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Today is Day 4... I didn't try on my jeans because I am still a little bloated from the actual surgery. Today was a busy day and I probably did more than I should have only being 4 days out but my surgeon said, "get up, get out, activities as tolerated". That's the tricky part AS TOLERATED. What you may not know is I sing... I sing alot! I am in a competition barbershop chorus and also a competition barbershop quartet within that chorus. I am also in another concert chorus, and do solos for them often! So drinking water is NOT a problem for me... Anyway today my quartet had a rehearsal, at 10. Dr G. told me to take it easy, no high notes or really low notes but the rest is "as tolerated". Now mind you, ONE of my quartet members knows that I had the surgery the 2 others do not. Rehearsal was ok... we kept the practice easy and shorter than normal because I had a hair and nail appointment. DH is having a blast driving me to practice and then on to the appt's. :thumbup: After the appointments, we went and did a little grocery shopping and then came home... I had had nothing to drink except my milk with all my meds this morning and then water from that point on. When we got home guess what? I was hungry... actually hungry, for the first time since I got banded. SSSOOO, Here is the mistake I made. Dr G. told me I could transition into mushy foods on days 4-5 and then transition into real foods again after my nutritionist appt. on 1/21. OK... Yahoo! Mushy food... I'm hungry and I can have something mushy... What do I want??? KFC mashed potatoes and gravy!!! no drinking for 30 min before we eat, right?... so when I dish out the 2 small teaspoons of potatoes and gravy I am really hungry. So much for making the meal LAST... in 10 minutes, tops, those potatoes were GONE! Then I realized what I had done so I quit! I got OUT of the kitchen, went and laid down and started watching TV. 30 minutes after the potatoes I was sipping my water again but it just wasn't cutting it.... I took a shower and made myself a huge mug of white tea. Right now, I'm pooped. tea is gone and I feel so extreamly overfull I don't care if I eat at all tomorrow. I have one of those "gas" pains in my shoulder, so I know that I didn't tolerate things to much today. Thank God tomorrow is Sunday and the only thing I have to do is get up! I am off for the Holiday on Monday too, then back to work on Tuesday. That will be exactly one week post op. Lets pray that I tolerate work alot better than I did today!

I was just banded on 1/12 and I have bloat too but as far a vitamins? I have been tolerating my regular ones that I have always taken as long as I take them one at a time and slowly. I like Life Water and Vitamin Water. Protien will come when you get back on "real" food... Cheese, milk, chicken and fish are great sources. There are lots of ppl on here that have lots of great ideas. keep "browsing" and read posts and blogs. It helps It sure has helped me!

Today is Day 4... I didn't try on my jeans because I am still a little bloated from the actual surgery. Today was a busy day and I probably did more than I should have only being 4 days out but my surgeon said, "get up, get out, activities as tolerated". That's the tricky part AS TOLERATED. What you may not know is I sing... I sing alot! I am in a competition barbershop chorus and also a competition barbershop quartet within that chorus. I am also in another concert chorus, and do solos for them often! So drinking water is NOT a problem for me... Anyway today my quartet had a rehearsal, at 10. Dr G. told me to take it easy, no high notes or really low notes but the rest is "as tolerated". Now mind you, ONE of my quartet members knows that I had the surgery the 2 others do not. Rehearsal was ok... we kept the practice easy and shorter than normal because I had a hair and nail appointment. DH is having a blast driving me to practice and then on to the appt's. After the appointments, we went and did a little grocery shopping and then came home... I had had nothing to drink except my milk with all my meds this morning and then water from that point on. When we got home guess what? I was hungry... actually hungry, for the first time since I got banded. SSSOOO, Here is the mistake I made. Dr G. told me I could transition into mushy foods on days 4-5 and then transition into real foods again after my nutritionist appt. on 1/21. OK... Yahoo! Mushy food... I'm hungry and I can have something mushy... What do I want??? KFC mashed potatoes and gravy!!! no drinking for 30 min before we eat, right?... so when I dish out the 2 small teaspoons of potatoes and gravy I am really hungry. So much for making the meal LAST... in 10 minutes, tops, those potatoes were GONE! Then I realized what I had done so I quit! I got OUT of the kitchen, went and laid down and started watching TV. 30 minutes after the potatoes I was sipping my water again but it just wasn't cutting it.... I took a shower and made myself a huge mug of white tea. Right now, I'm pooped. tea is gone and I feel so extreamly overfull I don't care if I eat at all tomorrow. I have one of those "gas" pains in my shoulder, so I know that I didn't tolerate things to much today. Thank God tomorrow is Sunday and the only thing I have to do is get up! I am off for the Holiday on Monday too, then back to work on Tuesday. That will be exactly one week post op. Lets pray that I tolerate work alot better than I did today!

