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lookin' for fellow 9/14 bandsters?? I'm sooooo damn nervous! LOL

Hi Kimmie - I am being banded on 9/18. I am nervous too, but I look at the thread "Before and After Pix" and I want to be able to post on their down the road. That is my motivation when my nerves try getting the better of me. :)

I wish you all the best on Friday with your banding. Please post as soon as you are feeling up to it. :gluck: Would love to hear how you are doing and any tips for beating the gas pains everyone talks about.

I leave for Denver Sunday evening. :) My preop is Monday afternoon and then I enter bandland on Tuesday morning at 11am.

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Welcome NJB-FW and Kimmie to the site! I will add you both to the Updated September Bandsters thread! Good luck and keep us posted with your progresses!

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Good luck Cyndymot and Labella - our only two listed bandsters tomorrow. Good luck to the both of you, please post as soon as you are able!

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Mdicurn, you can add my name to the bottom, I will becoma an official lapbandito for the sexy-septembers 9-28 in Monterrey, MX!! Thanks!

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Docsdeb - I have added you to the updated September Bandsters - I don't think mdicurn was updating them - any how I love your scale - where did you find it?

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poohlvr, Thanks for adding me! I found the scale when I went into my signature profile to update it and it had all these smiley faces and other neat emoticons to add. I found the scale and thought it so funny I had to add it. I hope you can find it, if I could send it to you I would.

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Well I still don't see my name on the list but that's ok, I know when I will become a banster!!! Good luck to all the septembersexies2b!!!

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I'll report back asap...LOL I'm staying at my parent's or sister's house for the night, so I'll sneak onto the computer some time! My surgery is at 7:30AM, so I'll be up at the ass crack of dawn getting ready! Woot!!

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I was banded on monday 10th September (now on 3rd post op day). Despite being terrified- everything went really well with very little pain (only discomfort) and have not needed any pain relief since 1st post op day.

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Docsdeb _ I can't edit and add you to this list. Only the person that started it can. I update another thread called "Updated September Bandsters" - and you are on there! Let me know if you can't find it and I can see about helping you get there. I will have to check out the signature area later on!

Nitenurse and aaduncan! Welcome to the site and I see you are both already banded...how are you doing? How is your progress? Let us know how your journeys are coming along...we can all use the support and encouragement!

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Thanks for the kind welcome! I am 6 days post-op and had my first follow-up appt with my surgeon today. I have lost 6 lbs thus far but my surgeon warned me not to get over anxious that this is a marathon and not a sprint.

I feel okay..not NORMAL yet. I am so glad I found this forum today because after reading many of the postings I found that many of the things I am experiencing have been experienced by many others. I am still very swollen in the abdomen area and I do some kind of hiccup/gasp for air every time I eat or drink something. I am hoping that this goes away soon.

Anyway...I am so glad to have found this support group and look forwarding to charting this journey together.

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Well, I had my last consult and my lab work was all in and it is so official I am doing a huge happy dance! My surgery will be on Wednesday! I am not sure of the time yet, but it is coming and all the labs were good. I feel like I passed a very huge test! LOL And they have my money too. I know you all can relate to the feelings I have! I hope to hear more from you all over the weekend!!! Woohoo!

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