Gibson

Thank you so much, girls! I don't smoke but you'd think I did as much as I keep bronchitis! I'm feeling a little better tonight...still holding out for that miracle! =)

I'm scheduled to be banded a week from tomorrow BUT I woke up with the worst cough/cold I've ever had in my life. I've had this bronchitis for almost three months now so the surgeon had already scheduled me for a chest x-ray on Tuesday. I'm so frustrated and upset that this might put off my surgery for another month! Please pray that I'll miraculously get better for the chest x-ray. AND if that doesn't work...pray that I won't have a meltdown when the surgery is postponed. =( Thank you!

Woo hoo for you!!!!!

Rhapsody and Mara"thinner". LOVE IT!!!! I can't wait to start adding my NSVs soon!

Wow. A half on the pain scale. I'm hoping to do as well as you and I'm thrilled for you!

That would have totally pissed me off. Especially since I live so far away from the hospital. Oh well, on the bright side, at least you got one last good meal in AND you'll still be a Victorious Valentine! =)

I am so excited for you! You can never add too many gory details for me. =) It sounds like things went great for you and I hope you keep right on melting away! =)

I'm so happy for you! =)

Melting. That's what I want to do. Mellllllt away! I know the band certainly won't make that happen but at least I won't be steadily expaaaaaanding instead! Tomorrow is the first day of my two-week pre-op diet and I'm committed to following it. I honestly don't think I've been truly committed to any diet in well over fifteen years. We'll see how well I can hang. I have been intentionally reading all the horror stories I can find about fatty livers, open surgeries, ruptured livers, cancelled surgeries and every other thing that can happen if I don't lose some weight before the big day. I hope fear motivates me since nothing else has. My pre-op diet is two or three unjury shakes with skim milk and a Lean Cuisine every day. Ironically, my "last supper" tonight was one of the Lean Cuisines. Of course, I only ate that because I was still hungry after I ate my roommate's leftover french fries that she had thrown away. Yes, you read that correctly. I got them out of the garbage. That's how pathetic I am. (Before anyone unfortunate enough to actually read this starts vomiting, I'd like to add that they were still relatively fresh and still in the fast food bag on TOP of the garbage.) Good Lord. How do I even think I can justify something like that? :scared2: I'm only putting this on my blog for the world to see because I'm hoping and praying that someday I'll be a big success story around this board. Right now I can't think of a soul who is going to read this but I'm optimistic that someday someone will want to see how I did it and where I came from. I guess you can't come from anything much lower than eating trash out of the garbage, can you? I already have two friends and my Mom who want to have a "last meal" with me before the surgery but I'm going to have to say no. I have to keep reminding myself that this pre-op diet is for my SAFETY and this time whatever weight I lose won't come back on in a week's time. Wish me luck. =)

Melting. That's what I want to do. Mellllllt away! I know the band certainly won't make that happen but at least I won't be steadily expaaaaaanding instead! Tomorrow is the first day of my two-week pre-op diet and I'm committed to following it. I honestly don't think I've been truly committed to any diet in well over fifteen years. We'll see how well I can hang. I have been intentionally reading all the horror stories I can find about fatty livers, open surgeries, ruptured livers, cancelled surgeries and every other thing that can happen if I don't lose some weight before the big day. I hope fear motivates me since nothing else has. My pre-op diet is two or three unjury shakes with skim milk and a Lean Cuisine every day. Ironically, my "last supper" tonight was one of the Lean Cuisines. Of course, I only ate that because I was still hungry after I ate my roommate's leftover french fries that she had thrown away. Yes, you read that correctly. I got them out of the garbage. That's how pathetic I am. (Before anyone unfortunate enough to actually read this starts vomiting, I'd like to add that they were still relatively fresh and still in the fast food bag on TOP of the garbage.) Good Lord. How do I even think I can justify something like that? :rolleyes2::biggrin: I'm only putting this on my blog for the world to see because I'm hoping and praying that someday I'll be a big success story around this board. Right now I can't think of a soul who is going to read this but I'm optimistic that someday someone will want to see how I did it and where I came from. I guess you can't come from anything much lower than eating trash out of the garbage, can you? I already have two friends and my Mom who want to have a "last meal" with me before the surgery but I'm going to have to say no. I have to keep reminding myself that this pre-op diet is for my SAFETY and this time whatever weight I lose won't come back on in a week's time. Wish me luck. =)

Hooray for you! I'm really eating up these "no complication" stories! Thanks for the blow-by-blow! Loved it!

Oh no Amanda, that was so scary! I'm glad you are doing well now! These February bandster complication stories are starting to freak me out!

Anna, you are a real doll for posting this! Praying for all of you! Gibson

I'm very happy for you! Now you just have to start melting!!!!!! =)

Aaarggh. I want to smash in my monitor when that happens.

That happens to me all the time. I'm like Wheetsin and can easily have an 8 to 15 pound fluctuation on any given day. I'm glad you're back on the downswing for your sanity's sake!

I'm a day before you. Don't you feel like you're waiting forever? Ugggh!

Thanks for this thread! *off to make own list*

I'm so happy for you! I hope we all have the same success you are having!

I am totally freaked out for you. :thumbup: Wow. I'm a little freaked out for myself now too, but that's not your problem! :thumbdown: I thought I'd heard all the complications a dozen times but this is a new one for me! Was there any damage to your lungs? Are you OK now? I'm not really a litigious person but if there was damage I would consider contacting a lawyer. I think I might call my surgeon's office and demand to speak to her. At the very least, you could see if there is another surgeon in her practice with more experience that could do your surgery. Good luck!

Rhapsody, I think you should eat a small, regular meal of something you know that always fills you up and nips your hunger in the bud. There's no need to suffer unnecessarily. If you stay on this diet most of the time your liver will shrink plenty. Good luck!

You'll be in our prayers! Take good notes so we can learn from your experience! Adios! :thumbdown:

WOO HOO!!!! I did it! *sings* ~~~~ I'm in with the in crowd~~~~~ :party:

Thank you Angie, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!! I feel so cool now! (Or at least I will when I figure out how to use it.) lol

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