Count me in! My surgery is December 21at 2013

I am excited and looking for to being healthier and less self conscious about my size. My surgeon was so good when I saw him last Thursday. If a surgical suite opens he would like to do my VS this Friday. I start the all liquid protein pre op diet tomorrow. I am worried about gas and constipation on all this protein made with milk as a base. The dietitian really emphasized the need to use milk vs. Rice dream and a whey product vs. Vegan rice protein that I usually use. I am lactose intolerant.

i still need guidance on what to do about some sustained or extended release medications. I take a few medications that hospitals do not usually carry in their pharmacies. That include an expensive growth hormone that must be injected. I've been told not to bring any medications to the hospital.

For my cervical spine surgery a few years ago they had me being my growth hormone and keep it in the frig on the floor.

Can anyone share their experience with the post op period and their extended release medications and with injectible a not available in hospitals?

Now, to get through ten days of protein shakes! Go to keep my eye on the prize!

Son is graduated, father-in-law is moved, and I'm ready for Christmas. I'm also ready for my surgery!!

So many folks on the 18th, I see. Good luck to us all, and here's to joining the loser's bench bunch on Wednesday!

I got the Lap-Band in 2005 and it worked for about 2 years for me. I lost 120lbs with it (270 when I started, got down to approx 150). I loved it...until I didn't. Went for a fill one time and they overfilled it. It felt like I was stabbed in the chest. After that, it never worked right. I just forgot about it and wrote it off as an oh well, it was good while it lasted! Last year I got pregnant with my 3rd, I was approx 200 lbs and I gained nothing with my 3rd but I got severe GERD which everyone thought was because of the pregnancy but it turned out to be that the band slipped at some point when everything inside got shifted around cause of baby. I felt like I had to eat all the time to keep the acid at bay and so since the baby was born I gained 30lbs. It just kept getting worse and worse so in August I went to see my surgeon they did an EGD and my band was in bad shape. Cigna wanted me to do 2 separate surgeries if I wanted a revision but I fought to have it done in one. Took about 3 1/2 months but I won. Scheduled it 10 days after receiving the decision!!! I am starting to freak out now that I am on a full liquid diet pre-op. Did so much research I feel like I know everything but I am sure I know nothing, lol. My biggest fear is regain as well, but my doc told me that if I could lose 120 with the bad, that shows that I was compliant. He is a stickler for associating regain and failure with non-compliance. The hardest part for me is the no drinking with meals. But I did it with the band and only stopped after my restriction stopped. I am super excited and super nevous at the same time. Today I keep thinking something might go wrong and my babies need me, but my friends tell me that's normal. Truly hoping for a complication free surgery and speedy recovery.

Wish you lots of luck and same outcome as me. I wish I could have gone drinking but it caused me a lot of pain to do so with the GERD. Haven't had much of anything to drink in a VERY long time.

My surgery is on Christmas Eve and this pre--op diet is hard in hungry and all the water im drinking to sike myself has me constantly running to the rest room I have 9 more days of this and its hard the bright side is that its not a liquid diet I have 2 lean cusines a day 2 protein shake a piece of fruit and a sugar free snack and im still hungry