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I have gained more than 50 pounds since having a couple of surgeries - one for breast cancer. I will be banded next Thursday and I would love to know what to expect the first two weeks after surgery.

sry ya i fixed it was playing with it lol so tell me what do you do at work how your feeling i am feeling so good walking 9 miles a week

It is better - still there, comes and goes, but it is better. My Dr. put in a referral today for a specialist - hopefully it doesn't take weeks to get in to see them. On top of all this I broke a dang tooth! Luckily, the dentist looked at it today and doesn't think I will need a rootcanal. He is going to put a pin in it and a crown on it tomorrow. Wish me luck!!!

I wish I had the will power to only weigh myself every two weeks! I weigh myself every single day! Lol!

But it's a good way of tracking ouR progress. During the week my weight goes up and down, but I only count the Friday weight to see how I did over the week. And don't worry about posting every week - it's only there so we can support one another, so posting whenever you DO weigh yourself will be great!

Hey hun! Yes its been a while....well a lil mini update from me.....i will be getting banded in 3 days time (1 sept) i cant wait to start my journey! Other than that ive been doing very well....i finsihed work today...and will be taking 7 days off. If i need more time then i will take it off. How have you been? Are you still going for the sleeve? Any luck with teh insurance or financing...?

Chat to you soon

xx

hiya,

i lost 3lbs over the weekend, but havent weighed myself since, keep forgetting to do it in the morning before i get dressed, as ive been tired this week. i looked in the cookbooks just now and there are some nice things, but ive got to work out the quantities for one person or do the things that can be frozen, like the meatballs. seems like alot of ingrediants though, but my shopping list is long this week, with lots of variation, so ive, for example, got one onion and 2 oranges. trying to make it as varied as i can as my head is now complaining it wants food when im not hungry, so need to make my diet as varied as i possible can. people in the office had donoughts today and cake 2 days ago, its not normally that type of an office, unless it is someones birthday, but has been in this last week. think that is why my head is going mad!!

hope you are ok, only a few more days to go. are you on liquids?

hi cometchaser - i'm sorry i didn't see this message. probably by now you've gotten some answers... my surgeon required pre-weight loss ( a % of body weight i think) to shrink my liver - so that she could move it more easily during surgery. i've heard this is very common and that most surgeons require this step.

it was extremely frustrating for me because it took me 8 months to lose 6 lbs - and i had to lose 10. i had to change to another program with a different surgeon that offerred optifast before surgery (medical fast where you drink their protein shakes and protein bars only and i did that and lost the pre-surgery weight finally). took me 3 years to get the surgery because i changed programs. but i had it on 6/10/08 and it is going very well! stick with it - it's so worth it!!!!!!

Shannon, you look so beautiful in your pics!!! Before and After!!! You keep up the good work girl! And i hope you and i will get our unfills and get back to feeling better!! I'm like you, i haven't felt good since last week because i just can't eat. Keep me updated. I go tomorrow and i will let you know what happens with me. Talk to you soon

good job,,, we started at the same weight,, i'm 4 weeks out and down 20 lbs..you are beautiful and will be a great inspiration..

Thanks for thinking of me. I am doing well, just had my first fill last week. I am at about 50 total loss. I'm trying to spend a lot of time at the gym and less in my recliner! Hope you are doing well, too!

Good luck tomorrow! It may not be worth it for a few days, but a few weeks out, it is great!

-hugs- Feel better hun. I'm sure as the week goes on you will be able to sleep better and rest. Thanks for making me feel better.

Hello, I saw a reply that you did. I weigh 380 now and want to lose about 180lbs. I want to get to 200lbs. Anyway, I saw that your goals where kinda close to mine. I am looking for a couple people to blog with for support. I wanted to know if we could keep in touch and work together. I could really lose the help. I will be going o the gym doing about an hour of cardio 5 times per week also. I was planning on doing the Atkins diet. So, yeah let know.

Hello, I read your post about losing 100lbs in 3 1/2 months. I am now 2wks post op. I weigh 380 now and want to lose about 180lbs. I want to get to 200lbs. Anyway, I saw that your goals where pretty close to mine. I am looking for a couple people to blog with for support. I wanted to know if we could keep in touch and work together. I could really lose the help. I will be going o the gym doing about an hour of cardio 5 times per week also. I was planning on doing the Atkins diet. So, yeah let know.

