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Date set: July 11th - any other July banders?

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loislane    4

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Hello everyone, I can say I'm glad to join y'all, I was banded July 2, 2013 ! Yeah

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sprinkle715    87

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Hi Lois how do u feel? Any advice or anything you wish you knew before hand? I am so excited and nervous for Thursday it's insane!

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kbush    176

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Hi Lois how do u feel? Any advice or anything you wish you knew before hand? I am so excited and nervous for Thursday it's insane!

That's a great question!

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Deb_Believes    31

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Hello everyone, I can say I'm glad to join y'all, I was banded July 2, 2013 ! Yeah

Hi Lois - Welcome Aboard! Living in NJ, but being from the south, it's always great to "hear" a y'all. I was banded the day before you. People are very helpful here! Keep sharing & they will share back!

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Deb_Believes    31

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Hi Lois how do u feel? Any advice or anything you wish you knew before hand? I am so excited and nervous for Thursday it's insane!

Hey Sprinkle! I was banded on July 1st. A lot of folks here suggested that I purchase "The Big Book of LapBand" that you can find on this site. I got the Kindle version b/c it was $10 as opposed to $25 & devoured it! It answered so many questions that I didn't even enough know I should be asking at the time.

I found that what I heard from people here as far as pain level did not ring true for me. I had some pain in my shoulders / upper back, but did what everyone said & used a heating pad & it helped tremendously. (Note to you: Make sure you have a heating Pad!) The pain in my tummy was worse to me b/c my muscles were not in good shape. First couple of days, I used a cane to help me get up, not to walk afterwards, just to get up. Ice helps too. Everyone here told me to be stocked up on any meds that I take, liquid ibuprofen /Tylenol in case of low grade fever, Gas-X (or something like it), and whatever "meals" your doctor says you should consume for the first week so that you won't have to go shopping right after release from hospital. I have found MyFitnessPal to be incredibly useful & the connections with friends there. If you are not using it, maybe now's a good time to start. Otherwise, almost a week post-surgery, I'm feeling pretty great, down 25 # since I started the original liquid diet & moving ahead. The doctors, nurses, and my friends have been great and very supportive! Wish you the best & keep us posted! If I missed anything or if you have other questions, I'll be glad to answer what I Can! Deb. :)

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Deb_Believes    31

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I'm from nj too deb

Where? :) Who's your surgeon? I'm in Monmouth County, about 3 blocks from the beach, not too far from Belmar.

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sprinkle715    87

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That's awesome!! I need to get liquid pain relievers and gas Medicine. I'm staying at my parents which is good so anything I need someone will be able to go out and get it so I am fortunate there. I have gas in my chest to begin with so I am nervous about having extra air pumped into me!! I am so anxious to see how I am and how everyone else on this forum is by the holidays!! I know we will all have such great stories and outcomes to share

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aviva1979    375

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That's awesome!! I need to get liquid pain relievers and gas Medicine. I'm staying at my parents which is good so anything I need someone will be able to go out and get it so I am fortunate there. I have gas in my chest to begin with so I am nervous about having extra air pumped into me!! I am so anxious to see how I am and how everyone else on this forum is by the holidays!! I know we will all have such great stories and outcomes to share

Anyone wanna make mid-year resolutions for what we aspire for by New Year's?

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sprinkle715    87

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I'm in ocean county and have dr fresco as my surgeon. I am from manahawkin area which is the mainland of long beach island. I know a few people that went to her and the surgeons at their bariatric group. All have been successful!

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sprinkle715    87

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Yes def Avila great idea!! I would like to be 155 by Christmas if not less!! I do t think that's too much to go down... It's about 50 lbs

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Crayolaphoenix    24

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Anyone wanna make mid-year resolutions for what we aspire for by New Year's?

I'd like to be down by, at least, 30 lbs. by the new year. That's, roughly, 5 lbs. a month. I think that's doable. What do y'all think?

I'm a displaced Texan living in the middle of nowhere Indiana. Ahhh.. The things we do for love! LOL

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sparky0956    0

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Yes, I was banded on July 1 doing good

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stace2676    19

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I just wanted all of you other July bandsters to know that I have started a completely closed' date=' and private group on Facebook for our "class". No one can search it unless they are a member. None of its content or members show on anyone's newsfeeds, except for members.. and, you can only become a member by personal invite by me.

message me your email address if you would like to be invited. I think it will be helpful and fun. :rolleyes:[/quote']

Swarren226@gmail.com

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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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