TracyinKS

All docs are different.. that is for sure...... my doc hit 550 bands back in january so I have no idea what number I was last Thursday..... in March he started using a two week liquid diet because of cases of big livers... and still..... he post op diet is pretty easy... 24 hours of CLEARS after surgery and then full liquids on day two.. (thinned out tomatoe soup) days 3-14, full liquids and pureed foods.. I go back for my post op appointment THIS friday and he told me NO chewing til then.. also I am able to have coffee. (was given coffee after I passed my barium swallow in the hospital) I do believe that everyone has to be very pro-active in their own health care. For instance.. on my pre-op he had Sherbert on the list...... well for me sherbert is so full of sugar I won't touch it.. that was me and my inability to process sugar as efficiently as others.

That is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for sharing.. size 10.. whooohoo!

Liz: that is what they told me.. I have the medium size band that it is 10mm and holds 4cc's of liquid.

December is a long time out and you will be so freaking HAWT.. I think a romantic all inclusive resort would be great or a cruise... but that is me.

I wanted to share something that I made tonight and for those on the NONChew stage... you might be interested.. also it will help get your calories up......... Now I know it sounds weird, but it really IS worth a try... It is called Mock Danish... and has been a staple of my low carb diet life (since 1999) although today was the first time I actually counted the calories there are several variations and you can really adjust it to suit your taste.. this is what I made tonight. MOCK DANISH 2 oz's regular cream cheese (2 carbs, 200 calories) 1 med egg (.6 carb ... I don't know calories) 1 dash of cinnimon 1 generous splash of SF french vanilla syrup 2 packets of splenda Heat cream cheese in bowl for 20-30 seconds Add egg and other ingredients and beat, whisk, mix til smooth Pop in microwave for 1 minute, (this will leave the center soupy and you can either stir it up or micro a bit longer till it is firmer) You can add any amount of tastes.. cook more, cook less, add cocoa and more sweetner, add pumpkin pie spice, less cream cheese, more egg.. it is really versatile and it is filling....... Tonight I left it a bit soupy so that I didn't have to chew anything... a lot of low carbers eat this for breakfast, but tonight it was my dinner and I only finished 3/4 of it.

YES, but we are a TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't get caught up in all the bs that sometimes surfaces in these types of forums... I think everyone should take turns... but if no one wants to.. let me know and I will gladly start one for us. We are all here to shrink our booties and increase our self confidence...... and together we have a really exciting year in store!

Margi: sounds like you are doing great! Hope your mom is ok.

I did this.. I have a black pair of workout stretchy pants and a shirt that does NOT cover my belly or butt...... I plan to take monthly pictures in the same outfit in the same poses....

SOUNDS GOOD Judy! You can be the one to start it! YOUR TURN to lead the thread..... OK.. I'm getting off here and finding something to slurp on.

Laura: I don't know.. but I remember spider on another thread asking for hers.. so I figured.. what the heck.. they do have a camera in there RIGHT?? I was really intersted to see my liver and to see its size... all the yellow fat is gross and I wish he could of just gotten rid of it, but that will be my job I guess........ I guess I also wanted proof that I REALLY did this INSANE thing called WLS! but I feel so relieved knowing that this will be the last time I weigh this much........ I think I'm going to try and get some more calories in tonight....... he told me to chew NOTHING this week.. I go for my post op appointment on Friday morning. The real test will be work tomorrow!~ Sending Rick PRAYERS!

