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sweetie79

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About sweetie79

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    on my way to healthy me!!
  • Birthday 09/02/1979
  1. Happy 33rd Birthday sweetie79!

  2. Hi sweetie! Congrats on your recent banding! Don't let the gaining back of 5 lbs get you down ... I remember right after surgery when I went from liquids to mushies my weightloss slowed down and I was EXTREMELY frustrated! Just remember that these first 6 weeks or so after banding is the time to heal, not so much lose. I know it's hard because once we make thie decision to have the surgery and then go through with it, we want the weight to fall off at rapid speeds (I know I did!) but just take it one day at a time. Of course you're feeling more hungry because you don't have good enough restriction yet ... you are in whats known as "Bandster Hell"! The only way to get through this period is simply to rely on your own will power until you get 2-3 fills and feel true restriction. Plan your meals out, track your daily intake (I use thedailyplate.com) and make sure to get all your water in too. I know it's rough right now, but hang in there and you will see results soon! Keep in touch =)

  3. Hi, i just wanted to say WOW!! You are truly an inspiration. I was banded on 9/19/08, and so far I'm okay, I'm getting hungrier now and kind of sick of the mushies, ready for some real food, I lost 20 lbs, but gained 5 back :(. I just want to know how did you do it??? I know you will have some helpful advice and i need as much as I can get...

    Thanks

  4. I've been reading lot and lots of good information, but now that I'm on the other side of the "band" wagon I'm confused, scared, worried and not sure if I should have done this!!:rolleyes2::wink: Okay, last thing I remember from surgery was.."are you ready..?" I said yes, then I woke up at 11:30 am feeling pretty good. I walked around 10 mins every hour, I had a little sips of water but gosh I was so thirsty I wanted to gulp it in, but of course I couldn't. I was discharged, that afternoon, next day i went to my daughters soccer game, sunday relaxed a little also monday, so far so good. Not hungry at all, just thirsty! Today i went to work and I started feeling pain not sure if it's the port or my stomach... hoping that will go away.. My questions: - When will I feel normal??? -When will I be able to sleep on my side without feeling the band/port move around??? -When will I ever burp..I feel like i want to but i can't. I have been walking a lot so I haven't had the shoulder pains or chest pains, i did get neck pains and I felt like I had something stuck in my throat that I wanted to swallow or cough up (found out is was normal) - Sometimes I feel my right leg tinggle, like weird! Has anyone experienced that? - When should i start taking my vitamins?? HELP!!! :drool: I'm just nervous and scared that something might go wrong! I want to go back to normal!! Please any advice is appreciated..
  5. please i need help with choosing a drink for my pre-op! how is it exactly that you are doing your pre-op diet just the protein shake and lots of water or is a sensible meal okay in between the shakes???? im worried that like many others at the time of surgery i find out that i have a fatty liver and get no surgery... (my worst nightmare)
  6. Has anyone used or does anyone know if its okay to use Herbal Life shake powder for the pre-op diet. I 'm getting banded on 9/19/08, per the MD instruction I just need to fast a day before (just clear liquids), but I asked one of the nurses if i need to do anything else, she said to drink two protein shakes and a sensible lunch/dinner the week prior...that means I have to start on Friday! I'm just not sure of what shake to use..I have a whole container of shake (cookies n cream..yummie) that I had bought from Herbal Life...would that be okay to take???? thanks
  7. sweetie79

    Okay here I go....

    Hi , thanks so much for your reply! I guess we all do get nervous and scared but I know it's something i have to do for me and my health! thanks for your support!
  8. I have been approved for my lap band surgery!!! :eek::huh2::thumbup:This is the first time I post something, I have been reading soooo many different things here which make me feel excited...nervous and scared! My road here has not been difficult at all, I have BCBS and I just completed the requirements needed. I have not been stressing over it either maybe that's why I wasn't expecting the call I received from the doctor informing me that I was approved :ohmy: ! I have been overweight since my teens, I've though about gastric bypass, even visited a doctor, but was too scared to do it, the surgery just seem to drastic for me! I finally got information about the lap band and I think this will be the best thing I do..I hope! I honestly am so scared, my surgery date is September 12..yay! But with that I am terrified of the post op issues that could come with surgery. I am praying that like other's I have no problems, but I'm just so nervous. I also worry about how I'm going to adjust..I'm not the greatest cook and I do worry that i will have a hard time finding "easy to cook" meals suitable for my new eating needs. I also have so many questions about the liquid diet, and the mushys the chewing the pains and the gas....oh my god..am I going to be able to go through this???:cry_smile: I admit I am afraid of failing...I know I have made it this far, I need to do this for health issues, if I don't I could have some serious heatlh issues as i get older and possibly heavier. I don't have any serious health issues riht now, other than a herniated disk that gave me the worst pain I'v ever felt in my life..:sad:! I have two beutiful girls 10 and 5 that need their mommyto be healthy enough for them..and i need to do this for me..im just terrified and i need support ...please:crying:! I have not told anyone other than my mom, my bff who both live in Chicago and my hubby, they are all very supportive, but I don't think they understand how i feel, and i don't want to worry them! okay I'll stop now just wish me luck...thank you all for taking the time to read my post! :drool:

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