ButterflyM

YeahhhhH!!!!! I"M A BANDIT!!!! Just got home 2 hours ago!!! Feeling pretty good- not as bad as I thought!! Good luck everyone & thanks for the well wishes!!

I'm excited, nervous and anxious!! have to b at hospital at 5:45 am, I'm ready!! Just waiting for my sleeping pill to kick in! C u all on the other side ..... soon!!

5 hours to go!!! Have to b at hospital at 5:45 am!!!! Cant believe its almos showtime! But i am soooo ready to get this started. Good luck to all of u! and me too!!

2 DAY COUNTDOWN has started!!! Yeah!! Actually its 36 hours! Have to report to hospital at 5:45 am- Today I had my last cup of raw salad at 4 pm!! Thursday starting at 4 pm CLEAR LIQUIDS ONLY until midnight. I can hardly wait! I am excited, anxious and nervous all wrapped up in 1!! I am only nervous about the anesthesia- never been admitted to the hospital- never had any type of surgery! Although I am an RN it's different when U r the Patient! lol Good Luck to everyone! I have to finish cleaning the house and doing laundry!!

okkkkkkkkk I am being banded on FRIDAY July 29- So "Blowing Busters" is what's in store for me??? ROFL That terminology is funny! Good Luck to u all!

That's GREAT!!! And a little stretch is good! Avenue has nice jeans. Keep up the good work!

I have tried soooo many of these darn protein powders! & my taste buds changed! Shake I thought I liked, didnt taste so good when that's all I could have all day! lol there is a difference in trying them while u r still able to eat "real food" lol but the one that is pretty good is at Walmart $19.99 Pure Protein 100% Whey Protein 25 gm Vanilla Cream 140 cal 2.5 gm fat. Tastes great in skim milk.. Good Luck!!

I am being banded on Friday July 29!!! I can't believe that the day is almost here! I am EXCITED, ANXIOUS, & NERVOUS all wrapped up in 1!! I am so TIRED of this liquid diet! LOL I know I will have another 2 weeks post op but, I just want to be there already! I am sooooo looking forward to puree- can't believe I just said that! lol I am doing some cleaning around the house, that's the last thing I want to do post-op! Besides, I can only have CLEAR liquids after 4 pm tomorrow! I will have no energy for chores! lol Just rest & relaxation! I have to be at the hospital 5:45 am! lol Does it get any better?? lol But I am glad its early= less time for the butterflies to start! That = an early bedtime like 7:30! With me luck! & good luck to all of u2!

Welcome to the club! lol It took me a while to find one that I could actually tolerate 4x a day! & ur tastebuds will change too. Right now I use the walmart vanilla black top, it is actually doable mixed with milk. and it is only $19.99! i have had the expensive ones and don't care for them. Good luck! Unjury chix soup protein powder is good also,

Good Luck to all of u!! My BIG day is FRIDAY!! Not nervous YET but ask me again on THURSDAY lol Can't wait! Just want some CHICKEN! lol Knowing I cant have food makes me want it more! Not hungry on this liquid diet, just all the MENTAL challenges! See u all on the other side!

4 1/2 more days!!!! I am not hungry just WANT SOME FOOD!! & i mean food that I normally wouldn't eat even if I could! lol Just a mental thing! Just venting! Good luck to you all!

Hmmmm Oh how i WISH i could have 1 sensible meal! lol I have 4 shakes, 3 glasses of milk and fiber mixed in water, 8 oz of raw veggies! Day 7 of this and 7 more to go. Well actually 21 since I have to do 2 weeks post of also. I just keep thinking about the prize at the end......... Its not THAT bad, its just the act of physically chewing and eating that i personally miss. Good luck to you all, it is definitely doable.

