Vickie1177

hey tellymelly my first fill is May 20th my doc wanted to do it the friday before but that is my 4 year anniversary and the DH has a romantic weekend for us so he told me to have fun and he would see me that monday Doc told me that I lost to much to soon but to be honest I am glad i did that means i am doing it right he also told me the max weight lose for his patients was 19.5 in 2 week and I exceeded it he was proud of me but a little concerned I told him that I always drank water but now i cant get enough I am at about 15 glasses a day and in the b-room in between cups lol but it is a great feeling isnt it... I have never lost this much weight when i dieted I LOVE MY BAND and happy i did it how about you you must feel great losing 24 pounds. Now back to the fills do you have to go to Mexico everytime you need a fill? Is there someone local that can do it for you in a pinch if needed?

Tellymelly I just updated my ticker I am down 27 pounds and feel great and i have my friend so i know right now i have Water retention But yes my goal is actually 5 this hole week so if i knock 2 off I will only have 3 btw when is your first fill

count me in although I was just banded on the 11th I might as well start these challenges I will lose the 2 lbs i will do it Good luck everyone

Well i am the only girl out of 5 kids. Momm called the boys birdies which i since then passed it on to my son and the girls have chicken. Mom was and still is creative....lol funny story when i was a cheerleader we had this one cheer that started off "how funky is your chicken"

1.no i am 29 and holding 2. yes a little boy named Michael I dont wear pantie when i go to bed When i was young my mom told me the the chicken needs to breathe as well chicken i havent called it a chicken in a long time lol

The food intake has been difficult I am on the mushies stage and I can only have about 3 tablespoons of food i am still a bit swollen so .... Next week i move to solids i will let you know how it goes Good luck with the preop diet it is a b*tch

Yes i did only because i work for a company with only 5 emplyees thats including me. To boot they are all male. I think if it was all females I wouldnt. They have been great. Throughout my preop diet they all kept saying to me that I can do it. The owner of my company also goes to the gym with me and boy is he a slavedriver on the elipticle machine. But i need that. He even knows how much i weigh. I give him my weight every monday. My hole office also started eating healthy....just for me they are a great support system just like LBT is but you need it everywhere.....

Thanks It is a great feeling even when you have all your co workers and everyone else start to notice it.. You will see once you have the surgery you feel like a new person...........

Good Luck with the proceedure I am 8 days post op and I feel great already down 27 pounds

no panties here lol my hubby likes it that way

Good luck Kristielyn and Yoda. I was in your shoes last weekend. I kept thinking is the the last time I m gonna make my hubby and son breakfast. I was so scared the night before surgery I had emailed my husband on what I expected from him and also how muck I loved him and my son and how I did this to make me healthy. I even asked my husband to make love to me:nanahump: that night that we went to bed. i was scared that I would never wake up again and nnow look I am 1 week post op and feeling great I have lost 23 pounds so far and have so much energy:) Also Good Luck to everyone who will be having surgery this week. Just remember we will all be here when you get back and on your feet :confused: Vickie<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_204720", true); </SCRIPT>

Go under user cp non the left hand side it says send message and there you go Good Luck

Hi Kathy I was banded on 4/11 and my port is right below my once cleavage. Funny I thought all our ports ere in the same place.... Now that is a questions where is everyones ports located? Vickie

Well I am currently in a size 22 bottoms and size 22/24 top I am porportioned evenly thank god... I would love to be a size 16. I absolutely love plus size clothing because they are not HOOTCHIE like. So that is my dream size but then again I cant tell the band to stop working Good luck everyone with your goals Vickie

:update: Hey Everyone, Just wanted to let you all know that I am now officially in bandland. I was banded on the 11th as you all know. Surgery went very well. Dr. Randall is an excellent surgeon. The first day I was in a bit of pain but as the second and third day came I just feel like I am getting my period. Last night I even slept on my belly:). I am now taking Tylenol because they gave me perks and I dont like the way they make me feel. I do however have alot of gas and I have not even had my first bowel movement whick I am hoping that it will relieve some pressure. Well I just wanted to give yall an update hope all the other fellow bandster and bandits are doing well. Vickie

First off I would like to wish tlj ,Reyna ,and dsrjrr all good luck tomorrow on thier banding. Tomorrow is also my day as well and I cant wait. It is finally here... Also tommorrow will be exactly 1 year that my dad had passed away So instead of morning over the lose of my dad I will be on the operating table and he will be watching me :biggrin1: .

