Just wanted to wish all October bandsters luck. I know many of us will be starting our pre-op diet today. My surgery is the 6th and I start my diet thursday. We have all worked hard to get here and our journey has started. I know we will all do great.

T- Minus seven hours until my operation........ a little scared........ a little excited........ Here we Go!!!!!!! MarkW

Mark, mine is Thursday am and I am feeling the same way. Didnt sleep much last night and hoping that I will actually sleep tonight. I dont think I have been so nervous before, even when going into labor!

Mark, mine is Thursday am and I am feeling the same way. Didnt sleep much last night and hoping that I will actually sleep tonight. I dont think I have been so nervous before, even when going into labor!

Good Luck ...... I know how you feel..... MARKW

Surgery is tomorrow in the DFW area. I have a lot of emotions, happy, scared, nervous. Just to name a few. Good luck to all and if I don't update in the morning I'll do it when I get home from the surgery.

Good luck!

Best wishes for a quick and easy recovery for all that are being banded today. I'll see you on the other side.

In the surgery center waiting to see the doctor and anestisologist (sp). Not really that nervous. Ready to start my new life!

I wish everyone going into surgery today, and the days to come, a safe and successful day!

I've been home 9 hours and still am exhausted but I'm walking and managing the pain with liquid Tylenol (loritab made me feel wonky!) and the bit of residual nausea with emetrol.

I've had about 4oz of Isopure protein shakes and 4oz of water since I arrived home last night. I'm not hungry yet just slightly thirsty so far.

Happy Banding everyone!

Hey Randi... I have surgery on this Friday as well. I'm so excited!!! Good Luck to you!!!

Good luck to you too!!!! We will have to try to stay in touch with each other!

Best of luck to all of you being newly banded. I am 8 days post op and I have made it so you can to! The thing you always hear about walking a lot is no joke. It really does help. If they give you pain meds go ahead ahead and take them. No point in being in pain if you don't have to. I gained a lot of fluid weight after surgery but it came off in about 3 days. Also my blood sugar went up into the 270's but it also came down in about 2 days. Just some tips from my experience..............

My surgery is tomorrow! I will call this afternoon to get my exact surgery time, but I am way excited. I thought I would be more nervous, but I am just so ready for positive change that, so far, I am more excited than nervous. For the last month, I have really taken a different approach to eating foods and am happy with my emotional progress, as well as physical progress.

I am making a large pot of homeade chicken noodle Soup, so that I can drain the broth and have homeade broth instead of canned for the first little while, as I heard it tastes so much better. Then, the fam can eat the soup!

Countdown! (Pre-op~lost 8 lbs.)

I am going in tomorrow too! Have to be there at 730 am. I was wondering if anyone did before pics and measurements? I wish I had when I started the preop diet as I have lost 20 lbs on it so far, but I did my measurements a little over a week ago and again today and already see inches lost!

I am going in tomorrow too! Have to be there at 730 am. I was wondering if anyone did before pics and measurements? I wish I had when I started the preop diet as I have lost 20 lbs on it so far, but I did my measurements a little over a week ago and again today and already see inches lost!

I have been keeping my measurements on myfitnesspal.com. I haven't taken any before photos as I feel I have a lifetime of them! LOL

As of tomorrow 10/13 I will be on my two week liquid diet that means just 14 days till surgery day....kinda nervous

As of tomorrow 10/13 I will be on my two week liquid diet that means just 14 days till surgery day....kinda nervous

I start my liquids tomorrow too. I'm getting nervous too. Good luck!

Just wanted to wish all October bandsters luck. I know many of us will be starting our pre-op diet today. My surgery is the 6th and I start my diet thursday. We have all worked hard to get here and our journey has started. I know we will all do great.

Just got banded on the 10th trying to do things correctly but having hard time staying full on liquids do you have any suggestions?