OK...SO I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE WHO ARE GETTING BANDED AROUND THE SAME TIME AS ME. I WILL BE BANDED ON JANUARY 16, 2010 (THIS SATURDAY). SO FAR PRE-OP SUCKS...JUST BECAUSE I CANT SEEM TO KICK THIS VERTIGO! HAD TO GO TO THE DR FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING AND GET 3 SHOTS IN THA REAR...AND FINALLY I COULD KEEP FLUIDS DOWN. SO I'M GOING ON W/ MY PRE-OP (LOW RESIDUE) DIET...I'D BE FEELING PRETTY GOOD IF I WASNT SO DIZZY! I'M TRYING TO SLEEP IT OFF THE BEST I CAN ;( NOT WORKING SO FAR. I'M PRAYING THAT IT'S GONE BY SATURDAY KEEPING MY FAITH.

SO...ARE YOU A JANUARY 2010 BANDSTER?? I'D LOVE TO KEEP IN TOUCH

MY START WEIGHT: 330

MY GOAL WEIGHT: 175

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL :thumbup:

I get banded on the 25th and I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster. I saw the Doc Thur and started the diet, and now I have a cold. I hope I get to keep my Band date. It is a real challange to stay on the diet with this cold, food was my comfort drug.

Hi all! I'm glad you're all doing well with your recent surgeries, it sure makes me feel a little less nervous. I'm sceduled for the morning ( the 18th) I have to leave at 4:30 in the am. It was freezing rain here earlier but it switched over to rain. I hope it doesn't freeze overnight, I have an hours drive in the morning. We're allowing an extra half hour. Good Luck to all up-coming surgeries. I've got to get some sleep, only 5 1/2 hours until I need to get up.... I hope I can get some sleep.... I hope I don't oversleep.... Breathe in... breathe out... hahaha---- Thank You all --- Goodnight and God Bless!

I get my band Jan 25th. Still not 100% sure how im feelling...excited, nervous or is it just the withdwals for coffee? Im ready to get it done and over with so I can move on to better things! I have to admit I did cheat on my pre-op diet tonight with some cheese and crackers. But a girl gets hungry after running aound for 12 hours taking care of patients. It was better than the McD's eveyone else had. Good luck everyone and hope to see how well we all do!

I got my date this morning – Jan 29. :biggrin: I have to go to the doctor’s office tomorrow to pick up my pre op diet stuff. Yum, shakes. I will meet with the surgeon on the 26th and we will go over stuff. I can ask all of my last minute questions at that time.

When I started back in August, it seems like the band was sooooooo far off. I had to complete a 3 month diet as well as all of the usual testing. The whole process took approximately 5 months.

Good luck to all. I hope everyone is doing well.

hi, just got banded yesterday 1-19-10!:biggrin:

hi, just got banded yesterday 1-19-10!

Welcome JOAG08. I hope you are feeling well after surgery. I am right behind you on the 29. Is there anything you want to share about the experience?

Hello . . . there's several of you just banded or about to be this next week . . . good luck to you all. I was banded on Jan. 12, so I'm new at this. The actual surgery never was a main concern of mine (guess I've had too many already), but the pre- and post-diet of liquids (clear, then clear/full, then etc.) Now I'm on soft food and things are going well. One of the problems for me is not keeping up w/what I'm eating....I'm eating very little, and hardly have a real hungry episode....little meals several times a day seems to work. Looking for get first fill on Feb. 12. :cursing:

Also, under Community on main page, there is a JAN BAND JOURNEYS group...think about this as well to see how all of us banded in January are doing,and of course, let me know what's going on with you! Cheers to all. :scared2:

How is everyone feeling? I am doing ALOT better today (Banded 1.20) just sore!! moved to liquid foods today (strained soups, applesauce, pudding) and burping alot to get the gas out LOL....gas x strips are great!!!!

I was banded on Jan 19th in Australia. Still sore and full of self doubt but hopeful as well... fluid is going down well. I didn't have to diet or anything before surgery... so its all new to me.

Hi everyone! I am scheduled for lap band on Jan. 29th! I know it's prob normal, but one minute I'm raring to go, and the next I'm asking myself what the hell I'm doing! :scared2: I'm in KY and will be getting this done at 7:30. I'm crossing my fingers everything goes smoothly!!:cursing:

Good Luck! It's by far the strangest thing I've ever gone through! I am thinking the worst part is getting my head around the massive changes in the way I think about food!

Looking forward to seeing how you get on.

Hi Everyone,

I get banded on 1/26 I am also excited and nervous. I am reading everything I can get my hands on. Can't wait to start on my journey!

Hi Everyone,

I get banded on 1/26 I am also excited and nervous. I am reading everything I can get my hands on. Can't wait to start on my journey!

I am going to join the ranks of bandsterhood on Wednesday 1/27/10!!! I am excited and have lost 14lbs. so far. I have today and tomorrow of my preop to drop more pounds. I too was afraid of getting surgery cancelled. They want your abdomen and liver to shrink to make the surgery safer. I am nervous about the post surgery diet. I like someones suggestion about adding tofu to the pureed diet and soft food diet to add some protein. I am having mine done in Daytona Beach Florida too by the way. I am nervous:thumbup: but excited!!!!!!

I am feeling very excited for those who are about to take the plunge!!

My surgery was exactly a week ago and I am feeling SO much better than when I posted on here a couple of days ago.

I will regularly check in an see who's posted and how your feeling and am more than happy to offer whatever encouragement I can! Just getting responses to what I put online has been an enormous help. More than I expected it to be!

Thank you and I am hoping I can pay it forward!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!

Av

ps: Happy Australia Day! :wink: (couldn't resist!)