nadean

I have 3 children (2 being school age) and I was banded on 1/16. My husband only took 2 days off because of stuff going on at work but I wished that he would of taken a full week off because I definatly could of used the help. I am on day 11 and just now feeling better but I think I would of felt a lot better sooner if I had more help. My older children help with my 2 year old pretty well but it would have been a lot easier if I didn't have to worry about any of them at all.

It depends. Every doctor is different with their requirments. If you need to be on a pre-op diet than you would think that the dr office would have told you. My pre-op diet consisted of 2 weeks of 2-3 protein shakes a day and 2 meals of 4 oz of protein than all the green veggies I wanted. The pre-op diet is to help shrink your liver so the dr has more room during your surgery so it certainly wouldn't hurt to be on some sort of diet but I have seen plenty of people on the message boards that didn't have to have a pre-op diet. So I guess it is really up to you.

Did they tell you why you had to wait until March? I got banded on the 16th and I am scheduled for my 1st fill on February 11th. I'm doing okay right now so I don't know if I will need a fill but they told me at my pre-op appt to call asap after my surgery to schedule my fill because they get full fast and then you have to wait longer. I guess some doctors are more conservative than others with their fills.

I now exactly what you are feeling and I didn't stop taking my anti-depressents. I feel like I have lost my best friend. I don't know what to do with myself now that I can't eat when I get bored or upset. I never realized how sick of an addiction to food I had until I got banded. I'm going to try and find a hobby that I enjoy but it is difficult because I am a stay at home mom with 3 kids, on a strict financial budget, and living in a city that I don't know anyone. I enjoyed food so much and now that it is gone I feel like I might feel better if I find something else to replace it that I enjoy. I just don't know what that is. You sort of lose yourself when your time is always about your DH and kids. I am sorry you are feeling like this and I hope that we both get better.

I have suffered from depression and anxiety for years and after being banded is no different. It is supposedly common for people to go through a little bit of a depression spell after having any kind of surgery. Atleast that is what my phychiatrist said. But I don't think I'm depressed from the surgery as much as I feel like I have lost my best friend. I am only 8 days post-op and I have cried through almost evry single one of them. I know I did the right think with having the lapband and I am already seeing weightloss which I thought would make me feel better but it doesn't. I didn't realize how much I actually would eat for just the joy of it. I loved everything about food: how it tasted, smelled, etc. Now I see that @ 75% of the time that I ate I wasn't even hungry i just want to. I have been really struggling with it. It is like I'm mourning the loss of food. I think I might start going to talk to someone about it because I know this isn't natural and I'm not sure if it will get better. I know I need to find a different outlet but it is hard when you are a stay at home mom with 3 kids,on a strict budget, and live in a city where you don't know anyone. I am still on the liquid phase of my post-op so can any experience banders let me know if this will go away once I can start eating food again?

I think every doctor is different with their fills. I was banded on the 16th and he put in 6cc in my 10cc band. My dr said my stomach was smaller and that is what it took to sit well. I also go to get my first fill 4 weeks after surgery and I have seen a lot of people that had to wait 6-8 weeks. I'm sure dr's don't want to fill people to fast because they don't want you to lose to much weight to fast and they don't want to fill people to much because you can get really sick if you eat and it can't go down.

Another 2.6 lbs gone! YEAH!!! Nadean .......... 204.6 .... 160 ....... 197.4 ....... 37.4

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I want to: 1. be able to take my kids to the pool and swim with them 2. be able to wear whatever I want (shorts, skirts, tank tops, etc). 3. be able to wear lingerie for my husband 4. feel sexy 5. be able to have fun with life 6. not be so self concious 7. be able to run around and play with my kids

I finally told my DH last night. I was embarrassed and I think it is only because I weight more than him and to me that is just not natural. He said that my weight wasn't that bad but I think he was a little shocked. I had my surgery 5 days ago and so far he has been very supportive.

I just got my 10cc ap band on 1/16/08 and had 6cc put in it during surgery. I thought that was a lot but he said that is just how it fit. Sometimes it happens like that. I have really good restriction right now but I am probably still very swollen so I'm guessing it won't last long. Thankfully I only have to wait 4 weeks for a fill instead of 6-8 weeks.

Congradulations! I can't wait until I can start seeing a difference my clothes. I bet that is the best feeling in the world!

Wow! No fills yet and you still have lost 10kg. That is awesome! Keep me posted!

Thank you greeneyez, keep me posted!

Do any of you know what size band you got and how many cc's were put in it at surgery? I have the APS which is a 10cc band and I had 6cc put in it. I'm doing okay with that but I thought that was a little high compared to what I have seen other people getting put in at first. I just didn't know if this was about normal.

I'm feeling better today. I'm still really sore but I'm definately using my pain meds. I was only perscribed 4 days worth so I'm almost out. I hope I don't need anymore. I'm just now starting to get about half of what they want me to get down. I'm never really hungry but the head hunger is difficult. My husband and kids had pizza 2 nights ago and BBQ last night and it looked so good. It was torture not being able to have any. But I'm proud of myself because normally on a diet I would of contimplated having some and propably would have given in but with the band I didn't even think twice about it. I didn't have an option. It was nice! I hope you guys start feeling better.

I was banded 2 days ago as well and I have a lot of bloating also. I was disappointed because I haven't seen even .01 weightloss but I think that it is because of the bloating. I think the bloating is from all the gas they put into us during surgery. Hopefully it will get better.

I am definately interested in meeting up with people in the DFW area. I just moved here in October so I don't have a lot of support here. I signed up to go to the True Results support group in Feb but I don't know if I will be able to go because I have to count on my DH to watch the kids and his work schedule is always different. Please let me know if you guys do end up trying to put together a meet and greet.

I don't know about the gum but at my pre-op visit on the 14th and they said that I could sip with my meals. If you gulp then there will be problems but if you take tinny sips with your meal then it is okay. I was so happy because I knew that this was going to be the hardest part of the band for me.

Congradulatins saleel22! I'm sorry you haven't been feeling that great. I was okay at the hospital but once I got home it was a different story. Thursday it hit me a lot harder than I had felt on Wednesday. We are finally on the other side YEAH!!!!

Hi fellow 16th bandsters! I hope everyone is doing well. I am doing well. Everything went smoothly. I didn't realize how much pain this gas pressure could cause. I've been walking around alot trying to release it. The nurse that discharged me said that if I'm feeling pain I might be over doing it but then they tell you to walk as much as you can. So I don't know if I'm hurting from doing to much or to little.

NAME.........Start Weight......... Goal......... Current Weight..... To Go Jeni 85........214.4 ............... 184................. 214.4 ............ 30.4 Stacy73......226.4..................194................. 226.4 ............ 32.4 Nadean.......204.6.................160..................204.6..............44.6

Hey guys! I'm on the 16th too. I have my pre-op appointment today and I am so excited. I wish everyone the best of luck!

I'm 5'3"and 204 lbs right now. The doctor's office put my goal weight at 141 but I am shooting for 125. I will be happy in a size 8 but would prefer a 6.

Hi everyone! I am 27 will be 28 in March. I have been married for 8 1/2 years and we have 3 children. I am getting my band on the 16th (YEAH)! I am excited and ready for my lapband journey and hope that I can learn a lot here as I go through this process.