BlueTattoo

So I'm 5 days post op.. Still feeling a lil crummy, still a little bitchy that I can't eat the good food I'm making the kids...but I know that it will pass and this is for the best. So I go in the bathroom for my daily weigh, I look at the scale and I'm determined I broke it. So I call my bf in the bathroom. "babe, come here! I think I broke the scale it's not giving me the right reading!" he comes in there and says if I get on this thing and it says 190 it's not broken..I'm like whatever it has to be it said I lost 5lbs in two days !! Well he gets on there and it says 190 on the dot for him. So that means I've lost 20lbs in 15 days!!! I haven't been this excited in a long time! And then of course he calls me a dork and goes back to his computer as I'm doing the boogy in the bathroom. Just thought id share my moment with all of you. ???

I can have liquids no chunks. I think one of the other things I'm missing is smoking. If I couldn't eat I would smoke. But I quit the day before my surgery and havent picked up one since. It had been very hard but I thought if I could go without food I could go without smoking too

I had my band put in december 30th. So far i wasnt hungry...now i want something i can chew or fill me up. The liquid diet im on is ok but i dont feel satisfied. Ive contemplated chewing foods and spitting it out just to have the flavor. Any suggestions? Im nt supposed to have mushies til friday, but man iwant yogurt or someething!

New direction makes an excellent cream of chicken Soup (27 g) protien per serving . They also make a hot chocolate that is good too, it also has 27 grams protien. I was very suprised on how well these tasted. I used these while on my pre-op diet and now im using them on my post-op diet.

My doctor told me the same thing. But i didnt quit til a day before surgery. I have been smoking for 12 years. I havent wanted another since i had the surgery. I dont think I,ll pick it back up either.

My doctor made me do 10 day diet. That way i would get used to the drinks an the routine of when to eat. Also he needed me to shrink the size of my liver. By shrining my liver it makes it easier in him to work.I was banded on December 30, 2011

Ty for the reply I'm sending hubby to the store for them right now. Hopefully I can have some sign if relief soon.

Can you take pepto to help with the discomfort In your belly? The pain pills and nausea pills just seem to make it worse.

They finally let me go home today. I'm still struggling with keeping broth down. But it's staying down now, just super uncomfortable. The pain pills are hard to keep down. Wish I could have just had iv meds sent home lol

I was banded on the 30th and I'm having similar pains. I can't eat without nuseau meds and pain pills. I constantly getting sick and I'm sipping slowly!! Wondering when the pain will dull down so I can eat/sleep

Well i am finally a bandster! I was banded his morning and was told i would get to leave but i will be staying a night in the hospital. Ive been extremely sick to my stomach, unable to tolerate even ice chips, and my heart rate hasbgone from mid 70's to upper 40's. They want to keep an eye on me for at least 24 hours. I know this is painful now but im still hlsd i did thi. I have a horrible case of hiccups any suggestions on thiss?

I did try some the vanilla was bare able but it was still grOSS lol I hit the chike very vanilla. The Snacks they gave were great it's just the Protein Shake.< /p>

My blood work was sketchy. But it's fine now all good to go!

My surgery got post poned til December 30. I start my liquid diet on the 20th. I'm nervous about the liquid diet because the Protein Shakes taste horrible. Any ideas on how to make them taste better? Also how much weight have u lost just on the 10 day diet?

My surgery has been set for December 16 th. I go in for the 8 day liquid diet on the 8th and then preop meeting on the 14th! I'm ready to be skinny and healthy. Wish me luck! I will post preop pictures and after weightloss pics soon!

I was off for two weeks with my gall bladder surgery. I had food poisoning on toP of it all. And my doctor was afraid I would pop the stitches stretching against the table. The pain wasn't terrible. But the pain ive been having with my liver hurts a lot more. Especially when I couldn't take pain meds bc they needed to do more blood work.

How much extra will the TT cost you ?

Thank you for the support. Ya my doctor wants me Down to 115-125. But that's too skinny. When this is over I want butt and boobs and not to be counting my ribs in the mirror.

I do get to sit down a lot but it is still a lot of movement and stretching in my job , just because i can't reach lol. Thankfully though i can take off up to 2 months with my insurance and still get paid for being at home......I just don't want to be out that long. I get stir crazy after being in bed for 2 days after having my gallbladder removed.

I'm a poker dealer. And with my height my midsection and rib cage constantly hit the tables when I lean over to pull in chips or cards.

Well I first joined this site 4 years ago. I started the process then stopped due to having my third baby and didn't pick back up. On the 15th of November I was diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And my doctor told me I need to lose the weight and keep it off or else my liver would begin to fail after 20 years. Talk about a wake up call! I've got 3 kids and I want to live past 48 years of age. So I contacted my weight loss doctor. They ran my insurance and I still qualified with all my prerequisites done. So, I met with the nutritionist today and I'm waiting on the call to start my 10 day diet and find out my surgery date. I know already that I will be banded sometime in December. I have yo yoed in my diet from 270 to 209 then back up to 260. Which is where I am now. My long term goal is to get to 140 since I'm 28 and 5'3 with a medium build. But I can't wait to start this new journey. My doctor said I could be off work from 2 weeks to a month. What's the average down time after being banded and being able to have full mobility ? I look forward to joining the bandster club and getting back to being healthy and having a good support group.

Well, Hi again! After almost 2 years of debating on lap-bands and trying new diets. I've finally taken the plunge! I go in for my psych evaluation, Physical therapy meeting in 2 weeks and my first group meeting. I've gotten everything out of the way that the insurance has asked for so now to do those and see the nutritionist before i can schedule my surgery. I've come back to this site to look up information again and set myself at ease about the whole procedure. I look forward to speaking with those who have had the surgery and look forward to being new banster!

I'm 5'3 so it was no biggie getting approved the first time around. My doc told me that since I have so many back problems if they don't lessen after I lose the weight that my insurance should cover a reduction for my boobs. I'm like hell ya make me a C cup baby! LOL (currently DD 44)

Thank you :tongue2: I'm hoping that it won't take very long but we all know that insurance companies tend to drag their feet.

Well, I'm starting up again. Last year I was pre-approved by my insurance all I lacked was the psych eval and then we found out I was preggers.... So 7 Months after having the baby I'm starting the whole process again. I have to go to the seminar and turn in my paperwork again and try to get approved again with the insurance company. I'm hoping that it will go faster this time since I was approved last year. I am so ready to get the weight of having 3 kids off me ( plus those cheeseburgers I 've eaten over the past 20 years) I have my first Seminar on the 15th of Jan. I'm really hoping to be banded by this time next year if not sooner...