Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
BariatricPal

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

The BIG Day!!

By sunny2010

· 427 views

Well.. Tomorrow is finally here. Only a year of a very long process and then a month waiting for surgery. I cant complain though it has givin me plenty of time to think about what I am doing. I started the magnesium citrate.. Fun stuff. The first 10oz bottle made me vomit after about a half hour. Not sure if thats normal or not. Had the second on about a hour and a half ago. Thats something I would like to drink with some tequila. JK I hope I never have to drink that sweet, salty, fizzy stuff again. I am glade my boyfriend finds humor in it though.. PS. Might have to mix him some with tequila. Had my pre-op appt. today. Nothing that I expected. I was told the nurse doing it would be telling me more info than what she did and for every qestion I had she didnt seem to have the answer. Anyway.. My surgery is tomorrow. I have to be there at 845 and my surgery is at 1045. I hope things all go very smoothly. I have been reading surgery stories that others were so nice to share and I think that helped calm me down some. Hope anyone else being banded tomorrow has an easy procedure :)

  •

    4 Comments

    Recommended Comments

    Senior Member

    Lauren825

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Good Luck to you!!! I'm being banded the next day, on the 9th. Very nervous, but ready to get it over with. Wondering what the magnesium citrate is for? Haven't heard or read anything about that??

  • Quote
    • Senior Member

    sunny2010

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Its to "clean" you out I guess. lol every Dr. is different. Now that you mention it I have not read anything about it either. I remember you saying you were getting banded the 9th. Do you know what time your surgery is? Or do you have to wait till the day before like I did. I am very excited please let me know how yours goes as well :)

  • Quote
    • Junior Guru

    pollywogg

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Best of luck! I have been banded 7 months today and I am so happy I did it! I was really nervous after I arrived at the clinic and had to wait, the rest was a piece of cake. 5 days after I felt little pain at all.

    Your new life starts tomorrow!!!!!!

  • Quote
    • Newbie

    true1

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Congrats!! I was banded on the 1st. I only had 1 week on the pre-op and have lost 18lbs in two weeks. It was not hard at all to be on clear liquids; the problem is the gas:( it has been very uncomfortable. I had alot of pain on my left shoulder and the doctor said to walk,walk,walk. I did and by the third day it was gone. I feel ok now that I am on the second week and on full liquids.

    I hope for the best and remember to walk.

    Good luck,

    Tony

  • Quote
    • Guest
    Add a comment...

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.