MissFae

I just went through this whole thread and added everyone I found. Feel free to add me as well, username is faekay

By the way I am in the waiting room scheduled in about an hour!! Yikes!

That is almost EXACTLY my situation! I count from my first day of Pre-op, Feb 19th. I was sleeved on 3/5 and am down a total of 21 pounds. LOL!

I solved the problem perfectly myself. Every year, each sibling (five of us) go to my mother's house. We decide what we want for out birthday meal and she makes it and the whole family celebrates. My choice is always roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas and German chocolate or Angel cake for dessert. Yum.
But my birthday is April 12th and I was sleeved on March 5th. What to do? We solved it by having my birthday celebration before the surgery date.
It was beautiful. Presents, cake and the most succulent, rare roast beef I've ever had.
Win Win.
And I will be on solid foods when my real birthday arrives. I will probably Celebrate with a bite of mashed potatoes, Soup and a Protein Drink. LOL

Hi Everybody,
Well, I am now a graduate of this group. I wanted to give you all a brief snopsys of my experience. Surgery was on the 7th and all went wonderfully. The hospital staff was fantastic and I can't say enough about my surgeon. He was so awesome. I was in hospital Thurday and Friday. I keep having these spasms that are uncomfortable so am calling dr in the morning about it. the pills work temporarily, but that's it. Am now on creamed Soups and Protein Shakes again after enduring several days of Clear Liquids. Almost feels like a gourmet meal. Glad it is over and am now on the losing end of this deal.
Good luck to all in your surgeries.
Kriss

i ordered the one NurseGrace linked to. I also bought a 500g calibration weight which almost costs as much as the scale itself. It was sold separately.

I am in the hospital right now, been post op for for close to 20 hours now. A little sore but not too bad. However, going almost 30 hours without Water is KILLING ME! I'm going down for my swallow test hopefully within an hour. After it's done, then and only then will I be able to drink. This is torture, the thirst is worse than any pain right now.

I am in the hospital right now, been post op for for close to 20 hours now. A little sore but not too bad. However, going almost 30 hours without Water is KILLING ME! I'm going down for my swallow test hopefully within an hour. After it's done, then and only then will I be able to drink. This is torture, the thirst is worse than any pain right now.

By the way I am in the waiting room scheduled in about an hour!! Yikes!

How exciting for you, MissFae! I wish you the very best during your surgery! Do let us know how it went. Regarding adding friends in MFP, I can only tell you how I do it on my computer, and I assume you're using the app if you posted from the waiting room. However, maybe the process is similar. It certainly took me a few minutes to figure out how to add by username. Go to the MFP page, click the Community tab, choose "Find Member" below that and to the left, then enter the username in the farthest right box and hit search.

What a great list!! Thank you bc that is the last thing I need to do is pack!

I know this is an older thread, but I have had a chance to use my scale for a week or so now. It helps me sooo much and I am getting a better handle on weights and measures. For example, I just weighed out some crab dip that i had a week ago. When I thought I had an ounce of it it turned out to be 2. And in the case of the crab dip it made the difference between 120 and 200 cal! So, thanks again got the suggestion!

I am up this coming Tues March 5th, 11:50am on the O.R. schedule. I have managed very well on my pre-op, lost 11 pounds so far. I plan on taking my iPad in with me just so I can post here and I know for a fact that Valley has very good WiFi. You see I work there and I am the first person people call when they have computer problems!
I have been plugging along since October. I started my two week preop on Feb 19. Steadfastly doing what I need to do to prepare with little in mind other than following the rules.
But now that the real deal is only 3 days away, I'm starting to freak out. In a good way, sorta. The dreams are starting and I am getting those terrible butterflies that I used to get before going on stage.
That kinda freak out. It's really happening, you know?

I am up this coming Tues March 5th, 11:50am on the O.R. schedule. I have managed very well on my pre-op, lost 11 pounds so far. I plan on taking my iPad in with me just so I can post here and I know for a fact that Valley has very good WiFi. You see I work there and I am the first person people call when they have computer problems!
I have been plugging along since October. I started my two week preop on Feb 19. Steadfastly doing what I need to do to prepare with little in mind other than following the rules.
But now that the real deal is only 3 days away, I'm starting to freak out. In a good way, sorta. The dreams are starting and I am getting those terrible butterflies that I used to get before going on stage.
That kinda freak out. It's really happening, you know?

Ok everyone, I had my surgery this morning at 11:30 and I feel pretty good right now. There is a little bit of tenderness when I move but other than that no real pain. I think my gallbladder surgery was worse lol. I'm not allowed any liquid with the first day, the doctor said he will start me on Ice chips tomorrow. It's not as bad as I was thinking it would be the surgery only took about 35 minutes. So good luck to the rest of you getting it done this month , I heard from other people the first day is the worst and if this is the worst I`ll take it any day! Lol The best thing to remember, is to get up and walk as soon as you can. They bloat your stomach during surgery which makes you have gas pains , the best way to get rid of this is a walk, just a little heads up.

D mixon I know just how you feel. I actually get tears from time to time thinking of things I wont be able to do (eat a hamburger AND hotdog on 4th of july, eat a whole watermelon, get a 5 course meal on cruises) but then I mentally slap myself. Who cares what I wont be eating?? I will be too busy living to miss it! I will be able to play tennis again, run around playing with my kids, fit into the theater seats comfortably...SHOP! I am giving up something good for something better!

I am on day five and it actually is getting better, a lot better. But what happens to me is I panic, I get anxiety spells. If I see a commercial for food, or a picture of food, or I think of a food, I start to panic with the usual thoughts of I'll never be able to eat that again, I'm angry, I want to eat now. Then when I have my one allowed meal a day and after I finished eating sometimes I think it's not enough, it's not enough I need more how can I live like this. But then the feeling goes away. And I think after some time those thoughts will become less and less and I will be healthy more and more as I lose weight on this journey. I certainly hope this can happen for you. We'll see.

Hello JerseyGirl68 or should I say roomie??? My date is March 5th as well and I too am having my surgery with Dr. Schrope. She is wonderful and has performed the lapband for those I know well, in addtion to a revision which the patient had needed. I am more than please will there demeanor, professionalism, knowledge and expertise in the field.
P.S. Scared to death and keep asking myself... Am I crazy for doing this? But I'm still doin' it!

Good luck on your upcoming surgery!
I wasn't assigned a surgeon, I picked for myself. I am so happy with my choice of Dr. Schrope, I hope your experience is the same.

Yay finally got my date yesterday, Tues March 5th 2013!
But I actually consider my first day being Feb 19th, the first day for the preop diet, and the first day where I have to stop eating the stuff that I love, JUNK FOOD!

March 18th is my date Anyone else in NJ?

LosingLaura????? My date is ALSO March 5th with Dr. Schrope! Sounds like it will be a busy day for her, and it's making me wonder if you and I may meet in RL. Lol