AngieB

My mom called me this morning, and told me she was coming with me! Haa haa I love how a mothers instinked will kick in no matter how old the child. (I am 33) So I booked her flight this morning! I feel like I would be fine either way, but it will be nice to have a familiar face after surgery! I am a blessed person!

Good to know! I will be drinking as much water as I can. Glad to hear you had a good bounce back! Encouraging!

I am hoping I will be one of the fortunate people who bounce back. I am giving myself 3 days of recovery. Then it's back in the saddle so to speak. I had originally intended on having this procedure done in June, but in my department we have a whole 3 people. One of which is pregnant with twins, due in early July. So my supervisor asked me to see if I could do it in April or May. The other co-worker is taking time off in May, so it left me with a small window of time. Otherwise I would wait until after her maturnity leave. Which would be 3 months down the road. So, I started making plans and everything has fallen into place. Amazingly enough. So the only catch will be how I feel after the operation. I am thinking positive so we shall see how it turns out. Keep you positive vibes coming that I will be the bounce back kid!

Hi Dan! Great job with the info sheet. I was wondering, could you put the Marriott on there? I would love to send this to my people. I think they would feel more at ease with a wealth of info. I typed up the info, but you put a visual twist on it. Angie

You did have a long flight, and drive. I can see why you would be tired. My flight will be shorter, like 6 hrs with 1 transfer. So I will be able to walk around in between legs of the trip. I am planning on taking a carry on bag, plus a small bag for tolietries. I figure, I will be there for a short amount of time, comfee cloths and the basics. Because I am going by myslef, I dont plan on doing the tourist thing, plus who knows how well I will feel afterwards. With the travel advisory right now, and the mexican drug war, I don't want to cause my family to have stress and worry. Maybe if I go back for a fill next year, my family can see what is around. I figure I will rest, walk, rest more and watch some TV. I might take a book, or something relaxing.

Glad to hear it! When my hubby and I discussed it, I was thinking of him waiting around for me caring for our son who is a toddler. Daniel is on the GO. GO. GO! I invisioned him in the waiting room with him. Not to mention I wanted a few days that I wouldn't be picking him up. (This will be the 1st time I am away from my son since his birth.) He is a good little traveler, but with any child in the airport it's work. Anyway, thanks for sharing your expierence, it helps me feel like this is indeed the best decision. I start my pre-op diet on Monday! I picked up the diet shakes. I bought 2 differnt kinds. One similar to slimfast, the other is a Lean Muscle shake. Are you familiar with it? I am not sure it's a "diet" shaker per say, but it had like 20 grams of protien and 160 cals. I thought it would be worth a try. I need to loose 15 lbs. I have plenty of time to do it in, so that makes me feel good. Any tips would be appreciated. I picked up FF jello and salad mix, need to get chromium and salad spritzer.

I stoppped right away and said a prayer for you. >

Dan! I want to say, I am soooo jealous! You get to see Ellen! Yay you! That is awesome! She is so funny and I love her! Hope you have a blast!

Oh and Lindsay, I forgot to mention. I told each of them, I didn't need negative energy around me, I need support and positive people to surround me. I don't know for sure, but so far all of them have jumped on the support band wagon, excuse the pun. LOL Which is SO AWESOME!

I have told 8 people, 4 being family, 3 friends. 4 of which asked questions and showed a high level of concern. I was able to anwser thier quesions, and must have set them at ease because they all are positive and supportive. Yay! I don't plan on announcing from the roof tops I am a lap band patient, however I don't feel ashamed of it. I am going by myself. I hope this is not a ignorant move. From all I have read, I will be able to care for myself with out help. My husband and son will stay home for practical purposes. In your opinion, is going solo a good idea?

Yes, Jodi - for me it is. The procedure would cost me 13 grand, and that did not include hopsital stay, and other Dr.'s fees. Yikes! With Dr. Oritz, I am paying $7300 plus flight expense. Over all, I am saving over 1/2 the cost. My insurance will not cover labband. Thanks for adding me to your friends! I look forward to getting to know you. :-h

Tums? For the gas or heartburn? I'll add those to my list as well. Is polyspone like triple antibiotic? I am taking a total of 3 days off work. I fly to San Diego on a Thurs (1) Have Surgery on Fri (2) Fly back home on Sunday and have Monday (3) off. In your opinion, is that realistic? I have a desk job, with my own office. I

Jodi119 - did you get banded at the OCC?

Good to know! Thanks for your reply. I have a 15mo old son, who will want to be picked up and held, so I am sure my tummy will be sore. I will have 2 full days with no baby to pick up, after that, it's back to moomy duty. GAS-X strips good tip. I will buy some to take with me. Room temp water, noted as well. If you think of any other tips, please feel free to share!

I talked to my family today about my upcoming surgery. I was not looking forward to it. My Aunt passed away in December 08 after complications with weight loss surgery. So you could say my family was shaken up over it. Many of them had thought about surgery and after her passing, decided against it. I understand how they feel and don't blame them one bit. That being said, I was concerned about how my parents would take the news. I even considered not telling them at all until they come to visit in May. My parents and I are very close, we talk all the time and not telling them, seemed dishonest to me. I was honestly suprised at thier reactions. My mom did cry a bit, she asked alot of questions and over all was very supportive. I am glad I choose to tell them! For the most part, I have only told my plans to "my people" those close to me. I need to have my support group in place. Otherwise, I have not told anyone else. Have you all had good support of your family and friends? Did you tell people or keep it to yourself? Just curious. Angie :-h

Hello everyone! I am curious what kind of pain level you had after surgery. Should I pack some tylenol in my bag? I realize everyone has a different pain thresh hold, so I am wondering how you handled yours. Any input will be appreciated. Thanks! Angie

Yesterday I scheduled the appointment for the lapband! It's set for April 24th, 2009. I feel like it's falling into place, and at times I feel myself pushing for it. I know that when the time is right it will happen and this is not something to rush. Easy does it Angie! Easy does it. A decision has been mad, this is progress. There is light at the end of the tunnel! I am a controller and a planner by nature. I often have to practice self restraint when the urge comes to push or force things. For that is not the "spiritual way" I like to live my life by. I have faxed my paperwork back to the OCC, the health survey ect. I am waiting to hear back on bank financing. That makes me a little nervous. We have some credit card debt, most of which is interest free. Still we have the debt and it may be a bit to high for us to get a loan from Coop. They generally don't like you to have more than 40-45% debt and we have 50%. Hmmm. well I guess we will have to wait, and see what they say, and make a decision after that. We have money in savings that we can use, but I want to keep it there. I found airline tickets, but now I am holding off on them because.....I don't want to rush things. I'll know more by next week.

Very nice! You do quality work! I will be looking forward to see the before and after pics of you! I sent you a friends request on FB. We are getting banded a few days apart! Looking forward to getting to know you a little better. I posted some before pics of me. Some when I was thin other more recent. Once of my son and a few of my husband and I. Somehow when you see pictures of someone, it helps to get to know them better! Have a great day! Angie

Hi Dan - looks like I will be leaving when you are coming in. Good vibe to you!

Hello all April Banders! I have scheduled my apt for the 24th of April. I am flying in on the 23rd! I scanned threw and so far I am the latest surgery for the month. I hope to meet up with someone while I am there. I will be flying solo. Leaving hubby and toddler at home. Feel free to give me a shout if you are scheduled for the same day! Soon to be a bander! Angie