Hi everyone Hope all is well I just wanted to let everyone know that I had my PRE-OP today Went really well. Dr. Randall said I am ready for surgery on April 11th he was also excited that I had fropped 21 pounds in 2 weeks of the Liquid Diet. So klnow I have 6 day til i am banded I am excited

Thats funny I never heard of them until today I came home and I had a catalog in the mail. I signed on and read my mail and I find this thread what a coincidence

:eek: I told my coworkers and they are all very supportive. I am currently on my liquid diet and when lunch time comes I go to Panera bread and get my soup and my fruit They all join. Well they get the bread instead of the fruit. The owner of my company is also included in this. I do however work for a small company of 6 people. So that may have something to do with it :eek:

My doctor says it is to get use to the Post op diet on how important it is that you need the protien and everything else It is getting pretty boring but I am on day 6 and have lost 11 pounds should I be complaining NO but i am

Hi I just wanted to get some type of feedback on what everyones Pre-op diet was I will start first 3 weeks before surgery this is my diet 5 Carnation Instant Breakfast per day 2-3 fruits or vegies 1 cup of broth 64-100 ounces of 0 cal 0 carb fluid So this is what my diet is everyday 7am 1 Carnation Instant Breakfast and a piece of fruit 10am 1 Carnation Instant Breakfast 12 pm healthly choice vegatable soup this counts as your veggie and broth 3pm 1 carnation instant breakfast 6 pm 2 carnation instant breakfast and a peice of fruit 8 pm 1 sugarfree jello And of course I have to take my muli vitamin and Vitamin D as well and also push all the water down my throat:)

WOW I am completely shocked with all the options of the protien shakes. I am currently on the PRE-OP Diet and this is what my Diet consists of 5 Carnation Instant Breakfast per day 2-3 fruits or vegies 1 cup of broth 64-100 ounces of 0 cal 0 carb Fluid So this is what my diet is everyday 7am 1 Carnation Instant Breakfast and a piece of fruit 10am 1 Carnation Instant Breakfast 12 pm healthly choice vegatable Soup this counts as your veggie and broth 3pm 1 carnation instant breakfast 6 pm 2 carnation instant breakfast and a peice of fruit 8 pm 1 sugarfree Jello And of course I have to take my muli Vitamin and Vitamin D as well and also push all the Water down my throat This is day 6 on this pre op diet and I have lost 11 pounds I never lost that much weight in a short period of time

Hi Everyone. Hope you are all doing well. I started my Liquid diet yesterday. Day 2 and I am feeling hungry. I breezed through it yesterday without even thinking of all my favorite foods. But today I woke up and I had my Carnation Instant Breakfast strawberry and a Granny Smith apple. Then at 10:30 i had yet anither shake this time vanilla. 12:30 is when I get to indulge and have a nice cup of soup well I went to Panera (they have the best soup) and I asked them to hold the bread :cry which happens to be my favorite. I ate my soup and I felt nice and full. Until 2:30 comes and now I once again have hunger pains I cant have another shake until 3:30 which is a complete bummer:angry I actually cried because I was hungry and I really want to have the will power to do this. I looked at my boss and I told him I had to go for a walk he said no problem take as much time as you want He is just a supportive as my husband ( I have to say he is the best boss that anyone could have) so at 3:20 my boss actually made my shake for me. How awesome is that. He looked at me and he told me that he believed in me. And that i can acomplish anything. He should know in just a year I achieved more than most of his sales reps:D . So anyway now I am driving home from work I drive by 10 resterants and I didnt even stop I came home fed my son Macaroni and chees and after he was done I made my shake and had halp of a cantalope I think I did good What will tomorrow bring

Wow There are a few who are being banded on the 11th That is awesome. So as the time approaches how are you feeling. I am now experiencing anxiety :omg: I cant wait and I am making my self sick:sick by the anticipation Is anyone else experiencing this

I am from Mass and I am very excted I cant wait to be banded