kpsc1030

Hey all! I got my 2nd fill and now have a total of 3.75cc's in my realize band. I also am down to 212lbs! Thanks for posting!

Down to 215.8...50lbs gone. I go for second fill on 3/11. Thanks for posting!

Current weight 239.5...thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I too am having the same problem, I am guessing it is normal. I had surgery on the 18th and the bloating is getting better and the shoulder pain is going away which is a plus. I am definitely struggling to get in the protein and the water. I try to focus more on the water right now because I don't want to get dehydrated. Maybe someone on here will have an idea on how to get the protein in. I am not hungry at all which makes it more difficult. Hopefully with time this will work itself out. Are you on mushies yet? Kp

Hi guys, I had surgery on the 18th. I too am experencing the same tightness and fullness in my chest. Everytime I take a deep breath in my left shoulder hurts. I just keep walking and taking as many deep breaths as I can. I am taking oxycodone for pain and it does help with that sensation. I am down to one pill a day now and hopefully I can be off of that by Monday. I just started pureed foods today and I am amazed at how 3 tbs fills me up. Still wondering how I am going to get 60g of Protein in my diet a day with eating so little. If anyone has an idea of how to do that please let me know! KP

Hi all here are my stats Surgery date 11/18/08 Pre-op 2 week diet start weight 265.8 Surgery weight 255 Current weight 245 Goal Weight 135

I am scheduled for 1:10 tomorrow...good luck everyone! I am a little nervous but ready to be moving on to the next stage. Can't wait to hear how everyone is doing! KP:thumbup:

I too am scheduled for the 18th and I am right there with you. I have had a ton of surgeries but this is my first elective and boy are the emotions different. I will be so happy when I wake up in the recovery room I am sure to be smiling. Good luck to you! Can't wait to hear how you do. We will be on the other side soon! KP

I too am scheduled for surgery on the 18th. I was also due for my period on that day and ended up starting on the 10th. Don't be surprised if it comes early...it must have to do with the fasting. Which really is a relief for me I wasn't happy that I would have to deal with that right after surgery. Things have a way of working out! LOL!:thumbup: I am on two protein shakes, plus 2 servings each of sf jello, popsicles, and broth. Then I can have a 4oz protein and 1/2 c. veggies for dinner. I have followed that diet to a tee. Definitely the first 3 days were killer. Now I keep thinking why in the hell couldn't I do this before? I feel so much better now! Anyway hang in there...I am right on the same timeline as you. Keep your eye on the prize! I get up and walk for 30 minutes every morning and I am having no problem sleeping at night....I practically pass out. Good luck with you surgery! Mine is scheduled for 1:30...I can't wait to be on the other side finally! KP

Question for those on the pre-op diet...anyone notice really greasy hair and skin? I have never had this problem until I started this diet. I have always had normal skin. Not sure what would be causing it since I am hardly eating anything. Maybe the vitamin supplements? :thumbs_up: TIA KP

I am on the pre-op diet as well although I feel pretty lucky because it is not solely liquid. I have been a real "B" to everyone around me the past couple of days. I have cheated a couple times in the first 2 days but I did it with sugar free jello and sugar free popsicles. Now that I am on day 4 I don't feel the need anymore. The few first day are terribly hard but you do get to a point when you are not hungry. I honestly don't know what hunger is anymore. All these years I thought I was so hungry and now I realize that I wasn't. This has been a real eye opener. Just suffer through it...we are in the same situation. It does get easier! I have found that cooking helps pass the time for me...it is a strange feeling now to cook and know I don't get to eat it. I feel empowered! Try to find something to pass the time...it will help! Good Luck!~ KP

Hi and congrats all November bandsters! I am scheduled for Nov 18th at Silver Cross hospital in Joliet, IL. I go to the 3 hour class on Oct 20th. I am nervous and excited too. Hopefully it will be a smooth process...the closer it gets the more anxious I am. I know it is not going to be easy but look forward to the journey!:laugh:

