so here I am. I got home from surgery center not too long ago. I know it is the first day, but it wasnt bad. I was wheeled in at 1:15pm and the surgery took 1hr and 45min bc the doc said he found scar tissue in my abdomen. WIERD. He asked my husband again if I had ever had abdominal surgery and I havent. Oh well. SO the port pain my be quite a bit mre than normal but I am hoping it isnt so I dont have to go through that. I am scheduled to return to work on Mon 10/22. I will keep you guys posted on how I feel through out this process...bc apparently people really like to know...LOL The only thing I had trouble with was nausea when I was waking up. They had to give me a double shot of nausea and also a double shot of morphine (prob bc of the scar tissue siutuation at the port site). I hope my recovery goes well so I can be on my way to being healhy again!! Thanks for listening. I think I may take a quick nap, BYE!!!

Ps those also banded today you are in my thoughts to have a speedy recovery.

please let me know how u feel through out ur recovery because im to be banded soon hopefully and i would love to know what u eat every day and if its hard to keep up with. im nervous what can i say lol

Congradulations!! I pray that your recovery goes well!

Congrat's on Day 1 of your new journey!!!!!!!

Get better soon!

please let me know how u feel through out ur recovery because im to be banded soon hopefully and i would love to know what u eat every day and if its hard to keep up with. im nervous what can i say lol

I will definitely let you know how I feel. I was nervous too. It just goes with the surgery...LOL When I first saw my hubby after I woke up I told him "I cant believe I didnt run screaming when I had the chance"...lol My anesthesiologist was a funny guy, he asked me if I was ready. I said "I think so" and then he said "Well we have your clothes, it would be hard to skip out now"...LOL I had an overall good experience and I was glad because this is the first time I have been "under". Right now I feel [retty good, I took an hour nap and I think I am ready for some beef broth! I am only on clears so only broths for me now! Hope this helps and keep in touch and I will be happy to share any detail you want to know. Private message me if you like as well.

TO the others that wished me well....THANK YOU. I absolutely need and Love the support I have here!

Congratulations! Take it easy for a few days.

I will definitely let you know how I feel. I was nervous too. It just goes with the surgery...LOL When I first saw my hubby after I woke up I told him "I cant believe I didnt run screaming when I had the chance"...lol My anesthesiologist was a funny guy, he asked me if I was ready. I said "I think so" and then he said "Well we have your clothes, it would be hard to skip out now"...LOL I had an overall good experience and I was glad because this is the first time I have been "under". Right now I feel [retty good, I took an hour nap and I think I am ready for some beef broth! I am only on clears so only broths for me now! Hope this helps and keep in touch and I will be happy to share any detail you want to know. Private message me if you like as well.

TO the others that wished me well....THANK YOU. I absolutely need and Love the support I have here!

I hope u recover well..I get banded on thursday morning. I haven't had the nervous feeling yet, but I'm sure tomorrow night I wont have any finger nails left...keep us posted!

Hi Melissa and everyone! I was banded yesterday too, but had to spend the night because I was at an out of town hospital. I'm home now and feeling just fine. Like Melissa, I had my moments when I said 'What the heck am I doing??' but I knew it was the right thing to do and my family is so proud of me I know they will support me.

Dr has me on full liquids so they brought me cream of wheat in the hospital this morning - I thinned it out with some milk and had a few spoons full. I'm not interested in causing ANY problems down in my new small tummy. I'm drinking some proti-diet now - the orange tastes pretty good to me. I see the Dr next Friday but as of right now I'm feeling fine. The incisions are ouchy .. like a cut .. and a little bit of shoulder pain, but other than that I'm feeling really good. The Dr said my liver was good (which means I was a pretty good girl on my pre-op diet)!

I'll be anxious to hear more about how all of you Octobandsters are doing as we all progress through this adventure!!

take care

Judy

Congrats Melissa and Judy! It sounds like all of us 10/16 bandsters that have checked in so far have done well! I posted my story on the "Banded....check in here thread" so check it out. I will be thinking about each of you as you go through this journey. I'm so glad we have each other!

Hey Topdownbug!! So glad to hear you are feeling well. My doc doesnt have em on full liquids yet but I am managing. Not very hungry anyway. I might have overdone it today. I think I will try to rest a lot more tomorrow. My hubby is off until Friday with me so I feel like I can do a lot more that I probably shouldnt do. We went a few places today but I was hitting the pain medication like clockwork bc my port site hurts so bad. Other than that I feel pretty good. Again glad to hear from you and hope you are doing well!!

Hi Melissa and everyone! I was banded yesterday too, but had to spend the night because I was at an out of town hospital. I'm home now and feeling just fine. Like Melissa, I had my moments when I said 'What the heck am I doing??' but I knew it was the right thing to do and my family is so proud of me I know they will support me.

Dr has me on full liquids so they brought me cream of wheat in the hospital this morning - I thinned it out with some milk and had a few spoons full. I'm not interested in causing ANY problems down in my new small tummy. I'm drinking some proti-diet now - the orange tastes pretty good to me. I see the Dr next Friday but as of right now I'm feeling fine. The incisions are ouchy .. like a cut .. and a little bit of shoulder pain, but other than that I'm feeling really good. The Dr said my liver was good (which means I was a pretty good girl on my pre-op diet)!

I'll be anxious to hear more about how all of you Octobandsters are doing as we all progress through this adventure!!

take care

Judy

Thank you Heidi. I hope you are doing well!! I will try to read your story id I can find it...LOL We are on our way!!

Congrats Melissa and Judy! It sounds like all of us 10/16 bandsters that have checked in so far have done well! I posted my story on the "Banded....check in here thread" so check it out. I will be thinking about each of you as you go through this journey. I'm so glad we have each other!

Congrats Heidi! It took me a while but I found your post on the other topic. I think I'm the 'mom' of this group since I'm older, but we still have plenty in common now so it'll be fun to keep up to date with you guys.

Let's all check back in by Friday or Sat to see how things are a few days out, ok? I don't feel too bad this morning. I have a lot of reflux so I think I might take a pepcid today. Otherwise, I'm looking forward to a day full of rest and planning for my nutrition for the next few weeks.

take care ladies!

Judy

Hi everyone. This is my first time posting so forgive me if it dosn't come out right. I had my surgery on 09-11-07 and I feel fabulous. I took the week off but could have gone back to work in two days. I was up and running errands the next day. The only problem I have is being hungry. My first fill isn't until 10-26-07. I did have an appt. with the dietician Monday and found out I could have fruits and vegetables in between my meals. I thought I had to incorporate them into my 1/2 cup meal. That has helped tremendously. I am down 22 pounds already. I haven't eaten anything that I shouldn't so everything has stayed down from day one and not once have I experienced any pain. Yesterday one of my co-workers told me that I was "glowing". Well I just thought I would share my experience for those who have just been banded and to those who are thinking about being banded. Maybe by the next time I post I will have figured how to put a weight tickler on. If anyone has a good site to get one please let me know. Thanks!

Welcome to all the new people.Best of luck to all. Donna

Tairah

Thanks for the great post! Its always great to hear the positive stories. Its great to have a place for people who are having problems or questions, but its also good to hear about the ones who are breezing right through the process too! Keep up the good work and keep us posted. Twenty -two pounds in about six weeks? Sounds good to me!!

Judy

Goood for you, I will be having mine done soon I am so SCURD