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Congrats Amanda! Im so glad to hear that everything went well!

Man- I just slept for 12 hours and it felt gooooood! Im feeling ok today- no fever but I didnt start with that until yesterday evening. Hopefully it wont come back.

actually I do hae a low grade fever- 99 and I checked my discharge paperwork and they said to call if it gets higher than 101. I hate running fevers even if they are low grade- the hot and then cold drives me nuts.

Im 1 day post op and the pain hasnt been too bad. Nothing like my 2 c-sections that I have had. I think the most pain im having is from gas. I do feel pressure and Im swollen but Im also staying on top of things with my pain medication too. My pain level has been around a 4 or 5. I dont know that I would be outside playing with my kids less than a week postop though. Things need time to heal and scar tissue to form to keep the band and port in place.

For me, gaining 8 lbs would be a breeze! I would definitely try and gain those 8 lbs- you gotta do what you gotta do, right?

Good luck Melissa and Amanda! You guys will do great!

I also want to renew my vows and wear a totally gorgeous wedding dress when Im skinny!

I dont know if this is normal or not but my doctor did 2 IV anti-biotics yesterday while in the hospital. I also have a history of MRSA infections so I talked to her about this and she sent me home with a script for antibiotics as well.

jello and popsicles seems to help with my hunger.

Congrats!!!!

I found it in someone's siggy here on the boards. Just right click and save it to your computer then I uploaded mine to photobucket and copied the code to but in my siggy!

welcome to the boards and good luck with your journey!

Congrats on your approval!!!!

Well…im officially a bandster! Surgery was yesterday and everything went really well even though I had a freak out moment when I dropped off my boys with my brother. I started bawling thinking what if that was the last time I ever saw them. UGH- talk about heart wrencher. Anyways, Dr. Marquez was late so I didn’t go in until 12:30 (surgery was scheduled for 11:30). I remember thinking to myself that if she doesnt hurry up and get here then Im just going to walk out and not have this done. Lucikly about 15 mins later she showed up. Then they gave me the happy cocktail (hubby said I was saying some weird stuff! HA!) and wheeled me back and I only remember them messing with my legs getting me situated and the next thing I know is Im waking up in recovery. I did have a panic attack because I felt like I couldn’t breathe- the pressure in my chest was horrible. But they shot me up with something and things got better. The worst part of the day was the barium swallow I had to do so they could take xrays. It was NASTY especially on an empty stomach. Then I got some more pain meds- liquid lortab and tastes like robitussin- ICK! I’ve been relatively pain free with just a couple of twinges of pain in my incisions. Ive been having gas pains in my shoulder too but the gas-x strips are helping with that. And last night I had the MOTHER of all burps and it felt soooo good! Today Im feeling ok- I started coughing when I got up and that had made me hurt but I took my meds and now Im feeling good! Im not hungry and I've been sipping on some diet green tea this morning. Im going to go fix myself some broth in a few minutes or maybe eat a popsicle. So all in all- things went well and I cant wait to be able to eat something with some substance!

Glue for me!

My insurance is Aetna and was told they could take up to 30 days for approval but I got mine back within 6 days! But I understand how you are feeling- I was so nervous that they wouldnt approve me and knew that if I was denied surgery wasnt happening- at least for a few years. We just simply couldnt afford to do self-pay right now. When I got the call from my doctors office that I was approved I was so freakin excited! But I am also surprised at all of the doctors offices scheduling surgery before insurance approval. My doctors office wouldnt even schedule my last visit with the surgeon until insurance approval and all of my pre-op testing was done. Then I met with the doctor THEN they scheduled surgery. Its so wierd how each doctor does things differently.

Good for you Amanda! While we were on vacation last week I had decided one night that we were going to go out to eat and I would eat what I wanted to. But when I got there I decided it wasnt worth it. From reading these boards and talking to my mom who is attending the weekly support groups at her surgeons office (she is going to be banded in October) I know that just becuase I have the band doesnt mean I wont ever get to eat my favorite foods again. So I just decided that 2 weeks before hand and 4 weeks afterwards of not eating my favorite foods was something I could live with if it gets me to my ultimate goal. Was that even coherent? I shouldnt type and do pain meds at the same time! LOL!

Here is what Im looking forward to: ~Feeling comfortable in my own skin ~Being healthier ~Having energy to get outside and play with my boys. They are 5 and 3 and I feel like I've wasted time already because I havent been able to be the mom I wanted to be for them because I my weight and depression. ~Being able to shop in normal stores ~ SKINNY CLOTHES ~not being embarassed getting on an airplane ~going on rollercoasters when my boys are old enough Im sure there is more but Im feeling a little loopy from the pain meds!

OMG guys- last night I let out the MOTHER of all burps and it felt sooooo good! I was having some pretty bad gas pain in my shoulder and took the gas-x strips and then about 30 minutes later I got some sweet relief! I made the mistake last night of trying to lay on my side and that hurt pretty badly so I took my pain meds about 20 minutes early and then laid on my back until I fell asleep. I dont think I moved all night! This morning woke up feeling pretty good until I started coughing- I have mucous in my throat Im guessing from surgery yesterday because I didnt have it going it. So that made my incisions hurt so I took my pain meds and all is well. Im not hungry at all- just a little thirsty so Im sipping on some diet green tea. The worst part for me is not being able to shower until tomorrow- my hair gets so oily and it drives me nuts! LOL!

good luck girl!

So far im drinking water, diet green tea, and apple juice.

My doctor gave me 2 IV antibiotics today one of them vancomyacin which is what I had when I was hospitalized with MRSA. She also sent me home with an RX for Bactrim to hopefully ward off an infection. Like I said, I havent had one in over a year but I would sure hate for one of my incisions to get infected and jeopardize my band.

I did low carb too and day 3 was horrible for me. Nausea, headache, lightheadedness, etc....it got better by day 5 so hang in there!

I MADE IT!!!! IM BANDED! It was a rough day emotionally for me- I started bawling when I dropped my kids off with my brother/SIL and then was a nervous wreck after that. But my nurses were so great and the anesthesiologt was really funny and put me at ease. I did freak out when I woke up from anesthesia becaues I felt like I couldnt breathe and I had this awful pressure in my chest but they gave me meds for it and I fell back asleep. The worst part of it all was the barium I had to drink so they could take x-rays to make sure the band was in place and working properly. That stuff is N-A-S-T-Y! Ok...Im going to go lay down for a bit. I want to write out my thoughts about surgery day and I need to start my blog but I just cant do it right now. Thanks for all of the well wishes and good luck to those people who have surgery this week!

We are leaving in 20 minutes to take my kids to my brother's house and then go to the hospital. Surgery is at 11:30 and I feel like I want to puke. Hopefully they will give me some happy juice in my IV before I go in or I will be bawling before I get to the OR. See you guys on the other side!