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itsuptome....thank goodness your vision is back that would be so freaky, and scary....i would have freaked out too! What is this abdominal binder you speak of!!! That really sounds helpful. I think some of the pain is just from the fat of my stomach being heavy on the sutures!.....well and all the gas.....take it easy guys and good luck to those getting surgery today!

itsuptome.....oh my gosh that is so scary about the vision!!!! I can't believe you can't eat more....I feel like I am hungry all the time!!! Everyone's experience is so different it is strange! good luck with recovery, my surgery was on the 8th....and I definitely have had more pain than you have! Good luck!

I am getting my band December 8th. I am very excited. I am 39 years old with a 6 month old baby and a 2 year old. I am wondering about the recovery time....and holding my baby, etc. What should I expect as far as recovery time....any info will be greatly appreciated!

flabuless I am so jealous. My milk is dried up....and Rose really took to the bottle when she realized that she was getting so much more so fast....she had lost two pounds over the last two weeks. I am really sad....she is my last baby and I wanted to enjoy the cuddling and breast feeding longer. Oh well, as long as she is healthy most important thing. Hey is this normal everybody.....banded five days ago, and I am hungry, and then I have this horrible sensation of something coming up from my gut and trying to escape through my chest and neck, and it is not fun!!! Am I swallowing wrong????

Hey everybody, I am back, trying to heal....hard with Christmas and the kids! But I did not think I would be hungry! I take the liquids and then about an hour later I am hungry....I thought I would have some restriction. The other thing is that I get this horrible sensation in my chest.....like air trying to bubble up and it is not fun....am I not swallowing correctly???? I don't know I sure hope this works for me.....I moved up the full liquid diet a full two days because I was just to hungry....do you think I could have stretched the pouch out already?????

Hey everybody, I am not lost just still trying to heal. It has been hard. It did not think that I would hurt this bad!!! Go through the surgery good, and I had a hiatal hernia that had to be repaired. I have been so busy with the kids even with help that it has been hard to heal! I am hungry too! I did not think that I would be hungry!!! I started the full liquid diet a few days early because I was so hungry....I hope I have not messed anything up! Anybody else feeling the same way? On the bright side I have lost ten pounds!

Well everything went well. I am tired and sore....and oh the gas pains are fun!!!! I am getting the reaching and picking up things. I do have help until next friday.....thank good ness for that! My baby finally took the bottle so I am at least not worrying she will starve to death because I am not ready to give up the narcotics....still hurting too much. My doc also had to fix a hiatal hernia...maybe that makes it worse...not sure.

Wow....Flabuless...I am impressed 5 wks after birth!!! My little one is six and a half months and still breast feeding....I can't get her to take a bottle. How long did your milk last after surgery? Thanks a million for replying! Welcome Colleen!

thanks JD!!! I am a little nervous but excited. I will let you guys know how I am doing! mypov...I have been using the isopure.....grape is my favorite and the apple melon tastes a little like grass....at least to my taste buds. The orange is pretty good too. Welcome Sunny! There are a lot of people on on a yahoo chat site...who have done surgery in Mexico....DFWbandsters I think. I will check for sure and let you know. They are very nice and helpful! Wish me luck tommorow is d-day!

I have read on other sites that the period when the swelling goes down until you get your fill/sweet spot is called bandster hell! So I think it is all normal.....just hungry because no restriction like you said JD!!! I have heard some say this is the hardest part....what you guys are experiencing. FUN!!!! I think I will just have to focus on the end result as much as possible.....and tell my dh to keep the sweets out of the house!!! He thinks I am the one with the sweet tooth.....(we will just let him continue to think that!) lol

JD and Auntie.....have you guys had a fill yet? I am surprised that you could eat bread JD???? Most people say that they can't. But I guess everybody is different. Bread and sweets is a big problem for me now.....so I am hoping they won't be in the future. My mom was all sad for me when I told her I wouldn't be able to eat bread after the surgery. She said, "no bread really????" in this very sad pitiful voice. Oh well better to be alive and healthy in ten to twenty years, I guess I can pass up all that stuff......ONe more week to go before my pre op diet!!! I am getting a little nervous!

