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Hello!!! I just noticed you are near Princeton. SO am I!!! I am being banded on Feb 24th. Using Dr. Brolin's office in Plainsboro!

OMG! So am I!!!:tongue2:

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I am scheduled for February 25! So excited I can hardly stand it! The hard part is being patient for Feb. 25 to get here!:tongue2:

Hey, my surgery date is Feb 25 too! And we are almost the same age, I am 47! I am in Virginia, where are you? How long has the process taken you? It's been 10 months for my journey to surgery...... I am hoping to lose at least 75 lbs but 100 would be awesome :-)

Keep in touch and hopefully we can make the next few weeks fly by...

Take care

Terri

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You will not wake up with it. If they use a tube, they take it out before you are awake so you do not have to deal with it! Don't be nervous, be happy!

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well i am jan.28 and excited. I didnt know you wake up with the tube down your throat dont they take that out befor you wake up????????????

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OMG! So am I!!!:rolleyes:

You aer my weight loss twin. Same doctor, same goal! Dr Chau is doing mine of February 24th. He did my daughter 18 months ago when she was 17, and looking just like mom. She is not a size 4 and loving every minute of it. She loves it! Hope all goes well for you! So exciting!

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congrats! I'm scheduled for the 5th. I also have to do my prep class (for meds, etc) on jan 28th, and have my pre-op physical (which I'm dreading!!!) on jan 29th, but after that I'm smoooth sailing.

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Wow the time is going fast. I start my liquid diet this Friday the 23rd.

Starting to get nervous.

Blessings

bearbelly

Good luck with you pre-op diet, what advise have you been given, or have you been given a set diet plan. I must start mine on the 1st Feb, but have'nt been given any advice. yet. so dont to know where to start any info will be usefull:thumbup:

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Good luck with you pre-op diet, what advise have you been given, or have you been given a set diet plan. I must start mine on the 1st Feb, but have'nt been given any advice. yet. so dont to know where to start any info will be usefull:thumbup:

Thank you MMM

I start my liquid tomorrow and stay on that for 2 weeks.

Consist of shakes (Nutimed) 8 each day and 2 bars(Advanced Health Systems) and lots of Water

Can't really say after surgery (Feb 6th)

Blessings

bearbelly

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Hey, my surgery date is Feb 25 too! And we are almost the same age, I am 47! I am in Virginia, where are you? How long has the process taken you? It's been 10 months for my journey to surgery...... I am hoping to lose at least 75 lbs but 100 would be awesome :-)

Keep in touch and hopefully we can make the next few weeks fly by...

Take care

Terri

Hi Terri!

Wow, we have alot of similarities! I'll be banded on Feb. 25, I hope to lose 100 pounds but would be thrilled to lose at least 75, and we're just about the same age (I'll turn 47 this year). I live in northern Vermont, and started the process back in May of 2008 with my initial visit to my PCP. I had my intro class and psych eval in July, and started my supervised diet in September. Got my insurance approval in mid December. I've lost 20 pounds so far pre-op, and I'm guessing I'll drop a few more when I do my 10 day full liquid diet just prior to my surgery. I am so excited and optomistic that I will be able to get this weight off forever. I am a really healthy obese person with some bad genetics predisposing me to many obesity related disorders. My only co-morbid is sleep apnea. I'm hoping that the sleep apnea will go away once I lose a bunch of weight, although I have adjusted very well to being a "hose head" for the past year and a half! My kids think I look like Darth Vader with my sleep apnea aparatus on! My husband says its like sleeping with an F-16 fighter pilot! LOL! Anyhow, I'd love to correspond, since we will starting our lap band journeys at exactly the same time. My email is doodle1229@gmail.com- would love to hear from you!

Judy

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I'm scheduled for February 20th. WHAH-HOO!!

SO, what are we going to call ourselves? I like "February Foxes"!:scared2:

I was scheduled for December 5, but had a injury at work, and ended up having to have the first of 2 surgeries on my knee 12/4, so there went that plan! My Orthopedist only just cleared me for lapband surgery, for any time after Feb 2. My lab band surgeon wants me able to bear wt at least 2 weeks before doing surgery, so... Feb 20! Just in time to be on Clear liquids for my birthday, yippee!

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Well, surgery went great. No anxiety total peace about surgery. Its been 4 days now and I excited again about my new journey.

Blessings

Bearbelly

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Well, surgery went great. No anxiety total peace about surgery. Its been 4 days now and I excited again about my new journey.

Blessings

Bearbelly

Fab news I'm glad to hear all has gone well for you. I'm flying to Belgium tomorrow for my op on Fri. Yippee :smile:

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