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!!

omg you are freakin me out! lol. I am afraid of the same thing! I'll pray for you all goes well! keep us posted!

Oh no momma! Don't let me scare you!!! All the veterans posts have eased my fears, we'll be fine let me know how it goes xoxo happy thoughts!!!!

Ok' date=' if you are a parent just think of it as the best sleep you've gotten in a while. No worries. You'll do great![/quote']

I am a single mom of a 5yr old, I'm gonna roll with your advice and enjoy a "time out" lol THANKS!!!!!

keep in touch' date=' let me know how you are holding up![/quote']

Will so!!! Good luck momma xoxo

Headed to the Hospital in one hour for surgery in 2 hours. One night stay in the Hospital. That's the plan anyway

Joining in - had 2 weeks prior liquids - lost 7 lbs - banded Fri Oct 12th and have lost another 8lbs in under a week.. so a total of 15 - still have moment of "OUCH" in my stomach area - guessing its gas passing thru.. boooo to that.. I can't wait to hit 50 lbs

Hi Everyone... went back to work yesterday (desk job) after being banded on Friday 10/12. Surgical sites didn't bother me much the first few days but by Monday, the gas began to give me some shoulder pain and pain under my rib cage. Glad I knew what to expect. It finally gave way last night in the usual manner and I am WAY more comfortable now! Will have my one week post op appt tonight (a day early!).

I lost 25 pounds on the two week pre-op diet and now another 8 since surgery. One thing that is consistent with every bandster I know (friends, support group, online)... those who are successful follow doctor's orders to a T. They get in the mindset of knowing that the docs know what works and gaming the system is how we (I) got here in the first place. Do I love shakes and soups every day with no chewing? Not particularly but they are medicine and I am sick with a disease called obesity. I wouldn't consider not taking heart medication or cancer meds. I just keep focusing on the end result, a healthier me! Hope all goes well for those waiting to be banded!

Judy had surgery yesterday and feeling good! Little air stuck in chest is annoying!

Hi Everyone... went back to work yesterday (desk job) after being banded on Friday 10/12. Surgical sites didn't bother me much the first few days but by Monday' date=' the gas began to give me some shoulder pain and pain under my rib cage. Glad I knew what to expect. It finally gave way last night in the usual manner and I am WAY more comfortable now! Will have my one week post op appt tonight (a day early!).

I lost 25 pounds on the two week pre-op diet and now another 8 since surgery. One thing that is consistent with every bandster I know (friends, support group, online)... those who are successful follow doctor's orders to a T. They get in the mindset of knowing that the docs know what works and gaming the system is how we (I) got here in the first place. Do I love shakes and soups every day with no chewing? Not particularly but they are medicine and I am sick with a disease called obesity. I wouldn't consider not taking heart medication or cancer meds. I just keep focusing on the end result, a healthier me! Hope all goes well for those waiting to be banded![/quote']

Congrats Fallbride, This is so true about how well it works when following what the dr says. I only had 1 week Pre-op and lost 9.6lbs and since being banded on Friday I am down another 9lbs. Today will be my first day of just total rest because my husband is at work and the kids leave for school in 45 mins

The not chewing part is what our minds have the hardest time with, but I am so happy that I am listening to what the drs say instead of my head.

Praying for all that are being banded today and it does get easier even with the moments of discouragement in between.

I'm kinda freakin:( Banded at 10am tomoro, my sis was banded six days ago everything fine..some shoulder pain/gas for a few days. Sis told me she had trouble breathing right after surgery & woke up lost & disorientated.... But didn't last long. This is what's freaking me out WAKING UP AFTER SURGERY:( I'm a nervous nelly in general and make MYSELF mentally crazy...I'm not afraid of pain, had c-section, nose-tounge- eyebrow-&nipple pierced, lol, no problem! It's the breathing, waking up out of anesthesia & freaking out, and feeling weird gas bubbles in places like my chest & back.......ahhhhhhh

I was nervous too. I'd never had surgery before. I woke up and they were taking me to a recovery room. At first I was in a lot of pain but immediately the nurses asked me to rate my pain and gave me meds. Once the meds kicked in I started to clear up a little and it was fine. Just try to stay calm because getting yourself worked up makes it worse. I was back to surgery at 7 am and home by noon.

Headed to the Hospital in one hour for surgery in 2 hours. One night stay in the Hospital. That's the plan anyway

Surgery was all done by 10:00am a little nausea while in recovery but they gave me something and I feel ok now. Very little pain, so far

Mistywater35, congrats!

Fall bride, what a great outlook you have!

Headed to the Hospital in one hour for surgery in 2 hours. One night stay in the Hospital. That's the plan anyway

Good Luck!! so excited for you!

Good luck with all of you who got banded this month and are on their way!! You all have such a positive outlook and that is the way to do it! I am on my 4th day of my 7 day pre op diet, and down 9lbs! It's hard, but will be well worth it! <3 you all rock !

You all are fabulous! I don't post regularly, but the support here is fabulous. Oct 30 for me. Have to have nuclear stress test first. Crazy all different diets depending on surgeon. For me, just day before - liquids only, but after, one week of only clear liquids, then two weeks of mushies. Anybody know how long after surgery we have to wait to start walking again- like around the neighborhood?

You all are fabulous! I don't post regularly' date=' but the support here is fabulous. Oct 30 for me. Have to have nuclear stress test first. Crazy all different diets depending on surgeon. For me, just day before - liquids only, but after, one week of only clear liquids, then two weeks of mushies. Anybody know how long after surgery we have to wait to start walking again- like around the neighborhood?[/quote']

I went for very short walks every hour or so for the first few days, and by short I mean around the house, or to the yard. On day 4 post-op I decided to walk down to the barn to see my horses and by the time I got there I was exhausted and has to wait quite a while to head back to the house. On the way back I took slow small steps, it was really nice because I normally power walk everywhere and rarely take the time to look around at the beautiful woods and listen to all the birds. I think that it takes some time to recover from the anesthesia, and to work all the drugs out of your body. I was very wheezy and tight in the chest after surgery, and that was my limiting factor for walking. I'm now 9 days post-op and can walk to the barn and back easily, and I took a spin around the local park yesterday at a fairly steady pace, but not pushing it at all. I'm still in the healing stage and I don't want to do anything to risk hurting myself. I can't wait to start riding again!