I am officially on Day 3 of my clear liquids post op. I really have not been hungry. I have wanted in my head to be able to chew on something but have resisted. I have drank more water than I thought possible and P'ing??? Hello... I feel like every 5 minutes I have to go. Honestly FOR ME... it is NOT AS BAD as people on here talked about. I almost backed out because of the stories I read. I am so very glad I did not. I am excited to move on to the next phase and get a fill, which won't be for at least a few weeks, but I can "feel" the weight coming off now, already. My rings are getting looser and when I put on a pair of jeans tomorrow I can not wait to see how differently they fit/feel...

I am officially on Day 3 of my clear liquids post op. I really have not been hungry. I have wanted in my head to be able to chew on something but have resisted. I have drank more water than I thought possible and P'ing??? Hello... I feel like every 5 minutes I have to go. Honestly FOR ME... it is NOT AS BAD as people on here talked about. I almost backed out because of the stories I read. I am so very glad I did not. I am excited to move on to the next phase and get a fill, which won't be for at least a few weeks, but I can "feel" the weight coming off now, already. My rings are getting looser and when I put on a pair of jeans tomorrow I can not wait to see how differently they fit/feel...

Yes, I am banded folks. I am officially one step closer to a healthier and happier me! It has not been bad, so far at least. I am on day 2 of the clear liquids - post op and have not had to much pain, or to much gas. I haven't really been all that hungry yet. I can't believe that it has been this "easy". I must repeat to anyone that is getting banded soon, or even just getting on the schedule... Remember immediatley post op... walk, waLK, WALK and sip, siP, SIP!!! This advise was given to me and it has been the best advise I could have received to make this time easier for me... (Thanks so much "BG") :thumbup: I really just wanted to say hi to my band land friends out there and let you know I am doing well... Pre-op diet took me to a total of 21 lbs lost since the beginning... :laugh:I just have 70 to goal now! And I cannot wait for my friends and family to see the new, happy & healthy me!

Yes!!! today is my day!!! As I sit here listening to my DH getting HIS breakfast... I'm thinking to myself... I really am NOT hungry! I thought I would be but I am not!:thumbup: We had a rather disturbing/tiring day yesterday. My dad needed a heart catheterization and had it, while in there the found that he was 80% blocked so they did the angioplasty, he came thru will but last night ended up in ICU for observation. I'm a little nervous about going into my own surgery today while he is down stairs in ICU. But I will push thru it! No one in my family knows that I am doing this but I may end up telling my brother today! I am on schedule so far... 9 am arrival at the hospital for an 11 am surgery... Next time you hear from me, I will officially be a Bander!!! WHOO HOO

Yes!!! today is my day!!! As I sit here listening to my DH getting HIS breakfast... I'm thinking to myself... I really am NOT hungry! I thought I would be but I am not!:w00t: We had a rather disturbing/tiring day yesterday. My dad needed a heart catheterization and had it, while in there the found that he was 80% blocked so they did the angioplasty, he came thru will but last night ended up in ICU for observation. I'm a little nervous about going into my own surgery today while he is down stairs in ICU. But I will push thru it!:sad: No one in my family knows that I am doing this but I may end up telling my brother today! I am on schedule so far... 9 am arrival at the hospital for an 11 am surgery... Next time you hear from me, I will officially be a Bander!!! WHOO HOO

Tomorrow at this time I will be in surgery ............ Not sure how to feel right now!!! Happy, Scared, Anxious... All cover it but not completely... Am I really doing the right thing? Am I really ready for this? How long will I be afraid to eat anything? Anybody out there want to offer any advice today???

