This is for all of us scheduled for August 27 (Monday!!):clap2:

Everyone chime in and we can use this thread to keep up with each other's progress.

Everyone keeps asking if I'm nervous. :nervousI'm too excited to be nervous. :DI'll let everyone else be nervous for me. I don't have time for it!

Good luck to everyone. We're going to be just fine. We'll get through this together.:dance::gluck:

hi all,

sorry to hear of your discomfort lighternyc, hope things improve soon, i have had no nausea and seem to be able to eat anything that is of applesauce consistency, i think i can eat to much? i can eat 6 oz of soup and a applesauce with no problem? any one else not feeling really full? but i'm not really hunger either?

Update on ME!

Today is day 7. I feel better each and every day. I can tell the swelling inside the stoma is going down because its easy for me to put down soup, water, etc. Much easier.... if you can remember back to day one and that first sip of water you took, or even your first ice chip! How scary was that?

I've lost 12 pounds so far and I can see it in my face. This makes me feel good. My skin has actually cleared up and I look refreshed.

I've graduated in foods. I am eating similar foods to my 11 month old son! LOL ~~~~~~ I was able to tolerate oatmeal today. It really filled me up for about 4 hours. I noticed as soon as I drink some water I could feel more hunger. Oatmeal is the first real 'substance' I have had.

In addition to oatmeal, I also stocked the kitchen with creamy soups, yogurt, SF popsicles/fudgesicles, V8.

Creative: Mix cream of broccoli soup with cheddar cheese soup. Of course they are the 'light' kind. Really good.

Stiches are a bit itchy, port is still a tad sore and I've only had two BMs in a week. (tmi)

Next week we all get to eat eggs and cheese! Yummy! I'm makin' breakfast next Monday! Wish you all lived closer! Haha...

Dana

i can eat 6 oz of soup and a applesauce with no problem? any one else not feeling really full? but i'm not really hunger either?

I drank a 10oz Cream of Broc soup tonight. After I "eat" I feel bloated for a little while - I don't think it's really "full" or at least what full felt like before. I haven't really been hungry yet though - just eating what I am suppose to. (Still having ridiculous food cravings though)

I've never felt any type of swelling or tightness. :cry Even the first few sips of Water and broth in the hospital. I'm thinking I might end up being one of those people that takes forever to get to restriction. :speechles

Hi everyone,

It is Monday night and I feel human again!! I actually went to the mall today for a bit. I was careful not to over do it this time. That can be painful! I have to admit I'm hungry every 3 hours. I can't tolerate the cream soups yet. Not much dairy at all actually. Oh well...hope all is well or at least much better with everyone!!

Jody from Jersey

Candle, sorry I have been missing for a few days. Of course my Monday day surgery, wasn't so day surgery after all. I came home on Friday. For those of you that do not know me, my name is Clara. Can you believe my band slipped right off the bat. Could not pass the barium swallow at all. By Wednesday, I was in surgery for 2.5 hours. But everything is great now. I stepped on scales and I have lost 14.6 pounds.

My daughter is giving me a real test of my will power now. I do not want this to kill this wonderful thread, but she is an alcholic. She is a teacher, pre school kids. She was asked to resign. She is now refusing to answer her phone and talk to me. I will be at her house Wednesday if I do not talk to her before then. Anyway, back to the true test. Usually when I stress like that, the first thing I reach for is a Diet Coke. Well, I sure wanted one!!!!! But of course i resisted.

Everyone sounds like they survived our 27th date together. Candle and Shelli, I promise to be more present and concentrate on this instead of my daughter who wants no help.

I'm back to work today. Anyone else?

I work from home so it shouldn't be that bad but of course my office didn't take care of much while I was out. I've returned to a huge mess!!!

I haven't had any gas pains since like Friday - maybe a little Saturday - but both my shoulders are sore today. I wonder if I just slept funny? For the last 2 nights I have been able to sleep on my stomach again! :whoo:

(Claramae - I'm going to send you an PM)

Candle, sorry I have been missing for a few days. Of course my Monday day surgery, wasn't so day surgery after all. I came home on Friday. For those of you that do not know me, my name is Clara. Can you believe my band slipped right off the bat. Could not pass the barium swallow at all. By Wednesday, I was in surgery for 2.5 hours. But everything is great now. I stepped on scales and I have lost 14.6 pounds.

