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I'm sorry, honestly my mouth was watering hahaha **bad jose bad!! shame on me**

HI EVERYBODY!! I was also banded on Dec 17th... and I been doing great I been on a clear liquid diet and im gonna be on it till this Sat the 25th. then I can move up to thick liquids. I guess all doctors have different diets.. I wonder why? Well I do have a question Nurses told me that I would have gas pains and that the shoulder pain is also related to the gas*weird* but ok. But I also get this sharp stabbing pain once in awhile on my left side they also said its due to gas build up. Has anyone else had this issue? Ohhh and im getting hiccups but along (soo sorry if this sounds wrong)... along with the hiccups I sometimes need to burp and sometimes fart all at the same time...... hahahahahahaha and 1 more thing i'm getting like this confused feeling like cold feeling in my stomach and rumbling and kind of like hunger.... crazy how your stomach can do all that hahah

YAY!!!! I love tacos! But I don't think I could or we could eat tacos with hand made tortillas.... **drooling**my mom makes Mmmmmmmm real traditional street vending tacos **drooling more** sorry anyone got a bucket and mop here.... hahahaha But I can live without the hand made tortillas just give me some Carne Asada just of the grill, some cilantro, grilled onions, avocado, homemade red salsa, some fresh squeezed lime on top and a dash of salt.... and just put all that on a plate hahaha DAMN IT IM MAKING MY SELF HUNGRY

Awwwwwww :-( My doctor said no more carbonated beverages at all. And I my self was a huge Coke drinker I was drinking about 5 20oz bottles of coke and that was after having my coffee Can you say caffeinne junky? Lol

Congrats Casey Lewis on your new journey..... I also was banded on Dec 17th. and so far its been pretty good... I wish I could go out and walk but this rain that we have had since Friday isn't making it all too possible. Well hope everyone is doing great and are happy with this new life/journey we are all starting I know i'm super duper happy

Does anyone drink any Arnold Palmer? My doc told me (since im on first stage of liquids) to look for fruit juices that contain less then 100 calories per 8oz of juice. I'm not much of a plain simple Water drinker... but I do drink about 2 or 3 16oz bottle of water right now and the rest is crystal light or fruit juices like apple juice (Motts for tots) hahaha

I'm sooo loving the Sashimi Tower right now.... but I got to be good and wait.. I just had my procedure done on the 17th of Dec. I'll speak to my mom and see if there is any traditional mexican food that falls under this category and I'll gladly share with you and everyone else on here

Good morning fellow bandsters... How is everyone doing?? Well its tuesday and it's been what 4 days since my surgery.... and I can honestly say that this is the first time that i'm saying.. i'm getting a little hungry now... hahahaha and liquids are not filling hahahaha Hmmmmm how fun. Well yesterday was the first night that I slept in my bed.... hahaha it was a little uncomfortable but it sure as hell beats sleeping on the recliner hahaha.. I wish I could go out and walk but it hasnt stopped raining since friday... and for anyone of you guys that live in SoCal.. you know this isnt SoCal at all.. but it sure as hell beats our normal California Christmas. 75-85degree christmas wearing shorts and tank tops I think this year we are gonna be wearing pants and a light sweatshirt hahaha But yeah I wish I could go out and walk but the rain needs to stop and its supposed to get worst later on today. Oh well I guess I have to keep walking in the house. Hope everyone is doing good.

Home sweet home after 24hrs of my surgery. It took us almost 4 hrs to get home cause of the damn traffic (GOTTA LOVE LOS ANGELES WET TRAFFIC). But man it feels good to get home. Honestly right now I'm in a little pain but it's like a 3 out of 10 so that's good I guess. Getting hiccups isn't fun though. Did anyone get a binder to wrap their stomach? I have one and it's a little tight bit it feels good to have on. If u had did how often did you wear it? Till when?

Oh I didn't get no pump. They did wrap me up with this binder. It's a lil tight but it feels good having that pressure. My dr and nurse are comedians so they said I have elmers glue on my cuts hahaha. So I guess I'll be fine with that funky glue they use they did tell me no warm water when I shower though

What's a "q-pump"? Do I need to cover my incisions?

Hi everybody, well I got my band on Friday Dec 17th around 6pm. Dr said he had no problems with me. That's a good thing, when I started to see my dr about getting the lapband I was weighing in at 368lbs. This Saturday morning the 18th the nurses made me get on a scale and I was shocked I was 341lbs SWWEEEEET! Well i got released Saturday from the hospital and came home I tried sleeping in my bed and I could it's too soft and it was a double pillow top so it's very uncomfortable. So I slept in a recliner didn't sleep much but I feel rested with very lil pain soooo tats good. I do have a question to ask everyone SHOWER? HOW SOON ANY STEPS I NEED TO TAKE THANKS

It depends on your Dr.... my Dr gave me this 2 week pre-op diet *Protein shake in the morning *4oz lean chicken or turkey or fish 1 cup of steamed veggies 2 cups of raw veggies 1 cup of just green salad with light dressing 1 cup of broth chicken, beef or veggie *protein shake for dinner Soo it really depends what your dr tell you..

