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I started walking around the block the day after surgery. Each day I increased that walk a little bit. I'm a week out now and I've been to the gym twice to walk (only) on the treadmill. Today I did 2 miles at 2.6mph and a 3.0 incline. It took me 45 minutes and I was sweating. I am just taking it easy...I am going to try to walk everyday at least around the block if I can't get to the gym. No stressful workouts for 6 weeks at least!

OMG I looked up that recipe on Recipezaar.com and all of the soup recipes look good. I'm thinking of making them and freezing them until I can eat softs and pureeds. One more week of clear liquid and I'm starting to feel hunger pains so I just keep sticking to protein shakes and broth. Thanks for all of your encouragement, this journey so far has been pretty easy for me as well. I have lost almost 20 lbs since I started the preop diet and 10 of that has been since surgery. I can't believe it!!!!!

Thanks, I just wasn't sure and this is all so new.

Kerrie, we are only one day apart and I will tell you from day 3 to day 4 was amazing. My gas pains are practically gone and my incisions have started itching, which means they are starting to heal. I know it's really uncomfortable and I can't tell the difference still between hunger and gas. I finally was able to sleep on my side last night for a little bit instead of on my back, which was REALLY nice! Let me know what the doctor says...I am going for my postop on Sunday and will get all my other questions answered then.

I know I had wanted the LapBand AP but then I got the Realize instead. I haven't gone back to the Dr. yet for my post op but I will ask why he did Realize instead of AP. I guess it doesn't matter and actually Realize offers an online support group just for patients with their products which I think is pretty cool. You get a special number when you have your surgery and that is you ID for the online tools. I haven't been on yet but will very shortly. The only difference I see that makes me think is the date each was approved by the FDA. AP was in 2001 and Realize was 2007. Other than that they are pretty comparable, from what I see...

I was just banded on March 8th and I am so worried that I am going to sip too much, sneeze, cough or hiccup and the band is going to move or slip. I have a pretty powerful sneeze and it just scares me a little. Is this something to be conscious of? I didn't get sick or vomit after surgery at all but I'm still freaking out a little. Do I have anything to worry about? I have a 9cc Realize Band and am still on clear liquids for 9 more days. Please help. Thanks.

I would love it also. I was just banded on 3/8 and I think it would be GREAT to meet up with fellow bandsters in the area. Keep us posted.

Congrats Pezo...I think I would agree that my nerves would get the better of me if I was the fourth person going on one day. I was second and that was bad enough, I just wanted it over with! Good luck, it isn't that bad. Just stock up on GasX strips and liquid Tylenol...they will be your best friend. I also got a heating pad to put behind my left shoulder and that really really helped alot with the gas pain. Let us know if you need anything.

YAY I can't wait to hear how it all went. I'm two days out and am feeling MUCH better! Each day gets a little easier!

I was banded around noon on March 8th and I came home about 5pm. I don't know about all of you but I am so sore! The incisions don't really hurt and the gas pains are starting to ease but the muscles around my stomach are really really sore and they keep spasming. I feel like I've done 10,000 sit ups. Since I can't use my stomach to sit up I've been using my leg muscles so those are now sore too. And since I can only sleep on my back I have the worst stiff neck. OMG I feel like such a complainer but the Loritab doesn't really help the sore muscles. Gas-x strips worked wonders, so did walking and the heating pad on my shoulder while awake and sleeping. I haven't been able to sleep a full night yet (only 3-4 hours at a time) but hopefully tonight will be better. For those of you that have been banded...when did you start sleeping on your side again? I finally get to take a shower today and I'm very excited for that. I'm having a hard time remembering to drink fluids constantly. I am trying really hard to get the 64oz in per day but man it's difficult! It also seems like every time I drink I get the hiccups and that really is painful. Overall, I feel way better today than I did yesterday or Sunday and it can only get better from here. I've lost 2 lbs since surgery so let's just keep that up! Woohoo, I have no regrets and I'm so excited for the rest of you Lucky Losers that are getting banded later this month.

I'm leaving for my surgery right now! Wish me luck!!!!!!!!

I have been on my preop liquids for 5 days and it's getting better. The scale shows I've gained 2 lbs but I don't know how that possible unless it's Water weight. I have 3 days left until surgery and I am soooo excited!

