I am new to the boards and just got my date today - August 17! I am so excited! My surgeon is Dr. Allan Geiss in Syosset, NY. Looking forward to talking to everyone.

I'm nervious, excited, and having just the slightest bit of concern about feeling the port. But overall I can't wait to get healthy!!

If your surgery is in August too, come on in!

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Congrats to those of you who have been banded. Sound like you're all doing well. I can't believe you feel well enough to come here and post on the same day!!!!! That's amazing!!! Really easing my fears as well.

Yay!!!!!:clap2:

Hi there, my name is Trish. I'm having my surgery August 28th in Melbourne, FL by Dr. Mark Fusco. I too am a bit nervous and excited, not too worried about the procedure :confused:. My neice had it done 1 yr. ago and has lost 70 lbs. and says she feels totally awesome. She is my main support system.

There has been so much drama going on in my life in the last week that I haven't had the chance to say CONGRATS to all of you who have finished your banding, and WHOO HOO! to those of us who haven't. We are close! I can't believe my partner and I have our new life starting in less than a week.

We have been on a South Beach/liquid pre-diet, and I am ready for that to be OVER! I have lost 16 lbs, so that is good.

Congradulations to every August band member- it does seem OUR month is off to a great start with every one doing so well :confused: please keep up the posts they are so encouraging to those of us waiting our turn, we want to know every detail! its sort of like trying to describe pregnancy/childbirth to someone who just found out thier expecting.I can't read enough...and I wish all of you the best of luck in your new lives.

Glad to see some of our early bandsters back and doing so well! Keep us posted over the next couple days so we know what the recovery is like.

Congratulations to both of you!!!!!

Drifter you have me worried though-I thought I read everything but I don't recall having read about getting pain about 5 seconds after you drink when you are first banded. Have you heard of this before? Have you called your doc about it?

Diva: The pain has pretty much gone away. Even at its worse, wasn't that bad, about a 5-6 on a scale of 10. Also, went away when I started using some minor pain meds. I can still feel the liquids passing the band site, but it no longer hurts.

My doctor and I discussed the sizes of band before, and I agreed that I wanted the Medium size if he felt, once he was inside me, that it would work. Kind of a caculated agressive approach.

Doing great with swallowing now. Just some port incision pain, easily controlled with pain meds. If fact, I will be trying to just use over-the-counter stuff today.

Dont worry, it gets better soon. Best to you. Drifter.

Hi My Nane Is Anne And I Am Doing Great I Had It Done 8/3 .i Am Having Chicken Broth And Later A Ice Pop. Verry Little Pain. Good Luck To You All. Dr Kwon In Port Jervis Did My Band. He Is Great.

I'm feeling great today - just sore in the stomach area. I had 5 incisions! I thought it might be only 3 but I have 5 bandages.

Drinks- cream soups, bouillion or broth, liquid nutritional supplement, diet Carnation Instant Breakfast, applesauce, skim or 2% cottage cheese, jello, flavored and unflavored waters (non-carbonated), juice - apple, white grape, low sodium V-8 juice. Lots of water

Also I add a product call UNJURY (find it on the internet under UNJURY) which is an unflavored powder that adds 20 grams of protein to any liquid. Use one scoop to the liquid (but not steaming hot because it will be lumpy) that I mentioned above at least 3 times a day and you will get the 60 grams of protien required per day. They also have flavored formulas.

So far I have had jello, a nutritional supplement (Walgreen's brand) water and broth with UNJURY added. I am not hungry at all but I read you really won't be hungry for 4-5 days.

Good luck,

Hooray for ya'll that have made it thru the big day!!! Keep us posted on how ya'll are doing!

Please add me to the list of August Bandsters if you haven't yet. I will be banded (band over bypass) on 8/10 by Dr. Ortiz.

Yes, I too am an anxious bundle-o-nerves! Luckily I'm going on vacation and that should distract me for the next five days. My inlaws are visiting upon my return and this time next week I'll be on pre-op. I've never been this nervous and excited at the same time! I'm so happy to read that so many have made it through the surgery with flying colors. I'll be sure to post when my time comes up.

Cheers!

Lynn

I really thought I was taking this well but I have noticed that my stomach is starting to hurt which for me is a sign of stress (since my staple line disruption). I must be more nervous that I think I am. I have ordered some protein water and some ujury protein to get me through the first few weeks. I know from my past surgery that I will probably not be too hungry for the first few days... just head hunger. I guess I am just afraid that since I had problems last time that I am just destined to have problems. I go in on Monday for an EGD to see if my ulcers (from the sld) are healed, if so I will feel more assured that everything will be OK.

Sorry to dump but I feel like if I express too many concerns with my family they will get nervous about the procedure and they have had to go through enough with my previous surgery.

Good luck to all the August Bandsters!!!!!

I have ordered some protein water and some ujury protein to get me through the first few weeks.

What is protein water and where do you get it?

:confused: The banding went well, but I am in a horrible amount of pain. Which I was told is not normal for a band paitent. SO WHY ME???

It has been 2 days and I haven't ate anything yet. I have tried, but I am just not interested at all. I know that is bad bad bad.

Any tips on pain management??

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