Hey - how are all you Feb bandies? Just got done on Feb 7, met 3 other people which was great - all being done on Feb 7. Thought I should start a Feb Band thread so we can keep in touch and let others know of our "recent" experiences. Dr. C and staff were marvelous and very confident. Before I went under I had a quick little inner panic moment. When I came out of it I had a little inner anxiety moment that lasted about 2 days. Finally fessed up to my daughter that I actually for about 24 hrs. wanted it out of me . Then BAM! I got over it. Now I'm absolutely in love with the idea of having an "inner conscience". Did the gas shoulder pain thing and it's almost gone. Having my fluids and lovely optifast (1 daily). Tried some cottage cheese and did great on it. Diet jello - good. Gardennay creamy soup - good. Coffee - great! Went through my closets and turfed out stuff cause I've lost 20 lbs. since Jan 23. Took out my next smallest sizes of clothes - tried them on and won't need to shop for about 6 wks I figure. All in all, this is an unbelievably positive thing and I am so optimistic and, oh yeah - NOT HUNGRY! How totally supercalifragilisticexpealidoshus (sp?) is that? Keep in touch and in tune everybody - let the support follow you! I'm gettin too happy - better go now. :kiss :clap2: :clap2:

Hey Astrotoes, Thanks for the welcome. My anasthetist also left me pretty bruised also. I have really bad veins to put any kind of IV into. I would make a terrible junkie!:biggrin1: Susannah

:confused: Well whatever you do Susannaha do not make that joke to medical professionals. I said the same thing about not doing needle drugs because of my small veins and the Dr. doing my blood work-up and he just frowned at me. Tough Room I tell ya! :heh:

Geez Gaffer, this lobster is the hottest issue on the post. It really was 3 1/2 lbs (with about close to 2 lbs of meat, yummy!) I hope no band doctors are reading these posts - but if they are, I plead under the Canadian version of the 5th. Well, what the heck - here is the real scoop. I had this fantastical lobster at noon on the day before my surgery. I fessed up to the doctor and he said as long as it was not a STEAK (Gaffer - there goes your steak) or really heavy food and had no carbs whatsover, fish was a good choice. Salmon is good, etc. etc. I think the worry they have as that we will take ourselves out of ketosis which is the state that you are in after optifast for 2 wks. and then the hunger pains come back. Makes sense, because they do not want us to be hungry after this surgery right? Gaffer, don't do the steak - if something goes wrong with your surgery, then I will feel personally responsible for having strayed off the path and encouraged you to do that too.:bandit

Gee Priscilla sorry to have teased you , now look at the kettle of "fish" we opened!:confused: hehe,I've just been drooling since you told me. It's soon time for fluids to be over,I'm hungry and quite weak.How's it for you?Hope your days going well.

Good to know about the steak. I was only half serious.

I know all about keeping myself in ketosis. I had a ceasar sala last night, and my breath is just as bad as ever.

Andrew

Dame J

I had an infection in the port site. The incision looked fine, but it was about two inches below that it was red hot to touch and sore. I went to Emerg, it is now looking better each day still a little sore. Call the clinic, get it checked out

Hey Astrotoes - a kettle of fish sounds awesom right at the moment thanks. Glad Gaffer is kidding about the steak - didn't want to stay up all night worrying about him. Yasmina, so sorry about your infection. Thank goodness I have had no trouble. Dame, hope your hand bruises are disappearing too. I get curious stares and point to my husband. Just kidding! Gaffer and Becca - one more sleep to go for you (well, 2 with the anaesthetic). From dreamland to bandland.:clap2: Good luck.

I get banded in the morning. I have to be at the hospital at 8:30am, not sure what that means in terms of an actual surgery time.

I am rather concerned about the surgery, I think they are going to kill me. The thought of not being in control is almost overbearring.

Once you got to the OR, how long before they knock you out?

Sean, nothing to be concerned about, the surgery is a piece of cake, no one is going to kill you, they need you alive to be a succuss story to others who may want to have this surgery. You are going to be fine. Well wishes are coming your way. :gluck:

Maria

Good luck Sean,You'll do great,I think I was in the or for maybe 5minutes when they knocked me out...sweet dreams:notagree

After being wheeled into the OR, they pushed the gurney over next to a table, asked me to scootch over to the table, had to reposition myself a bit, lay down, there's lots of activity in the room, most of which I couldn't see, one person took my right arm and positioned it comfortably, another person was putting inflatable balloon-thingy's on my lower legs and getting that part of me comfy, another person took my left arm and positioned it comfortably, and was putting a blood pressure cuff on, the anesthesiologist put a mask with 100% oxygen over my nose/mouth, and said to breathe deep, and then I was on my way to dreamland. Total time elapsed? Maybe 2 minutes, max.

You'll do great! (((hugs)))

Sean

Tomorrow is you big day !! Sending good vibes out to you Sean. Don't worry, it will be great

Ok guys tell me this,is it normal for incision area to be really itchy ...today it's been driving me to distraction, it's red in those areas too,my surgery was 7 days ago:help: .

Mine is not red but it is itchy! My surgery was 12 daya ago.

Hey Astro - sorry your having some problems. We were done the same day. My incisisions all look great - healing very fast. No itch, no redness, no heat. When I shower, I am using that yellow antiseptic soap they gave me to clean all around the wound areas. I would say you might want to talk to a doc. I noticed Yasmina had an infection - so, take note. Let us know how you are.