Hey There,

Just looking for any July 2011 banders. I just started my process, but as that I am "self-pay", I am on a fast track to surgery. Although, not terribly obese (bmi 34), I am using lap band surgery as a tool for continued success after loosing weight. I have always been able to join a program(diet or exercise or prescription) and loose weight.....I've done it several times with several different programs (not a good thing), but I always gain the weight back and more. Now that I am in my 40s, it is harder to loose and faster to come back. No more, I say! I want to be heathy in my future - family history/genetics dictates that I will/can be using a walker or wheel chair from degenerative bones and joints, heart disease, diabetes. I am trying to steer clear of that but still keep seeing myself heading in that direction, so now is the time for further action. Although apprehensive about going under, I am reading all the good things about the lap band procedure and am hoping that it is just a little more than the tubiligation and endemetrial ablasion that I had done last year. At least, I am thinking of it that way, so as to not scare myself too badly!

Lisa B - Northern Virginia

Congratulations Denise, Did you go all the way home or back to the hotel? Glad to hear you are feeling well except for soreness.

I made it. I am home. Surgery was at 11:30 and just got home. Not bad. No nausea just really sore at incisions. Hope everyone else is doing good.

I'm doing the Premier brand protein shakes avail at costco and sams club. 11 oz, 160 cal, 1 g sugar, 30g protein, 400 mg calcium. Tastes pretty good, have to keep away from kids.

MustangMama...I hear you! I am trying so hard not to complain to the friends and family around me (I was banded on July 12th). However, I know I have gotten significantly better since Tuesday. I am forcing myself to walk a lot and to drink fluids as much as possible. I am finding it really hard to watch tv...I never realized how much food and eating is incorporated into tv shows!

Someone on here recommended a recliner chair and it has been my saving grace. I have been sleeping it in at night and it is amazing. I have been using lots of ice packs...I have four in the freezer. My doctor told me to not use a heating pad but rather stick to the ice packs. I picked up a box of herbal teas and have enjoyed trying the different flavors...even though I can only try a few sips.

I am still happy that I chose to do this. I feel like right now I am going through withdrawal like a heroin addict...cept for me its food. I need to do this...I want a life again!

Thinking positive thoughts for those of you getting banded soon!

Holy moly this is it....going in in a half hour. See you guys on the other side!

Shauna

Holy moly this is it....going in in a half hour. See you guys on the other side!

Shauna

Best of luck Shauna! Let us know how it went once your feeling up to it.

Hello. Its day 6 of my liquid diet. Last night was the worst so far. I was pretty cranky and wanted to order a pizza so bad. I have not cheated but the urge is growing. My surgery date is quickly approaching (july 21) and it could not come quicker. The growling sotmach, the smell of other peoples delicious food, all of it is making me crazy! Crackers would be divine. How is everyone else doing with their liquids?

and good luck Shauna!

I just started my liquid diet and I get surgery on july 26th

Well hello everyone. I had my surgery on July 13th and all went wonderfully well. I am home now and the pain is very tolerable. I haven't had any gas problems yet. I feel great mentally. I think is the best thing I could have done for myself. I even lost 2 pounds so far and that's surprising with all the fluids they pump you with during surgery. So I'm just a happy camper right now. Would love to meet and talk with some of you other July bandsters as we begin this new chapter in our lives.

Hi Everyone I was banded yesterday. I could not believe how seriously easy it was. My doctor demands over night stay. He got us all up in the morning for the barrium swallow and send us on our way after checking our incisions. I was one of three women in the room being banded. Which was nice, I did get a bit of shoulder pain but it has already past, thank god

now I have to overlook the diet for phase three,

and see what I am going to have for the day, I spent all day yesterday and today while in the hospital eating small amounts of ice chips so so I am really looking forward to something.

good luck to all out there newly banded and up and coming banded.

Best of luck Shauna! Let us know how it went once your feeling up to it.

You go girl, I was banded yesterday and it was so muhc easier than I expected.

I wish you all the luck and hope we can all support each other over thext god knows how long.

Dawn Marie

I made it! The first 24 hrs were hard, I had awful gas pain and pain in my port incision getting out of bed. But I walked the halls all day and night praying for burps, and am home now and feeling lots better. I'll probably post in the post-op area from here on out, hope all of the rest of this week's bandits do great!

Anyone heard from Shauna??? Hope she is doing well.

Muscle milk is pretty damn good

Hi Tammy! I'm here and banded!

Surgery went well, they fixed my hernia at the same time. My gas pain is manifesting itself as a lot of tightness in my chest which is making it hard to breathe. Incisions hurt quite a bit getting up and down but not too bad otherwise. Pretty much a textbook recovery so far.

Hope everyone else getting banded today is doing well and check in soon!

Shauna

Anyone heard from Shauna??? Hope she is doing well.

Shauna, hope you're still doing ok.