Great Pic Laura!!! You will need to be updating that work pic before too long.. maybe you will be modeling those hawt jeans! Everyone is doing so good, I'm so excited! One more day.. and we made it through our anniversary month! I over did it today on the moving around..... dbf got really irritated with me, but I wanted the house clean for my dad and step mom when they dropped off my son..... I did some laundry and but what really got me was mopping the floors (I have hardwoods) I ended up taking 1/2 dose of my meds and took a 3 hour nap. I can go to mushies today like adorable.... but I've been a little scared too. I've only been getting about 300-500 calories and am totally freaked out by that..... my stomach is starting to rumble and my gas has been coming out more frequently.. had to take my first gasX strip before my shower a few minutes ago..... I've only been eating tomato soup thinned out with calorie countdown milk, isopure water, and water... coffee in the mornings (about half cup) and right now I have my first glass of ice tea.. (hint.. I added a bit of SF french vanilla syrup to the ice tea and it is suprisingly sweet and good. My one splurge today was to eat a sf pudding thinned down with chocolate calorie countdown... to the point of chocolate soup.. it really hit my sweet spot. I will say that I gained 3 pounds of fluid at the hospital but today I weighed in the same as I did before surgery... 253.2....... I would love it if I could lose a pound a day like the rest of you.. even if it only lasted a couple weeks...... OK.. time to sign off.. my son is now home and he wants to look at my boo-boos....... LOL oh.. and the duct tape comment Teachlady cracked me up, because my oldest neice just went to prom last night and she ductaped her belly !!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!! that is hilarious. Talk to you later.

House Huntress... how long til the hunger settled back in? I am amazed that I am not hungry at all........ I wish it could stay like this. My doc says first fill in 5 weeks..... so looks like June 1st for me.

OH.... and Hey.. I LOVE the SHRINKING VIOLETS name!

Good Evening all! I have been taking it easy, although we did go visit dfs sister today.. but it was relaxing sitting out on their deck in the warm sunshine. I was a bit pooped when we got home earlier this afternoon, but after I released some gas I felt quite a bit better and scanned in my pics.. I just posted belly shots over on the scar stages thread and I enclosed a link to my BAND shots. (I think I was the first one to request the pics from my doc because he was suprised and thought it was hilarious) DBF didn't know I did it since it was in the operating room right before I went out.. so when the doc handed them to him.. dbf just shook his head and said... ONLY MY TRACY would ask for pics! Here is the link to my post: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?p=456464#post456464

OMG Kat, I am really praying for your dh!!!!!!!! please please know that there is a little prayer coming from this side of the rockies for him!

that sounds yummy jennifur.... I REALLY need to get in the shower!!!! I am so glad to read that everyone is doing so well! I'm kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop, but hopefully I will be like a lot of you and sail right through it........ Yesterday I did push myself to walk AND do that breathing machine that Terri talked about.. those two things have really helped........ and the burping and farting were such a suprise relief! LOL

LOL!!!!!!! Teach: DBF got a good belly laugh when I read aloud your post! SEEEEE now he knows I'm not the only one addicted to this site. I had my nap and I actually laid on my side.... (I'm a side sleeper) I had the rest of my soup and did take a dose of medicine. I'm getting ready to take a shower. I will tell you that I am going to have to slow down on the slurping.. I had a burning full sensation with my soup...... didn't really feel stuck.. just a UHHH OHHHH I'm done... the mental training begins! Phone has started ringing.

I'm going to eat a bit of soup and lay down......... Later I will scan in the pics of my band and my scar stages photo for posting to the appropriate threads.... thanks guys all your positive thoughts are the reason I had a good go of it! NOW its time to relax... Oh and if I go to the movies.. it will be here in town.... which means that the theater will be nearly empty and I'm taking my pillow... we want to see "wild hogs" and it is still playing... sweat pants, ponytail, and pillow!

