August 2011 Bandsters????

[myzn1 0]

My surgery date is August 11. I cant wait!!!!

Me too! Good luck!

[ctarantino 13]

Me too! Good luck!

Me three! Good luck for us all!!! Anyone wanna do a weight challenge??? One month, lose weight, check in on 9/11??

[Sweetnurselyd 1]

I teach nursing so I have the summer off but my doctor would not clear me for work after three days if I had it done prior to being off. The usual time post-op is week to ten days.

[Sweetnurselyd 1]

According to my dietician, fruit bars are a no-no. They have sugar. sugar free pops for me. My post op diet is no sugar, no caffeine. Week 3, is puree, mushy, sugar-free, low fat yogurt-dan light and lively.

Fruit bars are in the frozen dessert section. Making your own sounds like a good idea.

[myzn1 0]

Me three! Good luck for us all!!! Anyone wanna do a weight challenge??? One month, lose weight, check in on 9/11??

sure, you should start a thread/topic about it!

good luck!

[Peps 1]

My surgery date is August 11. I cant wait!!!!

Hello! I'm Peg from Victoria. I'm so glad to see someone else who has Dr. Brengman. I've been working towards this for over a year now (had to jump through hurdles for ins.) I have my next appt. with Dr. B. on Aug. 17th and hope that we can set at least a tentative date for surgery. Good luck to you on Thursday! Please let me know how it went. Tell me more about the pre-op diet if you don't mind. I hear that Dr. B. and all of the staff are just wonderful. Take care!

[itsmyturn 0]

Me three! Good luck for us all!!! Anyone wanna do a weight challenge??? One month, lose weight, check in on 9/11??

[itsmyturn 0]

I will go with you on the challenge that will be fun... 9-11!

[ctarantino 13]

I will go with you on the challenge that will be fun... 9-11!

Yeah!!! Gonna start a challenge for us 8-11 banders or anyone else who wants to join the challenge. Sounds fun!!

[wvgirl88 0]

I haven't told many people either. My surgery date is August 16th and I still haven't told anyone at work yet. My husband, kids, parents and siblings know - and two friends. That's it.

2 days till I start my pre op diet, I'm excited to start to the process but nervous wondering how I'm gonna handle 3 weeks of liquid diet!!! I'm allowed 250 calories of low glycemic vegetables a day too but I'm gonna try to just stick with the shakes, I have tried liquid diets before and when I'm allowed to eat a little I tend to overeat so I'm gonna really try just to do the shakes. I have also never had surgery so I'm nervous about that. I have decided that I'm not going to tell many people about the surgery, just my husband and parents so far, my kids don't know either, I don't want to worry them about me having surgery, anyone else not telling many people??

[wvgirl88 0]

My surgery is scheduled for August 16th...have my pre-op appointment tomorrow. The liquid diet has been a challenge..but I am making it. Anyone else out there scheduled for the 16th?

[anewchapter 0]

My surgery is scheduled for August 16th...have my pre-op appointment tomorrow. The liquid diet has been a challenge..but I am making it. Anyone else out there scheduled for the 16th?

I'm on the 15th

[gelyfish 0]

POST OP UPDATE

Hey, guys,

Surgery was Tuesday morning. Not much pain, walking & drinking within hours. Liquid yogurt, broth and cantaloupe juice. No catheter. A bit sore and gassy, but pretty much through. Port incision is in a flesh fold so it's a challenge to keep it dry.

Details on my blog.

Heading over to post op pages. Good luck to all. Hit me up if you have any questions.

[CarynW 3]

I'm another 11th-er here! Lost 8lbs so far on the high Protein diet and i'm actually liking it! Crazy I know, but I feel so healthy only eating veggies, lean meat, fruits and protein shakes/bars.

[Savannah26 26]

I haven't told many people either. My surgery date is August 16th and I still haven't told anyone at work yet. My husband, kids, parents and siblings know - and two friends. That's it.