Alana

I will have to, because these tablets are icky! Thanks, utahmom!

Did anyone else start taking these during their pre-op diet? Dr. Miranda recommended them to me and I finally found them and have been taking it for about 2 weeks now. All I can say is....YUCK. I have no problem swallowing pills, never have, but these are SO hard to get down! They get stuck, they taste bad, and I almost always gag. I even threw up a little once! Has anyone else had a problem with them? I know they're good for blocking fat, but geez! :bad:

Hope your flights all go well today ladies! I leave tonight to go to Valdosta and will fly out EARLY in the morning and get to SD around 10:40am - see you there!!!

:lb23: Hopefully that'll kick you off the ol' plateau! Keep us updated.

:lb9: Yay Flan! Congrats! Welcome to the forum. Bet you can't wait for June 2nd! Alana

Hi Flan! My surgery is this Friday, the 9th! Once you get closer to your surgery date, I'm sure you'll receive the same confirmation email. When is yours?

I just received my confirmation e-mail from Melissa the OCC and that just made everything real! It's really happening, I'm confirmed for surgery..omg. I have not had a problem with freaking out until now, lol. I can't wait!!

Not to sound silly, but I haven't been banded yet, so I'm not sure what this is - can someone kindly explain it?

I am semi-private about it. My immediate family, my boyfriend, my best friend, and 3 co-workers know. I don't know if I plan to make it public, but if I do, it'll be after I lose a substantial amount of weight. I did lie a bit when I told my co-workers - I told them I was going to San Diego for the procedure because I was tired of explaining that it was safe in Mexico. It's so draining to explain it over and over, when you're trying to make a positive change in your life! It helps to have this forum to talk about it - I don't feel the need to tell people who aren't very important to me. You guys are wonderful!! I'm lucky to have all of your support.

See you there, Lisa! I arrive on the 8th. Bandland, here we come!!!

Don't take her attitude too much to heart. She may just be nervous about you having a medical procedure done. That might be making her act out - I know I went through something similar when I was young and my mom was having a tumor removed from her thyroid gland - it scared the hell out of me and I acted out. I'm sure once you come home and she sees that everything is fine, it'll get better. Don't let it get you down!

Aw, darn! I was hoping you worked down here. You're still not too far from me, though. I do plan to have my fills done at the Fill Centers USA in Moultrie. Maybe we'll have to coordinate a visit!

I leave tomorrow night to spend a night in Valdosta, GA (where I'm flying out of, about an hour away from where I live) and then leave from there at 6:30 Thursday morning...I'm getting butterflies! I have to pack tonight, so I'm right there with you, Jena! Just keep repeating to yourself, I am just one step closer to a healthier me!". (I saw that on the lapbandtalk website, so I can't take credit for it) See you ladies there!!!

What an inspirational video! I hope to make one just like it. My mom is an excellent videographer, so I'm sure she'll come up with something great. I'll post it here when we get to that point. Thanks, Michelle!

Wow, thank you for posting that, Michelle! I didn't even notice it the first time you posted it. I made my boyfriend watch it with me (he wasn't thrilled). He asked, "are they going to tape your surgery, too?". I explained that this wasn't done by the same facility and that no, they wouldn't be taping and he said, "whew - I don't think I could stand watch you be poked and prodded like that!". aww... Great post, very informative!

Congrats, Blazn! I'm sure it feels wonderful to be in ONEDERLAND! I don't know if you saw my reply in my earlier post, so I'm posting it here. "Um, I just read your profile, Blazn...and it said you're a nurse at CRMC. That wouldn't happen to be Capital Regional Medical Center, would it?? Cause that's like 5 miles down the road from my house! One of my best friends is a respiratory therapist there - Betsy Bartel. I hope it is, would love to meet up! "

Um, I just read your profile, Blazn...and it said you're a nurse at CRMC. That wouldn't happen to be Capital Regional Medical Center, would it?? Cause that's like 5 miles down the road from my house? One of my best friends is a respiratory therapist there - Betsy Bartel. I hope it is, would love to meet up!

Wow, thank you! What a sweet compliment! I really appreciate that I noticed you're in GA..I'm in Tallahassee (a few miles south of GA). Where in GA is Roswell? Maybe we'll have to form a support group in our area!

Ha, yes! My boyfriend and I are avid SNL watchers and we loved that skit. We even caught it recently when they had it as a re-run and thought how appropriate it was playing during my "ordeal". I didn't get that crazy, just a little bit.

That is cool! What an interesting way to compare your weight loss.

thank you! you and MamaMichelle are definitely weight loss role models for us all!

Haha, yes, it ended after 16 days. There were no casualties, thankfully.

thanks for the info! I'm not really too concerned about the scars, just curious about how they look.

Thanks! I'm pretty sure if it hadn't have been for those 16 days of period hell, I would have done fine. I haven't had trouble with staying on track with the diet portion, it was my body that was so out of whack. Thank goodness that's over! Can't wait to see you there, Jena!

I won't bore you all again with my sob story about my difficulty with the pre-op diet, but I've finally lost 11 lbs! Just 1 lbs away from the 12lbs Dr. Miranda said I needed to lose to have the surgery! When I emailed her on Thursday to let her know I had lost 6, she wasn't very subtle about it not being enough for surgery. So, I cracked down this weekend, with 3 Slim Fasts a day and some LOW LOW cal snacks if I got hungry. I've only had water since Wednesday and I can tell it's making a difference. This pre-op journey has been so hard for me and it's nice to finally see some progress. May 9th, here I come!!