tiffanye

I had my banding yesterday (28th) I am also still at the hospital because I live two hours away. Anyway I feel way better then I thought. I have some cramping kinda like PMS cramping and I didn't have that much trouble with the gas. My upper back hurt from it yesterday but its better today. The last thing i remember is laying in the OR thinking I'm I really going to do this or chicken out then I must of feel asleep right after that because next I woke up and thought well to late to change my mind now. Then the nurse asked how I was doing and I said "i am mad at whoever woke me up" lol i was sleeping good. Last night I didn't sleep very well because I was up every hour on the dot to go pee! Then yesterday in the recovery room I was there for like three hours because I just couldn't get up. I was pretty drowsy last night and a little bit today. The dr. came in this morning and checked me out and said I could leave. Well he forgot to sing a paper to release me and he took a personal day off in the morning so we are waiting for him to get back.

So we had a bad snow storm the past couple of days and it took us three hours instead of two hours to get to the hospital but we made it in time. I was never nervous. But when I was in the OR i remember thinking "am I sure I want to do this?" Then I woke up and thought "well to late now" Don't get me wrong I don't regret it I think i was just starting to get nervous. The first thing I said when I woke up is "I am mad at whoever woke me up" lol i wasn't mad i was just sleeping sooo well. I have been groggy all day. I feel pretty good. A little pain. It feels more like hungry pains. But for the last 24 hours all i have had is a Popsicle and 4 tbls of Jello. and that seems to help. If any one has any questions just ask. I am just sitting in the hospital (i am staying over night because of the distance)

How much is your surgery co-pay? $100

So I accidentally got "No Added Sugar" popsicles instead of sugar free. They are the Edys fruit ones and have 2g of sugar is this going to be ok or should I go ahead and get a new box of popsicles?

I haven't been banded yet but I notice that I am no longer in a size but in like 8.5! The only thing i could think of was maybe they are making shoes bigger?

I am so confused with the protein shake post op. What do we mix it with? water or skim milk or some of your food? My doctor recommends the Unjury brand. and they have an unflavored one I thought i might put into yogurt or jello. Then can i get get the strawberry one and mix it with skim milk to make like a strawberry milk?

I have been on mine for eight days now and its getting better and better. I get to have a low fat mean (4-6 oz) and a non starchy veggie for dinner and last night. I couldn't even eat all four oz of my fish. i stopped when i was full.

Thanks I am feeling better about the protein thing now. Yesterday I ordered a unflavored and a vanilla unjury. On their website it says you can return them if you don't like them. and i might have to check out the bullets.

I have a cold and when I went to my pre op testing last week the nurse said they would still do my surgery if i had a cold but if it turns into an infection (bronchitis) then they won't do it. Kinda luckily i ended up with an ear infection so i am on antibiotics.

I go on the 28th! I have been home alone tonight so I have been thinking about it more and more and starting to get excited. I have been doing the pre op diet for a week now and for the first time I cheated....I ate a fun size candy bar....anyway I have lost about 7 lbs so far! I hope to lose four more this week.

Does anybody know what this is? I have an appointment next week. Its after my pre op testing.

well i made the decision in Sept. Had my doc appointment in late Oct. Psyc eval first of Nov. then it took her a MONTH to send my results to the hospital then two weeks to get my response from insurance then with the holidays took a couple of weeks to get my date. So it took longer then I thought it would but not as long as some other people. Hopefully the hospital will call tomorrow and tell me if that is going to be the date for sure or not.

Looks like I should be joining the January group. It isn't set in stone but I should be going in on the 28th.

So I am not very far in this whole process. The only thing I have done is the the consultation and the pschy evaluation. Anyway I received a statement from my insurance (BCBS Federal IL) saying they paid my consultation in full. Then a few days later I received a letter from they hospital saying I needed to pay for the consultaion. I asked my husband what he did with the paper from the insurance and he said he THREW IT AWAY! Sooo today we get another letter from the insurance saying they don't cover the consultaion. I am going to call first thing in the morning but I have no idea what is going on.