It's amazing to know that there are so many friends out there that have had some of my same 'worst' moments. One that really sticks out for me is a couple years back, not even my heaviest weight, we were riding in the car with my grandparents and my grandfather said "you know if you lost about 10 pounds your clients would probably be more open to working with you". I work for a bank and am in sales so being face to face with clients was a part of my life everyday. I couldn't believe he said that and I just figured that it was because he was about 90 years old and didn't mean to hurt me....but it did! 6 days until my surgery and I can't wait to start my new banded life! Thank you so much all of you for the encouraging words. They really help

How are you doing Cait on your pre preop diet? Have you gotten off the additional 14lbs? I am thinking about you! Let us know!

And our month finally starts! I know there are a whole bunch of us that are getting our bands this month and I want to just say YAY..... I know I don't go until the 8th but there are alot of us getting banded this week and I know we are all tired and hungry, but we should mostly be so excited to be starting this journey....together! I have gotten so much support from you all so far and I can't wait until we are all over this hump and can start really living our best lives!

This is the first day of my preop diet and I can not have any real food. I can do sf Jello, broth, Protein shakes, sf pudding and popsicles. I woke up this morning and just didn't want to get out of bed cause I was hungry and didn't want to deal with not being able to eat. I haven't had anything yet but I just don't know how I'm going to do this for the next week. When I think about it in the big picture I will not be actually chewing for 7 weeks!!!! 1 week preop liquid diet 2 weeks postop liquid diet 2 weeks mushy foods 2 weeks soft foods Then regular foods. WOW... I just really have to keep focusing on why I'm doing this and be positive! I think that will make it easier...

When you click on mine it takes you to the site where you can make the glitter graphic. In the middle of that page there are boxes labeled 'text', 'font', 'size', 'angle' etc. You just type whatever you want your stuff to be then it will populate the weblink. You don't have to enter your email for it to work, just skip that box! I never entered my email and it worked just fine. Try that...

****As of the beginning of Febuary we are officially the Lucky Losers! It won on the poll (at that time)!**** Time to make your graphic. If anyone wants the one I have it is from www.glittertextgraphics.com and the font size is 35, the font is "Rockwell", the text color is "006600" and the Back color is "009900". The link you copy and paste is Bulletin Board (1). Please let me know if you have issues and I will try to help.

I am waiting for my liquid diet to start on 3/1 and I am wondering if some of you that have started already could give me some advice on what stuff to buy and things like that. I know it's going to be hard but I am so looking forward to the change I'm about to make. Any advice would be great. Thanks.

I start my liquid diet on Sunday and I'm starting to get a little apprehensive. I know I can do it but I'm just worrying myself I think! Blah...

We are officially the Lucky Losers! It won on the poll! Time to make your graphic. If anyone wants the one I have it is from www.glittertextgraphics.com and the font size is 35, the font is "Rockwell", the text color is "006600" and the Back color is "009900". The link you copy and paste is Bulletin Board (1). Please let me know if you have issues and I will try to help.

I'm the day before so we could totally be buddies! I'm having surgery on March 8th in CA but still, we can chat! PM me if you want to!

We are officially the Lucky Losers! It won on the poll! Time to make your graphic. If anyone wants the one I have it is from www.glittertextgraphics.com and the font size is 35, the font is "Rockwell", the text color is "006600" and the Back color is "009900". The link you copy and paste is Bulletin Board (1). Please let me know if you have issues and I will try to help.

We are officially the Lucky Losers! It won on the poll! Time to make your graphic. If anyone wants the one I have it is from www.glittertextgraphics.com and the font size is 35, the font is "Rockwell", the text color is "006600" and the Back color is "009900". The link you copy and paste is Bulletin Board (1). Please let me know if you have issues and I will try to help.

YAY...as of today I only have 23 days left until my surgery!!!! :cursing: So I want to start getting everything together for before, during and after surgery and I'm wondering what everyone stocked up on. I know that I should get Protein shakes, gas-x strips etc, but what else should I get so I can be as prepared as possible. Ideas on products, flavors, etc would be much appreciated as I know there are things I haven't thought about and I would love to know what they are. :frown: