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Trayg    17

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Hi Iam 34 Iam getting banded Monday !! Glad we're all on this journey together.

I'm having my band on Monday as well !! I'm in the uk xx

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WillHenry    13

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Ladies! Despite being older than you (40), and a guy, everything else applies to me... I, too, was banded on March 27th. Things are going well! We should all watch each other's progress since it's as close to an "apples to apples" as we can find, at least as it pertains to timelines.

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mochic    8

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I also was banded on March 27th :) I'm excited to take this journey with you. I'm 4 days post op and down 9 lbs. I had my surgery done in Pittsburgh Pa, which is near my West Virginia home.

That's awesome, I can't wait, I am so excited. :)

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mochic    8

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Hi Iam 34 Iam getting banded Monday !! Glad we're all on this journey together.

Hey, hope your surgery went good and all is well. This is going to be such an awesome journey, I can't wait!!

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Trayg    17

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Hi Iam 34 Iam getting banded Monday !! Glad we're all on this journey together.

how are you feeling ?? I was banded on mon too xx

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mca98    12

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how are you feeling ?? I was banded on mon too xx

hi iam doing well. 4 days post op still have gas pains ..walking as much as possible. How are you doing

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Trayg    17

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hi iam doing well. 4 days post op still have gas pains ..walking as much as possible. How are you doing

better today thanks I feel and look like I have been hit by a car lol , bruising is quite bad the whole of my tummy is a nice shade of purple/ yellow , gas pains have finally gone !! Yay !! I think they are the worst bit ? , I'm feel a bit in shock like I have actually done it ? Looking forward to the summer and to not be constantly trying to cover up everything lol xx

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mca98    12

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better today thanks I feel and look like I have been hit by a car lol , bruising is quite bad the whole of my tummy is a nice shade of purple/ yellow , gas pains have finally gone !! Yay !! I think they are the worst bit ? , I'm feel a bit in shock like I have actually done it ? Looking forward to the summer and to not be constantly trying to cover up everything lol xx

I hear ya same hear. I think today is first day that I dont feel horrible gas pains. Iam in shock too ! I sit here and think wow I actually did it !. Cant wait to finally enjoy life

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mca98    12

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better today thanks I feel and look like I have been hit by a car lol , bruising is quite bad the whole of my tummy is a nice shade of purple/ yellow , gas pains have finally gone !! Yay !! I think they are the worst bit ? , I'm feel a bit in shock like I have actually done it ? Looking forward to the summer and to not be constantly trying to cover up everything lol xx

I hear ya same hear. I think today is first day that I dont feel horrible gas pains. Iam in shock too ! I sit here and think wow I actually did it !. Cant wait to finally enjoy life

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pibblemom    20

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Anybody else not hungry? Lol.

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Trayg    17

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Anybody else not hungry? Lol.

tbh I'm struggling with exactly what to have ? I get the Soups and shakes thing but I have to say it's getting a bit boring ? I must be getting better lol day 5 !! I'm not exactly hungry but look at food and think hmmm ?? I could eat that ? But I'm not actually hungry ? Maybe that's the whole point .... I always ate when I didn't need or want to before ? It's wierd xx

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pibblemom    20

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tbh I'm struggling with exactly what to have ? I get the Soups and shakes thing but I have to say it's getting a bit boring ? I must be getting better lol day 5 !! I'm not exactly hungry but look at food and think hmmm ?? I could eat that ? But I'm not actually hungry ? Maybe that's the whole point .... I always ate when I didn't need or want to before ? It's wierd xx

Im day 5 post op(banded monday). Last night was the first time I could drink a full 8 oz of the Protein Shake without feeling absolutely sick. Lol. I also weighed myself this am and am down 5 pounds since Monday. I do dream of eggs n cheese though but I trust there is a reason my dr has me on yogurt, shakes, amd Soup for 2 weeks. I have been drinking Water all day and walking.

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mkcougar99    16

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Hi All. 35 years old from NJ. Was banded on 4/15. 2 days out and feeling ok. Sore and gassy which I am reading that it is pretty common. How is everyone doing post op?

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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
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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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      1. summerseeker

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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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