I just found out my surgery will be in July (granted my pre-op testing goes okay) SOOOOOOOOO

Here's a thread for everyone getting banded in July 07!

Does anyone have any good ideas for a neat name we could call ourselves?

Hello my fellow July Bandsters, Old and new... Dini I hope you feel better really soon...... Well.... today is the last day I can eat, I'm having meatballs and mashed potatoes, my last coke and white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, for my farewell dinner:hungry:. My fridge is stocked with Slim Fast Optima shakes, crystal light, etc. I am so nervous, I'm afraid I will cheat and ruin everything. I'm hoping I won't, I just have to keep saying it's only for a short period of time, compared to a lifetime of eating crap. Wish me luck.

Horray for us Lyssarene! It will be great to see how the other is doing, especially post-surgery.

Felicia 17- do not cheat! Think that your life is on the line here, you want to avoid surgical complications as much as possible. You can do it. We can all do it.Good luck!

Hey Ya'll!

Welcome Cazulay, LyssaRenee, and Jodie! Glad to have you. :biggrin1: We've added you to our calendar. See the attached.

All, how's it going?

Lynette, Laurend, Bobbert's Mom, Mrs. Horne, Abbey, Cherrybomb, Snaggletooth, and LWesson, you guys are on deck for next week. Oh yeah, oh yeah :whoo:... Let us know what you're doing (pre-op, shopping, freaking, etc.).

July 2007 Bandsters.doc

I have created a list of goals/things that I want to do or be able to do. Some of them may sound funny, but they mean a lot to me. So, here goes...just a few of them:

- To have a healthy, sexy, toned body - ooh la la mon cherie!

- I want to be able to cross my legs comfortably (if I want to).

- I want exercise to be a normal part of my life, just like brushing my teeth.

- I want to be able to see my belly button w/o lifting up a roll.

- I want to wear an iPod fitness strap and have it actually fit my arm, w/o an extension.

- I want to be able to wear a bathing suit w/o the skirt thingy on the bottom or a cover-up.

- I want to be healed/cured of PCOS, so that I can have regular periods (can’t believe I’m saying that one), babies (later on), and not have a mustache and goatee (the shaving, waxing, and plucking has gotten old)!!!

-To be able to wrap a REGULAR towel all the way around w/o having an opening

Isn't it funny how these little things will mean so much???

Hello my fellow July Bandsters, Old and new... Dini I hope you feel better really soon...... Well.... today is the last day I can eat, I'm having meatballs and mashed potatoes, my last coke and white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, for my farewell dinner:hungry:. My fridge is stocked with Slim Fast Optima shakes, crystal light, etc. I am so nervous, I'm afraid I will cheat and ruin everything. I'm hoping I won't, I just have to keep saying it's only for a short period of time, compared to a lifetime of eating crap. Wish me luck.

Enjoy that farewell dinner! And no, you won't ruin everything. We have faith in you! And if you slip up, just brush yourself off and keep on trucking. You can do it!

Chimboree,

Can you add me onto the calendar? I wasn't on the one you posted and I'd lik to print it out so I can have it. :eek: My surgery is on the 9th.

Thanks,

Nichole

Chimboree,

Can you add me onto the calendar? I wasn't on the one you posted and I'd lik to print it out so I can have it. :eek: My surgery is on the 9th.

Thanks,

Nichole

Absolutely! I'm sorry I missed you. You're go to go now.

July 2007 Bandsters.doc

Hie everyone,

how you doing? I've not had a great experience, like Breadlady!

I get the taxi after i let my last post on tuesday morning!

I was 1st to get banded which as fab on lady was waiting 8 hours.

Out of 6 of us i was the only person with the shoulder pain! it was so awful and i am still in a LOT of pain!

I feel like i need to be streached out! I can feel the band through my skin! that doesn't bother me though.

Annafrancesca has already dug her foot into me which made me tear up for 5 mins thats was also very sore

After the surgery i went to the toilet to change into my pyjams and i collapse hitting my head off the sink! i dont know exactly how long i was out for but it made al the pain even worst.

at 11pm last night the nurses gave us morphine and that didn't work on me, i tried to sleep sitting in the chair but the nurses can in and told me to get to bed as i was trying to get into bed, they kind of pushed me down, and they caused me to really hurt myself i taught i wasn't breathing with the pain. this happened earlier in the day! they blamed the gas but i honestly believe it was from when i colasped i had one of the attacked earlier in the evening about 7.30pm

I'm not home long, i'm just hoping that the pain eases soon cos it's not very nice. i wish it upon NO-ONE

If anyone wants to know anything just ask, i'm sorry to post that i've not got on great but i feel you should know the good with the bad, and also i honestly believe that if i had not collasped i wouldn't be in this pain.

