Looking for a fun gang to "travel" with!!!! :clap2::hippie::messenger3::shade::spy::hail::rockon::loco:

howdy munchkincan,

Tuesday the 14th. Pre-Op on Friday!

Hi Rick,

Just right around the corner. I bet you are excited and a little nervous. I know I was. I am a week post op and doing great. My little pains are all gone and I am loosing some every day. Be sure to keep us posted. I haven't seen you on the chat line in a while. Come and talk to us.

Praying for you today: carries, HarleygirlRN and JudiM

I know you are going to do great. Keep us posted.

Marilyn

Monday Aug. 13 is my date. Very excited! I just have Sunday for liquids and am eating everything is sight. Anyone else on Monday?

Val

Hey Peeps! I am so excited!! You know, after you have surg. you gain a few pounds of gassy gas. Well, today is the first day that I have lost that gas weight plus two more of my own pounds!! So excited, just wanted to share my first two with you guys!

I think my scales are broken. I was banded on the 8th and weighed 383 at the hospital before surgery. Yesterday I weighed myself and I was 386, this morning I weighed myself twice and both times it said 374....like I said I think my scales are broken.

Valzie!

I'm on for Monday the 13th! Which Dr. u doing with?

Will if all goes well, my surgery date is August 31st....I will be joining you all soon....

I just had my surgery last Tuesday the 7th of August. So far I am surviving during the recovery period.

I'm scheduled for Tuesday, August 14 -- this is my third attempt!!!

I'm determined to try it however many times it takes!

I've lost 6kgs since Thurs last week... not sure how much that is in lbs but it's not bad. So I think my scales are a bit broke too.

I've updated the list of Crazy Ates sorted by dates again. There are now 107 that I know of. WOW!!

Marilyn

6kg would be almost 13 lbs! way to go.

This week Aug 13-16 scheduled: please PM me if I have left anyone out, I really don't mean to.

Alexandra 13

colorox123 13

GoMe 13

Libelle 13

Lorsbander 13

MissNilsa 13

robinmtz 13

Valzie 13

madfroglady 14

MeanGreen Rick 14

NanaRenan 14

sniggle 14

BBMagoo 15

bmadsgirl 15

Bridget 15

doxielover 15

FallsToofast 15

hawaiigirl 15

jpayton 15

lawgirlky 15

mare5569 15

Michee 15

travelchicky 15

stonersmom 16

7thangel 16

lovestoned 17

I will also be banded on Wednesday, August 15th by Dr. Spivak. I cannot wait to begin losing weight!

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Hi, I was banded Wednesday. Feeling good. Slept in my own bed (lying down) and am doing a little laundry today. (no heavy lifting).

When they went in to do the surgery. They said it would be outpatient (probably) but it turned out that I had a hiatal hernia to repair. That taken care of I had to spend the night. I went a total of 38 hours without food or Water before the swallow test. I did however get the iv. I was about to break down and cry when they said it was time for the swallow test. That was really cool. I got to actually see the placement of the band and how the fluids were going down.

I wound up having to stay another night because I was allergic to the blood thinner they give right before surgery. It's part of the Heprin family so they needed to verify it with another day of blood tests. So I got to stay two nights. One might have been expected but two I didn't expect.

My husband and I did however sleep good.

Right after the surgery they gave me morphine which made me very dizzy and I had dry heaves for the first day. Finally I told them no more morphine and they game me dilatted for pain.

At home now, the pain is totally almost gone and never was that bad. The worst of it was the shoulder pain from the gas. I had about 600 calories yesterday maybe less, and today I'm doing well. No hunger either and only a couple of times have I wanted to grab for something to chew, but it was just out of habit and not hunger. Hopefully this is going to be a good sign for me. I feel full all the time. Lots of burpiing.

How are you all doing? And how was your hospital/surgical experience??? My family has been great! Very supportive. What are your experiences?