KayDotrn.....I totally know what you mean about being a positive role model for your kids. Right now I barely have the energy to even play with them. I look forward to the time when I can get on the floor and play and be able to get back up! I also thought I was fat as a teenager.....yet when I look back on pictures I was of normal weight.....so how did we get that message....why did we think we were fat???? It is so bizairre and sad!!! We really need to teach our kids to appreciate their bodies no matter what they look like and focus on the positives....I just pray that my girls don't fall into that horrible pattern! I wonder if I was taught to appreciate my body and love how it looked if I would not have gained weight over the years....interesting thought

Sweethot....that is such a drag!!!! I hope you get a date soon....let us know! Hope everybody had a good thanksgiving...I think I am having a bit of the I have got to get it all in before I start my pre op diet on Dec 8th! I am trying to just remind myself that in the future I can have anything I want just in small amounts....well....except for bread and pasta.....my mom gave me this really sad look and said; "you can never have bread again? really?"

lap happy...I am with you...this is a very scary thought. I think tho that we all are pretty committed to losing this weight one way or another, otherwise we would not comtemplate surgery to make us healthy. Down deep I just know that I am doing the right thing, and I hope that will take care of the fear! I just hope and pray that everything will go well, and that the band will be my good friend for life! I worry most about the pb'ing because I eat so fast now....that will be the biggest habit I will need to change. Well, have a good thanksgiving...and remember you are doing the best thing for yourself...I think we will be happy in the end!

I hear ya bevers....I have lost and gained this weight so many times....It would be really intersting if I had kept the totals over the years and seen how many pounds I lost and regained!!!! Good luck with the pre op diet. I only have to do the clear liquids for a week....so I am getting to have my last thanksgiving unbanded! I have had surgery before. It is scary, but the worst thing for me is coming out of the anesthsia! The rest I can deal with...you will do great I am sure!

Thanks everybody.....I sure hope I am like you Audrey!!!!! I have help for the first week....(my family is all in Vegas)...so we shall see how it goes! I will definitely keep everyone posted. I am here in Vegas for Thanksgiving the high today will be 73!!! I am hot!!!lol

Thanks bevers! I was wondering what everyone here is most afraid of....or worried will be the hardest for them. I am worried about chewing things well enough....I have such a bad habit of eating so fast because of taking care of kids, always in a hurry etc.....I literally inhale.....what about you guys?

Ariel, how tall are you. I am 280 and 5'3. I still am not sure what my docs goal is for me....but I would like to be around 140 too.....wow.....wouldn't that be fabulous it is a little amazing to just imagine it! Surgery date December 8th in Salt Lake City Utah.....is everyone doing a pre-op diet??????

Hi all....I am getting my band and new life December 8th....and am so very excited. Ariel, I think we all know where you are coming from.....it is hard to tell people what your plans are because of the perceptions and judgements about people who are fat. I think the best thing that you could do is explain to your dad that this is a well thought out decision of yours that you would like his support, but that is his decision, but that you need him to keep it in the family out of respect for you, his daughter. I have found that most people think wls is the easy way out.....and why can't you just cut down now with out the surgery. I usually tell people.....(especially my parents and mother in law) that the problem isn't losing but keeping the weight off. I have gained and lost so many times like the majority on here, and that if I go to the trouble of losing 100 plus pounds by golly I am doing something permanent! So I will never regain it again. It is so frustrating that people don't get the concept.....we are taking our bodies and lives in control, and want to be healthy and the lap band is the best tool out there ( and the safest) to help in my opinion! Good luck Ariel....I hope all goes well!!! Also I think it would be great if we keep a December group!!! it will help us to help each other! Have a great Thanksgiving everybody! Dawnae

hey guys hope all are doing well.....I have a question about everyones individual recovery experiences. How long did each person need to take pain medication....and about how long was it until you felt okay to get things done....like around the house take care of kids etc. Thanks for the info.....hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!!

I too will be getting my band in December....on the 8th. I am excited and scared/nervous.....but I really believe that it will be worth all the pain in the end. My surgery will be in Salt Lake City Utah, by Dr. McKinlay. I will do all my pre op stuff Dec 6th. My doc has still not given me a pre op diet...are you guys on clear liquids for a week or something different?

Hi all.....a new utahn to join the ranks of the banded beginning December 8th!!! I am excited and scared all at the same time. I live in South Jordan, and love my neighborhood! I have three kids, 10, 2 and 6 months. I am originally from Las Vegas, Nevada. I have been overweight my whole life but the last two years have hovered around 270's. I have lost and regained several times my lowest weight being 140 in my early 30's. I am excited to get back to that!!!! I will have lots of fun clothes!!! Well good luck to you all.....and let me know if you have any good advice for the pre-op and first week of being banded for me!

Thanks! This at least gives me an idea of what I am in for! JDru....I live in South Jordan!! We are neighbors.....my doc is Rodrick McKinlay from RMAP.....thanks for info.....and yes I am way busy.....hence needing the surgery so I can soon keep up with these little ones!

How did you know it had slipped??? Just curious. I don't have a band but am in the process of getting band.