Super excited!! April couldn't get here any faster!!! I'm ready for this change in my life!!

How is everyone who was banded in April doing? I was banded April 5th and it does get better every day! I am excited that I am finally able to lay on my side for a little while in the morning. I can't wait until I can sleep on my side all night. I am not a happy back sleeper! I am having a hard time with low carb mushy foods. Canned foods like chili and soup are so high in sodium that I find I do not lose weight on days that I eat those. I went back to liquid diet for a day and yesterday I incorporated 1/2 cup of fat-free refried beans with 2% cheese and a little sour cream and I was down this morning. Hooray for beans! Sorry family! LOL I have lost 23.4 pounds since March 25th when I started my pre-op diet. Since surgery I have lost 8 pounds. I am so excited about this journey. I think that being a self-pay patient really helps keep me focused on why I did this. I still have the food demons in my head but my bill for surgery keeps me accountable! LOL

I was banded on 4/11/13 and finally woke up this morning feeling pretty good despite coming down with a dbl. ear infection and bronchitis. I am following my surgeons rules to the letter and refuse to vary from it. I still have another week on clear liquids, then move to 2 weeks of Pureed full liquids, then two weeks of Soft foods (everyone here calls them Mushies I think). I wasn't given a pre-op diet of any sort which surprised and worried me a bit because it seems that most everyone on this site has had one. So far as of yesterdays visit to my pcp due to not feeling good with the bronchitis, I am down a total of 21 pounds and loving life. I know that it may go up once I start the different stages of foods but that is okay because it will come back off.

I's sorry you are having trouble laying on your side to sleep for long periods. With me, I am a side sleeper too and luckily, that is the position most comfy for me since coming home from the hospital. I used to hurt to lay on my back and felt like my insides were stretching too much.

For some reason, I have been really into cooking new things for my hubby for dinner (really weird since I didn't cook much before surgery....lol) and my new passion over all has been looking up recipes and modifying things so that I will be able to enjoy them along with the hubby once I can eat regular foods. Hubby has voiced that he needs to get healthy as well as me so that was my key to having him eat the same foods as I will be...just more of than me.

I used to really struggle with the food demons (head hunger) also.....but since getting my band, that has almost gone away completely. I really wish I would have done this a few years ago!!! Good luck to you!!!!!

My nutritionist told me gas x. I said to myself the gas in not in my digestional track so that's just dumb to think. So I suffer. Don't get me wrong my gas was not pain. It truly was discomfort. Then I'm tellin my sister (a nurse) how dumb the nutritionist is about the gas x. Then she tells me the gas x will absorb into the body like any other medication. So I try it.........relief!

Thanks victoriab! Sipping on some peppermint tea right now!

I had my surgery yesterday. My tongue has a numb spot on it - left side tip and a little bit up from there. Has anyone experienced this?

I had my surgery yesterday. My tongue has a numb spot on it - left side tip and a little bit up from there. Has anyone experienced this?

Hello April Banders!

My Band date is the 23rd, which will be in one more day. I am soooo excited, anxious, and worried. I wish all you April bandsters good luck, and success with your bands and new life! God bless you all.

I am!!!! As long as all my insurance stuff comes together in time im scheduled 4/25 and im counting down the days!!

Good luck Shouser. Let us know when everything goes through. Looking forward to good news!

Good luck to anyone getting banded tomorrow. I'm scheduled for Wednesday April 24th and I can't wait. I have my heating pad, liquid Tylenol, chewable Gravol & Gas X. Lost 12lbs on the shake diet over the past 10 days. Anyways, good luck to the remaining April bandsters!

Hello April Banders!

My Band date is the 23rd' date=' which will be in one more day. I am soooo excited, anxious, and worried. I wish all you April bandsters good luck, and success with your bands and new life! God bless you all. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Good luck tomorrow!

I was banded on April 18th. I spent day one and part of day two in the hospital, for observation reasons due to asthma and sleep apnea. My recovery, while in the hospital, went well however, upon my return home I felt as though I began to have a setback. On day three I was barely able to drink or eat anything. I'm not sure if it was the pain from the gas in my chest and shoulders or the overall pain from the surgery, but eventually after showering and moving around a bit more I was able to eat a whole jello snack. I think the most intriguing change for me so far has been discovering and getting used to my new "full". Today is my fourth day and I feel good enough to get some light housekeeping done. I'm totally excited about my future and I can't wait to get over this recovery period so I can begin working out. I already feel as if I have more energy than before getting banded. Good luck and congratulations to anyone else that may be waiting to have the surgery, or recovering from it!

Cheron

I am supposed to have my surgery on 4/25! However, I just got a call that my EKG was "moderately abnormal." I have an appt with a cardiologist in the morning. My nurse sounded hopeful that this would be resolved with a normal EKG and we could proceed on Thursday. I'm nervous, excited and REALLY hoping I haven't been on this liquid diet all for nothing!

Good luck

Let us know how you get on x

Vickie x

Hi Bandsters!

I was banded on April 11. I was supposed to be outpatient but my stomach spasmed so bad that I had to do a 23 hour stay. I'm on full liquids this week and pureed next. I'm thinking I'm not going to get my first fill for several months because my stomach is still very sore and spasm-ee. Are you guys still sore?

I'm so nervous for tomorrow and I have had a huge headache all day wishing it would go away good luck to everyone having there band tomorrow I'm at 9:15.

Good luck to all of you getting banded tomorrow. I'm right behind you on the 24th. It's my first step towards a positive change and improved self image... I can't wait to get through this. I know that the worst of the surgery will be over before I know it (2 weeks on shakes went by quicker than I thought it would)! All the best!