Deana01

do what you know your suppose to do and you will be fine. Don't worry about what others think. They have to pick on you when they should be picking on themselves. Stay strong you'll do great.

i think the only way they can do it is general anesthesia and my post op restrictions are no lifting more then 30 lbs for 3 months. i had laperscopy 5 incisions

do what you know your suppose to do and you will be fine. Don't worry about what others think. They have to pick on you when they should be picking on themselves. Stay strong you'll do great.

So it looks like i will be banded the week of july 9th. Anyone else around the same time. What kind of preop diet to you have to look forward too

I was banded on July 3rd and today I had my first post-op visit. Although I have a slight infection, which I am taking anti-biotics for. I stepped on the scales and I am down 51Lbs!!!
I almost fainted when I saw the scale stop a lot lower than I had expected. But I am a real big guy and have a bunch of weight to lose. Say so long to the 600s.
I am so happy I could just burst. I still feel a bit weepy over it.

if you are staying the night i recommend he take off the next day to take you home. You will want someone there. At the hospital you have the staff to take care of you. He can alway come see you when he gets off work the day of surgery.

if you are staying the night i recommend he take off the next day to take you home. You will want someone there. At the hospital you have the staff to take care of you. He can alway come see you when he gets off work the day of surgery.

I am 3 years out and i find that right before i drop 5-6 pounds i gain a pound or two THEN drop the 5-6 pounds. Please keep in mind that you are only 2 weeks post op and this is your period of healing take it as just that! If you drop weight fabulous if u dont dont beat yourself up over it!

I'm not sure what your dr. told you to expect but mine was very clear that the weight loss comes after you get into the green zone - which is after some fills. They talked about I'd lose some weight with the pre and post op diets but it's more about the shock to your body than it is about actual changes, at least that's what I understand. I've lost 20 pounds so I started. I was banded the 29th. My dr. was very pleased with my loss at my two week follow up but also told me again that this part of the journey is the "healing" part and NOT to expect weight loss. I think we all get it in our head that this is a magical tool. It isn't. And it's not gastric bypass which has a lot faster rate too. We're supposed to expect 1-2 pounds loss a week and that's AFTER we're in the green zone. I'm there with you, please don't think I'm ragging on you - I made the mistake of weighing myself and I'm the exact same as last week. Don't know if I go up and down or not 'cause I don't do it daily BUT I've been discouraged ever since. Telling you what I tell myself and everyone else - don't give up and IT WILL COME. Hang in there. Stop weighing yourself. Stop obsessing (if you can, I know we all do). And heal - and after a fill or two or three, we'll all start seeing it slip away. If we do this right, it WILL work. Good luck.

do what you know your suppose to do and you will be fine. Don't worry about what others think. They have to pick on you when they should be picking on themselves. Stay strong you'll do great.

First day back to work exhausted ready for bed. But i can't gotta feed to kids and hubby then time for bed. Down 12 lbs in 8 days so excited. I hope i keep up this rate lol.

Being banded is great doing well so far one week down. 10lbs gone and still going strong. Full liquids this week woohoo. Thank god for my magic bullet just blended me some awesome cream of chicken veggie Soup. And get some sf choc puddin for dessert it my only be 1/4 cup but I will make it last.

do what you know your suppose to do and you will be fine. Don't worry about what others think. They have to pick on you when they should be picking on themselves. Stay strong you'll do great.

I agree you're supposed to be able to use the lap band as a tool but you're supposed to be able to maintain a correct diet. Dietitian gave me a strict diet to stick to. And those Pasta and ice cream are not on that list. Like Jr guru said you must do Protein and then your veggies and then your extra if you're still hungry.

First day back to work exhausted ready for bed. But i can't gotta feed to kids and hubby then time for bed. Down 12 lbs in 8 days so excited. I hope i keep up this rate lol.

First day back to work exhausted ready for bed. But i can't gotta feed to kids and hubby then time for bed. Down 12 lbs in 8 days so excited. I hope i keep up this rate lol.

Me too! Looks like July 10th for me! I am starting to really get excited! A little nervous for the 2 week pre-op diet. Don't know if I will be able to handle it! After all that's why I need the Lapband!

Being banded is great doing well so far one week down. 10lbs gone and still going strong. Full liquids this week woohoo. Thank god for my magic bullet just blended me some awesome cream of chicken veggie Soup. And get some sf choc puddin for dessert it my only be 1/4 cup but I will make it last.

No need to be nervous just have your gas strips ready and walk as much as possible it is going to go by so fast you wont even remember nothing the procedure is quick you will do great i was banded on yesterday so you will do well good luck!!!

everything will be fine you just go to sleep and wake up banded don't worry you will do awesome good luck and keep us posted on how you are progressing

Just home, sore & tired but that's about it..feel much better then when I first woke up! No gas pains so far, thankfully but I'm prepared if it starts. Can't get enough water/ice chips, mouth so dry & scratchy from tube. Going to take nap, thanks for all the well wishes! And to my buddies, YAY we did it!! It only gets better from here...

I will be banded on July 10th!

I can't believe it has only been 2 weeks, I've lost 20 pounds since starting my preop diet. Im just now starting to get an appetize but I get full after a couple of bites of soup...guess I'm still a little swollen. My port stitch still gets sore sometimes but overall I'm excited about my journey. I get my first fill on August 2nd!! Hope everyone is having a good post op journey as well as I am!!

Thanks Deana! I've got them and everything that's ever been mentioned on this site that I might need, lol...I was a girl scout, I like to be prepared!! lol

HI y'all, I'm getting banded on Wednesday, and I thought of a question I forgot to ask my surgeon. The cord that goes from band to port, where is that placed? Does it just "hang out" in your body? Have u heard of it interfering with other organs? Thanks peeps