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BeeJay

By BeeJay, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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BeeJay    0

BeeJay
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Ok, I'm officially one week to go.

I had a scare last week (Thursday evening). Got a call from the receptionist saying that my Thyroid lab came back and was not normal so I would have to take it again and wait until it was normal before Dr. would do the surgery!:faint:

Friday I took the test again and got a call today saying the surgery is still on for Monday!! :clap2: So, I guess it's time to get nervous!

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nochoice
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Thanks, I'll check him out. Was it hard to get an appt. with him? I have called 2 other Dr. and can't get in to see them.

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Yes I had my surgery at GWU and yes I was very pleased. Unfortunately, my dr is no longer at GW. I am considering transferring my info over to Dr. Brody. I hear he is a good doctor.

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gunn4ya    0

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Hey BJ, you ok??? How did everything go??? Hello, hello, you moving around yet. Sending you a prayer.

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Hey there,

I made it! Dr. Brody said everything went extremely well. No problems.

:clap2:

But.. now I am at home, on liquids. I'm not really hungry, but let me tell you, I have been thinking about popcorn all day for some odd reason, lol. Of all things, popcorn!:faint:

I wonder how hard the first two liquid only weeks are? I can just imagine that I will be so tempted. But I don't want to get sick. I have Jello, juices, broth, Optifast, SlimFast Optimum, Boost, sf popcicles. I am prepared.

I am doing ok tho, just sore around my middle. So glad to be home. The hospital is not the place to be.

I go back to Dr. Brody in two weeks. Then I get my first fill in about 6-7 weeks.

Thanks so much for all your support and kind thoughts.

BeeJay

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gunn4ya    0

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YEAH, BeeJay made it to bandland!!!! Congratulations. liquid weeks will go fast. Stop thinking about that popcorn it's no good for you right now. Take care.

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BeeJay    0

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Hey Tonya,

Today seems to be my sleep day. I just want to sleep. I guess I'm sleeping off that anasthesia while I have some peace and quiet. Can't get any sleep in the hospital. I'm sore around the middle of course. But I am making myself stand up straighter. Dr. Brody says i can go back to work on Monday, but I'm awfully slow getting around and so tight around the middle that I am not sure about that.

I'm walking around some so that I won't get blood clots in my legs. That happened to a friend who had the band. She ended up hospitalized a few times. I don't want to go back to the hosp. for anything!

I'm over the popcorn, lol. I'm just kinda struggling to get my Protein shakes down. I have this nasty taste in my mouth and I really don't want anything thick. I'm sipping it down little by little, which is what they said to do anyways.

You say the 2 liquid weeks will go by fast? Alright, I'll take your word for it.

:)

Well, keep in touch. I need you!

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gunn4ya    0

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BeeJay,

I am only a holler a way!!! TAke care and get that beauty sleep. I forgot what a good sleep I got when I came home.:notagree :notagree :notagree

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BeeJay    0

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Hey there,

I'm ok. I was given the ok by my Dr. to start eating thicker foods. So, I am now trying to find healthy foods that are soft.

I want vegetables, Proteins. I know that carbs are easy, but I want to do it right.

I had tuna salad yesterday, which I pureed a bit.

What did you all eat in the very beginning?:)

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jess-band4/06    0

jess-band4/06
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I am a Southern MD too-Calvert County. Dr. Brody banded me on 4/10/06. I have lost 31 lbs. since pre-op diet 3/26/06.

Hope you are doing well too.

Jess:)

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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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        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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