Welcome all the newbies welcome on bored

Oh also thanks for your nice wishes xx

Dini I am so sorry your experience has been terrible so far. Sounds like you need lots hugs compassion and it doesn't sound like your nurses were doing that well in that department. Take care girl!!!! We are thinking of you. :eek:

Just got home from my day of doctoring. I had all of my pre-op tests run this morning. They said everything was good to go. My surgery is all set for 7:30 am on July 12th. I met with my doctor the first part of February and finally my time is about here. I am so excited. All of the workers at the hospital were so very supportive and friendly. I am counting the days. They said that I might not have to spend the night cause my surgery was so early in the morning. Is that really a posiblity? I just wondered cause I will need to find someone to come and pick me up. What ever! All is good so far.

Dini, I hope you are feeling better. It doesn't seem like much else can go wrong, so since you are getting all of the bad stuff out of the way first, you should be on the upward treck now. I sure hope so. You and Breadlady have been my inspiration. Hang in there. We are praying for you.

Have a great evening everyone. July is just around the corner!

Patti C

Thanks for the support guys....Chimboree I just saw the calendar, that was a wonderful idea.

Patti, yes it is a possibility to get out the same day. It depends on your Dr and how well you are doing after surgery. :eek: I'm hoping to do the same thing since my surgery is at 8 am.

~Nichole

Wow! July is filling up!! I printed the calendar a couple of days ago but now so many have been added I to print it again. Thanks for keeping that up to date, Chimboree!

Dini, Hope you are feeling better by now! So sorry you had such a negative experience so far.

Indiogirl, how are you doing with the smoking? We're cheering for you!

'm struggling with my pre-op diet. I've been very hungry for the past two days and the scale is not moving which makes it even more frustrating I am thinking of trying to switch to Adkins for a few days. I've lost 20 lb. but the dr. wants me to lose 10 more before surgery.

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Wow! July is filling up!! I printed the calendar a couple of days ago but now so many have been added I to print it again. Thanks for keeping that up to date, Chimboree!

Dini, Hope you are feeling better by now! So sorry you had such a negative experience so far.

Indiogirl, how are you doing with the smoking? We're cheering for you!

'm struggling with my pre-op diet. I've been very hungry for the past two days and the scale is not moving which makes it even more frustrating I am thinking of trying to switch to Adkins for a few days. I've lost 20 lb. but the dr. wants me to lose 10 more before surgery.

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Hang in there. Of course that's easy for me to say, right??? Especially since my doc doesn't require a pre-op diet. :eek: (Sorry...not trying to rub it in.)

I can only imagine. I drank one of my protein shakes for lunch today and by dinner, I was starving!!! But I know you can do it...especially since you have to. That always seems to give us that extra little push.

Lynette, Laurend, Bobbert's Mom, Mrs. Horne, Abbey, Cherrybomb, Snaggletooth, and LWesson, you guys are on deck for next week. Oh yeah, oh yeah ... Let us know what you're doing (pre-op, shopping, freaking, etc.).

Chimboree...THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. Keeping the posts rolling and keeping everyone aprized of what is going on.

I feel good and I am ready for my surgery day. I am not so much hungry with my preop diet, as I am bored with the food and would like to eat something "real". I am being strong and I am proud of that.:biggrin1:

Hubby and I have been going to the gym on our lunch hour. I figure I have spent and hour for all my adult life on eating....now it's time to spend an hour trying to get this "extra person" off my back.:amen:

Dini...you are in my prayers. Hang in there, it will get better. I have to say reading the post about your hard times makes me nervous but I will do anything to be normal for once in my life.

Goals: Regular exercise...maybe even an athlete one day. I want to be: A more active mom who has more active children. A good role model. In control of my food and not the other way around. Finally, not looking at a family picture and cringing.

Hello All,

Welcome cazulay, lyssarene, and jadieleigh.

Chimboree, I think we're going to run out of space on the calendar with all the new names. This is great. Who would of thought there would be this many of us getting banded in July. Oh BTW, I don't smell anything!

I'll probably have nightmare tonight about Dini's bad day. I still fel so bad for her. This is supposed to be hard, I know, but it seems like she had it real rough.

Yes, I am on deck, even though today was my original date to be banded and it was postponed until July 2, but I've got next (as of now) I have me pre-op at the hospital on Friday morning. Tomorrow is my last day at work. I received my oficial letter from my corporate office granting my medical leave. I've been having little panic attacks lately. The hospital called to get my pre admitting info for the testing done today and they ask all the regular info, and then they ask if I have a living will and POA. Yes I do, and they asked if the hospital had a copy of it. No they don't. Not the questions you want to have asked, but I guess they have to cover their bases.

I've downloaded all my new favorite music on my MP3 so I can take it with me to the hospital, and have it for walks when I get home. I still need to buy a short sleeved robe for the hospital, but I may skip it.

Everytime I walk into Walmart I try to think if there is anything else that I need. I have a list, but never put it im my purse, and Walmart is always one of those spontaneous stops my hubby likes to take, so I'm never prepared. I walk around scattered brained trying to think of things I may need.

It's geting late, for me anyway, so I'm heading to bed. Have a great night all.