My daughter is giving me a real test of my will power now. I do not want this to kill this wonderful thread, but she is an alcholic. She is a teacher, pre school kids. She was asked to resign. She is now refusing to answer her phone and talk to me. I will be at her house Wednesday if I do not talk to her before then. Anyway, back to the true test. Usually when I stress like that, the first thing I reach for is a Diet Coke. Well, I sure wanted one!!!!! But of course i resisted.

Everyone sounds like they survived our 27th date together. Candle and Shelli, I promise to be more present and concentrate on this instead of my daughter who wants no help.

Claramae, sorry to hear about you daughter. This is your time to recover from you surgery and concentrate on you but I know there is no way you/we can turn our back on our loved ones. My son is also a recovered alcoholic so please know that I can sympathize on how worried you are about your daughter. If there is anything I can do for you please feel free to write me.

Congratulations on your weight loss of 14+ pounds. It is so exciting isn't it - every morning we wake up to a new and smaller and healthier body!!! I have to go to the doctor this afternoon for my 1 week check up. I am hoping he will move me up to pureed/mushy foods as the Protein shakes and Soups are getting very tedious and I have been only eating about 500 calories per day. Last night I was soooooooooooooo hungry for the first time.

Claramae, please take care of yourself and hang in there - okay. I look forward to hearing more from you soon.

shelli:girl_hug:

Thanks Shelli---Let me know what the dr. says. I am going to go to town(I live 13 miles from shopping areas) and buy myself something. Not clothes however. However, this is my problem about getting dressed. My port in middle of chest area. What about my bra right now? I guess I could find an oversize shirt and go braless. What a sight that will be!!! We will talk later.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your concern! I am feeling better today, and am counting on progressing each day. I was fitted with the newer AP Band, and was told it is more restrictive, right off the bat. I am wondering if my pain was so bad because of this. Any one else fitted with AP Band?

hi everyone,

i think i have an AP band, is that the new type? my dr keeps telling me the new improved? although i did not get to see him for my post follow up today he had emergency surgery, i wont see him till my fill sept 27. lighternyc glad to hear your doing better, sounded like a tough start.

claramae i'm sorry for your troubles, my 25 y/o son moved back in right before surgery! he can drive me crazy too! but we must take care of ourselves!!! i'm down 17 lbs!!!

hi everyone,

i think i have an AP band, is that the new type? my dr keeps telling me the new improved? although i did not get to see him for my post follow up today he had emergency surgery, i wont see him till my fill sept 27. lighternyc glad to hear your doing better, sounded like a tough start.

claramae i'm sorry for your troubles, my 25 y/o son moved back in right before surgery! he can drive me crazy too! but we must take care of ourselves!!! i'm down 17 lbs!!!

Hi Arie,

Yes, the AP Band is the newer one. Although, I really need to research it to compare. How did your post op visit go today? Was your esophagram okay? Hope you are feeling well:)

One of my steri-strips finally came off last night!!!!! :clap2:

I can't wait for these gross things to come off. There are a few little "things" sticking of the scab. It looks like a coarse clear thread. Maybe a few of the inside stitches?

I can't wait for port strip to come off - I want to see how it looks.

Were you guys advised to put anything on the incisions? Bacitracin maybe?

Candle, I was told not to put anything on my incisions. The doc did take off all my steri-strips at my week visit. She said that baby oil will take off the stickiness. She just said to make sure to do it right before showering or the baby oil will seap into the wounds.

I was given the o.k. to add cheese, eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, and mashed potatoes to my list of foods. Warning about eggs! I took one egg and scrambled it with a slice of cheese. I chewed it thoroughly and by the time I ate half of it... I was very sick. I found out what getting food stuck is like and the wonderful thing they call sliming! Not fun!!! I finally had to throw it up because I was heaving a lot anyway. I figured it would do less damage to just get it out. I know TMI. But I just wanted to warn you.

Other than that, I feel great. I love getting full so fast!

hi lighternyc and everyone else

my surgeon stood me up:omg:, he had emergency surgery, said if i was doing ok, to schedule my fill, which i did Sept 27, i have found i can eat any thing, not good, need a fill soon:hungry:, dont think i'm having a esophagram, has not been mentioned, but i definitely dont have any problem eating or swallowing, i guess it must be the new AP band, i understand things will change after my fill.

i took my steri strips off, yes they do put sutures in the sites, and yes a thread could stick out. not unusual, i work in a hospital.

hope everyone is doing well, take care!

hi everyone! I too was banded on the 27th. I have been lucky with pain and gas. I have lost 9 pounds, but am getting worried. I have had some old cravings and have ate some things I shouldn't, like crackers, and have had absolutely no trouble. I get right back on track and I guess I will have to be very careful until my first fill