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good luck today shamrockgirl. you will do great! let me know how you are feeling when you get home. the tvgeneral: hope you start feeling better soon. I never believed it when everyone said your not hungry after surgery, but so far it is true for me. I have had to make myself drink some broth with protein in it. the only thing i seem to want is popsicles and not because im hungry but because my throute is soar. I do have to take my percoset every 3-4 hours today so far to help, but feel better sitting strainght up or walking.

I'm home and banded after nearly a year long process. Went into hospital yesterday at 8am surgery around 11am. In my own room at 2PM. And released from hospital at 8PM. It sure feels good to be in my own home. Am having some pain not as bad as thought and walking huntched over. Don't think I have much if any of that gas pain people talk about. I will be glad when I am able to move around more and feel back to normal. And lot of stress relieved. my father was released from hospital yesterday and is home and getting better.

I'm in puyallup not to far from federal way. Just banded yesterday. I would love to have some band friends so we can help each other along the way. Lisa

I just had my surgery yesterday morning and was released last night. I understand about the pain and discomfort. I don't feel in as much pain as I expected but still is a bit. But feel better this morning at least more alert. I think it will just take us a few days to a week to get back to feeling like our normal selves.

it is thurs morning here 530am. I am banded. We got to the hospital yesterday at 8am and got released around 8pm. "tom" decided to start right before surgery at least this time i fit in the mesh underwear they gave me since i had lost weight. there was some concern reguarding my oxygene leve in my blood after surgery and my blood pressure for a bit. It just seemed like all i wanted to do was sleep though. I feel more alert this morning since i have gotten around 8 hrs of sleep with just a couple interuptions to go the bathroom during the night. they did give me some broth(ate half), orange juice and pediolite popsicle(ate half) i was able to get down with some water. but right before leaving they gave me liquid codien that didnt agree w/stomach or made it to full, for i threw up the broth, so that was disappointing. I havent taken any of my pain meds since i got home, but am about to take one. just trying to finish a posicle to sooth my throute and then work on getting some water into me. My father was able to leave the hospital yesterday, sounds alot better. I was so relieved that he is ok. Well im off to take some meds and maybe sleep couple more hours.

here it is 430 am here, havent really gotten any sleep, but figure i will be mainly sleeping for next couple days so will catch up. Drank to much water before my cut off so lots of trips to the bathroom past few hours. We will be leaving the house here in an hour and a half or so. I think it will take us 2hrs with rush hour traffic to get to hospital. Good luck to all my band buddies having their surgery today too.

Its the day before my surgery. I am on my day of liquids only. I am sure glad i didnt have to do this for 2 weeks prior to surgery and that I only have to do it for one week after surgery. I am having that head hunger. Know it is that, for I had been doing 2 shakes for meals prior and wasnt hungry like this. Granted then I was blending a banana in w/them, which really helps. Will be going to the grocery store now to get more yogurt and a big thing of cream soup to drink to see if that helps curb my appitite.

Got my call from the hospital. I am to check in at 8:45am surgery around 10:45am. They are guessing I will get released around 6pm at the earliest. I have been running around doing housework last night and this morning, almost done getting my house relatively clean. Off to the store to get some last minute items.

im just getting more axious/nervous as the day gets closer, on top of the anxiety from my father being sick in the hospital. I have been up about 24hrs now with going up to the hospital after I got off work this morning to be with him for a few hours. The good side is I will sleep hopefully until the morning tomorrow changing my grave yard hours around for while i am off of work...The bad news is i will be up all at dawn until late with just going on liquids. I am waiting for the nurse to call for the pre-op stuff, wanting to ask/make sure i can have yogurt as well as shakes tomorrow and that i can take some tylonal pm tomorrow and before i go to bed this afternoon. Also, want to get an idea on how long i should expect to be in hospital before released. hope everyones having a good day.

i am getting more nervouse as the day gets closer. My mother was susposed to come stay with me for a week, but my father has gotten really sick so she cant. One of my neighbors is staying with me the night of surgery, but after that will be here alone with neighbor just checking in, so am worried some about how dependent on someone i will be.

My surgery date is getting close. Starting to get nervous about the pain afterwards. I am just keeping my fingers cross that it is not to bad, since will only have someone staying with me the first night, then folks just checking in on me. cutiew- how are you holding up? just a couple days for us

try blended chilli i hear that is good, or baked beans.

I was told no jewerly no makeup. Prob best to include no nail polish.

Your not alone here. A lot of us have emotional issues as a result of being so much over weight and any we had before gaining all the weight is amplified. Be pacient and work with your insurance. I sent in my insurance paperwork back in October 07 and my surgery is next week. I recommend to start watching what your eating so that you are ahead of the game on the amount of weight you are required to loose. I was able to loose all mine prior to the pre-op diet time and don't have such a strict diet to do just before surgery. Also start walking even if only one block at a time. I hope all goes well for you.

Mine told me no coffee/caffeen for at least 3 months. Think it is because it can irritate your stomach.

Well these last two weeks seem to be going by slowly. I guess it is a week and a half now. I have never been a very pacient person so this waiting is driving me nuts. I have gotten everything I need to have at home for after the surgery excluding the prescribed meds. I will get those in a couple days. My coming up weekend I will be cleaning my house and making sure everything is in order. (I live alone so don't want to worring about doing any major cleaning when I get home or for a couple weeks ). I'm starting to worry some about the pain ill be in afterwards. Also never like the idea of being spread out naked on a table in front of a room of people, medical staff or not. I just hope the knock me out as soon as I get on the table like they did for my ankle surgery. I am looking forward to finally loosing and keeping the weight off for good. How has everyone been doing?

Good luck.

You didn't scare me. I am expecting a fair amount of pain, am just hoping it is tolerable. I live alone, my best friend is taking my and bring me home, and my mother will be staying with me a few days.

I like the lean body brand. The choc and vanilla are good low sugar. It comes in permixed containers each 30 grams of protein. I have to agree on the walmart one it is horrible.

I am expecting the gas pain to be bad. the doc gave me some meds for the stomach already, as well as something else since I still have my gallblader and percoset for the pain. I was told you generally leave weighing a couple pounds more than what you went in at because of the iv fluids they pump into ya. These last couple weeks seem to be dragging by.

I am curious. How much pain is there the first couple days after surgery. I was tol its not to bad. I am getting banded on Aug 6 and have never had any surgery before other than a cyst removal on my ankle.

I like the carnation no sugar added and the lean body shakes. A girl at work likes the champion brand..she puts the vanilla in hot water w/the apple cider no sugar packets and has it as a hot drink to sip. It does taste good.

I have to disagree on the barium swallow, that was oh so gross and glad that I do not have to do it after surgery like some doc's do. Only other thing on your list i didnt have to do was the endoscopy.

I told everyone, family,friends, co workers. I am excited to be getting it done and to finally get rid of this weight for good. I also have the view of it is my my body my choice and I make it clear to people that if you don't like it to bad. I have been lucky though that no one has been rude to me about getting it. I had no issues with getting my time off. I would suggest be honest with your job. Better to be honest than to lie and get caught later on risking your job.

Cindysue have you attened any of the GHC meetings? I go to the federal way ones. Have you gone to the orientation meeting yet? I was at the one in beginning of July.