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Kristine, We got bad the same day. I am in Protein shake hell. Today woke up hungry. I made a Protein Shake with blue berries and strawberries ice milk and Protein Powder. Then today no pain meds gas pain not as bad so walked for over an hour, so weak now tired. Made another lovely protein shake I do have myoplex only like them on ice. I am counting down until mush soft foods start Monday. I keep Water next to me all the time. I only had to do clears 1st and 2nd day actually they made me drink protein shake before i left hospital. Take this all day by day!!!!:smile2:

astera, I am right there with you with gas pain and stomach or ingesting rumbling. Oh my gosh I hate it. I think that is one reason I am not hungry. My tummy is sore those muscles, but nothing like the gas pain. I have back and shoulder pain. Ok hard question was anyone scared to have to go number 2,(poop)? My tummy still so sore and feel as though I need to go but way to much gas!!! I am going to do much more walking today and hope that helps. I also can't lay flat on back or sides still to sore. Was just banded 6/8. I am also so tired sleep can be hard, was very hard to sleep the first night. Last night woke up when pain meds wore off then took more and took about hour to get back to sleep. I going to go take a nap now before I try walking outside hoping to do 45minutes, I know it will wear me out. Thanks for all the tips nome

Mine is tomorrow, so nervous but glad to get this part over I didn't follow the pre op diet to well. I am in hopes and prayers it all goes well and I keep seeing the scale drop in numbers. Weird question I started my period Friday will they be concerned with blood lose? I am still on it and will most likely tomorrow for the surgery. I just want get it over with and on to that lovely liquid diet for a week. :blushing:

I am banded Monday, so sick of the pre op diet!!! My nutrionist told me because my blood sugar tends to drop easy I need to have small snacks specially when I am active and working out. So far on the pre op diet, I haven't done to the tea,but I have lost 5lbs. I am excited about Monday and not looking forward to the pain and the one week of liquid protien diet, those shakes can be so borring I have to spice things up with my blender and fresh fruit. I think as long as you are losing what does snacks matter it is about health food. I was so tormented when my kids made brownies last night filling my house with that evil chocolate yummie smell. I didn't have one!!! Proud of my self! Now my worry is I have to work 5days later after surgery on my feet mabye up to 8hrs, I am excepting to be sore and tired. I hope to see the scale move down and down I don't care if it is only 5lbs a month it moving down, and when i get below 200 I will be so excited.:redface: starting 243 surgery 6/8 now 237

This third was so helpful. I am banded Monday and the nerves and anxious is getting to me. I don't want lose to fast I dont' know what to expect about feeling hungery afterwards. I read alot about others and there experience this the one big reason I decided to get the band. This third everyone was so truthful, honest and that helped calm my nerves and release this my journey I will make it happen. Thanks

This pre op diet sucks i started ok but with my very so crazy busy life i haven't done so well. Not worried about liver or anything with surgery I had my gall bladder out in 2000 and was heavier just having a child, and had no issues. I still get nervous about the days after surgery, I get those fears it wont help me or something. I had such a reality check over the weekend when my kids took a picture of my from behind. That is where my fat is most, legs and butt. I realized I don't see my self as fat and I am. I am glad I am making this choice to a healthier life. I know there is the 140lb girl in me, that is how I think of my self. I am just not there yet. I am excited and nervous and praying for a phycial mental change this band can help bring about in my life. :wub:

My doc is I think trying to jump start the weight lose because he told me to start the diet on the 26th but my surgery is the 8th and the paper work says start the 7or 10 days before the surgery. What ever! Doctors! I work with them and surgeons, not my favorite. I have cheated again. Ouch but still lost 3lbs on the scale, more then likely water weight. I don't like those shake I only had one yesterday then at one meal out. It was my 14years birthday. She went with me to the preop appointment the drive I have to drive to see my doc and have this done is 1hr to 11/2hrs with traffic. I am leaving this morning to the mountains to my girls gymnastic meet then spending the night and we are going fishing the next day as a family. Diet can be on issue when you are traveling and busy. I am bring those shakes lots water and protein snacks. On my preop check list I saw the chest xray. Oh by the way I work in a hospital already and in the nursing program seen surgeries done, just not this one I am having. Anyways, I was just caught running into someone I know and they never had me do a chest xray. Did anyone else get a xray? I did get the blood work and the ekg, if they really want one they can get the day of. I hate being a patient I like being the nurse or CNA so that is my fear in it all.

Fang, Where did you learn that? It make since we are mostly water anyways and I just started this preop diet 3shakes day drink lots more water to try to curve hunger and one meal and little snakes when needed. The thing is I have been peeing like crazy. i going to weigh my self tomorrow see what it says. I do preop blood work and stuff friday but surgery isn't until the 8th. I am hidding this from co-workers and even a few friends. I work in health care and don't want them examining me. I hate feeling hungery I slowing get down the shakes to keep things take time to digest. Iwonder why the high protien and low carb?

