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ick! i'm so glad i didn't have a catheter. there are 3 doctors in the office that i went to and everyone before there surgery has to do one last meeting that goes over all of the particulars of surgery and what you can do after and then you get your final weigh in and your picture taken. well they said EVERYONE will wake up with a catheter...i was like OH MY GOD! so my fear of the tube down my throat went to a catheter! i was freaking out...the first thing i said to my husband when he came into the room was...do i have a catheter? so he was circling the bed looking...thankfully my doctor doesn't do them!!! i knew i picked him for a reason!

i weighed myself 2 days after surgery and had gained 10 lbs! i was also very swollen everywhere...i couldn't wear my wedding rings for days! don't worry...it will come off...one day you'll wake up and you'll be 5lbs under your surgery weight!

i just read your blog and it's great! i was banded 2/28. I too noticed that i peed VERY slowly and what's with the pausing so much????! probably about 5 hours after surgery i decided that i might need to go to the bathroom so off i went with my IV and my nursing assistant and couldn't get even a drop out!!! later on it was tinkle.....tinkle.....tinkle.............tinkle.........................tinkle!!! must be the anesthsia or all the pain meds they put in you, it must numb your bladder! thanks for mentioning that...i thought it was only me! by the way it cleared up for me like 2 days after surgery i think.

I wanted to drive "home"...about 1200 miles after surgery and recover there with my family since i'm going to be taking alot of time off from work...my doctor advised me not to...the risk is too high for blood clots and if something were to happen i would be way to far away to get to him in a timely manner...so i would definetly ask your doctor. i REALLY wanted to go but i'd rather be safe and do everything i can to ensure i'll be healthy then to take a major risk and cause serious problems.

I really appreciate your guys' support! my husband assures me that i will be fine...it's just the fear of the unknown i guess!

do you move yourself to the other bed? yeah still freaking out a little bit! i've never had any sort of surgery and i'm soooo scared of the process...i don't want to be in so much pain afterwards that i'm second guessing myself. i know the pain will go away but for some it seems to last a long time. i'm pretty healthy person...never really sick...and now i'm going to do this to myself...

do they put a tube down your throat? is that all people or some people? i think that's what's freaking me out the most! one week today i'll be laying in a hospital bed recovering! ahhhh!

so i'm starting to freak out a little bit about the whole surgery part! i feel it's the right decision to get the band but the surgery part...being put to sleep...having holes in my stomach...etc etc...that's freaking me out! is this normal????

so i thought i would follow up and let you know that my doctor said he would not advise it...the risk for blood clots is to high and if something were to happen i would be way to far away...so looks like i'll be hanging out at home! that's ok, i'd rather be safe then sorry! thanks for all thoughts on the subject!

Thanks guys!! you gave me alot to think about! I guess I'll check with my surgeon and see how he feels about it and then go from there!

so here's my question... I live in Iowa and due to insurance I have to have my surgery done in Minneapolis. I have to stay overnight and the doctor said it would be ok for me to drive home the next day...it's about a 3.5 hour drive. well I'm taking alot of time off...mainly just because I can...and because I've never had any sort of surgery and I don't know what to expect. SO anyway...my actual "home" (where my family is) is in Montana... Do you think I would be Ok to sit in the car for 20ish hours to drive to Montana to be with my family while I recover? My husband would be driving...my thought right now is that I can just load up on pain medication and sleep???? but again, I've never had surgery so I have no idea! any suggestions would be helpful! thanks!

Yes! I have 2 labs a chocolate and a black lab. and I must admit my chocolate lab is my baby! he's always right by myside. Our black lab is alot more independent and only wants attention when she wants it but our chocolate is an attention hog and he needs constant love! must be a male thing!

So I Got my date today...February 28th!! it could have been the 21st but that's a little short notice for work!! 2 weeks, 2 days!! yay!!

So I went to my first appt on jan 14th..met with the nutritionist and the PA...the appt took about 3 hours...then on jan 17th met with the psychologist...got the paper work for his approval on i think jan 24th...waited until the 29th to have the PA call me back saying the psych eval was good enough for them as well...had my appt on feb 4th with the surgeon. jan 31st the docs office submitted to the insurance company...called on the 1st to make sure they got it and just got a call saying i'm approved!!! yay!! so now i have to wait until the docs office opens so that we can set up a date!! I still need to lose a few more lbs...and fast...any suggestions?

I have completed all requirements for my insurance company and surgeon except for one. lose 10 lbs. I've lost 4...not too bad. However I meet with my surgeon tomorrow and then they will submit to the insurance company. I have UHC and through my plan you have to talk to the same person everytime who is a nurse who also with approve/deny your surgery. She said she would have an answer within 3 days! holy cow! anyway if that's the case then by friday feb 8th I should have some sort of answer. so that means I really need to lose the last 6+ lb. So my question is for those of you who went on a pre-op liquid diet...what did you eat? and how often? breakfast, lunch and dinner? were you hungry? did you feel as if you needed to snack and if so what do you snack on? Thanks! Allison