After 8 months of insurance hoops and appointments I FINALLY have my date!! I'm October 8th and my partner is October 1st. Anyone else here October bandsters? I'm getting very excited!!

Hope all of you post-ops are doing well. I am very sore, but doing pretty good. I got banded on Monday and slept in a chair. Last night I slept in my bed. Still on clear liquids until tomorrow. Cream of Wheat sounds mighty good right about now.

Being banded on Friday at 7:30am. Just heard from the practice manager that I am approved by Aetna. Have to say that the surgeon's office team is outstanding to work with. Good luck to everyone being banded this week!

Does anyone's scale at home read different than the doctors office or hospital? I just bought a digital one offline and it reads 6lbs higher that the doctors!! I feel kinda depressed about this.. I know i haven't gained since Monday but woow i was so excited to check.. Does anyone else have this issue?

My doctor said that right after surgery he expects his patients to gain about 5-6 pounds. It's our bodies trying to heal itself. I gained 6 pounds, but it is coming off. Doctor said he doesn't worry about weight until after week post-op appointment.

After long 8 month wait, I finally have date for October 25th

Hope all of you post-ops are doing well. I am very sore, but doing pretty good. I got banded on Monday and slept in a chair. Last night I slept in my bed. Still on clear liquids until tomorrow. Cream of Wheat sounds mighty good right about now.

I was off clear liquids yesterday, tomato soup tastes like heaven!

Does anyone's scale at home read different than the doctors office or hospital? I just bought a digital one offline and it reads 6lbs higher that the doctors!! I feel kinda depressed about this.. I know i haven't gained since Monday but woow i was so excited to check.. Does anyone else have this issue?

Yeah, pre surgery the docs scale made me at least 2 pounds heavier than my home one.

Does anyone's scale at home read different than the doctors office or hospital? I just bought a digital one offline and it reads 6lbs higher that the doctors!! I feel kinda depressed about this.. I know i haven't gained since Monday but woow i was so excited to check.. Does anyone else have this issue?

Jess,

I was told that we would be swollen after for a while and would retain water so anything you weight now will drop off quickly because it is only water.

My gas is still crazy. Prob because I'm back to work and don't move around as much as I should had I stayed home a week.

So very emotional right now. My surgery is scheduled for Oct. 18th and they just called and said they may have to push it back a week because a proctor has to be there that can't be there. I've been on the liquid diet since Oct 3 and scheduled my time off from work for 2 weeks from the surgery date. I am really really upset. (just had to vent a litte)

So very emotional right now. My surgery is scheduled for Oct. 18th and they just called and said they may have to push it back a week because a proctor has to be there that can't be there. I've been on the liquid diet since Oct 3 and scheduled my time off from work for 2 weeks from the surgery date. I am really really upset. (just had to vent a litte)

Hi fellow October bandsters!! I had my surgery on Oct 3rd 2012' date=' I am still recovering and in alot of pain! I was at the ER last night with terrible pain on my left side! After blood test and xrays they said I have pleurisy which is when the diaphragm is inflamed and it rubs the lining on your lungs. So the gave me a dose of morphine and motrin and gave me extra perscription for Loratab! Every time i take a deep breath on my left side I feel this intense sharp stabbing pain.!! Today its a little better but it is still uncomfortable!! But the positive way of thinking is that I have lost 17 pounds since I started my 2 week pre op diet. And 35 since I started my 6 mo pcp visits with my doc! Thanks for listening[/quote']

Wow! Congrats!! Sorry for your complications:( (but yay pain meds lol) Be positive and think about how great you'll look and feel SOON;)

Hey all. Banded today. Still in a bit of pain. Dr having me stay overnight. Had a mini panic attack but got pain meds so feel better. But not 100%.

Ewww...panic attacks, been there:( I've been reading on these blogs that its normal to freak out after surgery and wonder WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO???????!!!!!! they say your emotions are a roller coaster and then it subsides:) happy thoughts momma, and congrats:)

So very emotional right now. My surgery is scheduled for Oct. 18th and they just called and said they may have to push it back a week because a proctor has to be there that can't be there. I've been on the liquid diet since Oct 3 and scheduled my time off from work for 2 weeks from the surgery date. I am really really upset. (just had to vent a litte)

Wow, that really sucks. Is it at all possible to reschedule the work time off? Good luck to you.

New here!!! I'm a sleeve converter. I was planning on getting the sleeve and insurance denied me for that. So I am back in the process for the band. My date is Oct. 23!! Preop diet has started and I'm inching closer to my new life.

Day 3 post op. I seem to have caught a chest cold that's been fun (not) still have a lot of bloating and gas pain. Also apparently im insane because I'm at a job interview right now. Yikes

Does anyone's scale at home read different than the doctors office or hospital? I just bought a digital one offline and it reads 6lbs higher that the doctors!! I feel kinda depressed about this.. I know i haven't gained since Monday but woow i was so excited to check.. Does anyone else have this issue?

My scale always reads me two pounds lighter than the docs