OMG... I am scheduled for tomorrow 1/12, I have so thought about cancelling!!! I've lost 4 lbs on the preop. But now I am more nervous than ever about having the actual surgery cuz I'm thinking I can do it on my own... OMG... I need this help cuz I know I can't!

Tomorrow at this time I will be in surgery ............ Not sure how to feel right now!!! Happy, Scared, Anxious... All cover it but not completely... Am I really doing the right thing? Am I really ready for this? How long will I be afraid to eat anything? Anybody out there want to offer any advice today??? :thumbup:

I have told a few people (I think 5 total know now) but only those that I know will support me and not break my confidence! I want to do this for me. The people that need to know, (the boss, the husband) know. The people that don't need to know, (co-workers, people at church) don't. They will know that I have lost weight and it was my 2010 new year resolution to get healthy, off medication and lose weight! And that is what I will begin my journey toward on January 12th 2010. (at aprox 3 pm) AAAHHHH It is getting closer! Seriously... I cannot wait to get my journey started and be happier and healthier than I have been in years! The decision to tell or not to tell is up to you! Personally for me it was to NOT tell.

Hey... You were banded on Monday... How are you doing? please tell!?

Hey Kayla... My surgery date is also the 12th of January... My surgeons office said they sent my pre-op diet to me in yesterdays mail... I'm sure I'll get it today. I see the surgeon for the final time before the 12th on Monday 1/4 and then all my pre-admit tests are being scheduled for 1/5. I feel your excitement. It seems that I have more butterflies and nervousness than you tho'. Keep me posted on your progress. I too would like to be "at goal" for next New Year... This New Year is going to be amazing!!! I just know it!

I am at 12 days B4 I get banded 1/12/10. and I have decided that I am going to tell people that I just made one last FINAL New Years resolution to GET HEALTHY and that is what I will be doing! Getting off all the meds and losing weight, Why can't you tell them that too? If they ask that is. I agree there really is no need to "announce" it, but if they ask... since we are so close to the holiday that everyone always makes the weight loss resolution... I figure I'm going with it again! Good Luck!

OMG 15 days... :eek: Not so long ago it was not even a date but just a waiting game and going thru the process. :tt2: You wanna talk butterflies... UGH!!! I have a tickle in my tummy, I've been P'ing alot more today than normal, having a hard time concentrating... You name it I've got it today. all of a sudden, I have had heartburn so bad today. I think, and I repeat, I THINK because I am so nervous... My husband said to me this morning... I have been thinking about your surgery and I just don't want anything to go wrong! I don't want anything to happen to you! "I will be fine" I said "and after wards I will be better than fine!" :wink: He is a bit of a nervous nellie and I really think his being nervous is rubbing off on me today! January 12th is the day and I called my surgeons office today to see about my presurgery diet and pre-op testing etc. that I am supposed to be having done within the next 2 weeks. "Your paperwork's going out in the mail today":ohmy: . Is that unusual? shouldn't they have GONE out in the mail? Oh well... breathe... deep... 15 days and all will be well!!! :w00t:

OMG 15 days... :eek: Not so long ago it was not even a date but just a waiting game and going thru the process. :Dancing_wub: You wanna talk butterflies... UGH!!! I have a tickle in my tummy, I've been P'ing alot more today than normal, having a hard time concentrating... :present: You name it I've got it today. all of a sudden, I have had heartburn so bad today. I think, and I repeat, I THINK because I am so nervous... My husband said to me this morning... I have been thinking about your surgery and I just don't want anything to go wrong! I don't want anything to happen to you! "I will be fine" I said "and after wards I will be better than fine!" :drool: He is a bit of a nervous nellie and I really think his being nervous is rubbing off on me today! January 12th is the day and I called my surgeons office today to see about my presurgery diet and pre-op testing etc. that I am supposed to be having done within the next 2 weeks. "Your paperwork's going out in the mail today":ohmy: . Is that unusual? shouldn't they have GONE out in the mail? Oh well... breathe... deep... 15 days and all will be well!!! :bye:

I will be banded on January 12th too!!! However, it will be in Upstate NY. I do not have any pre-op paperwork yet... Maybe I should call my surgeon? I was there yesterday and gave them the paperwork I need them to fill out for me to take the time off work.

