March 17th

Hello Everyone, I am new to the site and think it is wonderful. I find myself visiting it everyday. It has really calmed me. I love it. I keep seeing you LCBB meetings, can anyone tell me about them. I am in Charleston. Julie

Hi Julie and welcome to the board. LCBB is for Lowcountry Bypass Buddies and we meet once a week on Thursday evenings from 6-7:30 at JC's Bar & Grill on Ashley Phosphate. I hope that you can come out and join us, we are all a great support group for each other. Hope to see you soon. Britt

Hi julie, Is your surgery date 17th, Mine is 15th with Dr. Byrne. I was postpone from 3/1 because of a cold. I really am scared about weeks after surgery. Don't know if I understand how, when and what to eat. Hopefully someone will fill me in before I leave hospital. I have read book ,but still scared I won,t do it right. Best of luck I will say a pray for you. Ann

Hi Julie, My surgery date is March 31st with Dr Byrne also. What was your pre-op appt like. What all goes on at that appt? Mine is scheduled for March 13...just want to know what to expect. Tks, Lauren

YOUR SET UP APPOINTMENT (WHEN YOU FIRST MEET YOUR SURGEON) & YOUR PRE-OP RIGHT BEFORE SURGERY ARE A BREEZE, MS LAUREN ... THE ONLY DIFFERENCES IS IF YOU NEED CERTAIN MEDICAL TESTS SCHEDULED DUE TO ANY CONDITIONS YOU SUFFER FROM. FOR INSTANCE, I HAD TO HAVE AN EKG BEFORE SURGERY & IT WAS SCHEDULED RIGHT BEFORE MY SURGERY DATE. BUT, THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT YOUR APPOINTMENTS AT MUSC THAT YOU NEED WORRY ABOUT ... IT'S MOSTLY INFORMATION, INFORMATION, INFORMATION. YOUR PSYCH EVAL IS BASED ON WHAT YOU WROTE IN YOUR INSURANCE/MEDICAL HISTORY PACKET & IS ABSOLUTLY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. NO TESTS ... NO TRICK QUESTIONS ... NOT AGGRESSIVE OR ANYTHING TO GET NERVOUS ABOUT. I WROTE ABOUT MY DAY LONG APPOINTMENT AT MUSC IN MY PROFILE ... CHECK OUT MY POSTING FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2005. I GOT EVERYTHING DONE IN ONE DAY & I WAS ON INFORMATION OVERLOAD BY THE TIME I FINISHED. IF YOU DO IT ALL IN ONE DAY, IT'S A NON-STOP WHIRLWIND ALL DAY LONG. NICK WENT WITH ME OR I WOULDN'T HAVE REMEMBERED HALF OF WHAT I HEARD. ON 10-22-2005, I HAD MY ACTUAL PHYSICAL PRE-OP WITH THE EKG ... THAT IS THE LAST HURDLE & AGAIN, IT WENT AS SMOOTH AS COULD BE. AGAIN, YOU CAN READ ABOUT MY DAY IN MY PROFILE & IT'LL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT ... NOTHING MUCH, REALLY ... LAST MINUTE INFORMATION. GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

WELCOME TO OUR WLS FAMILY, MS JULIE. WE'RE GLAD YOU FOUND US & WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN OUR LCBBuddies GROUP. WE MEET EACH THURSDAY. MS CHERYL, WHO IS A WLSurgery PATIENT AS WELL, IS THE OWNER OF JC's BAR & GRILL ON ASHLEY PHOSPHATE IN THE FOOD LION SHOPPING CENTER. WE MEET FROM 6:00 - 7:30pm. COME ANY TIME & BRING ANYONE YOU LIKE WITH YOU OR COME YOURSELF, HOWEVER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE. SHE HAS A PROTEIN-RICH MENU JUST FOR OUR GROUP SO YOU CAN HAVE DINNER (OR NOT) ... SHE ALWAYS HAS TEA & SODA FOR US SINCE MOST OF US CANNOT DRINK ALCOHOL. I READ YOUR PROFILE WHERE YOU'RE A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT ... GET INTO MY PROFILE DOWN WHERE I WROTE ABOUT MY HOSPITAL EXPERIENCES ... HAVE A LAUGH OR TWO ... BUT, I ALSO TELL WHAT GOES ON AS WELL, SO YOU WILL HAVE AN IDEA AHEAD OF TIME. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK PS: I PUT YOU ON THE SC WEIGHT LOSS BOARD ... WE'LL KEEP YOUR SEAT WARM ON THE "LOSER'S BENCH"!