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Ocnlvr    1

Ocnlvr
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Hi everyone!

This is my first time here, I am 52 years old, and I will be having the Lap Band surgery on Aug 5th. I look forward to chatting with you guys and learning tips that I can use to help me now and after surgery. :cursing:

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Lisa_MC    1

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Hello to You!

Congratulations and best wishes on August 5!!! :cursing: Yeah to YOU! I will be anxious to hear about your experiences! I'm just starting out in the process, and trying to answer sooo many questions...

I hope to hear from you!

~Lisa

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JoanieP    2

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Congrats and good luck...I know you will be glad you did it!

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Ocnlvr    1

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Thanks guys!

I am very excited about this journey. Yesterday I had my pre-op visit, now it's time to just continue the pre-op diet and wait till next Thursday! My brother had this done 2 years ago, and he has done so well. He is quite the inspiration to me, he endured breast cancer and then decided to have the band done, best decision in his life for him. I have to say the first few days on the pre-op diet wasn't fun, but now, I have ajusted to it and it's not too bad. This weekend I plan to make some chicken Soup and strain it so I will have some homemade broth post-op. So far, I have enjoyed this site, and found some helpful hints. So long for now,

Ocnlvr :cursing:

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Lisa_MC    1

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Wow! You're moving along nicely!! Good for you! Can't wait for updates.. I love this site - everyone here is really encouraging and helpful! Today is one of those "questioning days" - I vented on my blog earlier.. So, I just made a cuppa joe, and came here to read success stories and to be uplifted! So far, it has worked!

Talk to you soon!!

~Lisa

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nuk    0

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I had my lapband surgery July 7, 2010 and I have lost about 22 pounds so far. I go in for my first fill on Monday, August 2, 2010. I am a little nervous about it. I have had no problem at all with food going down. No throwing up, etc. I think maybe that my band is too lose to be affective. We'll see on Monday I guess.

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Lisa_MC    1

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I had my LAP-BAND® surgery July 7, 2010 and I have lost about 22 pounds so far. I go in for my first fill on Monday, August 2, 2010. I am a little nervous about it. I have had no problem at all with food going down. No throwing up, etc. I think maybe that my band is too lose to be affective. We'll see on Monday I guess.

Hey Nuk!

22lbs! Good for you! That's 22lbs that I've still got!! Best wishes on your visit to the Dr on Monday - will be thinking about you!!

~Lisa

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nuk    0

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Well, went to my first fill on Monday. Not bad at all. Didn't hurt at all and it wasn't uncomfortable either. My band is at 5.1 - I still think it is too loose. food goes down still to easy and I get hungry before my next meal. Boo hoo! Oh well I go back in two weeks maybe I will get it tighter. Does anyone know how comparable 5.1 is?

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Lisa_MC    1

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Well, went to my first fill on Monday. Not bad at all. Didn't hurt at all and it wasn't uncomfortable either. My band is at 5.1 - I still think it is too loose. food goes down still to easy and I get hungry before my next meal. Boo hoo! Oh well I go back in two weeks maybe I will get it tighter. Does anyone know how comparable 5.1 is?

Oh, I'm glad to hear it wasn't uncomfortable.. I wish I could help you with your question, but I'm not banded yet - just went for my informational seminar this evening.. I'm here soaking up ALL the information I can!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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