lisafitz

Yeah I do the samething I see something on tv and I think wow that would taste good and the best part is I gave up on fast food years ago lol My daughters were getting ready to make sandwiches and I was like "oh please let me make them" they were like are you sure, we don't want you to feel like we are pushing food on you, they said they felt bad lol I needed to it made me feel better being around food lol I'm not hungry at all it just feels good . Weird. Glad I am not alone. I tried to tell everyone that it's like I am suppose to eat breakfast lunch and dinner and I am just having liquids it is weird. O so you can have protein drinks already? and V-8 I didn't know I am only having watered down cranberry juice and jello, water and crsytal light hmmm I wonder if I can have something else. I do work I am a secretary for Fedex Ground I am suppose to go back to work Thursday the 14th. I go to the doc Wed so I might just take off that Thursday and Friday and go back on Monday. How about you do you work?

How are you feeling? I was banded on the 5th too. I am a little bored and tired of eating jello, water, crystal light, watered down cranberry juice and thats it. I go to the docotrs on Wed then I guess I start my next food adventure. I hope you are feeling good...in the long run you are going to feel so much better. Sorry my name is Lisa I live in Runnemede New Jersey Dr Balsama was my surgeon...I was 224 lbs with health issues and lost at time of surgery like ten lbs. Nurse came out to my house today and for the first time in years my blood pressure was 112/62 which is so great. It's always like 175/85 or more much more like sometimes over 99 on the bottom. Please let me know how you feel Thanks Lisa

Banded August 5th....anyone else on that day? Hanging in there little bored sitting around and taking it easy. I am walking around allot. Wonering whats ahead after the first week.

So can you feel you getting filled? Does it hurt at all. I was banded on the 5th of Aug.....they said like 6 weeks I will get filled....how do you know you need a fill? I am wondering about all that Thanks Lisa

Banded Aug 5th and never ever felt like I had to throw up. Sore around my left side were the port is and I put ice on it. I am a beach person and this has been hard staying away from the beach. Bored and tired of jello, crystal light, watered cranberry juice, etc. Just can't wait to get going and start my pudding, applesauce, yogurt next week. Can't wait to excrise....just want to get back to healthy way of living and lose weight. Aug 5th was the best ever. The best decision I have ever made so very happy

This is Lisa I had my surgery three days ago on Aug 5th. Weighed in at 215 lbs, with health issues. Go back to surgeon in one week. I have to say this is so painful the first few days.....my stomach is just killing me. 5 cuts.....looks like stab wounds. They are swollen and sore. Stayed over night in the hospital, which I think you should stay at least two nights, not one and never out the same day. Yesterday I ate some jello, broth and crystal lite, everything in a shot glass. Today the samething. I am not not starving but I feel I am suppose to eat. You don't even realize how much you have eaten before when all you can eat now is liquids. My family is making eggs and it's just naturally for you to taste or take a bite and you can't. You realize just how much you ate before and just never paid attention. I can't just go int the frig and get ice cream or even a veggie or fruit, you have to wach so you don't vomit. It's painful right now day three and I hope it gets easier.....I just want this pain to go away, I want to sleep for more then a couple of hours. It just hurts. I'm still glad I did this but when this pain goes then I can feel better about this whole thing. Lisa:crying:

Today is a new day for the rest of my life. It is truly a birthday, a new birthday of the new me. By 11 am I will be done my surgery and I will be banded. I will be home on Wed. I can not wait. Lisa very excited

:cool2::thumbup: Well everything you said is how I have been and I go today at 9am I am calm which is weird I have been a wreck since last week, this past weekend and yesterday was the worse. But I woke up this morning took a shower and now waiting to go. I didn't have to drink liquids the day before I just had to stop eatin and drinking before midnight last night. I stay over night. I just can't wait right now to get there and be done and begin my new life. You will be fine.

I have been waiting a long time. So many doctors so many tests. Then when that's over you have to wait for ins to be approved. That's another two weeks. But it was great because I found out in a week and August 5th is my day at 10 am tomorrow. I am so excited, over night stay and home on Wed. Then my first week of what I do not know. If anyone has advice on how the first week is I would love to hear Thank you Lisa :cool2:

Wow you really did...I stay over night. I come home on Wed. So now everything is okay, you are feeling better now. Are you eating? What do you eat? Lisa

:biggrin2: My big day is tomorrow August 5th I call today to find out when I go in. I am nervous and ready all in one. I have been waiting for this day to come for a long time now. Weighing in at 216 lbs down 10 lbs have health issues and soon to be on my way to a new and improved me.

:biggrin2: My big day is tomorrow August 5th I call today to find out when I go in. I am nervous and ready all in one. I have been waiting for this day to come for a long time now. Weighing in at 216 lbs down 10 lbs have health issues and soon to be on my way to a new and improved me.

