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I'd feel 100 times better if i didnt have this gas pain. its right in the neck/upper shoulder area, and it seems like it just came on today.....i'm doing laps around my living room trying to get rid of it. Is this common? How can i get rid of it...... respond to givempills@aol.com......so i can see it from my Blackberry in bed Thanks, Bill

I returned home from the hospital today. I'm a little sore, and in a little pain. Although I have many stories and experiences to share, I must share this one first....It had NOTHING to do with my surgery at all. After getting my xray this am and getting moved from recovery to a regular room, I arrived at my new room, and realized that I had a roommate. No big deal. What happened next was one of the most emotional experiences of my life. He had told the nurse that everything was OK in the bathroom, whatever that meant, and he finished his IV Nexium. (a drug used for GERD, or acid reflux) A girl, no older than 35, and a man walked in. My bed was closest to the door so naturally I greeted them, just said hello. A doctor I hadnt met walked in, and walked passed me. The girl was his wife, the man his brother.. The doctor had bad news. He told the young man, about my age, 31, that he was pretty sure from test results that he had Leukemia. I couldn't say exactly what was said after that, but because my own best friend is being treated for Hodgkin's disease right now, my wife and I completley lost it as well. Family began to come in....more doctors....First his inlaws, then mom and dad. I immediately summoned my wife to get me out of bed so we could go for a walk....the young man told his mom before we could leave..."my baby, my baby" is all we heard....and the sobbing.....we left the room. I felt guilty. Guilty for the pain I was in. Embarrassed of the fact that i was there because I was overweight. Although a great day for me, I downplayed the rest of the conversations with my nurses and doctors that visited. I tried not to kid around or laugh. I was leaving the hospital to begin my new life......James wasn't leaving..... Before I left, I excused myself for butting in and wished him my best. Although a stranger, I felt like I had been through so much of it to this point. I told him my friend is winning his battle, and that he would too......They wished me well too, I assumed they had overheard enough to know why I was there...I replied, "its not that important, I'm just fat." It provided a little comic relief..... I'll talk about my band tommorrow. I'm not really up to it tonight...... Pray for James, please....

I did Miralax for bowel evacuation for pre op today...it wasnt at all part of the pre op diet.... Lets put it this way.....it works REALLY WELL. -BIll

I never know how to start these posts..... My name is Bill. I'm 31 years old, from Long Island, New York. I'm happily married, and have a 4 month old daughter. Tommorrow, I will take the last/first step in my weight loss journey, I'm getting the lap band. It's been a long road. I've been heavy my whole life....the fat kid. I've gone up and down for years.....I low carbed....I drank beer, I gained it back...yadda yadda yadda..... So today I went to the beach with my wife and daughter, and celebrated my fat-ness one last time...kidding.... Tommorrow is the big day. I have started the Miralax preop from my doctor and its not so bad.....then again i can still sit in front of the computer at this moment... I've talked about it with my immediate family, co workers and a few close friends.... So, I just wanted to thank you all for your site. Although I'm new to the site, I've gotten a lot of info..... If any of you need anything from me, my email is givempills@aol.com Thanks, Bill:smile2:

the liquid diet has been going ok for me.......i think its all a head game anyway......how much do you weigh now? what are your goals.... I'm 31, M, and weigh today about 296...i'm down about 15 lbs in the last few weeks....i hit about 350 in college... I have sleep apnea, atrial fib...and my varicose veins in my legs are nasty that its hard to wear shorts.... i cant wait for thursday....

hey guys, good luck...I'll be banded thurs 8/27...im trying to find people to email with when im in the hospital.......I'm 31, a husband and a father......email me at givempills@aol.com Bill:tt2:

Hi there. My name is Bill. I'm 31, from NY, and I am getting banded this thurs, 8/27. I like your idea of a support group....i guess a little closer than those on the forum already... My email is givempils@aol.com.....I'm really glad I found this site, its been really helpful so far. I'm really excited for thursday, and the liquid diet isnt really that bad...I dont mind it at all... I'd love to email back and forth with a few people so i can have access on my blackberry in the hospital.......this site works too slow on my bb..... I hope i havent come across as weird.....Shoot me an email soon! Thanks, Bill:tt2:

Greetings, I'm new here. My surgery is a week away. I have been using shakes for a few weeks now to get used to them, and I'm doing well with them, but I'm concerned about the calories/volume of them. I have muscle milk light from costco thats only 8.5oz, but contains 160 calories. i have medifast packets which contain 100 calories. i have pure protein rtd in a can thats 12oz, and has 160 calories..... Can anyone recommend other shakes? I know that I'm not supposed to use shakes with over 200 cals, but are ones with 200 cals ok touse both pre and post op? Thanks for the help...I think I'll be posting a lot here!:biggrin: