DeAna N

Thank you for your prayers, thoughts, and well wishes. I just got home...all was smoove sailing. I got to the hospital at 8am, brought in the operating room about 9:30 and was discharged at 12 noon. The only pain I have is were the stitches are and that is not much at all. I will continue to keep you guys posted on my journey.

In less than an hour I will be on my way to the hospital and will start the first day of the rest of my life. Pray that all goes well..

I think it depends on the hospital. My nurses said they had never seen someone wanna get out of there so fast. I recover quick. I have had a lot of surgeries. I wan in at 0630 and out my 11am. I felt really awesome. Th only pain I have (still) is trapped shoulder gad. HEATING PAD IS A MUST. It helped more than gas X (which is only for intestinal gas), or pain meds. I went back to work today, I worked four flights and the gas made me feel like I was having a heart attack. I would have been able to go back to work in 2 days, but since my job is in a pressurized environment, I think I had an extraordinary hard time.
You will do great. A lot of times it is mind over matter.

Hi all!
As I write this I'm about 10 hours away from my surgery. After being overweight for most of my adult life, dealing with acid reflux, sleep apnea, and all the other things I decided to get the band. Had a lot of trouble with insurance which delayed my over 6 months, but the time is finally here! I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I just found this board today, and am enjoying the stories, and hope to share my own success story, and chatting with you all!
I'll be back tomorrow!
Evan

Hi
I've been banded 6 years.
I've never been sick or choked on foods because of the band.
I don't eat rice or apple skins because they feel strange going down but all other foods are fine. I eat all carbs in moderation.
I take tiny bite and make sure I finish what I have in my mouth before I take my second or third bite.... and I don't drink carbonated beverages.
Try not to compare yourself to others... don't go into this journey saying... "I'll never be able to eat this or that ever again."... take it one day at a time.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
Tom, Toronto
Banded July 6 06
Wt. Loss: 156 lbs
tomander@bell.net

your pre op diet is for a month WOW I start Tues for two weeks Good luck

I agree with the above posts. I am on day 10 of my liquid diet an it has been kind of a roller coaster.
I have twin 5 1/2 yr old twin boys and so I have to remember to feed them and my husband. I find my self having a hard time drinking all my shakes because they don't taste the best. I have been loving my SF Jello and SF Popsicles. I found an off brand at Wal Mart that has banana and coconut flavored sf popsicles. They were good!
I am proud to say I have not "cheated" at all, I have found I am stronger than I thought I was!
Good Luck to you!

hello my name is lisa and i just got my call today that i am apporved for the surgery... just waiting for them to set the date and i have to set up a appointment with my dr , can not wait to start my new life.Hope i can get in soon!!

I saw my surgeon today for my follow up on my upper endoscopy. He asked how much longer I had on my monthly maintenance?? I said I don't have anything left, just waiting on a surgery date! So he went out to the clerk and said put her down for surgery!! I am soooooo excited!!! My surgery date is August 15th!!!

Thanks everyone. I'm about to go to the hospital and meet with the anasthesiaologist. I'm so excited I couldn't sleep last night.

