May 2007 Banders

[SillyWillyMommy 2]

Sue.... I found the diet surprisingly easy... and after the fourth day, you don't even WANT food... I felt guilty even chewing on the noodles in my turkey Soup (my doc ok's ALL Soups preop).. You're going to do fine.

[twinmommy 0]

May 17th bandsters-

3 days to go! I am getting excited. I did all of my pre-op on friday. I lost 11 pounds so far. Took my before pictures this morning (that was rough). I am prepared for gas pains, hopefully that will be the worst part. I am thinking of you all!

[Wenjea 1]

Thursday is coming fast!! Hey Thursday band mates, we are almost there!!

Good luck to all of you who are getting bands this week, heal quickly and safe surgeries and no gas and best wishes and lots of hugs!!

For all of you who aren't just post-op, GET OUT THERE AND WALK!! It's a beautiful day in the NW and I'm off for a walk.

[ragdollx19 1]

I am absolutely being tortured. My pre-op diet is:

Meal 1-eggs, oatmeal, yogurt, fruit, ect. any two.

Meal 2-Protien shake

Meal 3-Lean meat, and green vegetable

Meal 4-Protien Shake

I am at work, this week they are ordering food in all week. I have to smell their food for two hours before I take my lunch break. I am drinking a ton of Water and am still starving. It sucks. By lunch time I am so hungry I could eat anything. Yes I know I am a big whiner and I know in the end it will all be worth it. But right now my stomach doesnt understand or care about all of that. If I had this much willpower I wouldnt be in this situation to begin with. Sorry, I needed to have a pitty party.

[Wenjea 1]

hey twinmommy - we were posting at the same time. Good luck buddy!!

[Wenjea 1]

ragdoll - could be worse! I get three Protein Shakes, and all the SF crystal lite, SF popsicles, and broth a girl could want. Oh yes, and I get Vitamins too. I could hurt someone for what you get. Did I mention I am on week two of six weeks of this diet? The good news is I'm down 20 pounds!!

[ragdollx19 1]

ragdoll - could be worse! I get three Protein Shakes, and all the SF crystal lite, SF popsicles, and broth a girl could want. Oh yes, and I get Vitamins too. I could hurt someone for what you get. Did I mention I am on week two of six weeks of this diet? The good news is I'm down 20 pounds!!

I think if I could leave while they all eat lunch I would be doing lots better. But smelling 10 pizzas makes it really hard. Yes I am thankful I get more than you do! only 9 days of this crap left.

[samiam 0]

Hi, all!

Today is my first visit to this forum and I was just banded Friday. Do you have room for another May bandster?

:ermm sam

Dr. Spivak - Houston, TX

5/11/07

sw 231

[Wenjea 1]

There is always room for another a-MAY-zing bandster! Welcome to the site. How is it going for you? There are a lot of Dr. Spivak patients on here.

[cmacinga 0]

Last week Friday, I went to see my pulmonary doctor, and he read the tests I took, asked me about my sleep apena, told him I had surgery for that like 3 years ago, and he said that he wanted me in the sleep lab that night. So I called my work, told them I was not coming in, went to the sleep lab last Friday night and took the sleep study. Did real bad until the cpap machine at 2 a.m. then I slept like a baby. Am on cpap machine now until surgery. Was told patients who use cpap machine up until surgery come out of surgery and recover more quickly because of all the oxegen in the blood. So then the next morning, I had the scoop down the throat test, and threw up all over the table. Luckily, I had no food in my stomach for over 15 hours, so it was dry throwing up, but it as awful. Not like I remember having when I was a teenager. So they found the dredded hiatal hernia and said something about taking a biopsy of it??? !!! When I was leaving the hospital Saturday afternoon, I asked if I was gonna be seeing them (the great nurses in the same day surgery unit) and they said, Yes, you will start out here and then go to recovery, and then to your room for a few days 3-4 days! I thought this lap-band was same day surgery then you go home. So my question is this: Does anyone else have the hiatal hernia before surgery, and did anyone else stay a few days in the hospital before being released? How was it? My surgery is May 29.

[crabcake 0]

I am absolutely being tortured. My pre-op diet is:

Meal 1-eggs, oatmeal, yogurt, fruit, ect. any two.

Meal 2-Protien shake

Meal 3-Lean meat, and green vegetable

Meal 4-Protien Shake

hmmm...sounds like a feast to me!

[SillyWillyMommy 2]

Ragdoll... I honestly felt that the full liquids was EASIER than any diet I've ever done before.... once you get past the first day or so... I guess because it's like going 'cold turkey'.... I can see how hard it would be to smell other foods that are off limits... Maybe wear a nose plug??? :-)

Crabcake.. I think you get the award for toughest presurgical diet. 6 WEEKA?!?! Are you kidding me??? I feel for you.

[crabcake 0]

Crabcake.. I think you get the award for toughest presurgical diet. 6 WEEKA?!?! Are you kidding me??? I feel for you.

that was wenjea, (poor baby!)

[mommytokk 0]

Good luck to everyone being banded this week! Thoughts and prayers are going your way!

I can't believe I was banded only 3 days ago. I feel great! The gas pains were AWFUL, but that was BY FAR the worst of it. My incisions feel/look good, and I am really starting to have more energy. Oh! and I am starting to have hunger pains! I have been drinking broths, ptn shakes, and Water. Last night I ate hot and sour Soup, and it was DEVINE! I just avoided all the meat in it, and ate the rest. The tofu has a lot of ptn, and the veggies were cut up real small. It was so filling and satisfying...good thing I love it!

I have been trying to find recipes for the mushy stage. Any ideas?? I have read where people make Soups (ie tortilla), and just run it through the blender. But I wonder how you do that if you are not supposed to eat meat yet? (except fish).

I'm trying to think of good things to eat. Today I had some mashed potatoes and gravy from KFC. I know they are not very healthy, but I don't know what else to do (other than soups and ptn drinks). If anyone has any insight, I'd appreciate it!

Thanks!

[cmacinga 0]

Did you have a hospital stay? How are you able to eat anything except liquids? Aren't you afraid you will stretch your band with such heavy food so soon after surgery?