seraiah3

Once they started to put the lap band in, they noticed a hole in my diaphragm so big my doctor could get his fist through it. I am healing from that surgery....plus two lap bands...the first one failed. I went in Dec 17th, but had to have a new lap band put in Dec 23rd. Not fun, but my life was in danger and you will do anything they say to live. They had to drain the contents of the pouch, out my nose so to knock me out, they put a fist to my throat...I guess anaesthesia could have allowed me to inhale the contents into my lungs. It is not something anyone would want. So, my advice is NEVER TO CHEAT....do exactly as they say, because a blockage of the lap band can cause you to die very fast. I did not cheat to experience this. But I am the better for it, and know that this is nothing to fool around with. May everyone find freedom in obedience in 2010. Love to everyone :tt2:

Once they started to put the lap band in, they noticed a hole in my diaphragm so big my doctor could get his fist through it. I am healing from that surgery....plus two lap bands...the first one failed. I went in Dec 17th, but had to have a new lap band put in Dec 23rd. Not fun, but my life was in danger and you will do anything they say to live. They had to drain the contents of the pouch, out my nose so to knock me out, they put a fist to my throat...I guess anaesthesia could have allowed me to inhale the contents into my lungs. It is not something anyone would want. So, my advice is NEVER TO CHEAT....do exactly as they say, because a blockage of the lap band can cause you to die very fast. I did not cheat to experience this. But I am the better for it, and know that this is nothing to fool around with. May everyone find freedom in obedience in 2010. Love to everyone :Dancing_wub:

TODAY IS MY DAY....everything we do takes courage, and faith. getting into our cars and out on the road takes courage and faith, and so does eating food, since we do not know if it will poison us. This is not differenet...I am just full of courage today and ready to step into that new realm of existence. I have surgery in about seven hours, and I just realized that not only are we all starting a new life by the end of the year, but we are starting a new decade!!! May we all have successful surgeries and may The Lord guide the hands of our surgeons. May we be rgateful for our blessings, and may our families be calmed from their fears. May we become lights to those around us and surely goodness and mercy will follow us. Psalm 23 Love to everyone...you'll be seeing LESS of me! heh heh Sara

Got another video for you....gonna walk this way into the doc's office one day.....heh heh...now if I can just learn to sing..... YouTube - Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible [High Definition]

I Listened to these words again. AND YES, I AM ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL ... but this time it is giving it all up for G-d Giving the control TO MY HIGHER POWER.....and I am so thankful..... :confused: THANK YOU G-D.

I Listened to these words again. AND YES, I AM ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL ... but this time it is giving it all up for G-d Giving the control TO MY HIGHER POWER.....and I am so thankful..... THANK YOU G-D.

Well, here I am two days away from getting the band...I got all my Rx's and got all my ducks in a row. I have lost 15 lb on the pre-op liquid phase and today is the eleventh day....I have had no problem at all with the liquid part. I just ordered some Isopure powder off Amazon [cookies and cream flavor, no less!!!] and I mix it with water and some cremora...either coconut cream or irish cream...love it. The carbs stay under 30 per day, and almost all of those come from the cremora. I add 64 oz. of water, and though it is thin consistency, it is sorta likemilk. I work on it at the gym, and coming home, and make sure I get in the 64 oz of water. I got some Hood milk but have not used it yet...I even dropped using the cremora yesterday, as I really want my liver to be reduced to make this easier. I am probably getting way under 30 carbs a day. Am getting excited... usually don't pack until the night before a long trip...now I am cleaning house and doing all of those little projects around the house to stay on my feet and not relax...when I get back from the hospital, I am sure I will appreciate coming to a clean place.

Thanks for the inspiration...I am getting banded Dec 17th, and am looking forward to the re-education. Right, it is not the easy road, but doing nothing is a far more difficult road. I always could lose weight and keep it off when I was younger. I also am a fit fat person...no high blood pressure, no high cholsterol, nor diabetes, etc. I don't even have a slow thryroid! But I weighed 333 lbs just a week ago. Am on the pre-op and am down 13 lbs already. Bye bye to those pounds, I never have to see them again. What a gift from G-d. I give Him back the thanks and gratitude...I feel like the leper who was healed and is coming back to thank Him and I haven't even been banded yet...but He saw fit to help me in my distress. I have a charismatic dynamic husband who deserves his wife by his side at his business gatherings. He is so happy and loving and shocked that I have the courage to do this...but it is not courage, it is honesty. I have had to admit that I lost my way... I describe it as I was swimming at the beach, and while I was not paying attention, I drifted out so far that people could not even see me anymore or hear me scream. The band is the life raft that is being thrown to me to save my life. I am getting tears of gratitude in my eyes. Love You God. Love you all out there in lap land as well.......let's see if my ticker comes through below on this post. Sara

My surgery date is December 17th....really looking forward to this...I am ready to change everything. Thank You Lord for this great tool..."If your right hand offends, cut it off." I am choking off the massive overeating, that's for sure. Love to everyone, come and see us all on "December Bandsters 2009" thread.tons of us there...we need all your input.

I have never heard of meeting with him ahead of time.....but f it is before your surgery, like you have to be there and hour or two ahead, and that is when you are meeting with him, then that is routine. He wants to find out your history, and possible problems and if you have sleep apnea, etc. This is a good sign!! Hope mine meets with me ahead of time, beacuse every chance I have to make my case a more personal one in their minds, the better the care I will get, methinks. Would not wanna be a number...:thumbup: >smile< CONGRATS I want to hear from you when you feel like getting back on here..don't wait till you have a need; we all need to hear you made it!!! Like my weight loss ticker?? Just got it...... Sara

Just found this on another thread, and got one myself... Originally Posted by MaggieGT Re: Cant figure out how to change ticker permalink How to add ticker. permalink Go to www.tickerfactory.com Build your own ticker At the end it gives you a BB code for your ticker Copy it and paste it in your profile signature The last part is your own tickers code like wS1FSj6 To update your ticker go to www.tickerfactory.com/weight-loss/wS1FSj6 neat designs..........

One thing I heard that stuck with me was to wear shoes that were easy to get in and out of..this would go for clothing as well. We are not supposed to ned over, so we had vetter get something zip up front that we can easily put on to go home. I have to bend to put on pants and I don;t think my stomach will want to have anything across it... If we wear a bandan on our heads, people will just think we're crazy, so all the better. I have seen people go home in hosptial gowns, so why not a nice long velveteen robe-tyoe thing?? at last it won;t require zipping up a waistband.any suggestions????

I need to get on the list for December 17th.... Still trying to figure out all the ina and outs of this website... THANKS.... 8 days left!!:thumbup: seraiah3

I got THE call today...I get banded on Dec 17th, 2009..........Am psyched!! I guess that word dates me...>smile< Life will never be the same...am on the pre-op now... heh heh.what to do with your leftover rinds: love and prayers to everyone smohhhkin.bmp

I am so happy now to be heading down through rabbit hole, and into a new world on December 17th, 2009 I am on the East Coast, so if you are in Colorado, we're prpobably heading in around the same time. I will pray for you that day...... smohhhkin.bmp