Hi all, I have been lurking on the website for awhile now gathering up as much info as I can. I am still in the process for banding. I am just waiting on a surgery date now. I am still shocked at really how fast this process has gone. I have breezed through every level. Except that the psych really had me flustered. She was "worried" about me, I guess she was worried about my committment to what this will take. Isn't 15 years of dieting a comittment? Anyway at the end of the session she told me I will approve you but you know what you need to work on. She actually had me rethinking my ability to go through with this but on the other hand I thought I am tired of people telling me what I can or cannot do. Ultimately I know as most of you, the struggle that we have with weight and I am sure not going to let one person stop me. So I am here and ready to roll with the punches and I know it won't be easy but being overweight isn't easy either. I will be around more now as this surgery becomes a reality. I can't wait to get my date(hopefully Oct or Nov) and find other bandsters with similar timeline to mine. I know support is going to be an essential part of this. KP

I decided today that I am not good at waiting. When I make up my mind to do something...I want it done now. I have my first consultation with the doctor on 8/6 and I feel like the days are twice as long as they use to be. I want to go to bed early so that it can be the next day. I know I am being a tad bit ridiculous considering how long it will be for the testing etc. to take place. I just finally realized that I am never going to be thin without this. I have tried to lose weight since I was in middle school. Albeit, I was never really that heavy then but I was bigger than all the other girls and when you are bigger than the rest of the girls...you are considered fat. I think honestly that genetics do play a role in my fatness. I played every sport imaginable from grade school to college and still was never thin. I was "healthy" though...and I miss that feeling. Now I feel a pain somewhere and think Oh crap...is that arthritis? am I having a heart attack? Will I be in a hoveround by the time I am 40? Which honestly with all the surgeries I have had is probably not out of the question if I don't get this weight off. I had 3 ankle surgeries in middle school, reconstructive knee surgery after highschool graduation, and a diskectomy in my middle 20's while pregnant with my first son. I know it doesn't sound believeable, but it is true. I obviously already have joint issues (not to mention I only have one kidney). It is funny to me how in my 20's I never gave much thought to my health...I wanted to lose weight for vanity reasons. But now that I am in my early 30's...I am struggling with the thought that today could be the day that being morbidly obese could possibly kill me. I have about 115 lbs to lose to be the smallest I have ever been. The smallest I have ever been was 150lbs and that was after much starvation and pounding the pavement 2x a day for 3 miles at a time. Yeah I know, where did that energy go? But alas, it was a very unhealthy way to lose weight. Since that time, I could lose about 30lbs but not keep it off. It has been a vicious cycle for so many years that I feel like a dog chasing his tail. You keep going and going but never quite actually get any where worthwhile. Anyway, this is the time for change in my life...my thirties will not be spent dieting and getting no where. I want to live and I want to have fun...I think I have already waited to long for this.

I decided today that I am not good at waiting. When I make up my mind to do something...I want it done now. I have my first consultation with the doctor on 8/6 and I feel like the days are twice as long as they use to be. I want to go to bed early so that it can be the next day. I know I am being a tad bit ridiculous considering how long it will be for the testing etc. to take place. I just finally realized that I am never going to be thin without this. I have tried to lose weight since I was in middle school. Albeit, I was never really that heavy then but I was bigger than all the other girls and when you are bigger than the rest of the girls...you are considered fat. I think honestly that genetics do play a role in my fatness. I played every sport imaginable from grade school to college and still was never thin. I was "healthy" though...and I miss that feeling. Now I feel a pain somewhere and think Oh crap...is that arthritis? am I having a heart attack? Will I be in a hoveround by the time I am 40? Which honestly with all the surgeries I have had is probably not out of the question if I don't get this weight off. I had 3 ankle surgeries in middle school, reconstructive knee surgery after highschool graduation, and a diskectomy in my middle 20's while pregnant with my first son. I know it doesn't sound believeable, but it is true. I obviously already have joint issues (not to mention I only have one kidney). It is funny to me how in my 20's I never gave much thought to my health...I wanted to lose weight for vanity reasons. But now that I am in my early 30's...I am struggling with the thought that today could be the day that being morbidly obese could possibly kill me. I have about 115 lbs to lose to be the smallest I have ever been. The smallest I have ever been was 150lbs and that was after much starvation and pounding the pavement 2x a day for 3 miles at a time. Yeah I know, where did that energy go? But alas, it was a very unhealthy way to lose weight. Since that time, I could lose about 30lbs but not keep it off. It has been a vicious cycle for so many years that I feel like a dog chasing his tail. You keep going and going but never quite actually get any where worthwhile. Anyway, this is the time for change in my life...my thirties will not be spent dieting and getting no where. I want to live and I want to have fun...I think I have already waited to long for this.