Hi, I am scheduled for surgery on Feb 23, and just wanted to say hello. I am a mom of 4 boys, and Im getting a little nervous.

Hello to you Gret, welcome to the board, and much congratulations on your upcoming surgery!!:clap2: :clap2: Wishing you well thru this next phase of your journey. Keep us posted on your journey.

Welcome! We share the same band date! I'm excited but getting a little nervous also.

Same date for my daughter and I as well....

Welcome Gret! Good luck with your surgery and keep us updated on your progress.

HI I am new and will be banded on 2/22/07 I am married and have two girls I wish you all the best

HI I am new and will be banded on 2/22/07 I am married and have two girls I wish you all the best

Hi Karlee-welcome to bandtalk. Hope all goes well with your surgery.

thanks gyfts I am getting really scared I have a low pain level and I am worried that I will not be ready for the pain their are a lot of great ideas on here so that will come in handy I am going out to buy the gas x strip right now....thnaks everyone for all the support

five more days to go and I am a nervous reck anyone else feel the same way before they got banded

hi Gret and Karlee! welcome to bandland!

i was really nervous, but listen, it went very smoothly. I could probably compare it to a c-section light...its not as bad as all that, but similar in some ways.

For me, gas after the surgery was a huge issue (still is a little) this is the gas they put in your belly so they can move stuff around, your organs reabsorb it and so you will probably swell a bit. Just do EVERYTHING your surgeon tells you to do, and walk walk walk. It hurts to first get up, but once you are up and walking it helps your body get back to normal faster. also helps the gas bigtime! Keep us posted with your experiences too. This board really does have a wealth of info.

Hi, Im new too and being banded on 24th Feb. Nice to know so many people are having it almost at the same time, we can stick together

Hi November Lily welcome to band land you aretwo days after me I will let you know how it went.I am doing everthing i can not to be scared but nothings helping

thanks lirbit I will let you know how things go

Hi, I am scheduled for surgery on Feb 23, and just wanted to say hello. I am a mom of 4 boys, and Im getting a little nervous.

Hey there,

I am also being banded on 2/23. I'm the Mom of 3 boys and a girl and I'm also really nervous. Send me a private message if you want to chat in the upcoming week!! Take care. Gretchen

Hi, I am scheduled for surgery on Feb 23, and just wanted to say hello. I am a mom of 4 boys, and Im getting a little nervous.

Hi Gret- Congrats on your upcoming surgery and welcome to LBT! I too am a mother of 4(3 boys and a girl) I was banded on 1/30/07 and am doing well. It is only normal to be a little nervous. I am sure that you will do fine. Keep us posted and best of luck to you! Gigi:)

Are you a year into your band now ? and how much wieght have you lost?

Hey,

I meant to post yesterday on my one year anniversary. I can't believe it has been a year already!

I started out slow losing only 13 pounds the first 2 months (8 in the preop diet), and then 5 more after my 1st fill. After my 2nd fill I got true restriction and as of yesterday I was down around 84 pounds. It's been slow and steady, but I have hit a plateau in the last month, and am going in for a fill this Thursday. I am happy with my weight loss though. I haven't exercised that much yet, so that is my plan for year two. I want to be a goal by next year at this time before I hit 40.

Good luck, and thanks for bringing this post back up, it reminds me how far I have come and hopefully the others on this thread will see it too!