Only 9 more days

Only nine more days and I will be joining all of you on the losers bench.  I am overcoming my nerves and just continually think of all the positives that I can achieve once I am banded.  And since I have lost 35 pounds pre surgery, I am no longer considered morbidly obese....just obese.  Never thought I would be proud to admit to that.  ;) I am definitely looking forward to the NEW ME!

Wow, you're doing incredible!  Much better than I was able to manage pre-op.  Congrats and here's hoping you have a wonderful 9 days! Lori

How long has it taken from your first seminar to now Brandon? I attended my first one in August and am still waiting...I managed to get in for a psychological eval last week. the rest of the required tests are done. Im starting to get impatient :) I would like to get this banding going! Also for anyone who went through OHSU how proactive should I be? I don't want to bug them to death.

I attended the seminar with Legacy in June, so the entire process has taken about 6months, and would have been shorter had I accepted the original surgery date they wanted to give me by about 2 weeks.  ( There was a conflict in my schedule, darn it)  Not sure about OHSU, but I did call them once after all my paperwork was finished and I had my consult with Dr. Patterson.  I believe that it helped push things along. But sometimes it has to do with insurance.  Good luck Dr. Tina.................. 

Congratulations Brandon!  You have done so well pre-op, there's no doubt you'll do fine afterwards.  I'm so excited for you. Linda

Congratulations on your success so far, Brandon! I am impressed you've done so well already. Isn't it amazing how the date seems so far away, and then suddenly it's here?