy scared

hardheaded and ready to go

I should have done this 3 years ago

I'm a hardcore gamer

computer mainly but PS2 and 3 also

WoW BF2 9Dragons MOH lot of mmorpgs

and 1st person shooters

I do graphics, OE scripted stats, tags, all kinds of different stuff

mostly with Paint Shop Pro 9 I have 10 but blah..lol

~sigh~ yes i'm a GEEK :tongue2:

and I LOVE it

can't wait to get banded~

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Welcome, Leigh. I'm not too far away from you (Texarkana). 4'10", eh? I thought we grew 'em a little bigger than THAT here in Texas......heehee. Good luck with your band.

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Hi Leigh! Welcome to LBT! How did you like the Emotional First Aid Kit book? I considered ordering that one, but my surgeon's office recommended a couple of others, so I bought them instead.

Your surgery date is coming fast. Good luck!

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Plain

I have an aunt that lives on the Texas side of that same town.

And I had a Dr. once tell me about my height...

you plant peas you get peas...LOL:lol:

Kathy

That book is fantastic.:thumbup: I recommend it.

and I see your surgery might be the same month as mine

Gratz

ReadySteady

yea I can't wait:teeth_smile:

thx all for the welcomes

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I am waiting on the call with my date! I told the nurse I didn't want surgery until around the 15th because I work in a school and we aren't out until the 6th, then my son's 18th birthday is the 10th, so didn't want to be laid up for that. You are only about 2 weeks away from yours. Are you havign to do any pre-op diet?

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yea I don't blame you for wanting to wait

my daughter turns 18 this year

the last in my nest...bittersweet lemme tell ya..lol

I go for my pre-op on the 21st

I have a 10 day diet

been told the first 3 days are awful

but after that it's ok

I can't wait to get all this on a physical roll

all the paper junk is done

and I'm soooo ready

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