LindaSusan Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Hello everyone! Only six more days till I'm banded! Surgery is scheduled for 7/2/07 at 7:30 AM! I'm having it done in NY and my insurance will pay for it. Im nervous and excited. Today is my final weigh in.... Ive lost 25 lbs on my pre surgery diet (they put us on the South Beach diet). Reading your posts has been so helpful and informative. Thanks so much for your candor and for sharing your experiences!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronik26 Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Hi! I'm getting excited too!! My surgery date is July 11th, but I don't know if I'm going to be as successful as you on the pre-op diet because I only started on Monday. I know what you mean about the posts being helpful. I've been reading people's posts on this and other forums for months now so I would know the good, the bad, and the ugly from people who've been through it. Good luck to you--you're off to a great start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaSusan Posted June 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Good luck on your upcoming surgery, ronik! I had my last weigh-in yesterday....Ive lost a total of 32 lbs. The assistant nurse scared me....she said to go back on Phase one of the diet which really limits the carbs...so that the liver can shrink a bit more. Then she went on to say that when the Dr. uses that instrument to slide the liver out of the way, if its too swollen, she can slice into it or nick it and I could bleed to death!! Geesh! Nice way to reassure a patient, hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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