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It's been exactly one week since my surgery. I feel really good, except for an "ache" I have on my left side when I walk. I have a feeling that it is a gas bubble that I can't work out. I completed my one week of liquids and (I have to admit...) I moved on to mushies a day early. It was either that or I was becoming a mad woman!! Cottage cheese has never tasted so good!! I learned (the hard way!) today, that I eat very fast :smile2:....did you all realize you can no longer do that once you're banded??!! lol Even though I don't have any fluid in my band yet, my tuna fish got stuck! After some time, it worked its way down, but I now know what I'm REALLY going to have to work on....and that's to S L O W D O W N! Have a good night everyone!

Hey Alisomniac...we had surgery on the same day. I just had my first bm today. I started drinking a hot tea that gets things moving yesterday....it worked! But now that things are moving, I'm a little nauseated, so I've had to take the anti-nausea med the dr gave me. Other than that, I'm doing really well. My appetite is slowly coming back today. I really haven't felt hungry. I called my dr today and they said I'm right on track for recovery. I hope you're doing well, too.

woo-hoo! I'm on the other side! It's been 24 hrs since surgery, and it's going really well. No pain, just a little discomfort from gas moving around and at incision sites. I'm going to try and do a lot of walking today. My dr wants me doing 40 mins/day. She said to break it up right now, which I will be glad to do!! lol However, with all of the hills around my house, just going around the block will take me that long! Hope you are all doing well. Keep posting, keep sharing. Even though we may not live close enough to get together, we are only a click away!! :thumbdown:

Surgery is over!! I'm banded....I think! I'm doing so well that I'm not sure they did anything other than cut me 5 times and then stitch 'em up! lol Seriously, surgery went smoothly. The gas is really moving today and my incisions are tender, but I'm in very little pain. I'm not going to get on the scale for awhile, because I know that this month is not about weight loss. I hope recovery keeps going as well as it started. My only problem right now is the vitamins that I have. I bought them from my dr (the bariatric kind) and I hate them. I almost gagged and I want to avoid throwing up at all costs. Any suggestions? I know I need them, but I can't eat one more of those. Good luck to all you that are waiting for your surgery. Not much longer and we'll all be on the post-surgery side! woo-hoo!! :thumbdown:

Good luck to you both! I'm just a day later, on Tuesday. Here's to the beginning of our new, healthy lives!

Burien, WA (just south of Seattle) and I'm a high school Special Ed teacher. I get banded in 2 days!!! woo-hoo!!!

I, too, thought I couldn't drink anything other than water and my shakes for the pre-op. I got the worst headache and was dizzy the first day (I'm a morning coffee - afternoon diet coke drinker). I called my dr to see if I could at least drink black coffee. They said that was OK. Call your dr and see what they say. From reading this, it seems that there are many pre-op diets out there. The best way to know...is to call!! Good luck!

Tuesday can't come quick enough!! I have to be there at 6am, which means I'll have to leave my house by 5am....my brother will be so happy to hear this!! At least traffic won't be an issue! I'm soooo glad I'll be one of the first surgeries of the day. That means I'll be home by noon. I can't wait to be off this pre-op "diet" and begin my new way of life. No more "diets" for me!! Its going to be great for us all to be on the post-op side. Just remember, you're not in this alone...we're all in it together!! :smile2:

OK....so here I am on day 3 of my pre-surgery diet. I'm sooooo excited for Tuesday, the 5th. I'm wondering something, though....has anyone had a moment of feeling a bit panicked over what its going to be like to be thin? I've been heavy for so long and food has been such a crutch and big part of my life, that I have no idea what that's going to be like. Believe me, I'm not scared of it....bring it on!! But just the idea of losing this weight, once and for all, is overwhelmingly exciting. I don't know...call it a thought for the day...hahahahahaha!!! Good luck to all of us Boo-tiful October bandsters!!

Favorite Auntie....no, not every dr does the pre-op diet. I only have to do it for one week. My dr is having me do it so I lose a little fat in my liver. she explained that in order to get to the stomach, she'll have to move the liver out of the way. she said its much easier/safer to do that with a little less fatty liver. I'm so thankful I only have to do it for a week. I'll drink 3-4 shakes and one weight watchers/lean cuisine/etc meal for dinner (calories will depend on whether I have 3 or 4 shakes thru the day. Be sure and follow what your dr says....not what everyone else says. Hope this helps!

Hey....Oct 5th for me!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!! I haven't been this excited about something in a long time!! Let's keep us all in our thoughts/prayers as we all begin this exciting journey to the rest of our healthy, long lives!!

I'm all set for Oct 5th! I am so excited for this surgery. I went to my appt with the surgeon/nurse and was shown how much food I'll be (eventually) eating at a meal....WOW! It's hard to believe that so little food will keep this big body living. hahahaha!! I'd love to hear from other October journey-takers. Are you ready?? Let the good times roll!! :thumbup:

thanks everyone...I'm not doubtful that I can do this. I'm SO ready for a lifestyle change. In fact if I don't make this positive one, I'll be forced to make negative ones: high blood pressure meds, diabetes, etc. I'll take the positive changes any day. I hope I can get this journey started soon. Take care all!