Happy New Year from Germany! To those like me who have January 2013 dates to be banded...my prayers to you for a successful surgery and a new YOU!

For those waiting on approvals or just to make up your mind...YOU WILL GET THERE...JUST HOLD ON. I have patience, but truly learned patience waiting on those little green people at the insurance company to say YES!

Speak positive, stay positive, be positive. If you know God...PRAY. He will see each of you thru this journey. I've read many posts and I have laughed, cried, gotten mad, sympatized and rejoiced with many of you through your expressions on LBT. And you have encouraged me to continue to move forward toward my goal.

Success in 2013 to each of you.

:-)

At the clinic waiting to be called back for my banding!!!

How'd it go? How are you feeling?

Hi! I'm new here. Had all of my pre-ops today and am getting banded on the 28th! I am 24' date=' no kids, live in Los Angeles, and have a loooot to lose![/quote']

Welcome

Day 2 of the pre-op diet. I actually started it a day early because I have a friend coming to town on Friday' date=' and I wanted to get over the "hump" of the first 3 days that everyone says is the worst. Hope that's true!

I was freaking out yesterday because I thought the shakes tasted disgusting, but I am handling them OK now. Only had 2 yesterday, not the prescribed 3, which I know is not good, so it's 3 a day from here on out.

Boyfriend cooked his own stir-fry last night, and it smelled divine. Even a banana right now seems like a bacon cheeseburger. I will make it. I am an all-or-nothing girl, and I'm gonna rock this.

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Hi Becky. Claudia here. You are too cute. The worst Is seeing n smelling all that good food all the time. I am 2 weeks post op with a family of six so Its been pretty hard for me, since I still cook dinner for the fam. I have after post op cheated a couple of times but just realized that it's a huge no no n band can actually slip. Hang in there girl. It seems like your pretty determined. Congratulation on your future band n good luck on your pre-op n post-op diet

I hope to be a future bander! My insurance just started covering bariatric surgery this year. I am hoping to get approved after I submit all of my requirements. This site is very informing!

Congratulations n welcome

Got my band yesterday! So far so good - I've got some trapped air in my shoulders and chest that's bothering me, but other than that I feel great for having had surgery yesterday.

About how long was it before you felt the gas in your shoulder? I don't have any yet and I am just wondering if it might show up later.

Good Evening all this is day 10 of the pre-opt diet, four more days to go and i will be on the other side.

About how long was it before you felt the gas in your shoulder? I don't have any yet and I am just wondering if it might show up later.

Mine started two or three hours after surgery, after I'd had my upper GI and once I started walking around.

About how long was it before you felt the gas in your shoulder? I don't have any yet and I am just wondering if it might show up later.

Mine started when I got home, so it was about 6 hours after my surgery. I may have had it before, but I was getting good pain Meds in the hospital.

Banded at 1pm today. Everything has gone very smooth! All of the hospital staff have been super great. Feeling ok, just super tired and groggy. At this point I am only allowed ice chips but eating or drinking is not even a concern for me right now. My ONLY complaint is that I have a super obnoxious (non-banded) 'roommate' who has called a good 15-20 people since about 6pm, she's loud and rude to the very sweet nurse we have. hehe. She even gave one person a very detailed over-the-phone recipe for her own spaghetti sauce. Omg!! Not much pain from surgery, but this lady is bound to send me into migraine mode. good luck to all, I know I am very excited to have finally started this part of my journey!!

It's been about 7 hours and I just felt a little but not bad. My nurse had a different take on the shoulder pain than I have heard online. She said that it is from gas that gets trapped around the diaphragm and like other kinds of body pains, it refers up to the shoulder. She told me if it gets bad to lie down. I know things are different for everyone but I thought I would share that point of view.

I'm getting really excited two days, ill get a call tomorrow from the surgery center to let me know the time of my surgery Friday, my church gathered around me and prayed for me, my surgen, and my new future, I'm felling like I am one blessed girl today

Four more days!! Im excited! I started my journey the minute I decided to have the surgery. I have lost a total of 42lbs in the past four months. This has nit been easy but its more than worth it. A little bit of sacrifice will pay off. Im hoping to be down 50 by Monday.letting go of old habits!!!!!

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The really strange thing is I have tummy soreness, but feel no indication that I have a Lap band now, especially because I am still on the clear liquid phrase. I don't know why I thought I might feel a little different. It's like walden I was first pregnant and I didn't FEEL pregnant but I knew the symptoms were coming. Worst pain so far is a headache but God Bless my doctor who told me I could go ahead and have a small amount of caffeine to help.

Today is my day!!! I will be heading in soon. Thanks to everyone for all the advice and answers. I will see you on the other side.

Today is my day!!! I will be heading in soon. Thanks to everyone for all the advice and answers. I will see you on the other side.

Praying that everything goes flawlessly for you!