Jennifer P.
Almost there.
Nov 08, 2016
I have all my pre-surgery classes finished. I have to meet with the dietitian and visit a post op support group (doing that tonight). I called my surgeon's office and let them know where I was and they told me to come in Monday, November 14th so they can take all the fluid out of my lapband and give me a surgery date. Dang, if I could, I would do cartwheels! I was hoping this would happen before the end of the year due to my insurance copays and not wanting to start over in 2017, but I was resigned to what will be, will be.
I know that two of the weeks of being unbanded will be my pre-op liquid diet and I am ready to get that over too. Been thinking and I know my surgeon will bring it up that this will all happen right through the holidays and warn me against gaining any weight. I am good with that. I know that it will not be easy, but it will be worth it. There are a few unknowns for me. I may only get my band out of there is a lot of scartisse or damage from the band. Then I will have to wait for, I think, three months before I get the bypass. The surgeon also warned that too much damage would mean no revision at all. But, I am not going to let my chronic over-thinking brain dwell on this and just go with it all until I get where I want to be. Because really, I have no control over any of it anyway. 