DAY 2!! THE 1ST DAY NOT SO HARD TODAY OH MY GOSH I CHEATED I WAS SO HUNGERY ALL DAY. I ALSO FEEL PMS COMING ON. IT SUCKS THOUGH, BECAUSE I WENT FROM CALORIES OF 2000/2400 TO 1200 IF THAT, OUCH BODY NOT USE TO IT. MY SURGERY IS THE 8TH NERVOUS AND EXCITED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS DIET IS 3 PROTIEN SHAKES WITH ONE MEAL AND LOW CALORIE FRUIT VEGGY SNACKS. I REALLY GOT TAKE THIS DAY BY DAY AND SOMETIMES HOUR BY HOUR AND STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN. THE BAD THING IS I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE ENGERY TO GO TO THE GYM AND DO MY NORMAL WORKOUT. PRAYER IS GOING TO GET MY THROUGH THIS. :crying:

Oh my gosh this thread was so helpful, thanks all! I start the liquid protien preop diet today. I am worried about being hungery and calorie count. My doc put me on the preop diet for 2week before surgery 6/8. I have stocked up on all sort of protien drinks yet haven't tried any yet. I guess the next few days will be the hardest. Oh the calories on this preop the shakes are 170calories or 100cal then one low fat meal a day. The nutrionist said I could have little snake like nuts or fruit veggies but this diet seems to keep the calories 1000 or less, isn't that bad? After banding I understand the gradual diet change clears 2days then liquid protien for 7days then soft. I wonder is anyone else doing this same thing and worried about the complete drop in calories on your metabolise and working out with that little calories, I will just have to see how I feel by friday when I go in for blood work and all the pre op stuff.

I am right with you, I start the preop diet tomorrow morning and I work night 7pm-7am, my diet is weird because of work, want here something that sucks it was my 14years old b-day and my house is filled with cake, ice cream and junk food. I am worried but at the same time trying to remain positive. I did find a clue from other diets that eating fiber and protien fill you up. Try fiber pills with the protein shakes. I am trying the Eas shakes that have more protein and 4gram of fiber per container there are also 170 calories each. I am to due preop work this Friday. I am not wanting to be out of work long 2-3weeks tops because I just can't afford to miss work. I am also having one those nice shakes every 3-4 hrs because I am hypoglyemia Idon't want my sugars to drop. My BMI is 43 bordline 44 I can't drop below 40 and be ok with insurance so I don't want lose more then 5-8lbs on preop and I have 14 days of it. Ouch!!! Hope I help you.

I am alittle of everything excited nervous, can't wait to see the scale go down. I am June 8th Colorado Springs I start liquid/ one meal day diet Tuesday!!!

I am keeping a secret at work but to one other person who had is done already. I work in a hospital already, I just don't want people knowing my business. I told my parents and one my kids, my other ones are young and don't understand. I am going to tell them mom going to have surgery but not much more at this time. I am with you lotsbirds I don't know how to get the tickerfactory thing to work. My surgery is set for June 8th I do have the preop next week and to get paper work done so I can get time off from work. I start my pre op diet in 6days. oh chocolate shakes here I come!!! I have wondered should I go out to dinner the next few days and have one last great meal?? But there isn't anything pressing I want. I want to lose weight!!! I want to keep up to my working out 3/4days a week!!! I want feel normal!

I am not banded yet. I do have surgery date!!! Question for anyone how do u get those cute things under your post that track your weight??? I once was very nervous but work with someone who had it done 3months ago, she is doing great but slow with the weight lose. Do research and this website I have found much with people who have gone through the process. For me I hope this will give me the edge to lose the weight for good. Hope I helped.

teresa, thanks for the info. Did you have to see the psychologist and dietian? I am waiting Jodie to call me so I can make those appointments. naomi:rolleyes:

thanks for the encouragement. I get the sugery sometime this summer and I get nervous about it working for me. So thanks for the story.

With my insurance I have to the spring to colorado springs surgical associates. I am seeing dr Nagy and I have a friend who has seen dr. fredorak, also they are a center of excellent. I hope this helps, they are also hooking me up with a support group, which I want to get involved with before and after surgery. Hope this helps. :scared2:

I am new and looking to get the band this summer. What is this sleive thing? I get nervous about getting this done. Give me some info. Would you do it again? Thanks:thumbup:

I am so glad you have posted this. I have not be banded yet and my struggle is I learned the hard way about artificial sweeteners. I actually get joint pain when I eat them and have had some abnormal labs from them. When I stopped eating that bad stuff my joint and leg pains have went away and my ESR went back to normal. I say we can't trust the FDA or our government run by big money we need to be self educated, and learn to make good choices.

baby blue, doctors don't always have the best bedside manner but it doesn't mean they are not good at what they do. I am in nursing school and plan to have the surgery done come May some time. I see my doc next week. Yet, yesterday was my OR day so I got to watch surgery on a person. Now, she didn't get the Lap band, but she did get Lapscopic surgery and I was amazed how invasive it was and how quick it was. I have had surgery before so getting the band that part doesn't not scare me, it is living with it afterwards and losing the weight for good. I have a nurse at work who got it done, she missed less then 2 weeks, she was on light duty for those times but she is getting along great with the band and the weight lose has been slower then she thought it would be, but everyone body is different. I hope this helps.

I have not been banded, but I am going through nursing school right now and I would have to say that doesn't sound right and I would get back into the doctor, you don't want to get dehydrated. How long have you been banded? Have you lost much weight? I hope you get better and keep losing the weight. :tt2:

I am looking to be banded this coming May and have some worries and questions for those have had it done. How has it taken away hunger? Is the diet hard to follow? Do you still have cravings or want sugary stuff, do u feel full quickly? thanks nomebug:confused: