shellyelise

WTG Claudine! I went back to work yesterday and was banded on Friday the 8th, I too have a desk job which made it easy for me to return to work.

Get well soon, hope for a speedy recovery!

What a great idea! I love naming things...hmmmm...I'll have to come up with something clever.

Best of luck! :thumbup:

Best of luck!

Kim, I was just banded on Friday by Dr. Ehrlicand he told me that I could have things such as carrot sticks and celery sticks during my pre-op diet to help curb the natural craving of chewing/ crunching on something. Hope this helps!

I'm still not hungry since being banded on the 8th and my doc says to stay on clear liquids for a week, then go to full liquids. Unless you're hungry, I would not move too fast as far as going to the next stage with foods.

Cutie, it's 2.2kg per pound.

Thanks! Best of luck to all the other lucky 8's! :biggrin2:

Welcome to the gang! :w00t:

Welcome Dee!:w00t:

Congrats to you both! Can't wait to join you! I'm going tomorrow! :w00t:

Welcome! :w00t:

Best of luck to all!:wink_smile:

I had to do Optifast (on clear liquids for two days now) and they only had 16g of protein per serving, so it sounds like you'll be just fine to me.:wink_smile:

Congrats Shelby!:wink_smile:

It's perfectly normal to get scared/ nervous before a procedure. As said before, the staff are there to comfort you and make you feel as calm as can be. No worries, remember, we are doing this to make a new life fdor ourselves! :biggrin2:

Congrats! I will be right there with you in a few days!:wink_smile:

Hello all, I too will be banded in a few days! On Friday the 8th. Can't wait to share my story with everybody.

Best of luck to all!

Yes, my doctor requires a two week pre-op diet of Optifast. I have to drink six shakes a day and two Optifast bars a day, along with unlimited CL, SF jello, SF popsicles, broth, etc. I have to do this for 12 days and then clear liquids for the 2 days prior to surgery. Ugh! It's been tough, but it will be worth it in the end!

Hello All, I am Shelly. I will be getting banded on 08-08-08 and i am very excited. I am a single mother of a great 16 year old son. I am currently going to school full-time to become a nurse and of course working full-time as well. So, being overweight all my life, just as many others, has brought me to try the Lap-Band. I was a skeptic in the past thinking that it was an easy way out, but after much research I now know that it is nothing more than a tool for weight loss. I wish all the best in their journey to a new life! :biggrin: