SamanthaW

Hello! I am getting banded on January 9th in TJ with Dr. Ortiz! YAY!! I am going to be starting the pre-op diet soon and I was just curious to find out what brand you drank while you were on the pre-op diet? Slim-Fast? Muscle Milk Lite? Help!! Many Thanks!!

I am scheduled for the 9th but I am keeping my fingers crossed that since my flight arrives at 10 am that I will get it done on the 8th... Maybe I'll get to see you both there?! Would love to have a couple of band buddies!

HI! I haven't been banded yet but I do know that if you are eating only 300 calories a day then what Lisamarie00 said is right, your body is going into starvation mode and your metabolism shuts down. Every weight loss program or article I've ever read says that women need to consume about 1000 to 1200 calories a day to keep fueled and metabolism running so you can loose weight. Good luck and I hope everything works out for you! I am so excited to get to join everyone in bandland very soon!!

Thanks for that list Shelby! My surgery isn't until January 9th but I am starting to get really excited and want to get everything ready before the holidays since it's always such a crazy time of year! I want to bring just a carry on bag so I don't have to pay for a checked bag... but I wanted to bring some stuff to knit while I'm laying around in bed and some how I don't thing you are allowed to carry on big 'ol knitting needles!!

Mostly my choice to go to Mexico was solely because my insurance will not pay for obesity surgery. The cost to have surgery up here is anywhere from 13,500 at St. Frances to 17,500 at Evergreen if you pay on your own. I had a friend who was banded a few years ago in Mexico and she kind of put my nerves at ease. JazzyJude - It is great to know all of those great facts about Dr. Ortiz's history, it actually calms some more of my nerves that have recently arisen about standards and cleanliness in Mexico. My biggest fear is dying and leaving my baby without her mommy. But I feel like the risk is minimal compared to the benefits that I will gain from loosing my weight. This will give me many more years with her than if I were to remain in the condition I am in or worse.

Well! Here we go! My surgery date is set for January 9th! I am surprisingly not too nervous at all! I think I am mostly just really excited to start this journey and to finally have a way to loose my weight and never find it again! I am sure that as the date approaches I will get more and more nervous and I am sure that the day before my surgery when I actually get down there that I will completely freak out and be scared out of my mind but until then I am just going to be excited and happy and excercise more and enjoy the holiday season with my family! I think the most scary thing is leaving my 11 month old at home with family and being gone from her for 4 days! I have only ever spent 1 night away from her!