WickedWitch

Hi all..just checking in. Banded 2/29/12---feel pretty good, wished I took more time off from work---been hard to return this past Monday but a girl has to earn a pay check. According my home scale I am down 14 pounds...I am going to judge it by next week's visit to the doctor lol. Mushies suck by the way! Come on now, we all agree to a certain extent that we are over all this yucky food lol. Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well and hanging in there. The ultimate goal for me is to get off my diabetic meds and improve my health

Well this is rather funny---banded on Wednesday the 29th and I am up at 2:30 am in the morning feeling great!! I mean I slept on my side, just tired of being in bed. I am up watching a tivoed episode of People's Court and drinking some Protein. I feel really good!! I hope everyone who is in post-op status is doing well.
Tammy

Well this is rather funny---banded on Wednesday the 29th and I am up at 2:30 am in the morning feeling great!! I mean I slept on my side, just tired of being in bed. I am up watching a tivoed episode of People's Court and drinking some Protein. I feel really good!! I hope everyone who is in post-op status is doing well.
Tammy

Home from hospital...banded yesterday and long time in recovery waiting for a room and to get my blood pressure up. Pain was intense while in recovery room. Met my LuvBug walking in the halls yesterday....that was so cool!! Now home and resting. Hope everyone is doing well!!

So I've been home a couple of hours and I'm doing well. Right now I'm uncomfortable but hoping the pain meds kick in. I seem to be having the same trouble as others how to get the 60gms of Protein a day. I am drinking Atkins Advantage and it has 15gm of protein which mean I have to drink 4 of those and I can barely drink 1 right now. I hope as the days go by it will become easier.

Today is my day!! Surgery at 10:30 am. Just want it over already lol. Thanks to all the February Bandsters for their posts this month!! Good Luck to everyone who is going into surgery today!
Tammy

Today is my day!! Surgery at 10:30 am. Just want it over already lol. Thanks to all the February Bandsters for their posts this month!! Good Luck to everyone who is going into surgery today!
Tammy

Today is my day!! Surgery at 10:30 am. Just want it over already lol. Thanks to all the February Bandsters for their posts this month!! Good Luck to everyone who is going into surgery today!
Tammy

Well I'm here sitting in the waiting room .... I can't really describe this feeling I have...excitement, anxiously, nervous..... Are a few. It still doesn't seem real after 9 mths of waiting I'm about to be banded. I'm hoping things will go smoothly. I've have 3 csections and bounced back from those with little complications I'm really hoping this will.be.the same. I'll post when I'm out and tell everyone how it all went. Keep me in your prayers

I'm officially banded! No gas pains just sore in one of the incisions. Boy I was scared for nothing!!! Just can't wait to go home tomorrow afternoon.

4 days to go and I can't wait but I find myself getting nervous. I am surprised to hear how each Dr has different rules for Pre and Post Op diets. Dr. Dietrick has me doing the following:
Preop- 11day Liquid High Protein Diet w/ only 1 small meal of meat and veggie
PostOp-
Day 1-5: Liquid ONLY
Day 6-10: Soft
Day 11 and Beyond: Regular food
The 11 day liquid diet has been very rough but today I stepped on the scale and I've lost 10lbs... I can't believe it!
My Dr really didn't give me a list of things I may need for my 1 day stay at the hospital so I am wondering do I need anything?

I just had my surgery on 22 February! I am definitely looking for some supportive people that are going through the same thing. Please feel free to add me! Good luck to everyone!

Yes I have already bought some Gas-X lol. I have started the Protein Shakes and I think I am just going to cut back a lot. Thank you for the reply.

Good luck Talk Teacher and every one else due this week for their banding!! High Protein diet is hard but I am sticking with it. Thanks to everyone who makes me smile with their postings!!

Ah!!!!!!!! Just got the call I'm officially approved by my Insurance and scheduled for feb 27! I'm on pre op and cravIng foods I don even like haha I'm so excited and wanted to share with u guys I'll keep u posted <3

It doesn't look like it worked! Keep trying you can get it. I know you can!

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Yeah!!! My surgeon just called me (I was very impressed!) to check up on me. Told him I was doing well, getting in my 60 g. of Protein, little pain, walked a mile today, etc. He told me I could go on mushy foods on Sunday which is just 10 days past surgery. He told me "anything I can mash down with a fork." Ha ha.....my mind is working now! What can I mash? lol
Debbie

Good luck XTA!! You will do great...have faith and stay strong!!

Support is ALWAYS welcome. :0)

Just got the call and my surgery is tomorrow 2/15 at 11:30am!!!!!!

I am back to work also after just 3 days. My surgery was Friday at noon and I was home by 7:30 PM. Actually went to my grandson's basketball game Saturday afternoon. Best of luck to you both as we continue on this journey.

I hope you start feeling better, Greekie, and all others just out of surgery. I said a prayer for you all. Also said one for the rest of facing the same thing in these next 2 weeks or so. Mine is for Feb 29! My low carb pre op diet starts this Wednesday. Oh the nerves are already starting.

I really feel the walking helped a lot for me.
oh and i meant 72 hours had it done on 2/9

That is awesome Will! Have a wonderful day!