I just wanted to start a March group. My surgery date is March 2nd.

I had my surgery on 3-1-12 and am down 15 lbs already

More than just a pretty face I just invited you to friend me on fb. I'm sweetie karma

I'm marchbander@yahoo.com would love to be added to anyone who's doing this as well

I've looked for both of you on fb and can't seem to find you. Don't know what I'm doing wrong.

OK, I have 3 more days till my surgery. Lucky for me I am the first one of the day. Bad part of that is I am also prob the farthest away from the hospital.... So I have to be there at 6am means we have to leave our house at about 4:30am... but guess it just means that I will sleep good after the surgery. Hope you are all having a great weekend.

thats really interesting to know.. and very handy info as well... how are you doing??

Good thanks Judy I've been lucky no real extraordinary pain been very comfortable. No great hunger as yet. Feeling good. How are you?

I had my 1 week post op appt with my dr on friday. Ive lost 20 lbs and started on full liquids. I see him again on march 30th for my 2nd fill.

So far so good.

Sharon

That's awesome Sharon well done. Hope your pain has subsided. Thinking of you!!

Does that go away with time? Sure hope so!

I think he said it did lol bad memory sorry. Pretty sure body gets used to it.

My dietician explained straight after surgery it's really important to have only fluids as the swelling around the band leaves only a small pin hole for fluids to run through until the swelling subsides. And the the band has had a flap of skin of the stomach wall sewn across to anchor it down. These stitches need approx a month to cement in. So imperative that eat correctly so as not to cause vomiting etc no heavy lifting no drinking as hits u like a hammer an wen drop dead drunk u might bust urs stitches vomiting. He told me one woman was told by her dr she could have chicken!! Which of course couldn't get through so she had violent vomiting an needed surgery to 1 reinsert the band that became unloaded an reanchor it down. Far out. He said even a small piece herb or lump in soup can do it arrgghh so fluids for me lol

That was band unlodged no unloaded ffs

Getting banded on Thursday, I'm so nervous! I keep having a fear that I'm going to do this and nothing will change. Mostly I worry that once I'm banded I will still have the same hunger pains but I just won't be able to do anything about it. I think I'm just freaking myself out....anyone else have this problem? Or has anyone already been done that can tell me I'm freaking out for no reason?

Neokal - I feel your pain. I will be banded on 3/20 and I keep having the same thoughts. What if it doesn't work. I think those thoughts are in my mind because of every other diet that i have tried and failed on. So although I know this is the right thing for me....I have that little bit of self doubt. But as my husband put it "this is a diet that you CAN'T give up on" and he is right. I normally start diets on Mondays and by Wednesday I am fizzing out. With the band as a tool...I won't be able to fizzle out quite as easy.

I think we all chose this because we failed everything else and just look at all the successes u can read about on here! We can do this! I was banded on the first of March and have lost 15 lb already. What diet have we ever been able

To do that with?? I am confident that we will succeed

Looking glass. It's good to know the particulars about the swelling. I want some real food so bad after being on that 2 wks pre op diet ... but I'm def not gonna jeopardize my band. I put too much time into it. I'm doing better today I guess. I haven't had any vomiting and I've been sipping very slowly.

I had my surgery on 3-1-12 and am down 15 lbs already

Big congrats, I have not weighed since surgery. Holding off til post-op appointment on Tues. Surgery was March 2.

I didn't weigh either until my post op today. They r giving me a fill in two weeks. I feel like I'm finally getting started!

I get my first fill on March 30.

I fee exactly the same....so worried I'll do this whole thing and than nothing will change....but maybe with the whole operation also comes a renewed commitment and attitude towards eating

I just want to be healthy And skinny

and so do i. at 65 im running out of open doors. i want to be healthy, .. probably not skinny at my age, lol, but a nice figure at least, and definately no hair loss.