Had my appointment after the liquid diet yesterday.  I'm down 17 pounds since my first appointment (I lost a total of 20 but 3 I gained after my first appointment so I guess they don't count.)

Tentatively I'm scheduled for surgery on October 17!!!  I still have to wait for confirmation of this from Raleen though.  She said there was a possibility of Sept 26 but I told her Oct 17 would be better anyway since my husband will be laid of then and it will be easier for him to come with me.  There are no surgeries on Oct 3 or 10 because the other surgeon Dr. Boone (apparantly they do the surgery together and one will not work without the other) is not available on the 3rd and the 10th is Thanksgiving day.  Our surgeries are done on Mondays so if the Monday is a holiday there will not be anyone done that week. 

You can expect a long stay in St. John's if you're from out of town.  I will have to go to St. John's on Thursday the 13th for Pre-Admission testing on Friday.  Then I will have to wait all weekend (not point to drive all the way back to Central) and have surgery on Monday.  I will get out of hospital on Wednesday (assuming everything is OK, God willing) but they ask that you stay in St. John's for 7 days after surgery so I won't be able to go back home until the next Monday.  I'm not sure how that will work for those of you who live not far from St. John's.  This is going to get expensive.  (Worth every penny though). 

 OHHH NOOO, He told me the same thing. I've been here now since
my appointment in June killing myself to lose this 30 lbs. and he said if I
did he would do me before the new year. I know how you must feel.
I am disappointed too.

 Good Luck tom. Tina. I hope you get your date.
       Let us know what happens.

Normally I would love to get together but this is going to be a really quick visit.  I have a few things to take care of and they all have to be on on Friday because I have to leave as soon as it get up on Sat to go back home.  Its the first day of hunting season and I promised my husband I would be home by early afternoon.  Not to mention I have my mother-in-law with me again.

Well I'm on day 10 of my liquid diet and I have to say I'm really not finding it too bad!  The first day was horrible and the second only slightly better but by day three I was starting to settle into it.  Now I could care less if I had solid food.  I have to work to get 800 cal into me.  Most days I could be satisfied with about 600 cal but I try to get to the 800.  I've lost 9 pounds in 10 days!  I have my next appointment on Friday.  I'll have only 12 days on the liquid diet but because of scheduling issues that will have to do.  I really hope I get my surgery date then.