MsPris

Hi Lainy and AshRae:

I'm here last visit before surgery tomorrow.

Thanks Danny;

MsPris; Congratulations on getting bumped up on your surgery. Making up my mind to have this surgery was one of the hardest decisions I've ever made... but once I made it... I just wanted it over with.. that being said I had it on Wed. so now am day#3 Post-op...

Good energy today, but I got the runs... which is kind of a drag.. I re=read my post op discharge notes from teh Doctor and THEY DID mention that some folks get diarhea... as you are only taking IN liquids, so what comes OUT is liquids too.. makes sense now that I think about it...

Oh well, a learning curve for sure, tomorrow I'll get to start Protein Shakes in the afternoon I can hardly wait for that stage...

Keep a positive mental image of how you will look and feel a year from now.... if you do that I am SURE that you will relax and realize that you made the best decsion for yourself.

Take care

Peaches9:

Thanks for your kind words to. As I posted to Danny, I'm sure it will pass. I've had other surgerys, but asked to stay awake for my back surgery in 2003 and my colonoscopy and endoscopy. I think more than anything, I'm afraid that I won't wake up from the anesthesia.

I know that may sound dumb, but I'm nervous about that more than anything. I'm just telling myself, the odds of not waking up are hopefully slim to none.

MsPris, you are going to be fine, I'm excited for you, I'm 5 days post op and would do it again today, if I had to. Just think its 3 days closer to being healthy again, your going to be fine, Take care MsPris, Danny

Thanks Danny. I've thought off and on about WLS since 2003, so it's not like it's happening without my being informed. And as I said, this site is great. I'm just having a small anxiety attack, but I'm sure it will pass, they usually do.

I'm so glad you are doing well. I've got diarrhea now, before the surgery and am not sure if it's nerves or the preop diet.

Oh well, hopefully by this time next week I'll be giving someone else words of encouragement. Thanks again!

I love this website and this thread especially. Everyone here is so wonderful and supportive. But, right now - I'm having nervous jitters. I was supposed to be banded on the 19th, but it was changed to Monday the 16th. I was so thrilled, but right now I'm having a minor anxiety attack.

I know I'm doing the right thing for me, but .....

encouring words please.

Congrats and glad all is going well!

Mexico sounds good to me, too! The Greek Isles sound better, but I'm with mommiranda - too pricey for me.

Greetings everyone:

I am so excited. My surgery was to be on Thursday, 7/19, but my doctors office called and asked if I would care to be done on Monday the 16th instead. Of course, I said yes.

Chimboree - please change my date.

Lynette - what is unflavored powder and where do you buy it?

Your son is adorable and your hubby is a hunk.

I can't wait. I am so happy to be entering bandland with all you great Lucky 7's.

<p>Greetings July Bandsters:</p> <p>I've been very busy and haven't had the opportunity to either work on my journal or reply here to anyone. ....Or send out well wishes.. I've just read from page 82-125 to get myself caught up.</p> <p>Count me in for the cruise. Never been on one, but would love to go. I live on the east coast and I'd be concerned if we went too late in august or early sept. - hurricane season. Is Dini keeping the cruise list?

I started my preop diet on Sunday. It's a modest 1,000 calories a day. But one meal a day must be replaced with a Protein Shake. Got the chocolate Isopure from GNC. just okay. I bought it because it has 50g of Protein and either 3 or 5 grams of Carbs. and 220 calories.

Also, someone mentioned LEG CRAMPS. Me, too! So severe, they wake me up in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, I can't tell if it's from the Protein shake/the diet/ or the Metformin I started last week for the diabetes I was just diagnosed with.

Lynette: Your son is adorable.

Cherea: Thanks for the calendar. I pm'd you for the PPP.

Laurend: My weight for the week ending 7/7 was 242.

MrsHorne - glad you're home, sorry you had a rough go of it for a while.

Bobberts Mom - nice to hear you are home also. Love your cat, btw.

Cali:

Welcome! and congrats on your banding!

Why not join us at monthly support groups - (Since you were banded late in June) - feel free to join the July 2007 group then go to Lucky 7's. It's all for people being banded in July - but we have a few late June banded already.

Come over and join us - great group of friendly people.

Greetings Reconciler:

Can't help you with your question about lower BMI's losing slower, but I hope someone else can answer that for you.

I did however, want to invite you to go to Monthly groups - select July 2007 - and look for the Lucky 7 thread and join us. Great support for those getting banded in July.

Pris

CONGRATS BFyneNTyme

So very happy all went well for you! Thanks for keeping us posted.

CONGRATS LYNETTE :

GLAD You are back home and with us. We are so proud of you.

LyssaRene & James:

Thanks so much for your kind words. It hasn't been easy! I knew I had to do something about that double threat, obesity and a smoker. So, I just bit the bullet - no carbs or nicotine in that!

TO: Laurend, Bobberts Mom, MrsHorne and Abbey12477

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW !

TO: All new to the Lucky 7's - Welcome !

