LaurenLeigh

Can someone explain to me real quick what "PB" is? I've seen it in several posts, and I'm assuming it means that the food comes back up (?), but I'm not sure what the "PB" actually stands for. Sorry if that's a silly newbie question, but I've tried all I can and the closest I can come up with is PB= "purge band" or "pouch bulimia" Thanks!

You can do it Vex! I am going in on the 20th and I have been doing the diet (as best as I can) and I am losing a pound a day. I actually started the diet before talking to Dr. Miranda, but when I did she said a pound a day was about right. My body is kinda freaking out from the lack of food (don't worry, I won't go there, lol) but I am really losing a pound a day! It's funny but when I first learned what the diet was, I too thought, "If I could do THAT I wouldn't need the surgery in the first place!!!" Good luck, you can do it! =D>

I am definitely going to try out the Fill Center USA. If that experience doesn't go well (I've read mixed posts about their various locations), I may try to find a local surgeon that will do fills for me. There are SO many of them in Atl that surely someone will do it if I don't like the Fill Center USA. If not, I'll head to Mexico, I guess! Lol.

I am having two shakes a day, one lean cuisine, and a couple of servings of salad greens with low cal salad spritzer on it. Man, it's so hard! I'm losing about a pound a day. I'm supposed to lose 14 pounds before I get there for surgery. *fingers crossed* Quitting smoking is hard, I did it about 6 years ago when I was pregnant. SO glad I did it though! Stick to it! It sounds like you are doing well on your pre-op diet. I can't say 100% that I haven't cheated, lol. It's tough because I have little kids in my house, they waste so much food, and I am used to going behind them and finishing what they don't eat. Lol. Probably a big contributor to my constant weight gain! :-? Hang in there! Lauren

Ahh, I'm just two days before you! I'll be heading out on the day you're flying in. I wonder if there are any local support meetings around here that aren't doctor specific. I've heard that folks who go to support meetings seem to do better losing wieght and keeping it off. A local surgeon said that at an Atlanta Bariatrics seminar I went to a few months back. I know they had their own support meetings. I know there is a Yahoo group called "Wings Around Atlanta" for people who've had WLS and I think they might have meetings. I'm definitely going to check that out. I'm over in Gwinnett, where are you?

Thanks Nita! I guess I shouldn't put in a request for a tight one when I get there. Lol. So are both bands made by the same company, or are they different? Do docs in the U.S. use different sizes too? I went to a seminar here once and they didn't mention it, that's why I ask. Thanks again!

So how are you doing on your pre-op diet? I know it's so hard! It's SO worth it though. You can do it girl!!!!

Yes, I am! Lol. I figure that's easier than going to Mexico every time, although it would be an excuse for a nice vacation! Have you had your surgery yet?

Can someone explain to me about the different sizes of bands? I've heard people talking about a "vg band" and I guess there is another kind too. How do they determine who gets what band? Thanks, Lauren

I am being banded on the 20th! I am coming in from Atlanta on the 19th and I am SO excited!!! Less than two weeks away, it just seems so unreal! ~Lauren

My husband and I are flying in on the 19th in the morning. We live in Atlanta. I am having surgery on the 20th and am SO excited (and nervous)! I am supposed to lose 14 pounds by then, but I am finding the pre-op diet to be pretty tough, and according to my husband, it is making me very cranky! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and your daughter! Bless her heart, 30 pounds is a lot to have to lose pre-surgery. It's twice as hard to follow a harsh diet like this when things are stressfull, that's for sure. It'll work out and you'll both be on that plane on the 19th!

Hi, I am having my banding on the 20th of August and was wondering if anyone else is too? I was told there will be five others banded that day, and I hoped to touch base with one of them. Thanks, Lauren :-h