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YEEHAW CT Scan is good NO LEAKS Dr. said I look nice inside???? what ever that means:) Anyway he said he would leave a scrip for pain meds so I guess I have to live with the shoulder pain for now. It comes and goes and today has been OK.

My incissions were much higher than I expected. (lower chest) It may not be a problem

OK Dr scheduled a CT scan to see if my shoulder pain could be related to a leak. This has got me frazzed because if a leak is causing this problem by band will have to come out.... WTF

One week Post Op All is still going well. I can eat yogart and cottage cheese & cream Soups in small amounts with no problems. I still have some pain in my left should bade and left shoulder. It comes and goes. My incissions are almost healed up. The super glue has pealed off and it looks like the only scar will be on the big one where the port is. I have no pain in my stomach only if I push where the port is. I cut my blood sugar meds in half and I'm in the 110-125 area most of the time. I have had lots of gas (lots) Will this go away? I rode my bike every day twice a day since Thursday. I'm going about 2.5-3 miles and taking it easy but it makes me feel good thru the day. I do the ride in about 30 min. I will most likely move it up to 45 min on Wednesday. Jan 25th 495 lbs (I made the decision this day) / Pre Optifast 2 weeks pre surgery 464 lbs / Day of banding June 2nd 444 lbs / This morning 431 lbs..... 64 dropped and I still have 156 lbs to go.....:tongue2:

i hope i dont have this pain for 2 months

I'm back I am doing good I do have alot of pain in my left shoulder (feels like pinched nerve) It really sucks I have had some shakes and some yogart with no problems. Almost no pain in the port area now. I have lots of gas and lots of rumbling in the stomach... so far so good. I rode my bike this morning about a mile. no problems! weight is 437 this morning down from 464 2 weeks prior to surgery on June 2nd.

i was banded june 2 the pain in my lft shoulder neck area is very bad... it seems to come and go.

good luck Ronda The third day on opti-fast was the worst for me. I did not cheat but I think it would be easy to do if you don't have some help. I just stayed busy and my wife and kids were real cool with not eating around me. After Monday week two the hunger pains wnt away and I didn't even want to drink the optifast. Good luck GO GIRL.

Strike up Hey I'm back at work today again and I'm a bit low on energy. I feel kind of sleepy. I'm not sure why but I have alot of pain in my left shoulder and upper left back (almost like a pinched nerve?) i was told that air in the body can cause that? I don't know if I should worry about that. :thumbup: For the most part all is good. I got on the scale this morning and I was 441 down from 444 on Monday and down from 464 2 weeks before surgery and 495 back in January. This has got me feeling good. I still don't think I could eat if I wanted to and I've been drinking (kellogg's Special K protein waters) about 2-3 a day along with plain water. I had a sugar free popsicle last night before I went to bed and that was refreshing. I am looking forward to the weeks to come.

I was banded on Monday and I'm at work today (light duty) I am doing good today but it felt like Mike Tyson gave me a punch to the body on Tuesday. I'm on clear liquids and I have not had any problems getting any liquids down. Anyway all is well here so far.......

sugars back down today 115 thanks

woke-up wide awake, not sure why its 2am:confused: I'm sipping lots of water and i seem to have no problems with it passing thru. My blood sugar is high ????210.. it could be from the meds they gave me in the iv? I'm not sure what to call the feeling i have.. it feels like i'm just real sore in my upper gut. They told be they used a larger band due to the size of my stomach? anyone know anything about that?

Banded today and doing good so far! <HR style="COLOR: #d9d9d9; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d9d9d9" SIZE=1> I got up at 4:15 AM and my wife drove me to the hospital and I checked in at 5:00 AM. They got me in a gown and started an IV. All the typical stuff you should expect. They wheeled me in at 8:00AM and I was knocked out by 8:10 ish. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I woke up in recovery with my nurse talking to me. I was very sore and tight in my lower chest. When I looked at the clock it was 10:45. I was told the surgery was approx 1 hr long. <o:p></o:p> I was rolled into general recovery at 12:00 where I was observed until about 2:00 PM. I drank about a cup of Water and ate some ice. I did some walking with the nurse and all went well with that. I was home in my chair by 2:45 <o:p></o:p> Its 8:00 and I’m getting tired and I’m still somewhat sore but not too bad. It looks like they closed me up with superglue. No stitches that I can see, <o:p></o:p> Anyway I’ve been drinking water all day with no problems. I’ll try for some Soup Wednesday. <o:p></o:p> I’ll post again tomorrow

I got up at 4:15 AM and my wife drove me to the hospital and I checked in at 5:00 AM. They got me in a gown and started an IV. All the typical stuff you should expect. They wheeled me in at 8:00AM and I was knocked out by 8:10 ish. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> I woke up in recovery with my nurse talking to me. I was very sore and tight in my lower chest. When I looked at the clock it was 10:45. I was told the surgery was approx 1 hr long. <o:p> </o:p> I was rolled into general recovery at 12:00 where I was observed until about 2:00 PM. I drank about a cup of water and ate some ice. I did some walking with the nurse and all went well with that. I was home in my chair by 2:45 <o:p> </o:p> Its 8:00 and I’m getting tired and I’m still somewhat sore but not too bad. It looks like they closed me up with superglue. No stitches that I can see, <o:p> </o:p> Anyway I’ve been drinking water all day with no problems. I’ll try for some soup Wednesday. <o:p> </o:p> I’ll post again tomorrow

