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I'm taking small sips all day, I'm focusing more on the Water than the broth, and I've been able to drink more and more throughout the day/night. For someone who doesn't get very nauseated usually, I've experienced quite a bit of nausea, but the nausea medicine has been great and practically works instantly! Here are my beautiful flowers:

I'm doing extremely well, I think. At first, the gas pains were excruciating, but as I got home and walked, walked, walked and took deep breaths, and even found a comfortable way to sleep on my stomach (as I always do), I've only had slight discomfort. My throat hurts though, but it's all good. I feel proud of myself for having gone through it all well! I'm so happy! I'm finally banded! No more surgery fears! I'm on a roller coaster that's only going up! Thank you so much for your concern and asking about me. I'm excited about the next steps. Honestly, I'm having a little trouble keeping liquids down. I have barely had one full bottle of Water of the whole day and I've only had one shot glass full of low-sodium chicken broth. I also took a bit of pain medicine too fast earlier, I think, and I'm gonna try to use a baby syringe that they sent with it next time, because I ended up with 2 hiccups, and that scared me. I only have 4 incisions, and they're in a horizontal line, and they're really high up, so I'm really grateful that I can still sleep on my stomach. <3 My church sent me the most beautiful flower arrangement! It's absolutely gorgeous! I love it. Very autumny! I lost 41 pounds on my own between July 2nd and October 2nd, and I weighed in at 295 today! I got myself out of the 300s and I feel great over that, because I did that by adapting myself to the LAP-Band diet! I'm very excited about this next part of my journey, and I think I'm well prepared because of the summer! Here's to the future! I'm on a roller coaster that's only going up! Thank you, and everyone, for all your prayers/well wishes.

Well, surgery went well. I woke up in a lot of pain. I'm still capable of sleeping on my stomach if I'm careful, so I did that, and when I woke up, I felt significantly better. Still hurting and walking, but that's it.

I got to skip many of the steps. Never had a psych. Eval. My first appt. was July 2nd, my surgery is Oct. 2nd.

Tomorrow is the day. Nerves have eaten me up today, but tomorrow, after surgery, I'll be glad I did it.

Tomorrow morning at 7:30 for me. I have to be there by 6:30. I'm nervous..

I have a collection of my favorite kid shows, movies, and musicals to go through while I'm not feeling well. if I can just reach that anesthetic part, I'll be fine. That's how it was when I had my tonsils out when I was 18.

I'm getting kind of nervous. Anybody have any words of advice for shaking the nerves? What happened during prep for you guys? Tomorrow morning kind of seems like an approaching rain cloud for now, and I'm really nervous. Other than that, I'm excited about everything after tomorrow.

Hi everyone! I'm Allie, and I'll be banded on Oct. 2nd by Dr. Hekier. I'm a little bit nervous right now, but just pre-surgery nerves! On July 2nd I started preparing myself for LAP-Band surgery, limiting my food intake and exercising and all that good stuff, and it really helped me transition into the liquid, pre-op diet! I've already lost 36 pounds over the summer, and I can't wait to see how the band helps me keep up the weight loss! I just hope I can maintain everything for TC and TAMUT while going through this process, but I've gotten a lot of school work out of the way ahead of time in anticipation.

I'm Oct. 2nd too. My diet consists of 4 protein shakes a day, 2-3 sugar free popsicles a day, and all the sugar free jello and water I want. It's been 11 days, and I think it's gotten a lot easier. I'm starting to get a little nervous about surgery though. xP

Thanks! I'm using a shake called "Total Lean" that you can buy at GNC. I use the ready to drink shakes, they come 4 to a pack, they're loaded with all kinds of good for you stuff, there's very, VERY few carbs, and there's only 170 calories per shake! They also taste great! They're a bit pricey, but GNC gives you every opportunity to save money. Base price is $10.99 for a pack of four. They come in Strawberries and Creme, vanilla Bean, and Swiss chocolate. As a general rule, one has 25g. Protein and 6g. Carbohydrate. They have something like 24 Vitamins and minerals too, but will only give you 40% your daily dose of Potassium, which has been weighing on me (haha, pun intended xP) a bit, and I have had a few, bad leg cramps. Don't worry though, it's only for a short amount of time, and the positives of these shakes definitely outweigh the negatives. My diet consists of 4, Total Lean Protein Shakes a day (100g. Protein, 24g. Carbohydrate, and 680 Cal.), all the sugar free Jello I want in a day (which isn't much), and 2-3 sugar free popsicles a day (usually I have 1-2, just for that bit of crunch), and all the Water I want. I'm also taking some Vitamin C supplements to keep my immune system healthy before surgery, I take 4 a day. 2 chewable, "Flintstones" vitamins a day, which are much tastier now than they were in the 90's, lol! xP I don't really ever feel hungry anymore, but days 1-4 or 5 are pretty tough, and I felt hungry often then.

Yay!!! I'm so happy for you!! I'm glad we will be going through all this together as friends! Before I had to do the pre-op diet, I really focused on limiting my portions before hand, I started that after my very first appointment on July 2nd. I kind of weened myself into smaller portions, and I think it made everything for me pre-Op diet that much easier! I'm at day 11 of 14 right now and I haven't been tempted too much, haven't worried about cheating at all, and am just enjoying watching the pounds fall off! I felt empowered when I realized that I got myself out of the 300's without the band. My scale currently reads 298, and on July 2nd, I was 336. More importantly though, babying myself out of such large portions was the best thing I think I could do for myself to prepare for my liquid, pre-op diet. Best wishes, and good luck my friend!! <3 I'm so happy we get to enter this journey together and help each other!! <3

Xylitol is the best option for me. It tastes the most like sugar but is healthier than most, like stevia. However, in large doses, it can cause diarrhea, though I've never had that experience, I don't use that much.

We're both having surgery on the 2nd! I hope the pre-op diet is getting easier every day for you like it is for me!

I did that all summer long, lost 33 lbs. on my own! It definitely helped me prepare for my Pre-Op diet, and I'm sure it will help on the post-op diet too, I guess I'll find out on the 2nd! I also focused on lowering my portions significantly.

Dr. Hekier, but I met with Dr. Keilen for my pre-op appt. today! She's so bouncy and fun! I really like her! <3 Dr. Hekier is really nice too, I like them both! I'm officially scheduled for 7am, Oct. 2nd. I'm getting a little bit nervous, but I think it will be okay. Was the post-op diet near as hard as the pre-op diet?

Ooh! I am right now! I'm living with some friends this semester! I'm over by the country club. It's pretty awesome to find someone else going through this whose so close by!

I can imagine missing home, but has living in the UK been a fun adventure??

I'm in Texarkana, TX. I'm going to be banded on Oct. 2.

Day 4 of the pre-Op diet was much easier than the earlier days! I'm hoping day 5 follows in it's path.

I'm October 2nd! I have no skinny memories either, and I'm super curious about what I'll look like too. Yay October bandsters! =D

Thank you so much Mrs. Jamilyne! That sounds like a family to be proud of! I'm glad you are so happy and all your animals sound adorable! This site has already helped me a bunch and I'm really, really grateful for that! I'm really happy to hear about your progress and I'm glad the band is working for you so far! I can tell that this place will be able to help us both go through this process successfully, happily, and healthily! <3

There is a lot of follow up care. I'm not sure if they're going to require a sleep study or not, but I'm positive I do not have sleep apnea. I sleep in the same room with my friend Michelle, and sometimes she's awake while I sleep and she's never noticed me having trouble breathing or anything like that. I do have a bit of insomnia sometimes though, but I think that's because I have minor anxiety sometimes.