Tomorrow is the big day! I can't believe I am actually doing this! I am so excited but nervous about the procedure tomorrow. My surgery is at 10:30. I am hoping to be discharged tomorrow late afternoon so I don't have to stay over night. We'll see. I can't wait to move on to the next stage. This liquid diet is getting really DULL! I am happy to be down about 20 lbs. from my starting weight going into surgery. Only 125 to go!

Christine

Tomorrow is the big day! I can't believe I am actually doing this! I am so excited but nervous about the procedure tomorrow. My surgery is at 10:30. I am hoping to be discharged tomorrow late afternoon so I don't have to stay over night. We'll see. I can't wait to move on to the next stage. This liquid diet is getting really DULL! I am happy to be down about 20 lbs. from my starting weight going into surgery. Only 125 to go!

Christine

Congratulations I will be praying for you tomorrow...I cannot wait until I hear about your surgery and progress...

WOOT!!!

Congrats and I know you will do well. Keep us posted.

Thank you! I'll keep you posted!

Well... I am happy to report that things went great yesterday and I am home resting comfortably. I am pleasantly surprised at how quickly I was up and moving after surgery. My procedure started at 1:15 and I was discharged at 5:30.The hardest part was waiting since I was supposed to be operated in at 10:30! I feel good but just a little achy today. I hope everyone's banding goes as smoothly as mine :drool: Thanks again for your well wishes.

Christine

Glad things went well for you!

Congratulations, Christine!! You have a LOT to look forward to this year!! :drool: Be sure to take your measurements and a bunch of "before" photos if you haven't already -- you will want them later!

Best wishes,

Catherine

Thanks Catherine! That's great advice. I will definitely take my measurements

So glad to hear all went well! I can not wait to follow your journey! I am right behind you - being banded on 10/8! If you have any words of wisdom to share, I would love to hear! HUGS

Hi Ladybug,

My advice to you would be to try to get up and walk around as soon as you can after surgery. It really seemed to help me. Best wishes to you on your surgery. I will be thinking of you on 10/8. I am excited to find others who will be banded around the same time as me so we can track our progress together. How is your pre-op diet going?

Christine

So far, so good! I am really surprised that I am not hungry! And even though I am not banded yet, I had the best NSV on Monday. I had an extremely stressful day and that is when I usually turn to food, but I didn't!!! I was so proud of myself! Take care and keep updating!

That's great! keep up the good work and keep me posted as well.