Well its September 30th and some of us are in our final pre-band moments. I though this would be a good place for us to check in when we get home from the hospital,, share our experiences and our progress.

GOOD luck and see you on the other side. (Less than 48 hours!!!! )

My date was 10/02/07-tomorrow I start my full liquid diet. Finally! The clear liquids didn't bother me so much, until I came back to work today. I don't know if it's the stress or everyone eating around me, but my tummy is growling a bit more today (although I'm still not hungry). I can actually drink more fluids now too. I guess my swelling is going down. Don't know if I've lost weight yet, don't want to know until I go to my doc's on Thurs.... :car:

Congrats...to all that are banded!!! I want to encourage you to keep up the good work...just know that the healing stage will pass and you will be feeling better soon! My day is coming up Friday...this liquid pre-op isn't fun and I can't wait til it's over to have something else to complain about.:heh: ( I just know myself so well) Anyway....Feel better and thanks for sharing what's going on with you!

Hello....I got banded on October 3. Does anyone else feel upper back pain? I think it is just radiating pain but I was curious if anyone else felt it.

Dina - that sounds like gas pains you are having. Mine was in the left chest area and radiated around to my back and shoulder. Try a heating pad and walk, walk, walk!! It will get better!

Thanks for the response...I will try the heating pad tonight!!

Please keep in contact with your doctor to let him/her know how you are doing. We are worried about you. please keep posting.

Thanks for your concern. I am seeing my doctor this Friday for my post-op and I will talk to him about it. I do think that it is gas pain though because when I move around it feels alot better.

I can tell from your response you are kindof in that freaked out what have I done stage. It sounds like a lot of new bandsters go through it. And it sounds like everyone turns a corner and love their band. I am sending you good vibes for a great first day back tomorrow! We are here if you need to talk.

I was banded on Friday the 5th. This is the first chance I've had to respond to you all. Everything went well. I had a bit trouble getting past the anestesia (spell) as each time I got up to walk I would feel sick. The nurses and DH convinced me to stay the night at the hospital until it was out of my system. Later that evening they gave me some broth, and afterwards I was just fine. I was walking the halls alot. No problem. I came home the next morning (Saturday). I had, and still have, some discomfort, with I take my meds for when it gets really bad. But not much. I take 1/2 a pill and that's it. I came back to work this morning. Hanging in with the liquids, can't wait till I get to creamed and pureed stage! But it is coming. I have one spot on my tummy that is constantly sore, I think that may be were the port is(?) Hard to tell, I can't feel it through my fat!

So I have officially joined bandland! I am on my way to a new and improved me!

Best of luck to each of you.

I HATE JELL-O! :angry

I'm not sure how the rest of you folks feel but I'm so over my liquid phase. I tried convincing myself its something else but my brain has picked this time to become smart! Really craving a salad. Guess I need the crunch. I was worried I'd need the caffeine but haven't touched it since Wednesday and no withdrawal.

Hey everyone how are us Week 1 of October Bandsters doing?

Week 2 Folks - Good Luck! Some of you are done WOOHOO!

Any word on Holly? She went today right?

Future Banders - All I can tell you is WALK them halls. I had no gas pains to speak of and took the Gas-X as soon as I got home. Everytime you get up to go to the bathroom take a lap around the halls.

Hi Everyone I was banded yesterday 10-8 everything whent well was really sick from the anestia stuff but feel much better today I have lots of back and chest pain to. I was not expecting that I dont feel Hungery but i want to chew congrats to everyone else

Congrats to you too. I was banded one week ago on 10/3. At the beginning I felt a lot of back pain too but it diminished over the last couple of days. I am feeling pretty good now, so hang in there:)

Hi All,

I was banded on 10-8 and everything went well. I did very well on my pre-liquid diet. The doc said my liver had sharank alot, so he was very happy about that. I still have a little gas, but it is not as bad as I thought it would be, but I was up and walking a few hours after my surgery. Well ok, I was walking back and forth to the bathroom. They were keeping me very well hydrated which made me have to pee every couple of hours. I even got up and did a couple of errands today. My port site is very sore, but once they took the staples out of the other places, I felt much better. My doc also told me that I do not have to wait 6 weeks for a fill like they originally said, I will have my first fill in 4 weeks. WOW. I'm not hungry too much, so I'm just eating my jello and drinking diluted juice (half juice, half water). Yum! I'm only taking my pain meds about every 6 hours or so. So I'm doing alot better than I thought I was gonna do. I must say, I'm happy I did it. Wish I would have done this sooner.

I must still be disoriented or something, I thought I just posted my "post surgery" story here, but apparently I didn't. Maybe it's in the TENacousTENS thread. Oh well, it's definitely in the new thread someone made for me (which touched my heart) entitled "Holly's band day". The postop stories are a little scary - everyone's experience is so different, but the surgery itself is a breeze. The recovery is a bit of a challenge. But it will be over soon enough. Hi Carrot! Anyway go read my post under "Holly's Band Day" for my surgery story. ((Hugs))

Well, to tired to type much at the moment, but it's over, kids. Crossin' my finger the next couple of days won't be so bad. I can't believe it's over!