LiseSeattle

Congrats! I was just banded on the 4th of March and am doing very well. I started a blog (Lise The Loser’s Weblog) to document every step of the process! How are you doing with the liquid and mushy stages? Are you still having any port pain? Best of luck with EVERYTHING - I know you will do fabulously!

I've found alternatives to sweets like my slimfast-a-chinos (see recipe in my blog) and sugarfree hot cocoa. Plus, freezing sugarfree yogurt and eating it like icecream. it's worked just fine for me!

I had my surgery this past tuesday and returned to work monday...so about 6 days. it was perfect timing.

I'm going to start taking up a hobby like knitting...hopefully keeping my hands busy will take my mind off eating!

Thank you...I was about to use nail polish remover...eeeek!

Welcome! I've been documenting my entire lapband process in my blog (link below). Honestly, it has been a super easy and simple process. Yo will do just fine!!!

congrats congrats congrats!!!

Congrats, Trina! I definitely hear ya on the gas...do I ever!

Ahhh - my husband and I love Whidbey! We are actually looking for a small summer house in Langley or Freeland. I'm very jealous that you live in my favorite place on earth!

hahahahahah - i'm so going to quote you!!! you rock!

1 cup sugarfree hot cocoa 2 sugarfree popsicles 1 can tomato soup 1 slimfast chocolate shake tons of crystal light i'm still in liquids!

Good to know I'm not alone!!! I go back to work tomorrow, as well. I work at an ad agency so most of my day is behind a computer or in meetings. Not too wild and crazy (except for some of our clients)! I'm hoping I can work a full day. A bit nervous about driving ... pressure of the seatbelt, etc. :smile2:

I adore Jason C. My favorite was the Daydream song he sang on the first show...I downloaded it from iTunes. What a fantastic voice!!!

I was banded on March 4th at Northwest Weight Loss Surgery in Everett, WA. Doing pretty well today...some port pain but that's about it. :smile2: Lise

I was banded by the amazing Dr Montgomery on 3/4/08 (about 5 days ago) and am doing very well...some port pain but that's about it. I even started a blog to document EVERYTHING since the surgery...brave, I know! Check it out here: Lise The Loser’s Weblog I go back in for my post-op checkup on tuesday. Hoping everything will be ok. I was self-pay and my goal is to lose about 75-100 lbs. Looking forward to meeting other banders from NWWLS. Lise

i work in an ad agency so a lot of time at the computer and meetings. i was banded this past tuesday and i go back tomorrow. wish me luck! a lot of pain in the port area but otherwise should be good to go.

check out my blog (link below) - i've perfected slimfast to taste like a frappuccino!

it was really hard for me, as well...but 3 days before i did slimfast (which i perfected to taste like a frappuccino) and lost 4 lbs in 3 days. my doc told me to lose 5 lbs so i was in good shape by the time my surgery came around.

i did slimfast which i perfected to taste like a frappuccino!

i was supposed to lose 5 lbs in 1 week - i lost 4 lbs and they still performed the surgery.

just curious - how would you know if it is an infection or just "typical" pain in the port area?

check out my blog link below for how to make a slimfast shake taste like a frappuccino! also, sugarfree hot cocoa is always yummy!

now that i'm taking MOM i've definitely got diarrhea....ugh.

wow. stories like yours make me wonder how any of us will be able to go for more than 10 years without some sort of problem with our ports...ugh. it's like one bad cold/flu and the risk of the port flipping goes up so much higher. i wonder how they will fix this in years to come as they get more advanced with the surgery.

Ahhh - very interesting. I'm going to try the pillow technique. Thank you for your response!