Got my date!

 After jumping through all the insurance hoops for the past several months I finally have a date for surgery.  December 27th I will be having a revision from the band to bypass. 

I can't wait!   I'm nervous that I will also fail after this surgery but that is just me being me... I look forward to starting over with a fresh and healthy outlook on life and food.  

I tried to start prepping my body for the surgery by purchasing a 14 day clense from GNC.   But after 5 days it ain't pretty.         LOL.... did anyone do anything special to get ready?  My doctor doesn't require any pre-op diet.  The only thing is the bowel prep the day before which he said if I do 2 days of clear liquids I won't have to even do that.  I just want to be in the best possible shape I can be in for surgery so it goes smoothly. 

Anyway I would be grateful for any suggestions, insights, experiences from those on the losers bench.  

I started out slow (my date is 12/14). I cut out all soda. I reduced my coffee intake from 1 pot a day to 2 cups a day. I'm sampling a ton of protein powders, so I have a shake for breakfast and lunch. I also cut out all greasy/fried food.

 I am on a pre op diet to "shrink the liver".  A protein shake for breakfast and lunch and soup for dinner and 64 oz. of water a day.  I feel great !!

I had the  Realize Band October, 13 2009 and had my revision to RNY August 8, 2011.  I have to say I wish I would of did the RNY in 2009.  I feel wonderful and the weight is just melting away!!  I didn't have a pre-op diet and couldn't eat after midnight on the day of my surgery.  I had zero complications and my recovery was not bad at all.  I wish you the best of luck, and If you have any questions private message me!  I attend all my support group meetings in Rhode Island, so maybe I will run into you someday.  :)

 because of already having the band I am trying to eat healthy but I do still have days where I can't eat so I resort to eating junk just to get things down.  Hence the reason why I am revising.   My main concern is the bowel prep really.  I can't stomach the citrus magnesium and I'm supposed to drink a whole bottle the day before.