Tomorrow is my big day! I can't believe it's finally here. I'm all ready to go and I think that I have everything that I will need for the first two weeks post op. I'm so excited!, not feeling nervous. If I'm nervous about anything, it's that we will oversleep in the morning, have a flat tire on the way to the clinic, I'll wake up with a fever, etc. That would be the only thing that would throw me for a loop, if something happened that would make my surgery not happen tomorrow. However, I'm very confident that around 9:20am, in the morning, I'll be having my surgery. I have many people that have promised to be thinking of me and saying a prayer: that my body will be strong, my surgeons hands will be steady and sure, my anesthetist will be vigilant and I will have little pain and heal quickly. I trust in God's will and know everything will go smoothly.
My real challenges will come afterwards. As I read these messages and blogs, I've come to realize that I am entering a whole new life style. I'll need strength and encouragement along my journey. I'm a food addict and have been for a long time. Food has a calming and almost numbing effect on me at times. It's what I turn to when I'm tired, bored, anxious, stressed, etc. It's also a big part of family get togethers and celebrations. My two grown daughters are overweight also. They are very supportive of my decision, as they know how much I want this. I'm hoping I can inspire them both to change some of their eating habits before they are my age. I come from a family of large women. We all love to cook and feed ourselves and anyone else who walks through our door.
My husbands family had a family reunion last weekend. Right in the middle of my Protein diet. It has been planned for months and I knew it was coming, of course. I signed up to bring all the plates, napkins, cups, etc. I did not cook, like I normally would have. Several of my inlaws commented on my missing brocolli salad, homemade meatballs, choc. cake with butter cream icing. They were a bit dissapointed. But they survived, and I was able to survive also. I ate my Protein Drink and veggies, along with one bite of my husbands hamburger. I called that a huge accomplishment for me, as there was tons of mouth watering and fat laden foods. I still had a really good time and so did everyone else.
I know this is not going to be easy and I will have some hard times and a few set backs, But one step at a time I'm going to climb this mountain. On the other side lies better health and a new me.

hi there I am new to this site and I'm actually scheduled for this this tuesday on the 31st to get my lap band my insurance didn't require the 6 months of diet and exercise but I did everything else. I'm extremely excited and nervous at the same time

Just got banded yesterday the 24th. Feeling good. Sore and weak - but better than I expected! Here we go!

Getting banded TODAY (July 25th). At hospital now, waiting to start prep. A little nervous but excited! It doesn't seem real just yet. All the best to everyone!

I also got banded yesterday...really sore but other than that I'm good! I haven't had problems with gas or anything like that...Hope everyone is doing great!!!

Praise God, yesterday I had my surgery, my biggest problem is the dry throat. My face is red not sure if it's the meds or what. Best of Luck to everyone.
First started 288
Day of Sugerys 263
We can do this

I'm a little nervous too but I was also nervous about my breast reduction and everything went great. Everyone described that as excruciating pain and it was definitely uncomfortable but also like I hear about the lapband...WORTH IT! I didn't let the mental part freak me out about the physical pain and changes. Everyone is different and I look at things as either temporary or permanent change. I can handle temporary discomfort for long term gain or in this case loss. :-)

I've noticed that watching TV is hard. Commercials and TV characters eating in a show...it kills me.

I started my self impost pre-pre-op diet (I am pretty sure I'm going to have to start the 2 week preop on August 3rd, but I won't know til my appointment.) So far it's lean Proteins, really low carbs, and lots of water! I know it'll take me a few days to get into the groove of things - I started last night - so while I had broccoli and fajita meat for dinner last night, my husband made himself pancakes. I almost died, lol. I'm craving carbs like a sonofagun right now, too. All I have to remind myself is "This too, shall pass."
It's funny how my body seems to not really care about/crave something until I decide to mentally cut it from my diet. Head hunger be damned, I tell ya!

congrats to you I am scheduled for the 15of August and I start my pre-op diet next week it's getting really REAL now(smile)

I was banded 3 months ago, and I also wish I would have done it sooner. I've lost about 13 pounds since surgery, but I think it took a long time for the weight I lost before surgery, to show on my body, so in the last month, all of a sudden more of my clothes are too big.
I can't wait until I'm down another 40 more!
Good luck next month.

FINALLY got my surgery date - sept 4th!! Any other september bandsters?

Hi everyone.
Surgery Thursday. I had to stay one night as well, but didn't mind. They kept the pain meds coming and I had great care. I live alone and thought that best as am still a bit weak and lightheaded.
I feel pretty good. Incisions are pretty sore, and I am having quite a burning sensation in my stomach, sort of like bad indigestion. The Gas X strips do help quite a bit, so I recommend them. Otherwise feeling quite well. For those of you that have surgeries coming up, it isn't bad at all. And good luck to you all.
The new live starts now!!!
I was down 10 lbs on the liquid diet, and 15 from the beginning of the process. So I have a pretty good start on this. Someone even commented that it shows already. Wow...
Rita

Deana I am so happy for you!! Keep it up girl!!