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Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I got banded at 7:30am today and it is going pretty well so far! I am full of gas from the surgery but other than that, I am wonderful! I want to wish all of you the best of luck with your surgeries tomorrow! Tomorrow will be the first day of the rest of your lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Your not alone girl. I too have just been approved and feel overwhelmed but excited! I have surgery on July 28th. I focus on "what I need" to improve myself and when ever someone has a negative comment I say "I am sorry you don't support me, I can really use it right now". I told some people about it, but for those who are self centered, gossip hounds, I just say "it's personal". Move forward girl and don't look back, you owe it to yourself.

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I am soooo happy for you!!!

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Good for you Arlame! It is no one's busness what you are having done unless you want to tell them! You are going to do great!

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Hope everyone who got banded this week is doing well.....time is crawling for my surgery date of the 26th.

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I'll join this group too...I am getting banded July 27th! My husband also did about a week and a half ago. He's doing great and I am excited to start losing weight. Good luck to everyone!!

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Hi All! I guess I can post to this group, too - was banded on July 19 - whoooohoooo! Soooo glad it's behind me! I was nervous, scared, excited - the spectrum of emotions that we all feel. Surgery day went well. My anesthesiologist was so great at keeping me calm - he joked the whole way, which did me a lot of good! He even joked about my pregnancy test coming back positive - now that IS funny (I'm 46, have 3 teenage sons and a husband who had a vasectomy 13 years ago :). I'm doing great - pretty textbook case so far. I had to do a 2 week pre-op and lost 16 pounds - hated the diet, loved the loss! I'm down a few more after surgery (although I'm not focused on the weight right now - just healing and getting healthy and strong again!) Every day I wake up one step closer to my goal and it feels great. No more of the maddness over weight that used to be my life. I'm very excited!:biggrin:

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Well, I got banded yesterday!! I was so nervous by the time they wheeled me back to holding that I was crying, what a dork! They gave me some happy juice and I barely remember the rest except for waking up in recovery. I did end up staying over night because my heart rate was acting up, I had a couple of palpatations and then everytime I dozed off my pulse ox went down to 80 (should be 90 and up) and set off alarms. But I had an EKG and it was normal so I don't know what was going on. I was fine after the morphine and anesthesia wore off so maybe that's all it was. Gas pain is hardly there at all, it hurt last night but I snuck in my Gas X strips and took them, they REALLY helped! Good luck to everyone who's surgery is coming up! It feels so good to be done with it!!

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Hey Biggirl, I am glad everything worked out for you. I am getting my surgery done Monday in St. Louis. Did you get yours done there by chance? Good luck in your journey.

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Question, will they move this post over to Post Surgery after a few weeks since it is titled Banded July 22nd?

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Hey everyone!! I got banded on July 22 too!!! :) Doing good so far,,,today I am starting to focus on getting in my Protein as well as my liquids.....how is everyone doing that had their surgery on the same date as me....CONGRATS TO EVERYONE! :thumbup:

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Glad thinks went so well for you craigmorgan....good luck getting your Protein in. My doctor doesn't want protein taken in the first week...just clear broths. Does anyone else have a doctor like that?

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Hello everyone!

I am finally home. I had to stay 2 nights because of epigastric pain and nausea. I haven't been able to eat anything since the night before my surgery. Thankfully, today, I am able to eat SF popsicles. I think the pain is more gas!!

How is everyone else doing? I hope all is well!!

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Glad you are home MissNursette. I hope the pain goes away soon for you. 49 hours and counting for my procedure. Luckily I am going out all day tomorrow so it should make it easier for the time to go by. Getting a little nervous though, I gotta be honest. That's all everyone thinks about at this point huh, having a successful uncomplicated surgery. The rest will fall into place after that. I look forward to hearing about yours and everyone's success!

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Hey Biggirl, I am glad everything worked out for you. I am getting my surgery done Monday in St. Louis. Did you get yours done there by chance? Good luck in your journey.

Nope, I'm in Springfield. Good luck and congrats on your surgery tomorrow!!

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