OregonHolly

The mints I got weren't Wrigleys like I initially said. They're "Ice Breakers Energy Mints" and they come in a cute little turquoise tin that fits nicely in your purse. I got them at the checkout stand area of Walmart. I think any hard candy or mints will work fine. A definite "must have". Also anything for dry nasal passages - even vasiline. I wish I'd have brought something to "open up" the passages though, like vicks vapo-rub. So I recommed that. Maybe even some "ocean spray" or other saline nasal spray might help. The horrible dry mouth does go away after quite a few hours though. Colesd1 is right, it was like drinking desert sand, LOL!

Amy you're so danged funny, you made me laugh and it HURT! 3 hours to give birth, wow. Did you name it?

:director: TENaciousTENS :update:

More and more TENaciousTENS are joining. If I left you off, it's by accident - send me a private messge and I'll be sure to get your name on there! I do scan the posts looking for newbies, but PM's are the best way to get my :wave: attention.

Thanks for all the support following my surgery yesterday. Today I do feel a bit :sick but let me tell you - it's so empowering to know that we have all taken control of our lives this way. It's so exciting to have such a wonderful group to share it with. :becky:

:gluck: to those who's date is yet ahead. And now for the update:

UserName..........surgery date.........................name

1. lovekatz1975..............1....................... ........Debbie
   
2. hd10952....................1...................... .........Holli
   
3. catnipaddict...............1...................... .........Jena
   
4. realestwoman71..........1......................... .........?
   
5. Woodsk.....................1...................... ............Kerry
   
6. Shrinkage..................1..................... .............?
   
7. KloverDad..................1...................... ..........Dylan
   
8. KloverMom.................1...................... .........Mary
   
9. IleneV.......................1.................... ............Ilene
   
10. MistyDTX...................2...................... .............Misty
    
11. mescla808..................2...................... ...........Miriam
    
12. sbee.........................2.................... .............Shana
    
13. BigK..........................2................... .................?
    
14. pvchickie...................2..................... ..............Tara
    
15. summer.....................2...................... ..........Summer
    
16. BlueEyedKitty.............2....................... ...........Jill
    
17. bbjerseygirl................2?.................... .............?
    
18. gallygirl.....................2................... ..............Gail
    
19. moopymom................2......................... .........?
    
20. Kim in SF...................3............................ ......Kim
    
21. Kygal........................3.................... .............?
    
22. MandyW................... 3.................................Mandy
    
23. Nancy33....................3...................... ............Nancy
    
24. marcy........................3.................... . ...........Marcy
    
25. Rastis100...................3..................... ..........?
    
26. cope1951...................3...................... .........?
    
27. cookielover.................3..................... .............Amy
    
28. reneem......................3..................... .............Renee
    
29. BigK..........................3..................................?
    
30. Lizzie.........................4.................. ................?
    
31. rabid 24.....................4.......................... .......Jodi
    
32. Cheri42......................4.................... .............Cheri
    
33. want so bad................4.............................. Nicole
    
34. Lafs ..........................4....................... ........?
    
35. New L'D RN..................4............................. Twyla
    
36. Shermy58....................4..................... ........Carol
    
37. BuffettPhan.................4..................... ........Justin
    
38. nurse4........................4................... ...........Carina
    
39. Sillybro.......................4.................. .............?
    
40. Change.......................4.................... ............?
    
41. babs0101....................5..................... ........Barbara
    
42. melbear......................5.................... ............?
    
43. nume130.....................5..................... ........Cheryl
    
44. mom2kiss....................5..................... .......Lisa
    
45. superjamiek.................5..................... .........Jamie
    
46. MizPeppy....................5..................... ........Beth
    
47. Trudy.........................5................... .........Trudy
    
48. nvnagdtme..................5...................... .....Ashley
    
49. RenFize......................5.................... ..........?
    
50. JUDE..........................6.................. ..........?
    
51. cutiepie123.................7.................... ........?
    
52. Stfnklly......................8................... ........Stefanie
    
53. Sierra1411..................8..................... .......Sierra
    
54. ManhBill......................8................... .........Bill
    
55. new_me_2008..............8........................ ....Tina
    
56. foxytri........................8.................. ...........?
    
