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I am post op day 8 and feeling soooooooooooo good and happy!!!!!! I had my morning coffee (breakfast these days) and am looking forward to some warm soup!!!!! How are you all doing??? How many of you journal????? What have you been eating/drinking??? Exercise??? Supplements????? Weight Loss???? I still have not weighed myself. I just don't want to for the first time in my life. Can you imagine the great surprise I'll have when I do!!!!!! I think I will when I see a significant change. I have heard of those who wait till the 6 week mark Audree

I feel really good this morning!!!! I woke up with tight restriction, had my coffee with soymilk and am catching up on my band family. I have had some really nice emails and PM's of people thanking me for the encouragement I have given and it makes what I have done even more worth it to me. Can this be a new ministry for me??? I love to help others and encourage them. That makes me VERY happy!:clap2: It makes me feel like God has really blessed my decision and is using me to help others. God bless my band, keep it in place and healthy for the rest of my natural life!!!! Breakfast: Gano Mocha Coffee with 1 cup Vanilla soy milk; 200 calories, 6 grms protein Lunch: Campbells' Cream of Chicken and Mushroom (1 can); 190 cal, 7 grms protein, 15 grms fat Snack: Activia yogurt; 110 calories, 2 g fat, 5 grms protein 1 cup Campbells' soup Chicken mushroom; 80 cal, 6 g fat, 3 g protein Dinner: 1 cup of homemade tortilla soup with sprinkled cheese; 250 calories, protein: unknown Total calories: 830 Total Protein: 21 plus Water: I am sipping on a 32 ounce sipper,which I am keeping near me at all times; 20 ounce crystal light Supplements: Liquid Vitamins; Glacial Milk; 1 tbsp. Mood: HAPPY, at peace, calm, I have hope for my future to be the person I really am without limits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My weight won't hold me back from all I have wanted to do!!! YIIIIPPPEEEE:clap2:

I feel really good this morning!!!! I woke up with tight restriction, had my coffee with soymilk and am catching up on my band family. I have had some really nice emails and PM's of people thanking me for the encouragement I have given and it makes what I have done even more worth it to me. Can this be a new ministry for me??? I love to help others and encourage them. That makes me VERY happy!:clap2: It makes me feel like God has really blessed my decision and is using me to help others. God bless my band, keep it in place and healthy for the rest of my natural life!!!! Breakfast: Gano Mocha Coffee with 1 cup Vanilla soy milk; 200 calories, 6 grms protein Lunch: Campbells' Cream of Chicken and Mushroom (1 can); 190 cal, 7 grms protein, 15 grms fat Snack: Activia yogurt; 110 calories, 2 g fat, 5 grms protein 1 cup Campbells' soup Chicken mushroom; 80 cal, 6 g fat, 3 g protein Dinner: 1 cup of homemade tortilla soup with sprinkled cheese; 250 calories, protein: unknown Total calories: 830 Total Protein: 21 plus Water: I am sipping on a 32 ounce sipper,which I am keeping near me at all times; 20 ounce crystal light Supplements: Liquid Vitamins; Glacial Milk; 1 tbsp. Mood: HAPPY, at peace, calm, I have hope for my future to be the person I really am without limits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My weight won't hold me back from all I have wanted to do!!! YIIIIPPPEEEE:clap2:

Congrats!!!!! I had a tummy tuck/lipo few years ago, BA and arm lift and they were the best thing I have ever done next to banding. If you want to see my tummy tuck scar, I have them on the scar stages thread for my lap band, but you can see my tummy tuck scar. Audree

I also bought a dance tape to do at home. I always wanted to learn how to salsa and it is called Core Rhythms. It is from some people who were on "Dancing with the stars". It is really fun and doesn't feel like exercise. I can't wait to start up again next week! Audree

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Okay, yes that is normal. My doctor explained to me that earlier in lapband surgery, they used to stich all the way around but that led to more erosion. So, now they throw in a few stiches, grab a part of the bottome of the stomach and stich it to the top, to keep the band in place. I am loving the "new" me. Even if physcally you can't really see much change, mentally my whole family is loving me, especially my husband. He says I am so much happier. I realize now how much of my thoughts were consumed with dieting/food and now I fill that with being on here now!!!! My new healthy addiction!!! They say you normally substitute. I am hoping to substitute it with exercise, next week!!! Audree

BUMP, BUmp!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!! Those clothes are CUTE!!!!!

