SashaWLS

There are a number of reasons I can think of why you'd need a chest x-ray: They're placing the band around the top of your stomach, and probably want to look at your organs before slicing you open to guide where they're going to put the band As a baseline, to compare in case you have problems later To make sure you don't have an infection before general anesthesia. Anesthesia slows breathing, and you can't cough with a breathing tube in your throat

Agree with the other points above, but you can also try St. Joseph chewable aspirin. It comes in orange and doesn't taste too bad. I take Flintstone's Complete chewable Vitamins which are also very good... As for my grown-up meds, I take one capsule every morning by opening it, dumping it under my tongue, and then quickly drinking a sip of Water. Good luck!

I had my surgery on Weds and was back to work on Monday... I wished I had one or two more days because I found it hard to sit upright for that long. However, I got through the day and was ok. WIPED OUT by night, but not in pain or anything... You should be fine whatever happens, but if you can grab a weekend to heal as well as the few days off, I think you'll be better for it.

They want to make sure you're not mentally ill... During the info-session at the hospital, the surgeon talked about how she had a pre-op consultation with a patient who was telling her about problems with her neighbor, etc... Later, after the psych evaluation, the therapist called the surgeon back to say "Hey, do you know you had someone psychotic in your office? There are no neighbors..." The point being, if you're a well-functioning person with normal issues (even depression or whatever) you'll be fine. If you're barking at trees at night, you might think twice.

For what it's worth, I'm not lashing out at my husband—even though he's COMPLETELY in the wrong. Hehehehe.

Jen, I think you're right... I had a fight with my husband this weekend--A periodically recurring fight that we can't quite resolve, where I never feel like I can get my point across. Thinking about it now (as I've been feeling pretty chaotic since then) I realize I probably would ordinarily be eating a lot to numb the feelings... Maybe that's why I feel so messed up. Very interesting... Thank you! This is a lot to absorb...

I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm all over the place, one minute feeling good, the next depressed, the next angry... This is making me (and my husband) crazy!!!. I'm 2.5 weeks post-op and wasn't expecting to feel so..., I guess it's overwhelmed.... ? Has anyone else found this to be surprisingly emotional? I'd love to hear from anyone who went through this and survived... :-(

My doc said between 1/2 and 1 cup... But I can eat more...

Wow, Dawn, that's amazing. My dream is to write an email just like yours when I hit one year. I too started off thinking if I only lost 50lbs I'd be fine. I'm hoping for more, but it feels like a pipe dream. But maybe not. Congratulations to you!!!!

I'm two weeks post-op and STILL overwhelmed! haha. First it was all the appointments, then when those were over it moved on to the preop diet, then the surgery, then the post op diet, etc... Each milestone has brought confidence and a little freak out about what's next. I guess that's the nature of the beast. But the good news is that I FEEL much better. I'm sharper, better able to concentrate, more awake, lighter going up subway stairs, and I think I've even gone down a clothing size. My pants are super loose and would fall off if I didn't have a belt... Lost 26lbs in the preop diet and first week post-op, get weighed again next Thursday and we'll see how much I've lost since then... But it's definitely worth it.

I don't know anything about this surgery, except that I want it!! Obviously I have to lose weight first, but even when I was thinner I had big arms. I'm sorry to hear it's painful!!! Was it covered by insurance?

I'm 5'2 and my goal is 140... I will say though, that I cannot imagine ever getting there. That's what I weighed in high school, and it just seems like a pipe dream. I've maintained 175 in my adult life for a few years and thought I looked fantastic, so if I didn't get below that I'd be ok. But I'll try for 140 and see how it goes.

I wish i could skip mushies and go straight from liquid to food... The mushies are kind of making me nuts. I don't like mushy! I want to drink and I want to eat. I don't want to mush. hehe.

My doctor cleared me for that type of food at 8 days out (moved it up after seeing the esophogram)...

What about drinking something hot to listen the band?

Sorry, no, just the tracker. :-)

OMG, I just posted a similar post not one second ago... We have the same band date!! Two weeks ago. Today suddenly my port area is hurting, as is the area around my second incision (under my left rib).... Mine isn't calling out pain, more of a dull ache...

Thought I was totally better, but tonight I've been aching around my port site (next to my belly button) and under my left rib where I had a lot of gas pains the first week... Is this normal? I'm a little weirded out that it hurts all of a sudden...

It hasn't in my case.... I had a total stress-ball meltdown a couple days after surgery (crying & hyperventilating for 5 hours, etc), and totally overdid it walking too much the first few days... That said, my weight loss has been great. Knock on wood...

So far i'm living on mashed fish, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, and ff greek yogurt...

My favorite by far was GNC's Lean Shake... Only chocolate. The vanilla and strawberry were yucky.

I've told a few people that I'm doing a strict liquid diet for a month as a boost, and then joining Weight Watchers...

I'm day 12 post-op and SUDDENLY felt awesome this morning. Both in recovery, and losing weight... I was telling a coworker that coming to work on the subway this morning I felt like a gazelle bounding up all the stairs. It's the first in months, maybe years, that I can remember not wheezing and panting and sweating when I got to the top. I usually go for the stinky elevator rather than walking, but today it was SO much easier. No pain, and much lighter... So far I'm so happy I had this surgery!!!!

Good luck to everyone getting banded today!!! See you on the other side!

Oops, nevermind... I didn't see that this thread was already started!!!