57. colesd1.......................8................... .........Dawn
    
58. emilia12076..................8.................... .......Emilia
    
59. b_brown......................8.................... .......?
    
60. miladyelfn....................8.................. .........Mila?
    
61. NewOrleansGRL.............9....................... ....?
    
62. OregonHolly..................9.................... ........Holly
    
63. bbjerseygirl..................9................... .........?
    
64. brispenny31.................9..................... .......?
    
65. ::Lori::........................9................. ............Lori
    
66. dmichele......................9.................. ........Michele
    
67. wsb............................9................ .............?
    
68. ssfano.........................9.................. ..........Stacie
    
69. sadie640.....................10................... . ......Sadie
    
70. Carrot06.....................10................... ....... :-)
    
71. Arkie..........................10................ .........Sherry
    
72. LSzeliga......................11.................. ...........?
    
73. BluesByrd....................11................... .........Ray
    
74. laurygregson................11.................... .........Laury
    
75. ParaGirl.......................11................. ..........Dana
    
76. Jenne.........................11.................. .......Jennifer
    
77. Hoping4the Best...........11............................Sara h
    
78. npmental.....................11.................. ........?
    
79. crazy4jags...................11.................. .........Sue
    
80. Ricebabe.....................11................. ..........?
    
81. lauren0728...................11................... .....Lauren
    
82. Karenr204....................12................... ..........Karen
    
83. hope36ca....................12................... .........Hope
    
84. MTaylor.......................12.................. ...........Marie
    
85. lgmb...........................12................ ............?
    
86. Merv...........................12................ ...........Rhonda
    
87. sweet_liberty................12................... ........Libby
    
88. RondaBen.....................15................... ..........Ben
    
89. Dustout........................15.............................?
    
90. Sonic777......................12.................. ............?
    
91. CQQlgirl........................15................ ............Valerie
    
92. fluffyinks......................15............... .............Jackie
    
93. ernurse12.....................15................. ..........Sherri
    
94. State_ur_worth..............15................... .......Susie
    
95. angelina85.....................15............ ..........Angelina?
    
96. nicnaknut......................16................. ...........Bonnie
    
97. luvmyboyz.....................16.................. ..........Heidi
    
98. Topdownbug..................16.................... .........Judy
    
99. Misjanete.......................16............................Janet
    
100. Margottesser.................17................... .......Margaret
     
101. Melissa300....................17................ ...........Melissa
     
102. Saintluver.....................17................ ............?
     
103. moving4word.................18.................... .......Amy
     
104. tizen33........................18................ .........Tina
     
105. bandster_1007...............18.................... ......Tabatha
     
106. ahealthieryou.................18.................. ........Tammy
     
107. BalsamChick...................18.................. ........Kim
     
108. vfran............................19............... .............Vickie
     
109. KristinaDawnB.................19.................. .........Kristina
     
110. LalaD............................22.............. ................Lala
     
111. coo..............................22.............. ...............?
     
112. Donnajade.....................23.................. ...........Donna
     
113. Bandwagon....................24................... ...........?
     
114. Kathy759.......................24................. ............Kathy
     
115. Artzygirl.........................24.............................Janet
     
116. O2BSlim.........................25................ ............Dianne
     
117. BigFred...........................25............................Fred
     
118. Montanagirl......................25............................?
     
119. Freebigbennow................26................... ...........Ben
     
120. DavidB...........................26............... ..............Dave
     
121. EricCharbonneau..............26................... ..........Eric
     
122. justwaitin2b....................29................ ............Karen
     
123. Trapped _inside................29......................... ...Anne
     
124. signgirl...........................31............. ................Diane
     
125. Brookus.........................31................ ............Brooke
     
126. Margie122......................31................. ...........Margie
     
127. Kathrn...........................31.............. ..........Kathryn
     
128. Bugalu...........................?................ .............. ?
     
129. marywalker20..................?................... ......... Mary
     
130. goswicks........................?................. .......... Nettie
     
131. B-Rog............................?.................. ..........Beth
     
132. Stranger138....................?.................. ..........Tina

Hey dustout, congrats on getting a date. I'll add you to the Roll Call!

