angelize

thats the only thing im nervous about...i keep hearing horror stories about gas pains!!

im getting banded on oct5....and was wondering,do they give you anything for the gas in the hospital or should i bring gas-x??

i'm sorry that happened to you!! i am scheduled for surgery on oct 5....and ive been reading everyones blogs on this site.... most have great things to say about being banded,but a few,like you,have had problems. i am very excited and cant wait to get it done,i know its the right decision for me....hopefully my body thinks so too!! good luck to you!

why do you want to remove your band??

this is my fear too! my surgery is scheduled for oct 5...and im waiting to hear from ghi if i will be approved. all the doctors and nurses have told me not to worry.....but all i keep thinking of is getting denied after jumping through all these hoops!!!

i cant wait for the day that i can walk into a regular clothing store and buy something off the rack!!!! lol

im on the pre-op liquid diet now also...my surgery is oct5....one thing that has been helping a lot? low sodium chicken broth....ive stocked up on it...1 lg can has only 30-40 calories and i heat up the whole can and drink it in a mug.....it makes 3 mugs and im full afterwards!! will pee a lot in the 1st hr....but u will be full...lol hope i helped

hi all,my name is jenn and i was just searching for lap band info,when this site popped up. my surgery is scheduled for oct5,2012 and i am very excited about it. a little nervous about some unknowns,but i went for pretesting today and they pretty much answered the remainder of my questions. i still am a little confused as to why every surgeon has a different pre-op diet....mine put me on a liquid diet starting on sept 21....2 wks prior to surgery.... my starting weight,before the 6 months of doctor visits was 265...into that first month,i had some unrelated problems with my hubby,and ended up losing 15 lbs,only time i ever lost weight was when i was stressed out!! so that put me at 250 going into my 2nd month.during the 6 month round,i lost 5 more pounds. so,i started the liquid diet on sept 21,at 245 lbs....i started on a friday and weighed myself on sunday morning...down 5 lbs....i know its prob all water weight,but still today is wedesday and i weighed myself this morn....down another 4!! so of course,this got me thinking...if i can lose this much,this fast,why have the surgery???? and although my hubby didnt say it...when i told him how much i lost, i know he was thinking the same thing!! sigh,....but i know myself...i'll do good the first wk or two...then say..oh i did so good,i can have some chips...next thing i know,the whole bag is gone!! so, i will continue on my journey to weight loss the right way one thing that i find very strange on this liquid diet is....im not hungry,but i want to eat!!!!!!!(im drinking about 4 shakes a day and having a small salad for dinner...im allowed 2 cups of veggies per day).... i really think that i just miss the idea of sitting down to a meal...its weird! i can't wait for the day to come when i eat less than my 10 yr old daughter!! my goal is to lose about 100lbs,and be like 130...im 5foot 4...so thats actually a little high,but i'll be sooo happy with that! but its really not even about the number on the scale,although that will be a plus....i just want to be fit and toned again...i want to be able to run on the treadmill thats been collecting dust in my basement...i wanna take kickboxing classes....i wanna NOT have swollen ankles that make it so hard to even walk for a little bit....and most of all....i wanna be able to keep up with my very energetic 10 yr old daughter....instead of just sitting down and watching!!!

yea im using the atkins too....they are good and filling! also good: special k,ensure,slim fast