I only splurged the night b4 i started my 2 week pre op liquid diet- I wish I had splurged a little more! lol I just know that I will not be able to indulge in certain things in the near future, oh well. it's a done deal at this point- surgery is July 29, exactly 1 week! Good luck to you all

Congrats to u!! I am July 29 just a few days b4 u!! My surgeon also uses the Realize Band- I think everyone just uses the Lap band because they are all placed laproscopically. I am very excited too!! I just want some real food!! lol Day #6 of 14 on pre op liquids!! Good Luck! and YES we can do this!

Thanks 4 the well wishes. Well I thought my diet was strict- at least I get to have a cup of salad and fatfree vinegarette dressing! I use to HATE fat free & vinegarette dressings!! Now my salad tastes like um um good!! I cheated tonight and had cut up grill chicken on my salad!! I am not nervous YET!! but next week this time, OH MY!! Good Luck to u all and i will keep you all posted!

Good Luck to u!! I am right behind on July29. I know I will have to take a sleeping pill- i will b too excited! Yeah i have 2 look at the night b4 diet. i know clear liquids start at i think 8 pm and nothing after midnight. I am dying here on this liquid shake preop diet!! I WANT SOME FOODDDDD!!

FYI- doing chest compressions will not hurt your band in any way.

Word to the wise- I am a Nurse and I would think twice about putting a medial alert on an ankle bracelet or a charm bracelet- When an emergency occurs people usually don't take the time to read individual charms or look at an anklet. The regular bracelet or necklace charm are a better choice if you are trying to alert medical personnel. Just my thoughts. I also plan to get either a necklace charm or bracelet. It is a great idea, you never know when an emergency will happen.

I use Benefiber powder- they recommend mixing it in water so I do and add a flavor packet to it- tastes like flavored water. The diet it going well. Haven't cheated since Saturday at the banquet and I don't plan on it either. I just vent on here and to my friends that know!!! I JUST WANT SOME FOOD!!! Good luck to you all! And U especially Kim since ur surgery is FRIDAY! I'm 1 week behind you so don't forget to let me know how things go!!

Congratulation to you and good luck!!

I agree- Unjury Chix Soup is Great! Its the ONLY 1 that I have tried that I actually like and can tolerate having 4 x a day!! I tried their strawberry mixed with water_ BIG mistake! lol I've been told since then that u r suppose to use milk, oh well, will try that tomorrow. I have a question- is that blended soup for post op? How can u have blended soup on a liquid diet? I have to try those natural protein drinks. I am so tired of the Vitamin Shop recommendations that turn out to taste horrible!!! I will keep looking. SURVIVED Day #5 of my pre-op 2 week liquid diet!!! I wish you luck! & myself too!

Not sure but when i was just trying them out to find one that I liked it was a completely different ball game. Now that I am on the preop liquid diet ( SURGERY DATE JULY29!!! YEA!) The ones that I thought i liked I dont! lol so had to find some. Now I am having Unjury Chicken soup protein powder- mixed with water it is very good. Haven't found a powder that I LIKE mixed with water yet!! I have tried Unjury strawberry withwater- YUKE!! i now it tastes better with milk, but I am trying to have my shakes in water so I can have an additional yogurt instead. I will keep on searching! Tried MML- it was ok. Good luck to you all.

All I know is DO NOT get the 33% reduced sodium!! YUCK!!! Had to take them back to the store and exchange for regular! lol Just my opinion!! Good Luck! Unjury actually has a chicken broth with 21 grms protein and it is actually good! I am actually using that as my protein shakes for my pre op diet. Hope this helps.

Well it's actually going well. Despite the fact that I started it on Friday- the day my FAMILY REUNION started!! Ohh wee BIG challenge! I did pretty good, on friday i only had steamed green beans and saturday had a piece of baked chicken breast. Sunday and Today staying on course. I am actually not hungry at all. only had 2 episodes and i drank some water and was fine. Hope this helps and GOod Luck!

The goal they gave me was 20 lbs- this is before the preop liquid diet. According to my scale i lost 19.4 lbs, their's 17 lbs. They did not make any type of comment. I started my 2 week preop liquid diet today. i am going to follow it to the letter because I just want a safe surgery. Good Luck to you all!!