Right on Fred, finally a date! I'll fix it on the Roll Call. Congrats!

Where did you get those sassy black shoes? I want some of those!

I'm on day 1 postop (had surgery yesterday) and I'm surprised at the amount of pain I have. But in spite of the "physical" pain, I have no emotional pain: just joy, I feel courageous, so ready to start my new life. no more feeling powerless and doomed to a half-life of being fat and left out of the things that bring real joy to life. I know this physical pain will pass, and the pain meds help so much. I can't wait to get back on the treadmill and adventure of my new life. I'm so glad we're taking this journey together!

YES! I love your outlook! Very empowering. You are FREE :messenger3: of the chains of eating addiction that held you back. New life now! Congratulations!

Yes bandster buddies, it' s true. I snuck contaband into the hospital, :fish2: and I'm glad I did! What was it you say? :nervous It was Wrigleys "Energy Mints" that have caffeine in them! I confess that I hadn't given up coffee even though I'd heard over and over "NO caffeine allowed!" but..... :lalala: and I was terrified of getting a caffeine headache at the hospital. 3 mints is worth 1/2 cup of coffee! No headache for me! During anesthesia they give you a med called Atropine - which dries up your secretions, and believe me - you are DRY when you wake up. I'm talking your lips are stuck to your teeth! The mints (caffeine or not) were the BEST thing, better than sips of Water, lip balm, etc. So yes, I confess my sin. I'm a caffeine addict. But I haven't had coffee, does that count? My daughter says "mom you're in such denial, you're minimizing your addiction." When I was walking loops around the nursing floor at the hospital I kept passing the coffee pot and I'd slooooooooow down just to smell it and look longingly at the pot! Whether or not you're a coffee addict, I'd still strongly advise bringing some mints to such on when your mouth feels like a desert on a hot and windy day. Oh, my nasal passages were SO DRY too - I wished I'd have brought some Vicks Vapo-Rub or Metholadum to put in my nostrils. That kind of severe dryness lasted about 6-8 hours. Except my nose is still dried up, yuck.

Hi Jenne! Good luck and I'll be thinking of you! I'm like you - I gag when I brush my teeth. I just plan to be more careful in the future, but like foxy said, it's the voilent retching that causes the problems. By the way when they put the tube down my throat in surgery - and took it out - I wasn't "there for it" at all. I was deeply in "la la land".

I must still be disoriented or something, I thought I just posted my "post surgery" story here, but apparently I didn't. Maybe it's in the TENacousTENS thread. Oh well, it's definitely in the new thread someone made for me (which touched my heart) entitled "Holly's band day". The postop stories are a little scary - everyone's experience is so different, but the surgery itself is a breeze. The recovery is a bit of a challenge. But it will be over soon enough. Hi Carrot! Anyway go read my post under "Holly's Band Day" for my surgery story. ((Hugs))

I was banded on the 9th. When I got online I saw a new thread entitled "Holly's Band Day" so I posted detail there. It's interesting how different all of our experiences were! I was hospitalized in Oregon and stayed 24 hours, with oxygen on the whole time, and an IV the whole time. I felt pretty good at the hospital but feel pretty crappy now that I'm home. My cat keeps climbing on me and purring and wanting to sit on my chest, LOL! He's all hurt because I keep pushing him off, poor kitty! Well read my post in the other thread if you're interested in more detail. I'm so glad to be on "the other side" and so ready to help support my fellow October-bandsters.

I was banded yesterday, the 9th, and I pretty much feel like I was run over by a bus, stomped on by a horse and strangeled. I'll try the popsicles! I can drink okay, I just have to remember to do it! The "gas" pains aren't affecting me in the abdomen (which is soft) but I think they're messing with my diaphragm and sending pain signals all over my back, which is killing me. This too shall pass! Go look at the "before and after" pics for inspiration, LOL!