Hi Sara,

My name is Elyn, I thought it would be nice to chat as well since i live in Mundelein, I am looking for a buddy =) I had my surgery on 07/30 and am doing ok I have lost about 20 pounds but now it is like a pound to 3 a week.. how are you doing??

That is great about the clothes, not about the work or the crotch I have a selection of work clothes that will get me through quite a few kilos of my loss which is great!

Canteen food tends to be like that, I hope you can bring in your own or have somewhere near you that has healthier options for those days you can't be bothered making your lunch! Do you have an area you can heat up your own food??

I will definitely be taking the 2 weeks!! And no it isn't long now!! Had my preop with the surgeon today! Just a formality, only 15minutes. He did say that there appears to be a correlation between those who lose weight well on the preop doing well after the surgery Preop Nurse Friday! Did you use Degas after your surgery??

Good Job! I've lost 17 lbs total. I called the Dr. last week and started mushies, so I've been have refried beans!LOL And I have not been hungry...well I get hungry after like 5 hours of not eating, but when I'm done with my portion I feel full. I can't wait to see you tomorrow. If you get there before me save me a sit and I will do the same!:biggrin:

I tried sending you a message and I don't know if I sent it, or deleted it. So if I'm repeating myself, sorry. Congrats and good luck next week. How exciting. I can't stand the wait. My appointment is 8/25, I'm still trying which loan to go with for my financing. Guess I better hurry up. Your process went really quick. Are you in CO?

Hey! The support group......to be honest, no, I don't really like it so i'm sure you wouldn't like it either. I go with my coworker who just had the bypass..(we both used Dr. Mailapur). But like i said, I am the only bandster who shows up. So I feel out of place most of the time. I have only been to 3...one before surgery, and 2 since surgery. My first one after surgery, we were all giving our testimonials and almost all the bypass patients were talking about how they don't have any cravings for the bad food and no hunger and i was sitting there wanting to leave...I was in a big "blah" stage with LOTS of HUNGER and cravings and anger from missing food. Even though we are all supposed to follow the same diet plan, bypassers and banders have separate issues and we go through different things. I wish we had a band support group, but until then, i guess you and this site will be mine. Have a good weekend!!!

Good Morning,

I was back to work yesteday. I had the advantage to work from home this week on Thursday and Friday, which was good for me, but there is a lot of stress going on right now at work. I am off and on the road this Monday, so it should be interesting.

I have one grown son, that lives at home with me and my husband. He works and goes to school full time so he passes through occassionally. I hope you are feeling well. Keep in touch.

Hi Whooooosh

i am so glad to hear youve had your consultant's appt through, i bet your really excited now, once your over this hurdle that's it

And yeah that would be great if you and friend end up having ur bands around the same time, u'll be able to support each other.

you'll have to let me know how everything goes at the appt, i still havent had mine yet which is getting me a bit raced off now as it's taking forever from the day when the doc said yes to the refferal i left it 4 weeks still not heard, so rang her she said she'd been away for 2 weeks so still not sent it off (grrr) and now it's been another 2 weeks since then, i'm checking the post everday like a mad woman, lmao

just cant wait for it to come now

anyway spk soon and good luck for Monday

Natalie

Doing well Brenda! Mushies are fun, but challenging! It's hard to only eat softy stuff, but trying out new recipes is fun! i bet this week is going by super slow for you! Oh and I lost 2.5 more pounds! So hooray!! My fave softy so far is garlic mashed potatoes...mmmmm!

Just a quick HI! and BYE! Love you sweetie... Miss you so much! Wish I could meet up with you in Vegas next week!

Merek: I am actually from the Kansas City area but our insurance is admistrated via SC. I am not a state employee.

My requirement were 1. BMI over 35, 2. Letter from a Pyscologist stating that I was of sound mind to make my own medical decisions. 3. and a letter from a Nutritionist saying that I was a good candidate.

I found that if you CALL THEM and talk to the determination department and find out EXACTLY what they need, it helps.... because each surgeon and each provider (shrink, nutritionist) has their OWN requirements.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! The band is by far the best thing I have ever done for myself.. (I am a volume eater, and the band stops that dead it its tracks!)

Hello Trish, I'm not yet banded, but will be VERY soon (within the next 6 weeks) and I too could use some friends on here, so....let's be friends. Sorry I cannot help you with your port issue. Stephanie