Diane

Hey Diane!! Ncie to meet you. I am getting banded on the 18th but I am flying in at 6 in the morning that same day. I too am excited, scared, nervous, and kind of worried about how to handle this change in life- you know- the whole food not being the basis of your day and going out not being about food- I guess this is a good way to get to know yourself better huh? lol! What time are you flying in on the 18th? I leave here at 6 and I am supposed to be down there by 9 so maybe we can meet up????? Either way- I wish you the best of luck- how is your pre-op weight loss going? mine has been up and down- it is really hard with my bad thyroid (they have me on the wrong dose of meds- it is too low). I dont know how to reply to you outside of this so I hope you see this soon! lol! Take care sweetie.

:-h Hi -

I am coming there on Thursday evening, so you will probably already have your new band - Yeah for you. I will ask about you. What is your name? I am having all my stuff done on Friday. Maybe I will meet you at the hospital the day I come over there. What day do you leave for home? Then you can tell me what a Breeze it was and not to worry. My Pre-op diet is going good. Are you getting excited - we leave the day after tomorrow. I wish it was tomorrow. I don't like waiting.

Best of Luck and try not to worry.

Diane

I am so scared!!! Is anybody getting banded on the 18th? I am going by myself and am totally scared!!! LOL! I am scared of flying- my first time since I was 5 and scared of surgery- especially alone! I am so ready to be back to the normal me though. I have changed so much in three years- I cant wait to see the old me- the real me! I may never be back to normal (I was 30 lbs UNDERWEIGHT!!) but at least I will be able to recognize myself! > Let me know if there is anyone else totally freaked out about the 18th too! lol.

Hello -

I am coming there on the 18th and being banded on the 19th. SO, maybe we will meet. Are you going on the Jan. 17th?

You can e-mail me directly and we can plan to meet up. I know - I am also getting a bit nervous or excited, I'm not sure which. There is another person I met coming in on the 18th. And 2 people are coming for fills.

Try not to worry. From everything I have read, everyone seems to have a safe and good time.

Write soon,

Diane

Hello all -

Today is my 1st day starting to get nervous. I start the liquid diet tomorrow, so it's starting to set in. I'm having surgery on Jan. 19th. I enjoy reading your posts so I know everyone was alittle nervous. This last week before surgery will probably be on my mind all the time. I know you all say the hospital and staff are great so I try to keep remembering that.

P.S. Greg - I love the picture of the Golden Retriever, I have one also.

Thanks everyone sharing.

Diane

Hi - I am having surgery Jan. 19th. Anyone else? I want to meet some of you. I know of 2 people going for fills that day - I hope I get to meet you both. And LV Chick will be having surgery then also. I tried to e-mail her but I must not have did it right. I hope there are more of you coming with me. Write soon.

Good Luck to you all!!!!

Diane

:-h Hello all -

I am having surgery Jan. 19th. Starting to want to know more things as the date gets closer. How much pain after surgery? How long does it last? What kind of pain do you have?

Any info will be appreciated. Also, where do you all find the information about all the food you will never be able to eat or drink?

Thanks,

Diane

Hi Diane,

Nita from Idaho and I (from Seattle) will be at the clinic for fills on your surgery day around noon.

Hopefully we get to meet you!

Michele

Hi Michele-

Thanks for posting. That will be nice to meet you and Nita, especially since you will be able to answer more questions I'm sure I will have. I'm sure I will be nervous.

Diane

Hi,

I am scheduled for surgery on Friday, January 19th. I am flying in to San Diego airport sometime on the 18th. I am pretty nervous because I don't know how I am going to do the liquid protein diet the week prior to my surgery.

I am VERY worried about the post-op diet since I can't imagine not "eating" for 3+ weeks . Other people that have the Lap-Band have told me that I won't be hungry, but they also said that "I won't believe it...until I actually do the surgery." So, I guess I will just have to wait & see.

Anyway, good luck to all those people out there that have done the surgery, are thinking about doing the surgery, and are scheduled for surgery.

If anyone is interested in chatting, just send me an email.

Bye for now,

LVChick (I live in Las Vegas, Nevada :-h)

Hello LV Chick

I am also having my surgery on Friday Jan. 19th. Hope to meet you at the hotel. Anyone else on Jan. 19th?

Diane