I am so happy to hear that! I am so wanting to have a LB support group in my area and can't seem to find one! I am at the point of calling my social worker at the bariatric office and asking if we can start one! I too am getting banded in January and starting to get the buterflies and wanting to know everything that I can possibly find out! Please keep me posted!!!

Oh, Man! Yes my husband loves women with "meat on thier bones" and he didn't want me to have this done. he wants me to just be happy like I am. So When I told him that I would be happier if I were thinner. he started researching and reading right along with me. he has come to consultations with me and is now on board whole heartedly. He is also overweight but not enough to warrant him having surgery too. he has NEVER been Fat like me. where I have been all my life. He wants me happy and healthy and more active/less sedantary. My mother passed away 5 years ago due to complications from morbid obesity and, as much as I loved her, I do not want to end up like her. So in 28 days I will start my journey to health! As nervous as I am about the change I am ready.

OMG... you sound so much like myself! the smallest I have ever been is 150 lbs and amazingly a size 10/12. THAT was as a Sr in high school after I dropped almost 85 lbs just to "look good" in a prom dress! UGH then I almost didn't even go to the prom! Now, 28 years later I am at the heaviest I have ever been and 28 days away from surgery. I am so scared I am going to fail. I mean, face it, I love to eat. I'm already trying to plan what I will be able to have in the mushy stage. and for lunch today I had mashed potatoes and gravy! LOL! Well the 150 lb mark is my ultimate goal after banding... Here's hoping I don't chicken out/fail!

OMG... I am so glad I ran across this list... I am scheduled for January 12, 2010 and have been starting to plan for the post op stuff that I will need to have ready. I'm also getting extreamly nervous. Backing out is NOT an option, however, I have to ask how did you handle the nerves, pre-op? Thank you so, so much for posting this... Any other "good tips" you want to pass along???

Hi all, I just got confirmation that I am getting banded January 12th in Upstate NY... I'm interested in talking to anyone that is joining me. I need a support person that is local since all the support groups around here are for the Gastric Bypass or the RNY procedure... I need a friend!!!

Hi! and first of all I really need to say I am really slacking in my blogging latley... ! When I got my surgery date I was on my way out of town for a week and then Thanksgiving and Now Christmas seems to be getting in the way! Where does the time go??? Anyway I have been thinking alot latley about writing a blog and just haven't gotten to it. SO that said, here I am to "Vent" a little. I got a phone call yesterday, actually a message left on my maching at home, from the Surgeons scheduler. Stating that after January 1st they are only doing surgeries on Tuesdays... UGH! Talk about throwing a wrench into my not telling my boss at work and only taking a Long weekend to have it done!!! Now I have to take almost a full week and they have bumped the date up to the 12th instead of the 15th of January. I've been feeling a little nervous and anxious lately, and I'm not exactly sure why... I really do not want to tell anyone about this. At least not right away... not until I know that I am a success and I'm feeling alot like a failure right now... Other life hassels that always come into play around the holidays are getting to me and then I think a plan is coming together and ... well, somthing messes up my plan!!! I'm so sorry! I don't like discussing weight issues with anyone, mine OR theirs! It's just a topic that is plain uncomfortable for me. My husband is behind me with my decision to have the band completely and knows that I want no one to know. I have 3 friends that know... I know that they will not tell anyone. One has had the RNY proceedure and is as secretive about it as I want to be, One is in North Carolina and is a friend from College and doesn't really know or correspond with anyone up here, AND the other is contemplating the band herself and doesn't want to tell anyone either. MY 2 BFF's aren't in the state any longer so I WILL NOT tell them, I want to surprise them with the "final product" or at least a partially finished new me, when I see them again... I have told people that I am going to do the normal New Year Resolution to lose weight this year and have asked them if they want to join me and do a challenge between ourselves! Of course my friend who is 5'4" and maybe weighs a whole 125 lbs., laughed and said she'd support me! LOL. I just got the call back from the scheduler... the 12th is going to be my definite day now, Afternoon, probably about 2:30 she says... Now tonight/tomorrow/this weekend, I need to figure out how to take the time off work and not tell the boss what I am taking it off for!!! UGH