4x4 Moma

Yeah! I am glad everything went well for you. The gas pains can be a bugger, mine only lasted a few days, so hopefully you are already feeling better. My test result came back as inconclusive. WHATEVER!! I am not very happy about this. I will go back to Dr. Duncan on Thursday and hopefully he will be able to tell me a plan to put this issue in the past. I will keep you updated. I also want you to keep me updated on how you are doing. What is you post-diet and how was your Thankgiving?

Thanks -- It is a happy Friday. Just got a call from my MD's Office and I will be notified of an appointment date within 1 week. YEAH!!!

Happy Friday to you!

I knew it was just too good to be true - I think I will always crave chocolate. I feel with my past experiences with diet, I will more than likely not get restriction right away either. Though I am not going to be negative.

Guess I will just have to see.

I did get GREAT news today. I call the doctor's office and found out that my name has been moved to the scheduling dept. Someone should contact me within one week with an appointment date. YEAH! Yippy !! Hooray!!. Now I can start to panic. Not about the surgery -- about being put to sleep. Oh well, I am not turning back now. Please keep me updated with you and share anything you learn along the way. Share your Tips of the Band. LOL

6 days to go! I am so excited. I went today for pre-op, all of that went great. Tomorrow I will go for my EDG, I will be glad to get that over with. Then I will be smooth sailing. How about you? Have you done pre-op or the EDG yet, or do you have to? We are a 4x4 family. My husband, myself, and my 10 year old all have 4 wheelers. My 4 year old has a 50, but he prefers to just drive me around on mine 400. And then we also have a 1980 CJ7. So needless to say our idea of fun is lost in the deep woods somewhere. Guess that is why we want to move to Tenn. LOL. Well, guess I need to go eat some protein. Yummers.

I am very excited. I am doing well on the pre-op diet so far, not so sure about the last two days of liquid only. But I aint scared. I do have a question, a lady at the doctors office was telling me about taking the gas-x strip before her surgery, have you ever heard of that? My other question is what Protein shake do/did you use? Thanks in Advace. Have you told the new big sister yet? That is a fun time with the second baby. My son prayed for about a year everynight for his little brother, so when I was far enough along to tell him he was too excited. I am so happy for you. Amanda -- 6 days to a new life.

Wow you look great - What an inspiration. I needed to see your pics to help get me motivated again. Thanks and Best of luck to you!

Hey girl friend, I just wanted to check on you and your Babies. I sure hope all is well. I am sure Piper is ready to be big sister. I think about you often.

Thank you for the prayers. I am trying to stay positive, but I am also scared to death that this will be like everything else and not work for me. Please keep posting. I would like to keep up with your story. Amanda

Hope you are doing well. Walking throught the Atlanta Airport can be a pain by itself. Sorry you had to deal with it and gas pain. Do you still have anymore pains now? What do you think about your band so far? Sorry to be so nosey, just this waiting gets me nervous and I want to know ALL I can.

Thanks Amanda

Hi sommerbrez,

I just noticed we are almost neighbors. I live in the big town of barnesville (you know-Gordon College). I have not had the band yet. Waiting for Dr. Duncans office to call and schedule. Who did you use? BTW you look great!

It is pics like yours that keep me going on with all of the pre-op stuff. I feel like my day will never get here (waiting on insurance approval now). Thanks for posting your story - you look wonderful. Best of luck to you.

Thanks, You got some nerves I can borrow. LOL!!

I am really too excited to be nervous yet. How are you doing?

Amanda:)

WOW! What a difference. You look great. Still waiting to get mine. Best of luck!

Still Waiting. I have started bugging the doctors office daily now. I have completed everything pre-op and I am just waiting to be scheduled. I am also getting scared to death more and more daily. Please keep me post with update on how you are doing.

Best of Luck AMANDA

I will be praying for you on the 25th. You will do great. It will be here and over with before you know. Smilin'

I was banded on Nov. 9th. This has been a slow process for me. I will not get my first fill until January 8th. The holiday season cause me to be delayed. Thats OK. I am excited about getting a fill. Right now I can eat ANYTHING I want and that is not good. Sometimes I forget I even have the band.

Thanks for the sweet complement. I can not wait until I can do a full body shot on my profile.

You look wonderful and you seem to be so outgoing and happy now. I am happy for you keep up the great work.

Hey, My friend. I am so excited that you are on here now. I am also so proud of you and your accomplishments. You are doing a great job.:thumbup:

Wow! You look great. Keep up the good work.

Amanda

Hi. Just wondering if you have your date yet? Please keep me posted.

OK! I just though I would check in on you and read the "I"M PREGNANT" part. Congrats to you. I know you must be excited. I'm sure the initial shock was hard. Just remember, you know how to get any weight you might gain back off. You can do this.

Amanda

Hey,

I seen we are going to be banded on the same day. I think a blog will be a great idea and I will do my best to get mine started soon. I am with you about the pre-op diet, however I started mine a week early and I have already lost 6lbs. That is motivation. Lets keep in touch. Amanda

Thanks for the website - It is packed with info. I have been on it most of the morning. Please keep posting. Pics and success stories are whats keeping me going. Amanda

Thank you for posting your blog. Ever since I have decided this is what I am going to do I have searched for every piece of information I can find. I love this site and I love everyone who post a blog with their story. It is very comforting to hear what people who have had this done have to say.

I have not had the surgery. I am scheduled for November 9th. I am very excited. Please, Please pass on any information you can to me. I want to hear the good, bad and ugly. Is this what you expected? Best of luck to you. Amanda

Hey Girlfriend,

I am in the club now. Everything went great getting my band. Dr. Duncan and his team are absolutely the best.

However, on my initial visit with Dr. Duncan he kept looking at my throat when I was talking. Before I left his office he felt of my neck and asked my to go get an ultra sound of my thyroids done. I actually did this on the Wednesday before my surgery on Monday. Anyway, after my surgery he said he wanted me to go and have a FNA ultrasound done because he found 2 large mass on my thyroids. Lucky me!! This was the worst thing I have every been through. They put me on a table with my head tilted back as far as it would go and stuck 9 needles in my neck. 2 of the needles was lidacaine, but that only numbed the skin area. The doctor (it was not Dr. Duncan) sucked out some of the cells in the needles and sent them down to pathology for testing.

I will not know anything back from them for a few more day.

My tummy is fine from the band, but my neck hurts soooo bad. I would not wish that on my worst enemy.

Well sorry to be complaining so much. Guess my good news is my band is great. I got to move to full liquids today. What was your post-op diet?

How are you and your little ones? Hope all is well. <3 ya, Amanda