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Congratulations - and good luck! :bored:

I get my first fill on Feb. 12th - Happy Valentine's to me! :bored: I'm ready!!!!!! 47 pounds... wow, you're doing amazing!!! Congrats!

Congratulations on your first 25 pounds!!!! :scared2: I was banded on the 9th as well. Had my follow up dr's appt yesterday and had the stinkies (steri-strips) removed! It was a HAPPY day! I've lost 7 lbs post surgery - 20 total. I started mushies today - I'm still not in the "I can't eat as much" frame of mind so when I made my scrambled egg this morning, I actually made TWO! Yeah, I'm not so sure I even got a whole ONE down. Anyway, everything's going great here! I "went back to work" the Monday post-op. BUT, I work from home so I have a serious advantage. Congratulations again!!!! Good luck at your show tomorrow - I love Pampered Chef!

That's awesome! Color me jealous! Sounds like you're off to an incredible start! I was banded on 1/9 and since surgery have lost 7 lbs. I did lose 13 on the pre-surgery diet though. :scared2: Congratulations and best of luck to you!!!

Wow! You had a horrible experience - so sorry to hear that. But years from now when you're thin and a hottie, it'll be worth putting up with. :scared2: Fortunately my experience was nothing short of wonderful - I even got a "thank you" card from the hospital signed by my nurses, etc. Congratulations and best of luck to you!

I just had my banding last Friday (1/9). I've been told to drink 6 liquid "meals" each day and Water in between. I haven't been able to get the 6 "meals" down in a day yet much less all of the water. Does this get easier as the swelling goes down?? Help!

Thanks for all of your responses! :tongue:

Hi everyone! I was banded last Friday, 1/9/09, by Dr. H. So far, so good! I'd love to hear from others and your experiences. I'm definitely looking forward to 2009!

Hi everyone! I was banded last Friday, yay! :sneaky: So far, so good.. aside from the horrible gas pains in my chest and back that started yesterday. Any advice?

Thank you so much! Good luck to you as well!!!

I've never heard of having to lose 10% of your weight prior to surgery. That's silly - if we could of done that, we might not be needing the surgery! I had my "day surgery" last Friday. I got to the hospital at 6am, in to the OR at 9am, banded by 10 - home by 1pm! (with an hour drive) All has been perfectly fine. Best of luck to you!

Hi! I was banded on January 9th too - in Texarkana, TX. So far, so good here as well!