Hello all -

Not even banded yet (07/19) and I'm dreaming about onderland. Actually, I lost about 40 lbs last year and went down to 196. I hadn't seen that in a good 10 years. Don't remember exactly, but I probably ate something really good to Celebrate and never saw it again. So, I want to see onderland again, too for more than one day this time.

Greetings:

My date is the 19th, and my pre/post op meeting with the Dietitian is on the 5th and my last Dr. Appt. is on the 6th. - which is 13 days before surgery.

As of yet, no mention of a preop diet, but I'm sure one will come - and I need it. Since my 5/31 surgeon appt. - she insisted I quit smoking - I went from 233.5# to 248#, and yesterday I was 243.2#. Being able to break a 35 yr. cig habit was a biggy for me.

Just a testament to my resolve to have the surgery.

Anyway - anyone know of the least restrictive preop diets out there - not that I'm looking for one, just curious.

I would have sworn I'd seen somewhere on this site where someone said they had been put on a 4 day preop diet. Am I dreaming?

Pris

Boo Boo Kitty:

I'm not aware of your other med problem, however let me say this. I'm 53 now and being banded on July 19th. However, when I was about 28, I lost 84 lbs on my own. I went from 188 to 104, I'm only 5'2".

My ex-husband never reacted any differently to me. Didn't tell me he loved me when I was heavy - didn't tell me when I was thin. I guess in my mind, I expected him to change, as I changed. So, coltonwade, might very well be correct.

However, every one else reacted to me differently. And I received lots of attention - from lots of men, since I was working in a chemical plant with mostly men who saw the change in me. And I, liked the attention. But it hurt me the attention I craved wasn't coming from my husband.

Years later, after we'd been divorced, he confessed he had actually been jealous of my new look and his lack of attention was the only way he knew to 'punish' me. He recited the words to a song from years prior, "If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife, as for my personal point of view, get an ugly girl to marry you." ....and we all know in our society - if you're not thin - to many people you are ugly. sad, but true.

So, my advice to you, if this relationship is one you want forever, fix it as soon as you can. If you need to, seek counseling, and reassure him that you loved him when you were heavier and you'll still love him now that you are thin.

Get to the heart of the problem, but whatever you do - don't let his insecurites - if that's part of the problem - sabotage the hard work you have done.

Good luck to you and I hope everything turns out well for you.

Pris

You may be right....there are times I drink some Fluid before the hour is up...I will watch that....today..so far...no pb'ing...but I stopped as I got that kinda full feeling....Tonight I was able to eat a roast beef and mashed potatoes small portion dinner and did not PB...but I am not drinking yet...

It is kinda funny...but I think my restriction is just now working or either I might be realizing it?? I just hope I have not done any damage to my band?

I can't help you with the fill - bing banded 7/19. But, my doctor wouldn't do my surgery unless I quit smoking so I quit, too. Gained about 10 lbs. this past month though. Not too happy about that.

Hello:

Not trying to be sarcastic or anything - but maybe you should get flu shots! Tell your pcp's you have the band, and you may be considered high risk - if the flu shots are in short supply.

Now as far as morning sickness - I'd be the last one to say you won't vomit. Days I never long for - ever.

Sweety - BonJosie - MysticstarD :

Congrats to all of you and glad to see you are all doing so well. Can't wait to join all of you in Banster Land later this month.

<p>Waterbury, CT (now)</p> <p> </p> <p>Born in Fall River, MA</p>

Laura:

You look so good. You have a right to be proud of yourself and you do inspire. Keep up the good work.

Welcome Natalie:

I joined found this site a short while ago and it has been an invaluable wealth of information. Just reading a thread can be interesting and helpful. Then when you start interacting with others on this site, you find out how very kind and gracious every one is. Good luck on your journey.

Pris

Greetings Everyone:

Thanks for the Welcome to the Lucky 7's club and to Chimboree for being the keeper of the calendar and adding me to it. (I printed it out)

I haven't bought anything yet. I have a small group meeting next Thursday evening with the Psych, and Dietitian. They will tell us what they want us to get in the way of Vitamins and the rest.

I've never had a Protein Shake. I know when I attended the seminar at the hospital, they said that at St. Raphael's in New Haven, they use "Carnation," as in Instant Breakfast - I wonder?

I'm 53 and just got off the phone with my 78 year old dad who for the most part is sharp as a tack and still works part time. Anyway, of course I had to get the, "What the hell do you have to have surgery to lose weight for? You know what to do - you just walk away from the table." Know all that. "This is just a money making scheme for the Dr's.," he said when I told him the surgeon said I was a good candidate. "Of course he said that, they're in it for the money."

I told him I loved and respected him and his opinion, which he had every right to be entitiled to - though I didn't agree. The only other thing I said basically was, my surgeons a female and I phoned her for an appt. she didn't solicit me. I love my dad to death, but he has his beliefs and one is that psychologists and psychology are/is not a real science but rather "is for the birds."

It's rather amusing that my brother's PhD. is in Psychology, and it was my minor. Okay....moving along....

Thanks for listening.