I'm in BANDLAND!!!!!!!!!!!! It is a bit surreal, but I'm here. I just walked in the door and dbf literally took everything out of my hands and said.. GO POST! LOL I had a pretty easy time of it.. I did wake up yesterday about 9:15 a.m. feeling like someone had a party on my tummy, but by 10:00 a.m. I was in my room and with my first dose of pain meds I slept til 3:00 pm I felt good enough to get up and walk around, but I had to have the nurses unhook my leg wraps from the machine..... they were amazed that I was getting my self to the bathroom and even more amazed when dbf got there and we made a lap around the floor.... I'm not going to lie.. my shoulder hurt most of the evening and my stomach is sore..... but I got a look of disbelief when I refused my 6:00 p.m. meds so that I could stay awake to watch my shows! LOL The doc made his rounds around 7:40 p.m. and couldn't believe I refused my meds so he added some pain meds "as needed"........... I did take a dose of morphiene about 10:30, I did have a slight tempt 99.7, and at 2:00 a.m. I woke up hurting and asked for some meds... I was up by 6:00 a.m. and feeling pretty chipper, waiting for my barium swallow... all the nurses that were on the floor were freaking out how well I was getting around.... I asked my doc for pictures and he got them for me. and this morning I had the radiologist turn the screen to face me so I could watch the barium flow through.......... there were 3 of us that got banded yesterday and I seemed to be feeling the best.... I almost felt guilty about it, almost... but I never saw either of them walking the halls or getting regular clothes on... so once again.. this board helped me prepare better than those who didn't know any better. I was out of the hospital by 9:00 a.m......... and we stopped at Walmart to pick up my liquid pain meds, we actually walked around for the 30 minutes it took to fill it.. and I am a bit pooped right now. I'm drinking some water and soon I get to go have some tomato soup with milk... full liquids til MOnday then I can have thicker puddings and yogurt.... If I feel like it we are going to the movies tonight...... I hope everyone had as good as luck as me, and we will see what the night brings!!!!!! oh and the firt cup of coffee at the hospital was DIVINE!!!! although it was tiny cup and I was "full" after half of it!

To any other 26rs out there lurking this early a.m. GOOD LUCK MY TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning all! I'm getting ready to wake up my little man and get him dressed. (He has to go with us to the hospital, since daycare doesn't open til 7:00 a.m.) Dbf just laughed at me and shook his head no, when I asked him to post for me later today......... so, unless I can find an internet connection for patient use at the hosptial, I will be posting tomorrow afternoon! Thanks so much EVERYONE....... BANDLAND HERE I COME!!!!!

Horns: Don't sweat it.... sometimes we lose in cycles.. last week you lost pounds, this week you may of lost inches.... it does take a bit for your body to catchup with itself....... Have a great day!

I am here at home sipping on my chicken broth........... Nothing after midnight tonight...... today has been somewhat annoying because I couldn't even have a protien shake today... just water, isopure, sf jello, and now my second cup of broth........ did I ever think that much food would be ok??? NO.......... DBF orded a taco pizza tonight DELIVERED, size LARGE!!!!!! (why did he order a LARGE, when he doesn't eat leftovers) to torment me.......... naw.. not on purpose.. but dam.... I go in to heat up my canned broth and there is a luscious looking taco pizza sitting there... I slammed the lid shut and flipped it off! (Yes I really did!) I AM ON THE HOME STRETCH NOW BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bag packed, jewelry off, eyebrows plucked, coldcream ON......... I AM READY! I will try to post, and I will try to leave this board up so that dbf can post for me tomorrow night....... (he's coming home while I stay the night) Thank you my APRIL 07 BUDS and ESPECIALLY to ALL the April 06'rs who pop in and check on us........... KAT! Thank you woman!!!!!! You were the FIRST PERSON ON LBT TO MAKE ME FEEL AT HOME! I can't promise I won't post more tonight. I am too wired.

Thanks Pinky! I'm not freaked out like I thought I'd be......... maybe that comes later tonight when I'm watching the clock waiting for 3:30 a.m. to come around. (we are leaving the house at 4:30 a.m.) Who am I kidding.... I WILL NOT BE SLEEPING AT ALL!!!!!!!!

I feel so loved right now!!!!!!!<O:p</O:p <O:p</O:p I’ve been getting non stop emails and phone calls wishing me luck tomorrow… Both my bestest friends have called and emailed.. and SpongeBob SqareBoobs was even in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comMaryland</ST1:p</st1:State>. LBT and LCF board friends have been sending me private messages all day, and posting nice, nice, nice things…….. AWWWWWEEEEEE I feel special, and I’ve managed to only tell my best work bud here at work.. not even my boss knows…….. HOLY CRAP its finally my turn...... (how many times can I say holy crap in one day...... )