Thank you everyone, :fish2: it's so great to get online and read these good wishes, I needed them today very badly! So..... banding went absolutely fine. The staff is so nice and explain everything. In the operating suite I remember the anesthesiologist saying "I put a little something in your IV so don't be surprised if you start to see double and..........." and that was IT! Next thing I'm waking up in the recovery room and that was a MUCH better experience than I've had in the past! I think we go "under" for such a short time with this surgery that we're not too "out of it" when we wake up in recovery. I didn't feel disoriented at all, thank goodness. The hospital stay was uneventful, I stayed 24 hours. I was up and around walking a lot. I had oxygen on for 24 hours though, and an IV the whole time. I did OK on liquid Roxicet - a narcotic. It helped immensely when my back was killing me, and it was hard to get positioned for sleep. You need like 5 pillows in your bed, and be sure to have the nurse help position you! Getting up to the bathroom is a major ordeal when you're hooked to all the tubing (IV, oxygen, pulse oximeter, the inflating leg things, etc.) haha, but I did okay.

Today however I feel pretty awful. My neck and throat is really sore like someone tried to strangle me (from the tube in my throat no doubt) and I gained weight (yeah I'm retarded, what did I do when I got home - went right to the scale!) so I'm pretty swollen I guess. I feel like I've been kicked in the stomach by a horse and then run over by a car! When I get up from laying down, and move around I feel better. Take your pain meds, have lots of pillows and a nice place to lie down (my daughter fixed up the sofa with clean sheets, etc which was so sweet and welcoming) and have your phone and some Water near you. (Yes the phone rings off the hook!) It's really hard to cough, but I force myself! I should feel fine by the end of the week. I can't believe I "really did it" - and that we're all together in this thing - not alone at all. I'm so grateful for all of your support, and for those "get well" wishes waiting for me when I got online. That was just like getting virtual hugs and flowers, you have no idea. How I wish we could all be there to take care of one another when we get home from the hospital, but in our way - we do.

I'm having surgery in the morning, and am feeling lots of uncomfortable stuff: fear (of dying, general anesthesia, etc.) last minute "ditch and run" feelings ("OMG there's a restaurant, maybe I'll just go and eat a huge dinner and forget this whole surgery idea!"); irritable (":rant: why is everyone talking about food? Commercials, billboards, magazines..."); and general "have I thought of everything I need to do/buy/have on hand, etc. before going to the hospital?".

I guess at this point in my "old life" I'd have turned to COMFORT food to deal with all these feelings. And now I'm not. That's a victory, right? I should be feeling great :tired

Wow you went back to work really fast. It's the end of the day now, did you make it through your whole workday? I hear that the appetite loss is common but when it goes away you're left with hunger again until that fill happens. Someone else posted that they can't get the Water in, because they don't want to take anything in right now. I have surgery tomorrow, so I'll let you know how that goes. Keep us posted on that appetite thing, I'm curious to see how you feel as the days go by.

Total PITY PARTY day for me!

I have surgery in the morning, and it's a good thing because I am obsessing about food today! It's day 7 of liquids and I'm chewing gum like there's no tomorrow. I'm trying to do "clear liquids" today, but ugh....... I just want a McDonald's Super Value Meal with a McFlurry. Tomorrow I'll feel yucky and I won't care. Today I'm mourning the loss of burgers, steak, pastrami sandwiches, and all the crap that helped me get into this mess in the first place. I need to go check the post-op pictures section for inspiration! I'm all achy too (joints) from the damp weather here in Oregon. Waaaaaaah! I'm having a pity party and you are all invited, waaaaaaa!

LSzeliga - LOU! I wondered what your "real" name was, LOL. Well check you out - look at the pre-surgery weight loss! :rockon:

OMG Laura, I'm 5' tall too.......... is that how I can look when I'm at goal? Woo hoo! You're my inspiration!

:cheer2: Cheers to all the Oct 2007 bandsters who's surgery is done! That would be 50 of you by the time cutiepie123 is done today! :wow2:

I added more names so be sure to send out those :welcome: messages.

Thanks for all the support sent my way

I'll be banded on Tuesday the 8th :eek: but as soon as I feel up to it I'll post my post-op story and check more more TENaciousTENS to add to our family. :grouphug:

So.......... check out today's TENaciousTENS :update:

UserName..........surgery date.........................name </p>

1. lovekatz1975..............1....................... ........Debbie
   
2. hd10952....................1...................... .........Holli
   
3. catnipaddict...............1...................... .........Jena
   
4. realestwoman71..........1......................... .........?
   
