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Banded... finally!!!

I'll write more tomorrow...

But I am home, all went well. Very sore. But not as bad as having my gallbladder out!!!

Even enjoyed some orange Jello and pudding!!!

nite:thumbup::):thumbup:

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Glad to know all went well. Keep us posted on your progress. I get banded in four more days! I am so ready to get this done.

Congrats! Glad to know that you are doing well!

Glad to know all went well. Keep us posted on your progress. I get banded in four more days! I am so ready to get this done.

DAR, its almost our turn!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Glad to see that you are doing pretty good so far! Please do keep us informed! For those who are anxiously waiting to get ours done, we sooooo want to know what to expect and how its going!

Heal fast!

OMG i finally am dropping this weight!!! up to 15 lbs pre-op !!!! i am gonna try to be at 18 lbs before surgery, because i know ill be bloated and won't lose weight.

im under 40 bmi allready!!!!

I'll write more tomorrow...

But I am home, all went well. Very sore. But not as bad as having my gallbladder out!!!

Even enjoyed some orange Jello and pudding!!!

nite:thumbup::):thumbup:

Good luck and take care of your self.

Congratulations!!!

glad you are doing ok....keep us posted. I am in on the 26th of August!! A bit nervous.

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Thanks for the well wishes everyone!!

I was prepared for the worst and it hasn't been that bad! My gallbladder was so much worse and I was prepared for it to be like that.

Got to the hospital yesterday at 9am, gowned, IV'd, signed everything, and got going. I don't remember much in the OR after moving onto the operating table. Recovery wasn't pleasant and I was sure when i came to that something had gone horribly wrong it hurt so much. Had 4 or 5 doses of morphine and something for the nausea, mouth and throat were sore and dry from the tube. Got up to my room, had more for pain and slept. Around 3 I went to x-ray for the swallow test, which made me feel sick to my stomach, but it was ok. Waited and waited for those results so I could have a drink!!! I was so thirsty... at 5:30 my doctor came in and said the test was good and I could drink and if it stayed down I could go home... so I was out of there by 630 last night!

I read someone's surgery story and they described the pain later on as feeling like they had done 1,000 crunches... and that's a perfect comparison. That's how I felt last night and so far today. Sore, pain at times, but I can get up by myself. In recovery I was at a 10, but now it's between a 4-7 depending on when I had my pain meds. It's a lot easier than I had feared it would be!

Mom took me to walmart to get a couple of things today and I insisted on putting a bra on, it took a while, but I didn't want to end up featured on Funny Pictures at WalMart ! I was exhausted and sore after an hour out and I think I shouldn't have done so much the day after. I'll relax more tonight and tomorrow.

Last night I took too big of a sip of a Protein shake and it HURT. Instantly. Pain right into my shoulder. And it hurt for a while. So far today I've been ok with my sip sizes. I've had a pudding cup, a little Soup, Protein Shake, and a sugar free popsicle.

So far so good! So amazed it's done!

Good luck to everyone on their way, and thank you all again for your support!

shannon

Congratulations! Glad to hear you are doing well. Take good care of yourself. I start pre-op diet on Monday -- surgery on 31st. Can't wait -- I'm ready!!!

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