Hi everyone am so happy my surgery will be June 1st am a little nervous but very happy cause this will be a new beginning to my life!!

hey everyone.. glad 2 announce 2moro is my surgery. i survived so far.. so anxious,scared but ready for this new journey of life...i even lost a few pounds. i'm so glad i joined this site. it has been very informative & u guys r great supporters..

Good Luck! I'm 2 days post op and the pain isn't too bad. Feels more like sore muscles than anything to me. I haven't had much gas pain, to me it feels more like a burp that got stuck then goes away.

Good luck tomorrow! Everything will go great!

I'm getting my band on June 30...i have so many emotions going on right now that I really don't know how to feel. I'm scared of surgery, scared of failing, scared of being skinny (weird I know), but all in the same breath...i'm sooo excited! I'm having an EGD done this coming Monday and then Wednesday is my pre-op appointment and Thursday I start my one week pre-op diet...which is a light diet until 3 days before and then i begin the clear liquid diet!

I'm scared of being skinny too! It's a little scary being so "out there" when we've been covered up by the fluff for so long! haha That's why I'm being sure to follow up with a therapist as I lose weight, to make sure my head's in the best place it can be.

lol...why is that? You think I would be so excited to be skinny because this is what I want!! Yeah, I was thinking I might have to see a therapist too. lol

I'm scared of being skinny too! It's a little scary being so "out there" when we've been covered up by the fluff for so long! haha That's why I'm being sure to follow up with a therapist as I lose weight, to make sure my head's in the best place it can be.

Speaking of eating and staying on the pre-op diet.........The highlight of my day is taking (eating) my chewable Multivitamin and my chocolate Viactiv supplement!!!!! lol = )

I'm back home in Oregon working at my own desk today. Went in for my post-op appointment. I have lost 12 pounds total since the surgery (one week ago today). I suspect it is Water weight. I got my staples out, and they have been replaced with steri-strips, and I got the okay to start transitioning to mushies. Woohoo! Hope everyone else is doing well!

I'm happy to hear you're doing soooo well!

hello everyone..so i got banded on the 16th..i must say i'm feeling great right now. Didn't have too much pain or gas..i was scared at first 2 drink anything,but nowits day4post op & i can seem 2 tolerate a little more liquids than b4... I lost 12lbs pre-op.. yeah water weight but it feels so good. i started exercising already (walking for 30mins).. i'm ready for this journey. i have my 1st doctors visit friday 24th let see what happens then...

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Getting banded June 24, started my liquid diet. Starting to get somewhat nervous but am really looking forward to losing the weight!

Got banded yesterday! surgery pain is not so bad the worst pain comes from gas. my shoulder is swollen and really hurts alot. The incisions do not hurt so badly, i feel the most pain where the port is located. I am only able to have 3 or 4 ounces of clear liquids at once so hopefully i will start losing some weight soon. Congrats to all those who are getting banded in june ang best of luck.

Congratulations Jeemaa!!!

I look forward to hearing your progress! I am getting banded next thursday, can't wait!!

Got banded yesterday! surgery pain is not so bad the worst pain comes from gas. my shoulder is swollen and really hurts alot. The incisions do not hurt so badly, i feel the most pain where the port is located. I am only able to have 3 or 4 ounces of clear liquids at once so hopefully i will start losing some weight soon. Congrats to all those who are getting banded in june ang best of luck.

Scheduled to be banded on the 29th and now that it's officially count down time I am having mixed feelings. I have good days where I stay positive and upbeat then I have bad ones where I feel like I am almost gonna have a panic attack. I have gotten somewhat obsessive about watching youtube videos of lapband fills. To think that a huge needle is going into my stomach freaks me out. I don't think I am scared as much for the surgery as I am for the fills. I think I am going to have to talk to my surgeon about getting anti anxiety pills to get the fills done along with something to numb the area beforehand. Just typing this post is giving me anxiety. But I do know this is something I need to have done as I feel so unhealthy being at my weight. I have tried diets after diets to only fail. I need something that is going to hold me accountable. Something that will help me to restrict my intake of food. My biggest issue with me being fat is that I can't control my portions, so this will be the tool that I hope will work.

Shannon - you'll be okay! Just take one major leap at a time! First, surgery!!! We're both getting banded on Wednesday, and that's a big hurdle! Once the band is in place, and you're recovering from surgery - THEN you can worry about fills. I officially forbid you from worrying about fills yet.

I got my cardiac clearance today and I get banded on June 30th! I can't wait! I am a little scared and nervous! How long did it take you guys to get back to normal after the surgery?

On my clear liquid diet today - surgery is tomorrow!

When drinking my chicken broth for lunch, all I could picture was when on Arrested Development, Lindsay made Buster "hot ham water" - ick.

I did enjoy my sugar free popsicle though!