danielle.hurstcrose

are you seeing any other "accomplishments" like pants getting to big.. shirts a little baggier... maybe even just bra or panties getting looser.. gotta find other ways to judge success.. i made my husband hide the scale.. i will not let it rule me.. no matter how many times a day i want to step on it... it's like a disease!!!!

I too was banded on december 23rd this year.. i am doing great been walking daily for thirty minutes and drinking soups and full liquids.. pretty happy with how thing are going trying to stay hydrated not feeling hungry really and i had 3cc's put in when the lapband was placed (what the dr. does everytime i guess) and i am 11 pounds down since surgery too.. so no complaints here!!!:laugh:

My doctor placed mine with 3cc's in it.. it's been great!!! and i go back on the 11the.. not quite three weeks.. he said i could get a fill or if the 3cc's was to much he would remove... i am doing good with the 3cc's i've been banded since the 23rd and healing well been doing a lot of walking atleast 30 minutes of the dog walking me everyday.. love my band.. LOVE IT

that is a great way of putting it.. i applaud the way you said it.. you never know underlying circumstances in peoples lives.. i'm sure no one chooses to be obese or morbidly obese.. atleast that's not what i wanted in life.. and here i am now blessed to be banded, to have a speedy recovery. Judge and that will be the way you will be judged in the end. Not everyone is concerened with other peoples feelings, but there comes a point where you are just being childish and down right rude. it's so sad to see people walk through life thinking well my life is shitty or i've been givin a shitty hand SO everyone elses lives should be.. or i'm going to cast my horrible outlook on life onto them.. take care!!! i was banded december 23rd and am now on my 5th day of recovery and i slept!!! on the left side... wow.. talk about speedy!!!

I am four days post op also!!! and i have one spot on my left side where if i breath in deep or roll just right to get up.. it is KILLER pain.. like i can feel something moving.. or rubbing against my ribs i also still have some gas pains under my diaphram that i can feel all the way up to my collar bone.. I think it will go away eventually.. maybe not as soon as we would like BUT it will. I have been up and about since surgery (even got shopping done day after christmas). And that has helped a lot.. I would say to try keeping up with the walking and see if that helps.. i'll keep ya posted as to what i am doing too.. sounds like the same pain almost.. TAKE CARE!!! DECEMBER DELIGHTS!!!

Can not stress enough the importants of walking.. it will help so much with the gas pains in your shoulders and chest. I also found that sleeping on my back was easier than on the side even with support from pillows.. keep up with the liquids and gas x strips.. i am now three days post op and the walking and gas x strips have helped so much.. that's the most painful pain i have felt.. but it does subside.. best of luck!!! DECEMBER DELIGHTS!!!

HEY JANUARY BANDSTERS!!! well i am a december bandster and i just wanted to wish you all the best of luck.. i am two days post op and only woke up from surgery thinking what the hell did i just do.. i dont regret it now.. and i dont feel like i will regret it later at all either.. just remember follow the rules.. the shoulder/collarbone pains are just gas, and WALK WALK WALK.. it will relieve alot of the pressure!!! GOOD LUCK!!

well yesterday was mysurgery day... and I completely feel the omg what have idone. Gas x did help with the walking. But alone not so much... my port site is the most painful and on my back seemed to be the least uncomfortable. I hate the gas pains and I had the dry vomit for about 30 minutes last night til imade myself sleep... I am hoping day two tomorrow will come easier... take care everyone! And happy holidays

so here we are in december.. and my date is the 23rd... BUT i still have yet to have my pre-op appointment.. gosh this military difference is making me go crazy.. i am not sure whether i should call the general surgery head nurse or just keep waiting.. and if i keep waiting i am wondering HOW long i should wait before i call them.. ugh.. is it bad i worry that if i bother them to much they will take my date away.. LOL.. i dont know what i should do.. just not happy being left in the dark.. and that's what it feels like ya know.. hmm.. :w00t:

HEY!!! they are not taking anymore because three of the surgeons are deploying.. So they still need to train the new doctors to do the procedure.. I am very fortunate that I did get that call.. Take Care!!! keep in touch about your surgery!! let me know if tricare aproves you to go off post for it!

December is only two days away!!! I am super EXCITED!!! even though I am 23 days into the month for my surgery I am so stoked that we are all getting to do this with the support of eachother! thanks illuminationlady for starting our december bandsters!!! cant wait!! i see you are a 22nd bandster.. so i hope your day goes well!!!

I am so EXCITED!!! as the month of DECEMBER comes closer.. i get more and more nervous.. and to have our name it would be awsome!!! that way we all know WHERE to go to chat with eachother.. it's going to be awsome. illuminationlady you sure have taken the lead on keeping track of it all.. THANK YOU!!! hope to hear from everyone who gets banded this next month!!! GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS:thumbup:

hey everyone.. december 23rd here!!! just found out yesterday.. i am super excited!

So I have a date!!! I am so excited! Today has been a mixture of different emotions.. My husband is stationed at Fort Hood and the memorial service was today.. We went... it was so so so sad. Our leaders have great writers for all their speeches but today was so touching. It might have been because this is our home and our friends. After the service I walked home (post was a mad house and driving wasn't an option) I got the phone call... December 23!!! I am so excited. After something so tragic i felt guilty being happy on this day. We have amazing surgeons on post and it's not like going to a normal gastric surgeon.. we are filler surgeries.. when ever they have time they fit us in... and it's a LONG wait usually I have been very fortunate to not have to wait very long and my time has been exceptionally short. So to get the call this soon has been phenominal. My preop diet starts on the 15th of December and I hope this will be a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.