kaohinani

my doc and nutritionist said that we should not have any liquid 30 minutes before and 1 hour after meals. i would assume that means milk with cereal. my hubby is six weeks post op and only now are they telling him that he can even have any carbs in his diet. But every doc is different. Good Luck

Aloha Ladies,Well wish me luck, I get banded in 2 days, wow, where has the time gone.?

OH OK, I thought maybe it was you, was I standing near my hubby or maybe you passed him as he came in. I will be back there on Tuesday for appts with Mary, and Cindy, then surgery on Wednesday. Hope you feel better. Take Care.

Yes, I think he only does, these surgeries anyway on wednesdays. Then post ops, and preops on Fridays. I'll be leaving tomorrow for my preop. Maybe talk to you then???

Hey Miriam, I have not have mastitis,but are you still breastfeeding? It could be clogged duct. Try standing under a hot shower and massage the area. Also you may want to see your MD, sometimes its requires antibiotics. Good Luck

Hi Kathleen, I sent you a PM, hope you got it. What I do to get enough protein is to double up on my protein powder, I put in 2 scoops in 8 oz of milk, instead of 1, then that way I get approx 36 grams of protein. Good Luck on your journey, sounds like you are doing great!!!!

Hey hawaii girl, glad to hear that you are doing well. Just remember to heal first, and take it easy when you start exercising. My appt with Dr. Fowler is at 1:15, my hubby's appt is 1:30 and I have an appt with Cindy the fitness trainer at 2:00, so who knows maybe I will pop my head in or see you after my appt I will be the local looking lady (short) with a tall haole man. My name is Beverly and his name is Dave. See you there....

oh I know how you feel, low pants, high shirts, what gives????, but luckily for me our daughter pretty kept to standards here at home, lets see when she goes to college. Well I know at college she has to conform, but who knows when its time to go out. Only time will tell. Much aloha ladies, ...bev

So all our hawaiian ladies,how did the surgery go???? hoping to hear that you are all OK, maybe seeing you guys on the 24th of Aug??? Is that your post op appt date??? well, take care

we have used the whey protein from the vitamin store, and also some from the GNC. Both are good, but we got the better deal at the vitamin store. I use 2 scoops in 1 cup of skim milk. I guess you could use water, which is the recommmend liquid, but I can't get past the taste of the whey when I just mix it with water, so I use the skim milk. I need the calcium anyway. Good Luck

I haven't been banded yet, but I did talk to my hairdresser earlier and she said that if I made sure I had enough protein and massaged my scalp I would be OK. I am on a preop diet and have been taking protein shakes and my hair hasn't looked better. One thing I have found is that if you are having trouble taking in all of your protein, when you mix your protein shakes, just double the scoops in your water or milk and that way you still take in the same amount of liquid but double your protein. Good Luck on your journey. Take care.

Well ladies, my hubby and I live on Kauai, so we will not be seeing you at the support groups although it would be nice. They are wanting dave to start one here on Kauai, which he probably will do after my surgery. Good luck to both of you on Wednesday. I am soooooo excited for you. Good Luck, and remember to walk and sip.

Hi Mescla, I finally found your thread. Hi to the other two ladies. Hi Hawaii girl, and Hi also to Castle... Yes, my hubby had his surgery by doctor fowler on July 11th and he is down 48 pounds, and is doing really, really well. I have my surgery set for August 29th. Usually all of his post op appts. are done the following friday so for you two, it should be on the 24th of August, so since my pre op appt is on Fri. the 24th of August. My husband and I may see you. He is also going in for his first fill on the 24th also. Good Luck, the staff at Castle is awesome. They took great care of my dearest husband. We will be staying at Laie Inn for my post surgery. For a few days. Good luck once again. Keep us posted on your progress. Welcome to Bandland.....

I knew it., knowing my luck, I am one of those that would need a pubic lift. Who would have know that there was such a thing. But.... at least there is such a thing. as long as the pubic skin, doesn't hang past my skirt, I guess it would be manageable. LOL, thanks ladies..

Aloha Ladies, I have a kind of personal question? I know as we all have gotten bigger, so have all kinds of places on our bodies, and there are solutions to fixing these particular areas afterward, like tummy tucks and boob jobs, but what about our .."pubic mounds"? If you know what I mean. As I have gotten bigger so has that, and what happens to it after we lose weight? Does it get smaller too? Does the skin shrink back to normal size? Or does it stay stretched out like our tummies, and if it does, OH MY GOSH what does it look like later after weight loss. Please help, the thought of what it might look like after weight loss, and if it doesn't shrink scares me. What a sight it must be.

Wow, i am excited for you, the only thing I worry about is that, are they going to expect you to be able to help transfer patients or lift them, or anything of that sort. Nurses do work hard, and if they aren't aware of your situation, and you don't want to tell them, it could be a problem. I hope all works out well for you, good luck !!!

Good Luck Holmmi, I am so excited for you. I get banded Aug 29th, so keep us posted on your progress.

8 lbs. in one week? that is awesome !!!!! you should be patting yourself on your back. You are doing great !!!!!!!Keep up the good work.

you never said, how long you have been on the optifast. But just remember any loss, is still a loss. You are walking a lot, so maybe you are gaining some muscle so the weight loss is not showing up as much. Don't worry, if you are following your diet, all will be good. Good Luck on your surgery.

I wonder if the pain changes after you have lost some weight. Maybe with less in the way, there would be less pressure on the port? Any input anyone?? my surgery date is coming up and having the answer to this would be way helpful for me and my DH. mahalo, and aloha

Aloha 4 day post-op, got my band in Honolulu and just to let you know. I would sell first born child for a whopper with bacon and cheese, Fries and King size diet coke. But I'll settle for a protein shake... hang in there I sure/hope/pray it will get better Aloha Big Wave Dave

I am Kaohinani, from Hawaii, I will be banded August 29, 2007

Hey Matt have you done your research yet? I am waiting for the results...... LOL

Big Wave, I have seen your G's, and lots more.... teehee

He (the doctor) just said liquid. So I guess its anything that is liquid at room temperature. But as I said this is for the few days just before surgery. Previous to this we were put on a modified diet. mostly protein and veggies, very little carbs, and I don't know how much fat, but I am sure it wasn't much. I am to be banded on August 28th and we both have been doing this diet since June 15th. I have lost 6 lbs in 3 weeks and my hubby has lost 14 lbs. Good Luck to all.