I know it's still a couple of months away but i just found this site last week and have been reading threads from people who were banded august and sept of last year.

I'm happy i've finally made the decision after thinking about it for a couple of years (could actually kick myself for not acting sooner)

I'll be filling out the paperwork this week and sending it in. Nothing is covered here in Canada so it's 100% out of pocket for me which is a HUGE amount of money but they way i figure it is that we don't need another car new or used, we aren't buying a house (live with my parents who are in and near their 80's) and even though we have credit cards and take vacations i'd like to be able to do it and not be exhausted after an hour of walking through Disney World or fit in to the seat of the plane next year when we fly to England.

so i'm here and thought we could support each other through our decision, preop, post up and through the months ahead of us.

i also thought i'd keep track of all our stats if everyone's ok with that. i'll do it in the second post and we'll take it from there :cursing:

Congrats to us all for making the decision to get and stay healthy for whatever our reasons are we've done it.

I'm 42, married, have a beautiful 4.5 year old daughter who has more energy then she even knows what to do with and i'd love to even keep up with half her day.

5'8, 320lbs and would love to see myself at 165 but would be thrilled with 175.

I don't have a surgery date yet until i submit the deposit of $3000 but it will be sometime in the second week of Aug.

Still recovering in the hospital. They are keeping me overnight. Still in some pain and I can't drink much. I'm on my hourly walk right now.

congrats on your surgery!! keep us updated!

Jennifer

Still in the hospital. Not allowed to sleep till midnight so I can walk every hour. Wake up at six tomorrow hopefully leave at 11.

Tough time sleeping last night. Had bad back pain. Hopefully I can get out of here soon.

i'm back - it's done.

it went well and they fixed a hiatus hernia and something called crus of the diaphragm. i'll have to look those up later.

my surgery was delayed 3 hours and my emotions ran the gammit from panic to sitting reading a book and back to panic again.

at 2 minutes to 6 i was on the table in the OR and that's the last time i saw the clock. they did there stuff for a few minutes then i was waking up around 8.30

they moved me into a simi private room and i was sleeping again.

sometime around 10.30 they got me up to walk a bit and go to the washroom then i was back to bed until about 5am when the person beside me was woken up to leave. she had a flight to get to (i can't imagine flying today right after this.)

i couldn't get back to sleep so i asked for my book (twilight) but couldn't concentrate so i called my mom and told her i wa fine.

by 6.30 my brother was there to pick me up and when i got home my dd (4yrs) was meeting me at the door.

mom and dad are taking her out today so i can rest.

i don't have the gas pain you guys are talking about which is a very good thing

YAY!! Ile4me and Kurby you're done...now on to the hard part.

I hope you both get plenty of rest today and start feeling better real soon.

Kurby you're so fortunate not to have that pesky gas pain. I was kinda dreading that.

Check in and let us know how it's going when you can.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU!!! I know how nervous you were and LOOK...now it's done and you can move on with the next part of your life! so happy for you!!!

Congrats kurby!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOHOOOOO! you did it!

what are you guys allowed to have during your clear liquid phase?

my mother is freaking out on me because i added some crystal light or koolaid stuff to water.

it's the first time i've done it

i've had chicken soup broth jello water apple juice cranberry juice

what have you been told you can have?

I am getting banded this week on Thursday, 8/19/10.

I had a quesiton:

Is anyone else experiencing or has experienced diarrhea during the liquid pre-op diet? I was fine up until DAY 4; then its constant, as often as I urinate. Seems like the more I drink; the more it happens. Is this normal? And should I be contacting my surgeon about this?

i just got off the phone with the post op care coordinater and i'm a little surprised to find out that my dr had put 7cc's in my band.

he told me that he helped design or found a company who designed (sorry i was a little nervous to remember which one) that could tell the "sweet spot" of the fills and he had been filling them right from the start.

7 sounds a lot doesn't it?? i guess we'll have to see how much i can eat when i get to that stage.

I am newly banded (4 days) and yes 7 CC's sounds like a lot to me. Mine is empty and I would say I have restriction due to being swollen. I am not very hungry and some liquids move slowly through the pouch to the stomach. I have no gas pains and limited incision pain.

I am getting banded this week on Thursday, 8/19/10.

I had a quesiton:

Is anyone else experiencing or has experienced diarrhea during the liquid pre-op diet? I was fine up until DAY 4; then its constant, as often as I urinate. Seems like the more I drink; the more it happens. Is this normal? And should I be contacting my surgeon about this?[/quote

Hi Im in the same boat as you, im on day 3 and now im starting to experience diarrhea, i believe it is normal because all you are intaking is liquidsand nothing solid... have you lost any weight yet?

I am getting banded this week on Thursday, 8/19/10.

I had a quesiton:

Is anyone else experiencing or has experienced diarrhea during the liquid pre-op diet? I was fine up until DAY 4; then its constant, as often as I urinate. Seems like the more I drink; the more it happens. Is this normal? And should I be contacting my surgeon about this?[/quote

Hi Im in the same boat as you, im on day 3 and now im starting to experience diarrhea, i believe it is normal because all you are intaking is liquidsand nothing solid... have you lost any weight yet?

I am having the same issue post-op. Had to go to the ER today because I got dehydrated. Be careful. If you don't feel right, get checked.

what are you guys allowed to have during your clear liquid phase?

my mother is freaking out on me because i added some crystal light or koolaid stuff to water.

it's the first time i've done it

i've had chicken soup broth jello water apple juice cranberry juice

what have you been told you can have?

my doc said anything sugar free