Hello everyone! I am new on this forum and I am getting banded tomorrow morning!!! Yeah!!! I am really excited, and a little nervous. But most of all I am just ready to get healthy and happy! If anyone has any advice for me, feel free to email or leave a post! Thankyou!! Teresa:)

Dear Teresa,

I hope you're doing well. God bless you! I want to loose the same amount of weight that you do, although I'm still waiting on a surgical consult to figure out the surgery date.

Take care,

Dani from NY (soon to be a bandster)

Take it easy, concentrate on healing. Keep posting and letting us know how you are doing. Cindy

Teresa and Healthy4life, how did it all go? I would imagine you are a bit sore but you've got to keep us up to date. My wife is going in on the 28th and I need to know what to expect. And why is everyone hurting in their left shoulder? What if you lay on your left side with your right side up? *grin*

Well I am home everyone!! Other than the bad gas pains, I feel a little sore but good. I stayed 1 extra night in the hospital because I had some problems with liquids. Other than that, I feel good. I am really not hungry at all!!! I have to force myself to eat my breakfast and drink my protein shakes. I am just glad to be home. I have lost 5 pounds since wednesday!! YEAH!!!!! Probably all the water in my tummy.

I really do feel good though. Kinda sore but I got some yummy pineapple flavored liquid pain killers, so I am set for a few days.

Well I just wanted to check in and tell everyone I was okay! I will be back later!!

Thank you everyone for the posts and the nice words of incouragement!! :) :D

WHOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOOO! Welcome to Bandland Teresa!!

Rest up and take care of yourself. Keep walking, it helps with the gas pains.

sip sip sip and walk walk walk!!

Hello everyone! Thank you all for the support. It's nice to know that there are alot of people out there going through the same thing that I am!

I am happy to say that I am feeling alot better today. I don't have any problems getting my Fluid in each day but I am not hungry at all. My fiance ordered pizza for himself last night and when I smelled it, I thought I was going to through up. I am very excited to start my new life. I cannot wait to buy new clothes and just notice my body changing.

I can feel myself getting full very easily and I have had no problems with drinking anything. I enjoy a nice cup of hot decaf coffee at night before I go to bed(the best part of my day!!) Other than that, I really have to force myself to finish 1/4 cup of creamed Soup or cream of wheat, it really doesn't look appealing to me. I cannot wait until the pureed faze though. I absolutely love sweet potatoes and yams so I am way excited to get to eat them(if I'm hungry) I have made up a whole diet for myself which includes fresh fruits and vegetables and chicken. I am excited to start cooking instead of buying fast food!!!:ogre

Well I need to go back upstairs and in bed. I will keep you all posted here and there!!

Glad you are feeling better. Keep up the great work. It sounds like you have everything planed.

Good luck and happy losing!!!!