5. Woodsk.....................1...................... ............Kerry
   
6. Shrinkage..................1..................... .............?
   
7. KloverDad..................1...................... ..........Dylan
   
8. KloverMom.................1...................... .........Mary
   
9. IleneV.......................1................................Ilene
   
10. MistyDTX...................2...................... .............Misty
    
11. mescla808..................2...................... ...........Miriam
    
12. sbee.........................2.................... .............Shana
    
13. BigK..........................2................... .................?
    
14. pvchickie...................2..................... ..............Tara
    
15. summer.....................2...................... ..........Summer
    
16. BlueEyedKitty.............2....................... ...........Jill
    
17. bbjerseygirl................2?.................... .............?
    
18. gallygirl.....................2................... ..............Gail
    
19. moopymom................2..................................?
    
20. Kim in SF...................3............................ ......Kim
    
21. Kygal........................3.................... .............?
    
22. MandyW................... 3.................................Mandy
    
23. Nancy33....................3...................... ............Nancy
    
24. marcy........................3.................... . ...........Marcy
    
25. Rastis100...................3..................... ..........?
    
26. cope1951...................3...................... .........?
    
27. cookielover.................3..................... .............Amy
    
28. reneem......................3..................... .............Renee
    
29. Lizzie.........................4.................. ................?
    
30. rabid 24.....................4.......................... .......Jodi
    
31. Cheri42......................4.................... .............Cheri
    
32. want so bad................4.............................. Nicole
    
33. Lafs ..........................4....................... ........?
    
34. New L'D RN..................4............................. Twyla
    
35. Shermy58....................4..................... ........Carol
    
36. BuffettPhan.................4..................... ........Justin
    
37. nurse4........................4................... ...........Carina
    
38. Sillybro.......................4...............................?
    
39. Change.......................4................................?
    
40. babs0101....................5..................... ........Barbara
    
41. melbear......................5.................... ............?
    
42. nume130.....................5..................... ........Cheryl
    
43. mom2kiss....................5..................... .......Lisa
    
44. superjamiek.................5..................... .........Jamie
    
45. MizPeppy....................5..................... ........Beth
    
46. Trudy.........................5................... .........Trudy
    
47. nvnagdtme..................5...................... .....Ashley
    
48. RenFize......................5..............................?
    
49. JUDE..........................6.................. ..........?
    
50. cutiepie123.................7.................... ........?
    
51. Stfnklly......................8...........................Stefanie
    
52. Sierra1411..................8..................... .......Sierra
    
53. ManhBill......................8................... .........Bill
    
54. new_me_2008..............8........................ ....?
    
55. foxytri........................8.................. ...........?
    
56. colesd1.......................8................... .........Dawn
    
57. emilia12076..................8.................... .......Emilia
    
58. b_brown......................8.................... .......?
    
59. miladyelfn....................8.................. .........Mila?
    
60. NewOrleansGRL.............9....................... ....?
    
61. OregonHolly..................9.................... ........Holly
    
62. bbjerseygirl..................9................... .........?
    
63. brispenny31.................9..................... .......?
    
64. ::Lori::........................9................. ............Lori
    
65. dmichele......................9.................. ........Michele
    
66. wsb............................9................ .............?
    
67. ssfano.........................9.................. ..........Stacie
    
68. sadie640.....................10................... . ......Sadie
    
69. Carrot06.....................10................... ....... :-)
    
70. Arkie..........................10................ .........Sherry
    
71. LSzeliga......................11.................. ...........?
    
72. BluesByrd....................11................... .........Ray
    
73. laurygregson................11.................... .........Laury
    
74. ParaGirl.......................11................. ..........Dana
    
75. Jenne.........................11.................. .......Jennifer
    
76. Hoping4the Best...........11............................Sara h
    
77. npmental.....................11.................. ........?
    
