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Feel better, and take it easy..... Hope you get a good night sleep

-Patty

Thanks Patty. How are you doing? I'm doing really well. Went back to work the following Monday. Everyone was so surprised to see me so soon. Didn't have much pain or gas at all. Started mushie stage yesterday. See the doc again tomorrow for check-up. So far lost 14 pounds. Yeah!! Talk soon Christine

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Mine is right where the underwire to my bra is. Haven't figured out how to go around that yet when I return to work next week. For now I'm goin au natural while at home.

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My surgery date is set for July 30th, but just really nervous about it.

I was looking at this blog and noticed your surgery date was very close to mine. I had mine on 7/25 at the same hospital as you but with Dr. Klem.

How's it going for you so far? It was a great feeling at work today when a woman I don't see very often said "wow, you look like you lost a lot of weight..."

Hope it's going well for you! I lost 10 lbs during the preop and 22 since my surgery. Woo hoo!!!! Loving it!

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I was banded on July 19th. So far loosing about 1 lb a week. I had one fill and didn't notice much difference after. I go Tues for next fill. Sure hope it will make a big difference. I am very hungry and can eat about 2 cups at this time Way too much.

How are the rest of you doing with this? Would love the feedback.

Dose anyone know how many Cc's are the best for good restriction? I beliee my band is 12 CC's.

Thanks for the input.

Rita

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Hello July Bandsters!

Hope everyone is doing really really well. I am now 4 weeks post-op, incisions are still healing but very nicely. Still on the mushy stages for another week.Getting in about 4 ounces of mushy foods down per meal. Drinking tons of Water. I had to have air removed from my band as there was air trapped from surgery. I was so nervous, but the surgeon found my port in just seconds and didn't feel anything honestly, it was really nothing. Now , I am sure once I have a fill it will be just a little different adjusting to the band being a little tight. I am not exercising as much as I would like, really some days I have very little energy and some days a burst!

As of right now I am satisfied with my portions, as I know this won't last..

Wishing you all great success!

Looking forward to hearing from some of you :)

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Hey all! I'm almost at 4 weeks, doing pretty well except still can't have dairy. I'm almost to the soft stage & can't wait! I'm down 43 pounds since I started the liquid diet. I can tell in my face & some of my shirts are hanging by my stomach! Hanging!!! Glad to hear everyone is doing well :)

Banded 7/31/12 Pre op weight 344, starting weight 324

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Hey all! I'm almost at 4 weeks, doing pretty well except still can't have dairy. I'm almost to the soft stage & can't wait! I'm down 43 pounds since I started the liquid diet. I can tell in my face & some of my shirts are hanging by my stomach! Hanging!!! Glad to hear everyone is doing well :)

Banded 7/31/12 Pre op weight 344, starting weight 324

Mushy stages are wonderful! you can really get creative with your foods (soft). I start solids next week, anxious and nervous at the same time.

You are doing really great with your weight loss, keep up the great work :)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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