Me too!!! The shoes and purses/accessories are sooo pretty! And the sun glasses. I can't wait to buy a few skirts/dresses!!! Thanks for the website!!! Audree

My doctor has done over 4000 and says it is made out of the same stuff that surgical implants are made of, silicone and something else. They don't have to replace there stuff too often, like heart valves, knees, etc. I would be happy to replace it in 10-20 years if I had too. For the first time, I was a slave to food and my appetite/obession with food/dieting and now I am FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well lets see, that my family, when I was younger were ashamed to walk down the street with me and walked ahead of me, that I looked like a line backer, Are you eating that???, What diet are you on NOW??? You'd be so pretty if you could lose some weight, congrats when are you due?? (and I wasn't pregnant/pre tummy tuck), my butt looked like it was on hydrolics and out of control, that when I stopped dancing my butt kept on jiggling,hhhhhmmmmmmmmm to name a few!!! Audree

I also told people "about" the lapband surgery and asked what they have heard. Some people thought it was barbaric, so I will not be going to them now and telling them "I" did it. My husband, mom and a couple friends know. I will tell people on an as needed to basis. Audree

What type of bands do they use in Europe? I know here and in Mexico, they only use Inamed brand and won't use anything else.

Everytime I go in is shows people in there, but no talking.

Congrats!!!! The 1st three days were definitely my gassiest. I feel great now post of day 8!!!!! Audree

I have been asking the same question. It varys on everyone. I am the type of person who retains water and I heard if your tissue is swollen, your band is swollen, so I was thinking if that had anything to do with it. I am post op day 8 and love my natural restriction and hope to keep it as long as possible. I am making my 6 week post op fill appointment just in case though. I have also read about people who go through "bandster hell" and are starving and can eat in the first 6 weeks. Audree

There are no physical limitations, except for 1. You can't exercise to raise heart rate for 3 weeks. Only slow walking 2. No abdominal crunches for 3 months 3. You can't put food in your mouth without chewing it too mush, you can't eat to fast and can't eat too much If you just got banded, I don't think you'd be able to go sledding this month though. Audree

Man, I was soooooooooooooooooooooo freaked when I saw my before pics! It made me GLAD I got my band. I have really gained in the last 2 months before my band and didn't know what I looked like. What are we all using on our scars???? I bought something called Scar Zone. Anyone else using it? Audree

Yeah, the night before surgury I was panicking about my kids not knowing and something happened to me, but I was just torturing myself. :faint:

Oh yeah, if we can believe God brought us to it so He will get us through it, that is what kept me from going crazy pre op!!!! I have not told anyone and don't plan on unless I feel they would benefit in some way. My mom, husband and friend are all. Not even my kids know and I do not plan on ever telling them. They think mommy has the stomach flu and gas pains!!!:faint: Take care and I will be praying for all the January bandsters!!! Keep us posted!!!Audree

My heating pad helped a lot and liquid tylenol in am and pm if I wanted to sleep and couldn't because of the pain (which I didn't end up needing but had just in case). Also I massaged my stomach as best I could to help the gas through my intestines and passing it. Also, chamomile, mint, peppermint tea Hope this helps! Audree

Mine is just the standard on, not the bigger VG band. Audree

I have never heard of them switching over the stomach to anything!!! The band is supposed to be a bracelet type thing. No cutting or re-routing. My doctor has done over 4000 and he mentioned nothing like that. That sounds like something else combined with a lapband. Don't worry all of us are "neurotic" at one time or another with our yo yo banding. I was obsessed with it, it was all I'd think about day and night. i am post op 8 days and feell so FREE. I have never ever felt like this. I feel like I was a slave and now I am free!!! I am worried about you and if the doctor you are seeing is mixing lapband with DS which I have not heard of anyone doing. Please ask him more specifically what his procedure is and let us know!! Thanks and welcome!!!! Audree:welcome:

Thanks!!!!!! Audree

I actully had the dry heaves and vomitted twice after surgery in the hospital. They checked me under fluero and all was well. It passes. We all react different to all the meds they give us, anesthesia and also another woman was vomitting for 2 days because of the meds she was presently on made her sensitive. The gas for me got better after 3 days. Now I feel so good!!!! I am 8 days post op. One thing that helped me were the fruity ice pops. Audree