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It's going to be! Especially since I now have an electric sander! Sanding is my least favorite part of the job! I'm also going to make my "other two kids" (my dogs. Lol.) a dog bed that actually matches my house rather than a flannel/fur pallet that looks out of place! Once I get started on all my projects, I'll post the before and after in my blog on here and let you all know about them!
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Well less than 24 hours now all preparations are complete. I am expecting the best

Saw some friends last night who have not seen me in a while and they all oohed and ahhed over my weight loss. I was excited since those that see me every day have been asking me if I got a haircut or telling me that I look rested.
Scars are really starting to heal and I can finally sleep comfortably on my stomach so I am sleeping better! YAY!
Hope you all have a good day!

I just loaded myfitnesspal onto my phone so if you want to add me mbyrd73 . Hope everyone is having an awesome day

Hello to all my bandster friends....
Wanted to share my 71lb weight loss before and after pics with you. This is just the tip of the ice, still lots more weight to come off but I am sooo ready to have it all gone!
I have hit a weight loss plateau, but I know this is temporary and I will continue to figure out how to 'jumpstart' the loss again.
Your Bandster Friend,

My doctor was not as strict, I did 2 weeks preop of a no carb diet and liquids 2 days before. Post op by week 2 I was eating soft food. I had my first fill at 6 weeks which was 5 cc's and I did not get another for 6 months and I had my last fill 8 months after the second fill. Before a fill I need to be NPO for 4 hours and after a fill I am on liguids for 48 hours, than a day of soft than back to normal, if I was lucky. I lost slowly, 122 lbs in two years. Anniversary coming up on the 27th of this month. My weight loss averages out to about 1 pound a week over a two year period.

I just have to say today I was allowed to start having mushies so I decided I was going to have some oatmeal. I mixed it with my Protein Powder and some skim milk. Can I say it was sooooo awesome.

Tylenol Pm should be ok, its just tylenol and diphenhydramine (generic benadryl). My dr told me i could take benadryl because of the itching from the glue.

My surgery was at an out-patient center. I arrived at 7am and was on my way home at 10:30am. I was able to move about my house as I needed. I returned to work the day after surgery.

Me too. I was there at 6:30 a.m. and home by about 11:00. What happened in the middle is a bit fuzzy

I am now officially an October Bandster...October 29th.

Good luck with all of you who got banded this month and are on their way!! You all have such a positive outlook and that is the way to do it! I am on my 4th day of my 7 day pre op diet, and down 9lbs! It's hard, but will be well worth it! <3 you all rock !

Also, seems silly but it's huge deal to me, last night I noticed that my nails are all a little farther than my fingertips and they're strong, not brittle! So exciting! Lol. I've had crappy fingernails for a long time! I take my Vitamins religiously now since I started my journey and this, to me, is a huge success! Now come oooon skinny!
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Hello Everyone!
I was banded on the 4th, I've lost 20 pounds since surgery and 31 all together. I'm on the mushy diet, and I'm so over it.
On a good note, I walked on the treadmill for 55 minutes (just over 2.5 miles) today!!!

Hi Everyone... went back to work yesterday (desk job) after being banded on Friday 10/12. Surgical sites didn't bother me much the first few days but by Monday, the gas began to give me some shoulder pain and pain under my rib cage. Glad I knew what to expect. It finally gave way last night in the usual manner and I am WAY more comfortable now! Will have my one week post op appt tonight (a day early!).
I lost 25 pounds on the two week pre-op diet and now another 8 since surgery. One thing that is consistent with every bandster I know (friends, support group, online)... those who are successful follow doctor's orders to a T. They get in the mindset of knowing that the docs know what works and gaming the system is how we (I) got here in the first place. Do I love shakes and Soups every day with no chewing? Not particularly but they are medicine and I am sick with a disease called obesity. I wouldn't consider not taking heart medication or cancer meds. I just keep focusing on the end result, a healthier me! Hope all goes well for those waiting to be banded!

Looks like we are all close in time that we will be in surgery tomorrow, FallonB, Fallbride, Mamamia89. Praying for easy surgery, little pain and speedy recovery for all of us. See you all after banding