Erin18

the gas pains hurt and the bigger incision hurts the most, it's so hard getting up out of bed hurts to cough ): but pillow does hurt, what does it feel like when you need to burp? I think i need to do that too but im scared to, I know I needa go #2 but I can't and I know that's what will make me feel better, would it be safe to take a stool softener since it's only day one?

hey RyanX93, im erin, and im 18. i started this process at 17, but i wanted to have this done when i was 16. yet my insurance required me to be 18. it took 9 months to actually get my surgery date, and im so effin scared like you wont believe. the place im getting banded at said that im the youngest theyve banded. wow. awesome (: i love one of the nurses, she makes things great! she makes me comfortable. still scared but im thinking positive(always) thinking about all the things ill be able to do (: i was overweight ever since i was 3, ever so sad. but i must go to bed, leaving to go to the hospital in 4 and a half hours, eep!..did you get banded yet? well best of wishes anyways!(:

thanks everybody! <3

its too late now ): the mall closes soon and i dont have a ride there, surgery is tomorrow boo, wish i had some just in case, i was going to get some last week, guess im going to have to suffer and wait til i wake up to put them back in as what ive read, they should be fine. 9 and a half hours til i go to the hospital!

bstonestreet- thanks isaviolinist- yeah, id much rather stay home and rest and walk some at home im just going to bring my ipod for the car ride which is half to an hour away or so, im also going to have just in case i wanna listen to music or play a puzzle game but im pretty sure i wont want to, tv is fine too. i dont feel comfortable without wearing one, its too weird of a feeling for me O.o i get my surgery tomorrow, im sure he'll go over it before i leave the hospital, the paper i have that my nutricionist gave me said day one: clear liquids, but ill need to make sure, mm protein shakes haha i hope i can have slim fast kind or something thanks!

yeah i know, i just want to leave them in as long as i can, i havent had my tongue pierced too too long, well since dec. 20th that's the one im most worried about. im thinking of just waiting til i get on the bed thing and after they put the iv in then ill take them out. well my mom and was really small when she was younger my dad too, but i really dont know, wow i cant wait to start losing weight, ive never been small in my life, blegh! and thats good to hear haha

yeah, i am sure i want to do this, wanted to do this since i was 16, i rather do it while im still young so i can enjoy myself the way i should be. it took 9 months just to get my surgery date, im nervous and scared and all but i know this is the best choice i made, i dont want to back out now, look how long it took me. i do know it is hard and its not easy, but if you follow the rules right, you will succeed. i didnt want to do this when i was older because of excess skin and all. im glad im doing this while im still young, im pretty sure later you will be happy with your choice. thanks and good luck to you too (:

thanks SuzanneG and abbypoo

oh and how lond did you guys walk the first day and first week after surgery? what did you do for weeks 2-4? just curious (: anddd how much lose skin do you think someone weighing at 226, 5'1" 18 years old will have? like if i lost 90-100 pounds? also just curious (: hope i dont have too much

ohh, im sorry, but why?

thank you (: thats why i chose to keep it a secret, afraid they would leave me cause im different, but i'm already different. im excited about making new friends though. im excited because now i can stop dreaming my future of being smaller, i will be smaller ((: i deffinately agree, it is a personal choice. and i will keep you guys updated :juggle:

ive wanted this since i was 16 but my insurance required me to be 18 and here i am, 2 days and itll be my surgery day yay (: this website is really supportive and helpful. im ready for the change just nervous but i know ill be much much happier (:

i'm not 19 yet but it took 9 months to finally get my date, they didnt send me out for approval til may, got approved in june, then got my date on july 6th. my insurance is Bluecross Blueshield, and im so excited, the day is almost here. (:

thanks everyone (: Mia26, i too chose not to tell anybody and i think im going to keep it that way. im not ashamed either but sometimes i feel like "i cant believe i'm doing this, i could of done it myself" but i know i couldnt. haha me too good luck to you too, and same for you, keep us updated :biggrin: SuzanneG, i thought about it, i haven't really seen any for 18 year old's but 19 and up, i think i'll start a thread in the age specifics (: i also heared so many say this wished theyd did this my age, haha indeed thanks! (:

so okay i want to make a shopping list so i can be stocked for acouple of weeks. im only going to be buying things for day one and weeks one and two, can you tell me if i missed anything that i might really need? thanks..here we go Day one. clear liquids and low sugar -chicken broth -gatorade -sugar free drinks or just water -Diet Snapple -vitamin stix (are they good if any of you tried them?) -crystal light -sugar free jello -sugar free pudding Weeks 1 and 2. full liquids-high protein, low sugar, low fat -sugar free, fat-free liquid yogurt -strained or pureed low fat soups(what were your fav flavourS?) -Skim milk -low sugar protein drinks or powders (but im not sure what kind i want to get yet) i need vitamins and minerals -calcium -vitamin D -multivitamin any others? anything else i need during weeks one and two i know i shouldnt be asking you guys, i should be calling them. but whatever well just tell me what you guys bought for weeks one and two, thanks! :bored:

i know, i wonder if thats why im afraid? but i know i want to change. she was online the other day, i left her a message on her facebook, but i guess she hasnt been on yet. i left her txt messages and nothing back, i dont think she has minutes are service, most of the time shes at her sister's and i dont know her number, she has a boyfriend/fiance thing, so that also could be a reason why but i dont know, she doesnt treat me like dirt, she'll probably be online soon. that sounds like a good idea (: if i remember ill ask my surgeon friday (:

that's good to hear, thanks (:

i'm nervous too, im pre-op, im kind of scared of the pain i'll have after and how akward itll feel at first, but i know i made the right decission and i'll be so much happier later. i couldnt do it on my own.

as for the bra, if i sat up straight, it wouldnt be touching and the one i have now is way comfortable than a sports bra (: so i think ill just take the one i have

hey that good to hear, i should be fine then, i have made a shopping list post in this section, it should be on the first page and good luck (:

good luck (:

so im on the preop diet, its my 3rd day, and since the first day i had stomach aches and diarrhea since the first day as well(TMI i know). every time i have a protein shake(i need to have it 4 times a day) i get that feeling like i have to vomitt(TMI) it back up. and today i started to get a heach ache. my mom told me i need more water and i read in somebody else's thread that someone wrote that they needed to up their water. anybody else go through that? and is water all i need to fix it? thanks (:

im starting to get worried now and my surg is friday, i followed it straight up to friday(started preop diet on weds) but had 2 strawberries, then saturday i only had two protein shakes out of 4 snuck in a cup of brocoli and yesturday i had 2 shakes out of 4 again and half a piece of sausage and today one shake only 630 cals and 49 cals, i feel really bad and sad ): but! im making sure i get up early again tomorrow and get back on track for the remaining 3 days left til surg. hope ill be fine. i hope:smile2:

awesome and that is what i planned on doing, haha im going to have a bag full of jewelry hope they dont get grossed out by my lobes but anyways that makes me feel better about it not closing up, and thankss :crying:!

thanks, i cant have protein until the full liquids, on my paper my nutritionist gave me said i could have diet snapple on the clear liquid week and what's loser than a sports bra?