Wow I didn't have to do any liquid diet or anything for mine. I go tomorrow...today I find out what time. This whole past week everything I ate and I did I realize I can not do anymore and am I going to do it or fail. It's crazy. But then I think wow a fresh start after all these years and I can actually find me my body again, older but better, right? I had my one pic taken and I'll have my daughter take pics after I come home on Wed. I had bought myself in May before I even knoew if I was going to be approved a pair of size 12 Levis Jeans lol so I hope by fall I will be in them and loving it. My daughter has really sharp clothes, she works for a law firm in Philadelphia and she has lost allot of weight on her own, she is young lol all my girls are skinny like I use to be. lol Anyway she has nice clothes for me I can't wait. Oh well I am nervous over tomorrow and can talk and talk. I will check back a Lisa

Oh thank you I am nervous about the whole thing and I have off from Aug 5th until the 13th....I guess that is plenty of time. I am concern about what to eat, or not and what to start drinking and all. I am sure befoer I leave the hospital they will give me a diet to follow, well that's what I was told from them. I just want it hear and I want to move on lol Thank You Lisa

I am trying not to think of it....but I just can't stop. It's like a whole new life is coming to me. It's crazy how you feel before your surgery....after today I have 4 more days left lol But thanks nice to hear what you said thank you very much Lisa :biggrin:

This is your 3rd day after the surgery? Your doing that good? Wow I go Aug 5th this Tuesday. It sounds like everything went very well....that is so good to hear Sorry Hello I can't believe your doing so great I think that is so wonderful Good to hear Lisa

now do you work out......I do but not like I should and I figured I would start after I am better and get on a routine, my skn is pretty good...so everyone tells me. But when your heavy I don't think anything is good lol I am nervous about the skin....I guess I will figure it out and deal with it Thanks Lisa

this is something I was concern on too I have like 75 lbs to lose and I am sure with eating the right way and stay active this should be ok I go Aug 5th for my band and that is one of my concerns I will ask the doctor when I go into the hospital Lisa 50 yr old

I am not sure I sent the right info to you or there is so many people on here sometimes it's like who is talking to you. lol But I get my band on Aug 5th this coming Tuesda lol

You have allot on your plate school, work that is enough right there. I am at 5 days away now and going insane with excitement. Can't believe after all this time and all those doctor visits and test it's here. I can not wait. I am so glad I found this website, it helps to talk to everyone who is doing the samething thing.....it's ease my mind. Yours is coming up fast...it will be here before you know it. Good luck to you keep me posted Lisa

Yes you are were I was two weeks ago. lol It just insane's you. Now I am only 5 days away. The doctors office told me it could be 2 weeks before I get my letter of either approval or "denied" eww no but the nurse said that if I get a "denied" that it is something they can fix and send back in for approval. So waiting for "The Letter" was the most stressful time ever, well up there with all the many stressful times lol. Then when I did get my letter I read it hundred times and called the doctor. I didn't believe it was real. Then they gave me my band date and now it's just been waiting to get my life started. I'm 50 yrs now so geting back to my weight thirty years ago I don't know I was 120 lbs, now 216 lbs I was 224lbs. I think if I goes well and I lose the weight I would like to be around 135 lbs to 145 lbs I'm 5'5 so that should be a good healthy weight, not to skinny. I even but myself I pair of Levis in May that are a size 12 lol so I can not wait to wear them. lol I just can't believe that I really could be going into a small size, oh boy....I am so excited and so many things going though my head. Well good luck to you and keep me posted. Let me know when you get the letter of approval. Lisa:biggrin:

Your so young as old as my daughter. I am 50 yrs old I have three daughters and married for 26 yrs come Aug 21st. I was thin my whole life to until age 39 and a hysterectomy. Gain allot of weight with my kids too. I maxed out at 224 lbs, my back, knees, headaches, not breathing right, or should I say out of breathe. Been a weight watchers member for ever, diet pills....you name it. My doctor told me to go see Dr. Balsama. He is in South Jersey and that is where I live as ewll. Much more beautiful where you are lol. Anyway she told me to check the lapband and go see Dr. Balsama and I did. Had all my testing which took forever then had to wait to be approved from our ins company...with in a week I was approved and my date for my Lapband is Aug 5th. I am so excited and scared at the same time. I already eat pretty heathly and I go to the gym, but not as much as I should. You shouldn't put yourself down like that, it's not good and it's not true. I am sure your a beautiful young women and mother. Not for nothing but it's your health you need to take care of and you should check it out, give the lapband a try....see your doctor. I believe it will make you feel so much better health wise and mind will follow. Lisa

wow that is allot of people getting banded. I am so excited about mine I just wish it were here already. Less then a week now and counting. Aug 5th is my date. I am not to good with this site yet.....not sure if I am doing everything right. I have a myspace because of my friends and my daughter had to help me set it up, so I am just not good at this. I am glad a found this website though, I was going nuts looking lapband people up. Asking anyone who knew anyone that had one. Here the security person Tracy at my work her husbands cousin had it 6 months ago and is doing great. Lost allot of weight already. He has his own website, with his begining to now. I just can't wait. Lisa

I am having surgery on the 5th of August and I know how you feel am going nuts I can't wait. One week to go. I dream it, I think about it all the time. I know it will be here before I know it, but it also feels like it is dragging. I read everyones blogs and posts...it's all good to know, I just want to know more. lol I would be glad to go though this with you, then alone. lol

Hi, I guess I will start with I am married 26 yrs and I have three beautiful daughters. 25 yrs, 23 yrs and soon to be 20 yr old girls. I am 50 yrs old and have been heavy for like 20 something years. I had a Hysterectomy like when I was 39 yrs old and I swear as time went on I got bigger and more unhealthy. I am up to 224 lbs from 133 lbs. The high blood pressure, my lower back, knees, headaches, etc I could go on. Walking upstairs and being out of breathe. Trying on clothes and getting that feeling and that look, like you just hate this. Weight Watchers over and over again, which I did lose some weight. Good program, the only thing I find with weight watchers is that with that program you are always and I mean always thinking of food. You always have to figure what your going to eat all the time. So my doctor told me to look into the Lapabnd and I did. That was like two months ago. I have been approved and my surgery is on the 5th of August. I am so happy and I feel like this is such a begining for me. I just can't wait.