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It's Official - I'M BANDED!!!

lovekatz1975

By lovekatz1975, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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lovekatz1975    1

lovekatz1975
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I really feel much better than I thought. I'm not in any pain, I'm just sore. I felt yesterday (the day after surgery) like I did about 2000 sit-ups.

I was hungry when I went in for surgery, but when I came out, the hunger was GONE!!!

So now the diet has changed. They want me to take in at least 2 watered or milked down slim fasts per day. I can have as much broth Soup or Tomato Soup as I want. I can have 2 cups of caffinated coffee or tea per day. I can also drink anything that is non-carbonated.

I really feel great. Tired, but I feel great. I haven't been sleeping well because I wake up every time I turn because I'm scared that I'm going to hurt myself.

But I'm not in ANY pain at all.

And - I lost 24 pounds in my 2 week pre-op diet!!

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state_ur_worth    0

state_ur_worth
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Congratulations Debbie on the pre-op loss! Well done :whoo:

It's great to hear you are doing well after your surgery. 12 days to go for me ... waiting ... waiting!!

Susie

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want_so_bad    0

want_so_bad
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good to hear you are doing well. i go tomorrow! keep us posted on your progress.

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arkie    0

arkie
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1 week from today and I have mine done. I go Friday for test and signing papers and making down payments.

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Carrot06    0

Carrot06
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Debbie- it sounds like you are doing wonderful! Great job on losing so much pre-op weight! No gas pains? No nauseau?

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cookielover    1

cookielover
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Debbie-

You did amazing! Speaking from someone who just had the band done; I can honestly say that!

Now, we are in it to "lose" it!

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kygal    0

kygal
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Hi all:

I was banded yesterday too. I discovered that I lost 15 pounds on the liquid diet! I feel great today. My throat is a tiny bit sore, and I feel like I've done too many situps.....other than that, no problems. I'm sipping my morning cofee.

I feel like I'm finally embarking on this great adventure!

:whoo:

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ssfano    0

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It is great to hear you two above are doing well. Like many of us who haven't been banded yet, I am anxious and nervous. We have all heard the horror stories, hearing your stories of doing well really does help. Thank you for that. Oct 9 I will join you and I hope all goes as well for me also.

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<p>I'm 2 days out and sore but not unbearably so. I have a package of frozen corn in my shorts! It's honestly better than I thought it would be!</p>

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arkie    0

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1 week from today and I have mine done. I go Friday for test and signing papers and making down payments.

I was banded the 10th of Oct. I am still sore when I get up and down, still wake up to turn but its not that bad.

I am getting shed of some gas at last. My total pre-op weight loss was 13 pounds.

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arkie    0

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I was banded the 10th of Oct. I am still sore when I get up and down, still wake up to turn but its not that bad.

I am getting shed of some gas at last. My total pre-op weight loss was 13 pounds.

Oh, I forgot I ahd a hernia repaired while in surgery and that is probally why I am still sore, having to recover from both surgery's.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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