kittkat2009

6 days post op and doing good. The only thing bothering the heck outta me is the incessant burping..... Do ya think someone coulda warned us lol!!!! Have lost 3lb post op so far

YAY so I got banded yesterday 9/10 - so far I've had a cup of ice water at the hospital and 46g protein in the form of Nectar (from Vitamin Shoppe) mixed with 16oz water. I bought the Fuzzy Navel flavor and its really not too bad (a nice change from two weeks on vanilla, strawberry and chocolate Slimfast!) I like that each scoop of Nectar is a whopping 23g of protein and only 90 calories!

So far minimal pain and discomfort (probably a 3 on a scale of 1-10). I took some pain meds before bed last night to ensure I got a good nights sleep but honestly didnt need it. Ive had minimal gas pains in my shoulders and neck - thats possibly cos all i did after getting home from the hospital is walk around and burp lol TMI.

So far so good and having the band doesn't really 'feel' much different (yet).

I weighed 288.6lb before starting the 2 week pre-op diet and yesterday weighed in at 275lb before surgery - a nice jumpstart!:thumbup:

11.7lb in 12 days

Surgery time is 10.30am..... I'm excited and nervous all at the same time... my doc is great though so that's helping a little with the stress levels lol

10.4lb in 11 days ....

Starting day 11 of my pre-op diet - things have slowed down a little (lost 9.4lb in 10 days) but i'm not complaining! I got my surgery date set for September 10th so now the countdown begins.... skeeered lol!

Hi Ks,

Thanks for the messages... I'm starting day 4 of the pre-op diet. Its getting easier every day (First day was the worst). My consultation with dr is next week thursday.

Hi Diva,

Just thought I'd let u know I started my pre-op diet today (2 weeks). My consult with dr is only on 9/3 but they are allowing me to start the diet early so i can get banded sooner as my hubby will be away first 10 days of october and i wanna be sure there are no complications before he leaves. Wells that's my update. Let me know how you're doing...

This is tough... hoping tomorrow is going to be a little easier

Starting required 2 week pre-op diet today! Mmmmmm

Hey ks,

Nice to hear from you. I just scheduled my consultation with the surgeon today. I asked them if I could start the required 2 week pre-op diet on my own (before the consultation) so that I could get the earliest possible surgery date (eeeeeeeekkkk). So my consultation with the surgeon is on September 3rd! Can't wait. I will probably start the pre-op diet tomorrow (just got it emailed to me today). Thinking of you!

Okay, well I today I found out that my Insurance is not going to cover my procedure so I'm probably going to have to self pay (that sucks)! The good news is that because I will be self pay the whole process is gonna speed up quite considerably.... skeeered now! lol

Well I attended the seminar last night and WOW - If I had any doubts about this surgery before they are now effectively gone. Dr. Nick is an awesome speaker and I was happy that the seminar was not pushy - just the facts and very informative. I am totally confident that Dr. Nick will take the best care of me before, during and after the surgery! Can't wait for the next step.... approx. 1 week.

Okay... baby steps... I'm attending a seminar with Dr. Nick Nicholson in Plano on 8/11/09. Can't wait!!!

Hi ks... thanks for adding me. This is one of the most exciting adventures I've ever embarked on... Glad to have some company along the way... lets stay in touch

Looking for a lapband surgeon in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.... on a mission!