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Surgery went well today, and I have finally joined all of you who have been banded! I am so excited about the future and am hopeful I will be able to effectively manage my weight for the rest of my life!

My surgeon said he does place some fill in the band during surgery that stays there. His NP had told me that he doesn't, so he has either changed how he does the procedure or his NP is misinformed. He said most of his patients require about 6 fills, then added that some people and lucky and never need a fill.

I've been very nauseous after surgery, so I called and asked for medication, which has helped tremendously. I was told the nausea was probably from the anesthetic, so hopefully that will subside soon. I've been walking short distances frequently and am having only a little pain. Sore and stiff are probably the best adjectives to describe what I am feeling.

There was one shocking component with the pre-op routine this morning: The nurse wasn't required to weigh me. She used my weight from the pre-op visit I completed in March. :)

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So glad you made it to the banded side. take it slow and easy and keep us updated.

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Yay!!!!!!!!!!! i am so excited for you. I know how much this meant to you.

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CONGRATS LADY! I'm so happy everything went well for you!!! Now focus on a speedy recovery.

 

Welcome to the land of bandster!

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Thanks Deb, Julie, and momab50 for your responses. I am so happy to be joining the "banded club" and am hoping I can do as well as the three of you have done! Your weigh losses are encouraging!

 

I'm still nauseous today and am taking the medication for it, which helps a lot. Overall, though, I am feeling good, in fact better than I had anticipated, with only a little soreness in my stomach area and a scratchy throat.

 

I've been drinking Isopure, which requires a lot of effort because it tastes terrible to me right now! But I will get through it because it seems to be the easiest way to get my Protein in.

 

My cat is clearly miffed at me because I won't allow him in the room with me. I decided I can't risk him leaping onto my stomach, and he just doesn't get it. Normally, he rules the place. :)

 

Stay cool, Julie. I saw on the weather this morning that it's scorching in AZ.

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Congratulations!

 

I have been out of town without a computer and spotty data service on my droid. I am so glad that you are now banded! I had to chuckle when I read about your cat. One of ours likes to climb on us and that was something I watched out for too. Luckily he never jumps directly on our stomach.

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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

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