Ok July Bandsters was a great success and I was so thrilled to watch everyone's progress and immediate results that I thought we should start a thread for September Bandsters to share

I'm excited and yet apprehensive at the same time as I'm sure eveyrone has been. I start my presurgery diet next week (high Protein, low carb). I was only 37 BMI so they told me to hold off until I got approval! On September 7 is my preop. I also think that's the day I start the preop liquid diet?

Feel free to add yourself and we'll keep track together!

Winifred Sept 17

Got banded today. Holy cow! Feel like I just did a million sit ups. Everytime I get up I feel nauseous but when I get up the gas pains go away. My left shoulder was already hurtiing in recovery. The pain is worse than I thought. Crap, this is rough.

magic bullets are the bomb! I make protien shakes, puree soups, sauces, etc. It is my new best friend lol

I LOVE my magic bullet! I use it to mix my powder protein drinks and sometimes I add ice and it's like a milkshake. Yummy! I pureed chili in it the other day and it worked fantastic.

So my surgery went well! I was the only case today cause the other 2 cancelled. They got me back and steers my IV. I got some heparin, medium, and ancef (antibiotic). The anesthesia doc came in and we talked and she then gave me some Versed. I got the giggles! So off I went and got to the OR where I got some gas to breath. They ended up giving me lots of other good drugs too. Next thing I know it's 45 min later and I was in recovery. I had some nausea and pain so I got some Demerol and zofran. I was up walking 30 min later. Then I was setting in a chair sipping water. I had some more phenergan and my BP took a little dip. They watched me about another hour then home I went! I slept a lot this afternoon. Pain is tolerable. Just sipping water, tea, and a protein shot (gag). Lots of walking too! Glad I'm done! Hope everyone's went well today!

You sound like a real trooper!!! That's great that you got to go home too!

Got banded today. Holy cow! Feel like I just did a million sit ups. Everytime I get up I feel nauseous but when I get up the gas pains go away. My left shoulder was already hurtiing in recovery. The pain is worse than I thought. Crap, this is rough.

JinTX

I can definitely sympathize cause I had excruciating pain too and I never thought it would be that bad. I didn't have the gas pains but every time I got up I belched really long ones! Hopefully if they can give you Prevacid that dissolves on your tongue it will reduce the gas on the stomach. Also the stomach hurts because of the gas they used to pump up the stomach for laproscopic surgery. They can't get all the gas out and it has to work itself out.....keep walking and that helps to work it out of your system. Prayers for you to get better!!

I made the 3 hour trip home. I am sore and tired but no nausea....I walked a mile today in two 1/2 mile sessions. Looking forward to my first day at home tomorrow.

Glady you all had successful surgeries and for those of you hurting, it will go away. All of you hang in there and heal. We are nearly all offically bandsters in this thread. Just a few more days of this month for the rest of you to be there!!

Oh, and the protein shots are horrible. I drank half of one and held my nose. How can they taste sooooo bad?

Glady you all had successful surgeries and for those of you hurting, it will go away. All of you hang in there and heal. We are nearly all offically bandsters in this thread. Just a few more days of this month for the rest of you to be there!!

Oh, and the protein shots are horrible. I drank half of one and held my nose. How can they taste sooooo bad?

Oh my gosh, I agree 100% about the protein shots. Ewwwwww and icky icky icky! I honestly don't think I have ever had anything that tasted so bad. Even the prep for my colonoscopy tasted better than the protein shots. bleh

Thank you so much for your advice!

I really appreciate it! esp. since i always think of new questions as soon as i'm out of the dr's office!

Is there anything i should ask them at my appointment tomorrow?

besides specifics for Rx and other Meds

Food/liquid stages?

Make sure you are clear about how long for clear liquids and when can you go to full liquids. I was confused and was still doing clear when I could have been doing full. That stunk, lol.

Thanks for the info on the Magic Bullet - I wondered about them! I do have a regular blender and a juicer. Is the Magic Bullet better?

in my opinion - the bullet is better. Mainly becuase it is smaller, you don't have to take it completly apart to wash it every single time.

i have a great recipe for protien shakes. I take 8 oz of vanilla soy milk, 2 scoops of protien mix, 1 heaping teaspoon of decaf instant coffee and ice. blend it all together and I swear it is just like a frappachino from starbucks! yummy!!!!

I found a site for weight loss recipes. It is www.skinnytaste.com!! They also list the serving size, with calories, fat and Protein, which helps. I started the pre-surg diet today so a cheeseburger sounds delicious. But I will stick to Protein shakes and raw veggies--cheeseburger still sounds better-lol. Glad you are feeling better!

Thanks for the site. I will definitely look it up. The more recipes and variety I have the better! I also got my Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies at Amazon today.

in my opinion - the bullet is better. Mainly becuase it is smaller, you don't have to take it completly apart to wash it every single time.

i have a great recipe for protien shakes. I take 8 oz of vanilla soy milk, 2 scoops of protien mix, 1 heaping teaspoon of decaf instant coffee and ice. blend it all together and I swear it is just like a frappachino from starbucks! yummy!!!!

Okay so NOW you will have me stick to the other Protein shakes because I hate the taste of coffee of any kind!!!! LOLOL If all diets had a coffee taste I would have never gain the weight in the first place....HA HA

2nd day post op and I am so sore. Difficult to sleep last night. Still getting rid of the gas. Happy to be home and upgrading to foods like soup and pudding.

Janice, just hang in there. In another couple of days or so you will be feeling much better. I think the 2nd and 3rd days are definitely the worst. Just tried to sleep in my bed for a bit, but it is back to the recliner. Another couple of days and I think it will happen, though.

oh my gosh... The pain is so much worse today I don't feel like eating at all. I was dry heaving last night and I think it made my pain worse. I'm taking my pain and nausea meds but I don't feel like the pain med is working bc I'm still in so much pain. Does anyone have to use this little mechanism that you have breathe out and then take air in and see how far up the valves go? If so, do you know what this is for? Hope everyone else is having a good recovery!

2nd day post op and I am so sore. Difficult to sleep last night. Still getting rid of the gas. Happy to be home and upgrading to foods like soup and pudding.

Hope you get to feeling better soon! I'm praying for everyone in their 2nd & 3rd day post op!!! I just can't stop thinking about our healthy lives when we are recovered and back to a normal diet!