It's 4am and I'm awake. I been going to the restroom every 2hrs. Lol. Damn IV is making me piss like a race horse lol. I just got back from my walk it was a few minutes but it felt good it is the second time today I go fir a walk first time it was at midnight and I walked a little but very slow but now I was able to have a normal pace "that's great" my nurse says. Oh and by the way I haven't gotten sick like other patients do. That's awesome!!! I been sleeping in little portions lol weird

Well here I am 2 hrs after my surgery feeling a little tired and this minor uncomforting pain in my stomach... But that's just my band I guess. But good thing I can tolerate the minimal pain. I already was given ice chips and they are soooyummy yeah lol funny I say that lol Well I can't really sleep so that's why I am here posting how I feel. I would like to know how you guys and girls felt right after.... Thanks

Well here I am at Marina Del Rey Hospital waiting to get admitted in to the hospital it took us nearly 2 hrs to get here cause of traffic (Gotta love Los Angeles traffic). Well I can say I'm still not scared hahaha crazy huh.... But I do feel a little down... I have no idea why. I know it's for the best doing this. I am a little hungry though but not starving. I been up since 8am today I kind of cleaned up my room so when I get back it won't be a mess like it usually is... Hahaha yes I'll admit that I don't keep my room organized. **sighs** well it's now a waiting game

Thanks JenB but honestly I'm not scared but just emotional. Earlier when they led me to my room I wanted to cry lol I have no idea why By the way congrats on your weight loss

Sooo here I sit resting the night before my procedure..... thinking... damn this is really happening... honestly i'm not afraid... i'm just going with the flow... But honestly I dont know how im gonna do it tomorrow I know I get up early no matter what.. and I need to be at the hospital at 12pm and my procedure is at 2pm.... man oh man its gonna be tough. Well here is a lil something of what i wrote to a few friends earlier tonight "Tomorrow I start my new journey in life, you can even say I will be born again. I will be celebrating my new birthday on Dec 17th, tomorrow after 3pm-ish I will start my new book in life" Well thats all I got for now.... and I got a few things to do like clean up my room so it can be neat when I come back... god how I have no idea how to do that hahahaha Wish me luck gang!

Thank you Deb.... I really appreciate all the great info and positive vibe. I know I can tolerate pain pretty good. Oh by the way thanks for the gas info.... I guess I'm gonna be torturing some people hahaha Thanks once again

EndlsDremer..... Congratulations... don't worry i'm on the same boat as you are... I also go in for my band tomorrow but till 2pm....ughhh. They told me I cant eat or drink anything after midnight tonight. HA! they are nuts.. oh well.. they are the professionals. Dont be nervous.... just sit back and relax everything will be fine. Good luck!

Wow...... i'm speechless... you all look great... guys and gals.... I go in for my lapband this friday dec the 17th..... and honestly i'm seeing everyones before and after pics and I laugh cause I cant see myself skinny.. lol sorry I dont mean to offend anyone here. I will be sure to post pics on here. I have already lost almost 20lbs on my pre-op diet. So thats a start.... Wish me luck everyone I have no idea in what amount of pain im getting into. Well just in case I dont post anything before the new year.... HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL

Hi everybody!!!!! Just wanted to do a quick intro about my self here.... My name is Jose i'm 26 yrs old, I go in for my procedure this Friday Dec 17th.. I have been doing my 2 week pre-op diet and I have lost almost 20lbs and about 3 inches on my waist. I hope to meet great people on this site that I can come to for support for after my procedure. Its been a rough 2 weeks since my days are soo long due to my job. I am a school bus driver and my day always starts at 4am leave my house @5am to go to work and I don't get home 630pm on a normal day. But on days that I have field trips that are sport related I don't get home till 11pm or even midnight-ish.... crazy many people don't know school bus drivers are out there past 5pm hahaha. But I talked to my Dr and he allowed me to have ..... well this was my original diet Breakfast 1 Protein shake i.e. Muscle milk lunch 4oz Lean chicken, Turkey or Fish 1cup steamed veggies or 2 cups of raw veggies 2cups of green salad (light dressing OK lemon juice and fav seasoning) 1 cup of broth dinner 1 Protein Shake So he told me I can have another protein shake in the morning before my meal and if its a late night for me I can have another 4oz snack Lots of h2o.... not my fav... the first few days I drank soooo much Water it made me sick... I don't know if anyone else has felt like that. I have talked too much....hahaha sorry Well hope to meet lots of people on here thanks