So... They want to schedule my surgery for Aug 13th.. :smile2: :smile:

However..... I go back to work for inservice/mtgs on Aug 16th!! I've always, always recovered quickly from surgery.... But am a bit concerned... That's fast!!.............. It is mostly sitting and listening those 1st couple of days though......

Input/thoughts??

Thanks for the advice onmyway.

It's definitely difficult, ms_mention...~ I find I want a taste of everything! LOL~ I'm trucking along...... not really looking forward to the weekend. Much harder to stay on track when not as busy! Ah well.....

How's everyone?

Hi guys,

I've been MIA for a little while. We started pre-planning on Monday. I have had about 5 hours total Monday-Thursday to work on setting up my room. All of our other time has been filled up with meetings! I found myself working straight through lunch every day this week! I found out that I will have 11 students this year and still only one para . Pray for me! This will be a challenge. I'm doing my best to set my the zone plan, student picture schedules, and lesson plans for the month of August before I leave.

Besides skipping lunch, my pre-op plan has been going pretty well. I have been sticking to the plan with the exception of a bowl of raisin bran and a greek yogurt a day. I'm gonna cut that out starting now.

But, on a good note. I know that this last week and a half will fly by since I will be busy at work. I am getting more and more excited every day!

Good luck to you all.

Arisa

4 more days Michelle! OMG. Hope everything is well, been so busy trying to get everything ready. Hope everyone else is doing good. Take care!

OMG is right! LOL~ crazy right?!? How are you doing??? My room is almost finished.

Arisa- how are you?? 11 kiddo's and one para?? Wow! Prayers for you. I will have 8 and 2 paras. I'm working hard on my room too. 2 1/2 more days!! Yikes!

Did you get your date wildbill??

Sorry for the delay, been on vacation! My liquid drinks included: coffee, water, broth, protein drinks thinned down(I used slim fast low carb), I bought the small bottles of sf-cranbrerry juice(perfect size), small v8 ,sports drinks, sf jello cups, skim milk,tea. I kept these on my desk at work and sipped on something all day.

When I moved on to pureed, I tried using small jars of baby food but I didn't like it so I made my own. Believe me, just puree any protein or vegs you are cooking up for dinner for your family. I put my meat in the Magic Bullet and added a little broth & seansonings and it turned out fine.same with the vegies. You will only be eating a couple tablespoons to a 1/4cup at a time at first so you dont need to make a bunch!

My doctor had me keep a diary from day one to monitor my intake of everything. I looked back and for the first two months I am amazed at how little I took in!! I wasn't hungry though!

Good Luck!!!

Thankfully my room is done, at least the big stuff and decorating! Went in to see the surgeon today-Dr. Marsden--really down-to-earth and matter of fact. Really put me at ease! He said I could have a "last supper". Not sure what I want, not really craving anything, that's a good start, huh? His main instruction was nothing after midnight, not even Clear liquids.

Michelle, One More Day! Woohoo!

Onmyway, pls keep posting. You have great advice, need to invest in a Magic Bullet. Gonna hound my DH tonight. How much have you lost so far?

Janelle

I made some curtains today and go them hung, and put up my word wall--i am calling my room DONE! It looks awesome.

I was told the same thing re:nothing after midnight... But no last meal! LOL- I want to know what you decide on!

I have to be there at 7:30 in the morning!! Wow!

I can't sleep! LOL

Ah..... Michelle, I have read all the encouraging notes from everyone here. I hope you the best today. Enjoy your week-end with your band. I am very jealous!!! I have not been banded yet. I am just starting out. Looks like we have the same amout to lose! It will def be a journey. Good Luck! (Oh, I visited San Antonio this past spring! I LOVED it. We will go back soon, I want to see the country parts. I only got to visit the River Walk. It was beautiful!) Keep in touch!

Wendy Ann:thumbup:

Aww, I totally needed this post: thanks Wendy!! I just did pre-op paperwork... Just waiting to be called back!

How r u Janelle??? I'm banded! Craziness!!

I went in at about 9:15 a.m.... Was in recovery by about 10.... And got home close to 11:45 a.m. I'll write more later--about to get up for a walk then rest some more. So far so good!!!

Milchelle, How are you today?? Remember if you have that crazy gas pain in the shoulder, get up and walk!!! I also took gas x (I took the walgreen brand) that seemed to help, not really sure if it was that or walking!. It took me a few days to get rid of it, but I had a past surgery and had the same gas problem. Your recovery time was very much the same as mine. In & out!! To answer your question on weight loss, I am 5'3 & I have lost 30lbs. I started at 185 and now I am at 155. My goal is another 25-30 lbs I have been banded for a year. I wasn't too much over weight to begin with, so I am a "SLOW LOSER" I was a size 12 to begin.I tried losing the weight for a long time trying everything you can imagine. Nothing worked. This did. Best thing I have ever done!!. Really. There are days when I struggle and say what have I done, but after I get over feeling sorry for myself, I know I made the BEST decision for myself. After you have the band for about two months you really get into a routine. I cannot eat bread, that was VERY hard to get over. So I am still learning to either put it (whatever it is) on a plate or a big leaf of lettuce and make a wrap! Everyone is different though. Some people struggle with bread and some meats. I do. I just have to remember to cut it as if a baby with a few teeth were going to eat it!!! VERY,VERY small pieces. and it must be juicy meat too. I can't digest hard dry meats. I will start to slime if I do, they have a very hard time going down! Well I hope everything is healing well and your strength is starting to return. Rest as much as you can this weekend and I hope you are well enough to return to work on Monday!! Best of Luck to you!!