Lap band time line. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> Feb 1, 2008 489 lbs All Time High Very Depressed:unsure: <o:p> </o:p> Started low carb diet and researched tools to keep the weight off. <o:p> </o:p> April 29, I went to Lapband presentation last night with wife Michelle. <o:p> </o:p> April 30, I decided to have the LapBand after office consult with Dr. X Weight 469 <o:p> </o:p> May 19, I saw the Phyc today and that went good no problems, started opti-fast today.:thumbup: Weight 464 <o:p> </o:p> May 22, I saw the Nutritionalist today and that went good with no problems. <o:p> </o:p> May 23, Still on OPTIFAST it SUUUUUUCKS:cursing: Weight 456 <o:p> </o:p> May 27, Pre-op testing at the Hospital it was a cluster cause they could not find orders from Dr. X but got it straight finally all went well. Had final consult before surgery with Dr. X all is a go for Monday AM. Filled scripts for pain and nausea meds. Wrote all the checks $17Kish. Weight 449 <o:p> </o:p> May 30, Last day here at work before operation and still on liquid and optifast. Optifast is getting easier. Have a big weekend planned with wife Michelle baseball game and Trace Atkins concert out of town. Weight 446:thumbup: <o:p> </o:p> Next time I post I’ll be banded.:tt2:

Only 4 more days to go I get banded on June 2nd I did all the pre-op stuff yesterday with no hic-ups yet. I'm a self payer so they sat me down and made me write the checks. They all came out to about $17K. I'm into my second week of opti-fast and I am doing OK now. Last week sucked:angry:. I can honestly say that I have not cheated on the opti-fast. I feel good about that and the hunger pains have gone away. I have a nasty taste in my mouth so I'm chewing alot of gum. I guess gum is not a good idea after the band. I have dropped about 18 lbs since Sunday the 18th. I'm getting anxious about Monday. Ok moving on I sure do appreciate this site

I haven’t cheated yet!! It’s Thursday and I think yesterday was the hardest so far. Today I don’t feel hungry just have that pit in my stomach and not much energy. I started on Monday and I have dropped weight every day. My Dr gave me no options for any other food other than opti-fast 5 times a day and clear fluids. (Sugar free Jell-O, fat free & calorie free broth once a day) and all the fluids I can drink. June 2 can’t get here fast enough. I have made my-self busy so I don’t think about food much and my wife thinks I’m a freak. I mowed the lawn again last night only after I mowed it on Monday. I just lowered the mower deck and just cut it shorter. (Kept me busy for 3 hrs) I think I will start painting the house room by room tonight. We (wife & two boys) are going out of town for the weekend fishing and I know that’s going to be a real test.

OK I'm half way thru the third day of Optifast and Water. I saw the Dr. and the nutrion Dr. and all is a go for June 2, 2008 (Blast Off) I have to admit I feel a bit wooozy with no food but not too bad. My performance here at work has fallen off a bit. The nutrition Dr. called me to check on me this morning and told me I could add some chicken broth to my diet once a day. I guess the salt will help me retain fluids. Also sugar free Jello? (dose this sound right to any of you). Anyway it sounds almost unbelivable but this morning I weighed 455 down from 464 on Sunday. I am going fishing for the weekend with my family. That will be a test... First Major Break Down (I'm a Jeark) I came home after work and the back door to the house was wide open and I bitched up a storm about a/c ing the outdoors.:eek: Nobody said a word they all just looked at me like I was a freek. I went to my room to change cloths and my 12 yo son came in and told me that mommy made them eat dinner before I came home and she wanted the smell of food to be gone before I came home and thats why the door was open. (I brook down cried for a bit after that one):sleep: I guess its obvious I have some support at home. I just did know.

Andy You think your alone, NOT I'm 6'4" 464lbs and very active for my size. I was 495ish before I started this journey. I'm two days into the opti-fast and my surgery is scheduled for June 2, Monday. Congrats on your success! It sounds like the weight is falling off. I'm in Central Florida $17,000.00 out of the pocket Jimmy

consider the source Men just don't think to say things like that. Also they may be concerned that you would consider a simple comment an advance and not just a nice thing to do. Us men just don't think like you girls Anyway just some ideas.

Thanks for all the support I have a appointment with my general Dr. today in an hour for final check-up and then with the hospital for pre-op clearance Tuesday. Thanks for all the good words.

All Aboard This morning I started with a Optifast drink. My Dr. has asked me to drink five of these per day for the next 2 weeks in prep for my banding on June 2. He said I can have all the Water I want but no food or any other fluids. I can only have the optifast and water. I was told this will cause the fat to reduce around the liver making the banding easier? I know I don't get banded for two weeks but it still seems like I just got on the buss that has no stops.....It seems like the point of no return has been reached....I think I feel good about it.:wink_smile: I just hope I can make it thru these two weeks with out letting my-self down by cheeting. I don't think I will and I am determine to get on with it. I sure do appreciate this forum! I started at 6'4" and 495 lbs I am now still 6'4":redface: and 464 lbs My goal is 275 lbs / Thats still almost 200 more to go. :tt2:

I'm getting banded june 2, Florida $17,000.00 includes a year of follow-ups & fills.

I go on optifast Monday for two weeks and I get banded on June 2, I'm not looking forward to the two weeks on liquid. I just ate a small steak and 1/2 baked potato. (last meal) Anyway I'm glad I found this site.

I'm new here to this site. I'm glad to find it. My surgery is scheduled for June 2 and I start optifast on Monday the 19th. I have never done a liquid diet before so I'm not sure what to expect. I'm 6'4" 460 lbs. I was up to 500 when I started loosing back in Nov 2007. I hope this surgey will help change my eating habits for life. My diabetes has become hard to handle with medication and diet and my circulation in my legs has diminished. I am very active for my size but my body is taking alot of abuse carrying all this weight. I have two sons 11 and 12 that are going to need me around a bit longer.