Hey All,

I am starting this thread for anyone having their band done next week. I am scheduled for surgery on the 11th. I am so excited!!! I have visited a lot of threads on here and have met some incredible people with incredible stories!!! Have met some not so welcoming people to threads too but we won't focus on that Anyway, just want to keep connected to people as we go through this journey. Anyone interested come on board and let's do this together!!!! Good luck all and God Bless!!!!!

I am another May 13 bandster. I too am nervous and excited! I can't believe that in just 2 days, I'll be starting a whole new lifestyle.

Although I have a feeling I'll be a little less prepared than most of you because my surgeon told me not to worry about a pre-op diet. So that post-surgery diet of chicken broth and SF Jello is going to be a quite a shock to my system. On the plus side, I'll get to dinner at my favorite restaurant, Carabbas. I figure it may be the last time I ever eat bread and Pasta again.

Good luck to everyone and a speedy recovery!

Hi all! I had my surgery yesterday and feeling pretty good. I have some pain and discomfort where the port is but otherwise feeling just fine. Some discomfort in my shoulders if I sit or lay for a long time. I haven't eaten but one protein shake because i am FAR from being hungry! I am happy that I am officially banded! :scared2:

Hi all! I had my surgery yesterday and feeling pretty good. I have some pain and discomfort where the port is but otherwise feeling just fine. Some discomfort in my shoulders if I sit or lay for a long time. I haven't eaten but one Protein shake because i am FAR from being hungry! I am happy that I am officially banded! :scared2:

Woo Hoo! Congratulations! Glad everything is going good for you!!

Iwas banded on the tenth as well!! Feeling very sore and having a hard time moving around...but this too shall pass!!

My surgery day is tomorrow and I have butterflies in my stomach really bad. I keep pacing. I am home alone today which is probably not a good thing. Being on all liquids makes leaving to shop a little difficult if a ladies room is not nearby if you know what I mean.

I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 in the morning. I doubt I will sleep at all tonight.

I too have my surgery Wednesday morning. I am a little nervous but sooo ready. I am more worried about the after surgery pain but it helps to hear from those of you who had your surgery the last few days and to know you are doing ok.

I will post again soon.

So nice to have this group to read through. I am being banded Thursday night I'll be home Friday sometime. My dr. doesn't do the barium until the next morning. Keep experiences rolling in. And good luck to the rest of you this week.

Sydney

Hi all. I am new here. This is my first post. My surgery is scheduled for may 14th. I am so nervous and really excited too.

Sydney, it looks like you and I will be on right about the same schedule. I'm being banded Thursday afternoon and I also have to stay through Friday morning to do the barium test.

Good Luck Sunshine :smile2: Hope we both do well tomorrow!

Sydney

Hi all. I am new here. This is my first post. My surgery is scheduled for may 14th. I am so nervous and really excited too.

I am new as well and my surgery is scheduled for May 14th. I, too, am nervous but very anxious. Goodluck to you! :smile2:

Hi everybody. I had my surgery today at 12:00 noon. Its 9:45 now and I am doing pretty good. Surgery went smoothly - no pain. I was out of there and home by 5:00.

My port area is really sore but I'm not really in pain (if that makes sense). Of course I have good meds! I can drink just fine about a 1/2 to a ounce at a time. Nagging headache though.

We will see how I feel tomorrow. Good luck to those for Thurs. and Friday.

I was banded yesterday. So far so good. I had a little back/shoulder pain but my heating pad seems to have taken care of that. I HIGHLY recommend it and getting up and walking around. My port site is sore today and yesterday it wasn't so whatever meds I had left in my system is now gone. I just took adult liquid tylenol this morning and feel fine. It was a quick procedure and I was headed home by 10:30 am. Any questions, feel free to ask me. I am an open book.

Hi everybody. I had my surgery today at 12:00 noon. Its 9:45 now and I am doing pretty good. Surgery went smoothly - no pain. I was out of there and home by 5:00.

My port area is really sore but I'm not really in pain (if that makes sense). Of course I have good meds! I can drink just fine about a 1/2 to a ounce at a time. Nagging headache though.

We will see how I feel tomorrow. Good luck to those for Thurs. and Friday.

Congrats! I was banded yesterday. I had to be there at 5:30 am and on my way home by 10:30. I am not too bad this morning. I am only drinking Clear liquids and taking small amounts. I had a popsicle because my throat was really sore and I felt stuffed after eating it. I guess that is telling too much. It was single ice pop.

Angie

Glad your doing well. I am too. My headache finally went away when I drank a small amount of warm tea. My dr office says black coffee is ok too so I'm having some now. I never did cut back on caffine like is suggested so I'm sure that is why I had the headache.

May 14th... That's tomorrow! Yikes! I just came off the graveyard shift and stocked up on my clears, gasX and mag citrate(it's going to be a fun afternoon). I'm nervous and excited but right now a little bit more nervous and I can't sleep which I reallly should be doing!