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walkinginfaith72    10

walkinginfaith72
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I had my surgery yesterday afternoon and thank God my recovery is going well. I took the advice that I saw posted here and started walking as soon as I could yesterday afternoon. I made myself walk every hour till bed and got up at seven and started again.

I am a little sore, still gassy, but I am off all pain relief right now even Tylenol. I am so excited for the journey... I did get on the scale and was five pounds up from yesterday, but that's all the liquids they pumped me with. My liquids are going down comfortably.

I can feel the Lap-band inside me which is a weird feeling, but I am sure I will adapt. The only time I feel pain from the incisions is when I go from sitting to standing or vice versa all the other times it's just a livable soreness. I am So glad to be on this journey!

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MarvyMimi    61

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Welcome and congratulations on making your health a priority:). I was banded almost six weeks ago and it's the best decision I have ever made for myself! Take it easy these first few days. Walk walk walk and get your fluids in:). You will be so happy with your new lifestyle:)

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pink dahlia    2,513

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Congratulations and welcome to the other side ! Glad to hear all is going smoothly, mine was smooth too. Remember to rest, drink, walk, repeat. I just followed my Drs orders and the weight came off! Im very happy I was banded ! Good luck to you !!!

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friendly5    56

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Congrats...... Hope yor recovery is smooth sailing. I'll be joining you on Wednesday reporting to hospital at 6... Surgery is at 7:30... Can't wait I'm ready to begin my new journey!

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moniquesjourney    14

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Welcome to the losers bench. I was banded 4 months ago. I found walking up stairs helped with the gas. Get plenty of rest and drink your Water. You will be feeling awesome in no time flat.

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Nire    5

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Congrats! I'll be getting banded in 6 days! I hope I feel as good as you do post-op :D

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walkinginfaith72    10

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Thank you, Praying for great surgeries and recoveries for those of you that have them coming up.

I will say I am getting great rest, I usually don't remember my dreams but I have the last couple of days... The only downside is I'm eating foods in them but they are high Protein meals. I'm not hungry and I find it hard to finish what's on my clear liquid diet.< /p>

My friend told me her band feels tighter in the morning or when she is stressed. She said she usually can't eat in the morning but can as the day progresses and it feels a little looser. She is five years in and at her goal. Is that what most people experience?

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pink dahlia    2,513

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I dont know about anyone else, but yes my band is tighter in the AM. Ive read somewhere that its because as you sleep, muscles, organs etc get compressed onto the band = tightness. Most people drink a hot drink in the AM to start loosing up the band, later can eat a little food and eat more as the day goes on. Glad to hear all is going well with you, good luck !!

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Lady VS    1,147

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Welcome to banderland!!!!

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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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        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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