I am so excited...and nervous...I'm being banded March 14. Would love to see who else is being banded this month, where you are from, and who's doing your banding!

Finished my pre-op stuff today. It was not bad at all. The Upper GI was no where as bad as I thought. Nothing to it for thoes who have not yet completed the tests. The Artirial Blood Gas test was the worst, but still not bad at all. I'm strange..I like that kind of stuff though.

My doc didn't make me do a liquid pre-op diet, just a low carb (like atkins) diet. lost 15 pounds already. :clap2:

Had the pre-op class today. YIKES! I think I'm even more nervous now! They were talking about the tube in your throat and if they can't see your vocal chords when they examiine you, they will put it in while your awake.

idabejeebus!!!

ConnieA0278

Before you have the IV tell the nurse that you want the area numbed and all they do is inject something to numb the area and all you feel is a little pressure in the area. I have had surgery a few times and it always works for me and it never hurts. when they stick you with the numbing medicine it feels like a little sting but the numbing starts immediatly. Good luck keep us up to date.

How are you feeling ? Suprised to hear from you so soon after surgery. I hope I do as well.

Wheetsin

The last message was for you from Little One Sorry????

Hey all, I had my pre-op class today and I have gained 6 lbs. I was told I should lose it as fresh weight gain goes right to the abdomen and takes up the room they need to operate.If there is not enough room for the intruments, they won't do the surgery.

Yikes!

I am so excited...and nervous...I'm being banded March 14. Would love to see who else is being banded this month, where you are from, and who's doing your banding!

Hello;

I'm joining the bandster club on the 7th. I'm in Denver, CO and my surgeon is Dr. Michael Snyder. Can't wait.:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

ConnieA0278

Before you have the IV tell the nurse that you want the area numbed and all they do is inject something to numb the area and all you feel is a little pressure in the area. I have had surgery a few times and it always works for me and it never hurts. when they stick you with the numbing medicine it feels like a little sting but the numbing starts immediatly. Good luck keep us up to date.

Thanks for the tip i feel much better now. Oh and btw the date is still on tfor the 8th he got out of Jury duty yay

I'd never had surgery before this, and I know all of the questions & concerns I went into it with, especially things around what aurgery was like. Since I was just banded yesterday, it's still pretty fresh in my mind so if anyone has any questions please feel free to post them or to PM me.

Hi, I am new to the board! My surgery date is March 31st. My name is Heather, I am married, with three kids.

jude0426

Welcome, Good Luck with you surgery hope all goes well..not to far away..who is your doc and what area are you from? Mine will be soon just got insurance to ok it..that was the hardest thing I have had to do so far. Evrything else has to be a breeze compared to the ins. coverage. Again Good Luck! keep us informed on how you are doing.

Oops, sorry, I guesss I could have included that info. I am going to Mexico, Dr. Sanchez. I tried the insurance thing, but I am not big enough, so they say, for surgery.

Hi fellow March Bandbabies!

I'm having surgery on March 7th in Monterrey, Mexico - yep, self-pay. My surgeon is Dr. Roberto Rumbaut.

I'm on day 2 of my 5 day pre-op liquid diet and man is it killing me. I did Opti-Fast several years ago as a diet method - not a pre-op but THE diet! Who are they kidding? I gained it all back plus LOTS! I bet no one in here has ever heard THAT story before, right? lol By the way, I couldn't agree more - Opti-Fast is disgusting. Opti-Fast is elixer from Satan's buttocks! The only way I could gag it down was to take several breaths, head turned away from the glass, then hold my breath and take as many swallows as I could handle before I needed to breathe again. I can't remember if breathing was better through the nose or the mouth though. My Protein (elixer from Satan's etc. . . ) of choice THIS time is from Wal-Mart (substantiating my claim about Satan) and is called Body Fortress. It's not as great as say rolling around with George Clooney would be but it's infinitely more palatable than Opti-Fast. I blend it with low-fat milk, fresh raspberries, Splenda and crushed ice. Then I take several breathes, head turned away from the glass, hold my breath and . . . you get the picture. lol

My biggest worry right now is that my plane is going to crash after take-off and all this fasting misery will have been the last f*$&*%#g thing I got to eat! Man would I be pissed! lol

Best wishes everyone, please check back in to let us all know how you're doing.

What is the pain like right after surgery.? I think my biggest concern is how will I feel when I wake up? In terms of pain, nausea, dizzy etc?

What is the pain like right after surgery.?

I have a high pain tolerance, but I can tell you what it was like for me.

The day of surgery - it hurt to move any which way. My best description was that it felt like something was pulling, but also like I'd been kicked hard in my abdomen. Not unbearable, but enough to make sitting down a good idea. Once I was sitting, I hardly felt any pain. The Lortab elixir really helps. Anything heavy on the abs, like sitting up/down, bending, etc. was very sore, but bearable. I'd say my highest pain was a 4 on a 1 - 10 scale, and that was definitely sitting up from the recliner.

Day after surgery - more sore than the surgery day. Same kind of things hurt, just a little more -- but again, not unbearbale. I was able to shower & dress, walk around, etc. The majority of my pain is coming from 2 of the incisions. Pain still around a 4.

2 days after surgery (today) - feel MUCH better. I was able to get in bed this morning - it was so nice to get out of the recliner. Slept like a baby for a few hours. Pain really is minimal today. I showered, got dressed, and DH drove me to GNC to get some Protein powder, then we went to Target so I could get some more broth, more Vitamins, etc. and I made sure to do some extra walking. The more I walked, the better I felt. After coming home from the walking, I could sit down and get up with very little soreness. The worst pain today came when I was struck with a little episode of hiccups... man that hurt.