78. crazy4jags...................11.................. .........Sue
    
79. Ricebabe.....................11................. ..........?
    
80. lauren0728...................11................... .....Lauren
    
81. Karenr204....................12................... ..........Karen
    
82. hope36ca....................12................... .........Hope
    
83. MTaylor.......................12.................. ...........Marie
    
84. lgmb...........................12................ ............?
    
85. Merv...........................12................ ...........Rhonda
    
86. sweet_liberty................12................... ........Libby
    
87. RondaBen.....................15................... ..........Ben
    
88. Sonic777......................12..............................?
    
89. CQQlgirl........................15................ ............Valerie
    
90. fluffyinks......................15............... .............Jackie
    
91. ernurse12.....................15................. ..........Sherri
    
92. State_ur_worth..............15................... .......Susie
    
93. angelina85.....................15............ ..........Angelina?
    
94. nicnaknut......................16................. ...........Bonnie
    
95. luvmyboyz.....................16.................. ..........Heidi
    
96. Topdownbug..................16.................... .........Judy
    
97. Margottesser.................17................... .......Margaret
    
98. Melissa300....................17................ ...........Melissa
    
99. Saintluver.....................17................ ............?
    
100. moving4word.................18.................... .......Amy
     
101. tizen33........................18................ .........Tina
     
102. bandster_1007...............18.................... ......Tabatha
     
103. ahealthieryou.................18.................. ........Tammy
     
104. BalsamChick...................18.................. ........Kim
     
105. vfran............................19............... .............Vickie
     
106. KristinaDawnB.................19.................. .........Kristina
     
107. LalaD............................22.............. ................Lala
     
108. coo..............................22.............. ...............?
     
109. Donnajade.....................23.................. ...........Donna
     
110. Bandwagon....................24................... ...........?
     
111. Kathy759.......................24................. ............Kathy
     
112. O2BSlim.........................25................ ............Dianne
     
113. Freebigbennow................26................... ...........Ben
     
114. DavidB...........................26............... ..............Dave
     
115. EricCharbonneau..............26................... ..........Eric
     
116. justwaitin2b....................29................ ............Karen
     
117. Trapped _inside................29............................Anne
     
118. signgirl...........................31............. ................Diane
     
119. Brookus.........................31................ ............Brooke
     
120. Margie122......................31................. ...........Margie
     
121. Kathrn...........................31............... ..........Kathryn
     
122. Big Fred.........................?.................... ......... Fred
     
123. Bugalu...........................?................ .............. ?
     
124. marywalker20..................?................... ......... Mary
     
125. goswicks........................?................. .......... Nettie
     
126. B-Rog............................?.................. ..........Beth
     
127. Stranger138....................?.................. ..........Tina

Hey Twyla! I'm glad you did OK, but your prep nurse what a jack@$$. I'm an RN too and I can't believe that other professionals behave so unprofessionally. Imagine prepping a mom for a C/S and telling her how your best friend's kid turned out to be a huge brat, or disabled or whatever. Nurses like that should be fired stat! Post another update, ok?

Hey Bill, I wondered where you'd been! Good luck and much courage for tomorrow! You know we are all behind you 100% and will be anxious to read your first post-op report!

I found out this week (liquids) that I have more time on my hands with less cooking, less eating, etc. I told the family "it's fend for yourself week gang!" but I have the good fortune to have grown kids! I actually made myself exercise for 45 mins and it helped with the hunger - which seems odd, but I heard it was true so I went on faith. It worked! Right now though, I'm thinking of what I can blenderize that will qualify as liquids, but I'm sure that's cheating!

I will add you Oct newbies tomorrow, Sunday. I HAVE to pay my bills online before my internet service gets shut down, LOL!

Everyone see today's update of the Roll Call. I just found another 4 names to add, which I will do tomorrow, I promise!

Wow thank you Sonic! Hey you're not in our monthly support group yet. Go over to the "monthly support group" section, look for "OCt 07" and you will find the TENaciousTENS. We're about 120 strong now, and there are people having surgery on YOUR date. Come introduce yourself, and I can add you to the ROLL CALL if you like, so check that thread out.

Again, thank you SO much for this updated list, I'm on my way out to be sure I have everything on it - my surgery is Tues!