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Thank you guys,s o much, for your feedback. I feel a lot better today. Partially because I slept A LOT last night (apparently I needed it!). I just had this weird reality check yesterday. No one tells you that food still looks good and smells good. I mean, early post-op days you don't want to eat anything so it kind of surprised me. It has made me want to avoid cooking dinner for the family because I am used to tasting as I go, etc. And initially I was like, "holidays - phfft - it's all good! I'm not going to want to eat anyway!" and yesterday it hit me that I won't be eating Thanksgiving dinner with my family. It is only the 4 of us so it wasn't going to be a big shebang, but still. I can't remember if it was you @@gowalking or if it was you @@JustWatchMe but one of you said in an older post that you had to reach a point where you grieved the fact that you couldn't turn to food anymore. That really resonated with me when I read it, and I haven't even hit *that* place yet. But I am trying to be self-aware enough to know that this is going to be as much of a grieving process as a healing one. And today I am okay with that!!! :-)

I'm just curious to see if anyone else lives in their head the way I do. I am day 3 post-op, and I woke up scared this morning, just asking myself over and over again if I've made the right choice, etc. Don't get me wrong; I want this. I want to lose weight. I want this for me, but I'm still freaked out a little that I have this permanent thing in my body now, and will it work. Anybody else felt this way?

Today is my day 3, and I gotta tell you, I feel the same! I felt great yesterday, was very active, but today has kicked my rear. Nice to know I'm not alone.

ooo, I hadn't thought to freeze the shakes. I'll have to try that. Right now I am sipping on some chicken noodle Soup broth and it is THE BEST THING EVER, lol!

So I feel a little rougher than I expected to. Definitely more pain than I expected - but it is abdominal muscle pain, and I was very head achy earlier, probably due to some dehydration. I have had a cup of chipped ice, one protein shake, and I am working on a 16 oz glass of water. I am dying for something hot to drink (like broth) and I was an idiot for not getting any beforehand. I think I thought I did, but obviously did not. I've also been sleeping a lot today. Apparently I had a hernia as well, so they fixed that, too. Um, nothing else to really say. Right after surgery I felt a little nauseous and had pretty bad shoulder pain, but that seems to have gone away. My kiddos have been at school/with their babysitter all day. I think it is going to be an XBox night for them tonight!

Getting banded today, in just a few hours!

Thank you for your responses. The horror stories I was reading were not from this forum, but another. I found a site via Pinterest and was looking at before/after pics. Then I came across a newbie post from a girl who was almost 21 and asking about things like scars and drinking because she wanted to drink on her birthday, etc. The replies were relentless and HARSH. I expect to see some bad stories, have seen some on this forum, but the backlash these ADULTS were giving this girl and the things they said scared me. Am I susceptible to fear a day or two pre-op? Why yes, yes I am. I came back here and found the NSV thread. That helped. Reading victories beyond the numbers, feeling people's happiness, having something to look forward to myself - I fell asleep. Now just one day to go.

I feel like the time from when I first investigated WLS to my appt on Monday has flown by. I mean, not just feels that way, but has been very fast. There was no lag time waiting on insurance (got approved right away), and it was just over a week from my pre-op with the surgeon to my surgery. Having said that, I did plenty of research before and feel confident in my decision, but in the last couple of days, I feel like all I have read are horror stories and people dissuading others from getting the band. Am I just nervous because surgery is in 2 days?? Is anyone else hearing or reading a lot of bad things about the band? Would love to hear that I'm not crazy for wanting this and that it will be fine!!

Exactly! Hang in there. I'm excited and nervous for Monday, but glad the waiting is over! :-)

Do you know when your surgery is going to be? My surgery is Monday and the pre-op nurses called me yesterday, went over all my medications, etc. She she'd if I had taken any phentermine products in the last month. So maybe stop? Your best bet would be to ask your doc, but I thought it interesting and then I saw your question.

One of my reasons was so that if I get pregnant I could adjust the band or completely un-fill it. I would love to have another child and would worry about nutrition with another procedure. I get banded on Monday

Struggling with my liquid diet today. Yesterday was hard, too, because there were times when I wasn't hungry but just wanted to eat. I didn't though. and I haven't today, either. Just mentally struggling. just 4 more days to go. 4 days. I do have a quick question for those already banded. I assume your doc prescribed you pain pills like mine did. Because I am allergic to codeine, he game me Tramadol, which makes me pretty sleepy. I don't work so that isn't an issue, and I tend to have a pretty high pain tolerance, but I am just curious for those banded, have you been in pain, or felt the need to use your scripts?

Did anything ever get set up for Irving? My band is Monday. Would love to have local support, especially from people who have been there, done that.

Hi Tomika, I'm just going through old threads. My surgery is on Monday. I'm 34 and wanted to see what other 30+ year olds were saying and saw this. How are you doing? It's several months post-op for your now. I hope all has been well.

Glad to hear it! Keep us posted.

I have another question as well, if you don't mind. Of your 35#, how many have been post-op?

Yikes, sorry about that!! I stay at home (recently quit working so I could home school my 5th grader) so I don't have to deal with that, but I'm still not telling very many people. Especially not my husband's family. I just don't think they would be supportive. But I get banded on Monday and I won't have to visit them out of town until Christmas.

Briefs, what was your surgery date? Have you told anyone at work you're doing this?

Congrats, meggs353! How are you feeling now, physically and mentally? Did you take any meds due the gas pain, like Gas-X or anything?

Never thought I'd say this, but #texashasitsperks lol

I totally relate to your last part. My surgery is on the 17th. I'm super excited but I have no idea what to expect. But it's going to be great!

Meggs353, yep, I have a plan and am following it. It is just that I was expecting to wait longer - not just one week! I was kind of hoping to loose a little weight before hand, but then again, I'm excited to hurry up and do this. @the dude, do you really have a 4 hour commute?? Wow. I thought my 45 min drive was bad

Hi everybody! I just joined this forum. My band is scheduled for the 17th and I am super excited but also nervous. It is weird the things I am nervous by and the things I am not. For instance, I am completely not worried about Thanksgiving. Most of the time that is a day to stress about food and what to eat, what to get away with eating, etc, but I'm like - ok, cool, I'll be post-op, on shakes or soft foods, cool. But reading today that a lot of you have been on 2+ week pre-op diets is freaking me out! I just got scheduled for my surgery this past Fri and I am scheduled for one week. THAT freaks me out and I feel like I don't know where to start.

Hi, I am brand spanking new here, but my surgery date is set for Nov 17th - one week from today, ack! and the thing is, I just met my surgeon this past week (Thurs) so I don't even have 2 weeks to do the 2 week pre-op diet! Which I am sure is fine, but I am really nervous, too. I really, really want this to work. Hang in there, though. You can do it!