I thought I would start a thread and as we get more Merry Losers than they can copy and paste and add their names.

MERRY LOSERS

Dec 3 - CarolK1

Dec 4 - TXbandit (tentative)

Dec 6 - Sghatl

Dec 7 - Newblew

jen hollers

Dec 10 - HeatherA (tentative)

Dec 11 - ::Tracy::

Dec 13 - Caramel

Dec 17 - 100lbsforsale

MissSac

Dec 18 - Mendypoo

Dec 26 - Miss Polly

Dec 27 - jasmona1214

Dec 28 - The Fox

Please feel free to add your surgery date

Caramel:ranger:

I am going to my post opt appointment tommorrow I cannot wait to see how much weight I lose I have a digital scale at home , but I have not weigh myself in 5 days

Hi all!

I just got home from being banded yesterday. Other than a little pain....all is going good. I'd lost 4 lbs when I went to surgery already. Woo Hoo!!! How is everyone else fairing?

I got banded Thursday, and I am starting to get sick of the pain. I wish it was gone already so I could just get back to normal. The 6 week liquid/mushy diet is already starting to get boring, too! At least I love mashed potatoes. I have lost 28 pounds since the first appointment....yey! I'm almost in the 230's and haven't even had time to enjoy getting down to the 240s! AWESOME! :clap2: Pretty soon I won't even meet insurance qualifications for the surgery...

I guess I am lucky. The gas pain was the worst for me. I wish I had a different scale to weigh on. the ones I have are not too good. I know I'm VERY hungry, and really need my first fill so I don't overdo it.

I've found that 1/2 cup portions are NOT enough to keep me from feeling like I'm starving!

MERRY LOSERS

Dec 3 - CarolK1

parrot0927

antsmith101

Christasha

Danna(sewenup1)

Heavy Heartland

Dec 4 - TXbandit

kris102003

Sandy63

candy8360

inthecitygirl

Rosie15

Dec 5 - mejr62

Chienne and her dad

Brooke (medic26541)

Babyblues425

Munchkin392

Buckeye jc

goddezz

Dec 6 – Sghatl

newlife

JEN_RN

Lost in LS

Twilight

AudricIan

gg88

NewMeFrisco

ThunderWheels

Dec 7 - Newblew

jen hollers

Meghan1983

jennypoo

tomecia25

Jais

Dec 8

Dec 9

Dec 10 - HeatherA (tentative)

Michelle28

Fanny Adams <<< NEW DATE!! EEK!

Dec 11 - ::Tracy::

LinzerPA

vanessa

Tia Maria

Gus123

krisa

cattles

Peachie

Dec 12 - Caramel

Vicki J

chatita

mrskrzyz

Sheila

C.N.

sherenza

Dec 13 - jmschnapf

Anyalee

Mommathang

Motogrossgirly

MissyDFE

missmonaaz

Heatherz88

secretstolen

fairchilde23

Dec 14

Dec 15

Dec 16

Dec 17 - 100lbsforsale

MissSac

gingimop

Tishbite2

grannyk

girlygirlz

collet

lachanga (tentative)

jewelee

Dec 18 - Mendypoo

Livingthe Dream

JET's MOM

HHWALJ

Kelly Mcgee

AlysonRR

Reillye

HeatherA

Just A Girl

Frisky1

Ellisa

Dec 19 - Cerrin

Dandydeb

Artsy

cajuncutie

Moosictchr

Lisamarie

Dec 20 - Jonesy

mrsjiggles (tentative)

nhlapband

Sunshine Tx

Dec 21

RonKat

Dec 22

Dec 23

DEC 24

Dorr185

Dec 25 - MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dec 26 - Miss Polly

jenncore

lachica39

Palarin

Tcuts

gayle21

Kennergirl

Dec 27 - jasmona1214

glitzigirl

thundandlight

Jazzywoman

jbaines

Holly369

Dec 28 - The Fox imsamiam

J.Discount

Cleo2354

Mellis

Jalee

rebellerina

Dec 29

Dec 30

Dec 31 - Justin

Chrisann

imb316

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I was banded on December 14, 2007 - Friday and I am back to work... I was very ouchie the 3 days post op but once I stopped taking the pain medication I started to feel better. I didn't feel as dizzy or light headed. One Alieve gel cap kept my pain at bay. It is day 5 post op and I cannot wear a regular bra- which suck.... a sports bra does not quite support the twins... hahhaaaa... sorry, but it is true! I am living off tomato soup, drinkable yogurt, pudding cups and haven't ventured out into the world of mashed potatoes or pintos and cheese yet... any recommendations? I stupidly tried tuna fish yesterday morning - i do not know what came over me but i did... dumb! my stomach was saying "no no no" like amy winehouse after the first small bite... i could have done some major damage.... can someonce slap me?

I'm officially a bandster, now.

My surgery was yesterday. I did a 2-week pre-op Medifast and lost 13 pounds. They asked me to have a light dinner by 8pm Monday, and no fluids after midnight Monday. I arrived for surgery at the out patient center at 11am, where they set me up with support stockings, a saline drip, and a cushy recliner to rest in. They were running late, so my husband and I visited and read for a while.

At 12:30 they added antibiotics and anti-nausea meds to the saline, and I walked into the operating room 15 minutes later. Dr Neal came out to tell my husband it all went well at 2:15, so surgery took less than 90 minutes.

I woke up in the recovery room, got more pain meds, and pretty soon I was walking to the restroom. My husband met me there and helped me dress (I wore a sweatshirt dress and didn't bother with underwear or bra - just put my coat on over it). We were driving home at 4pm, so it all went very quickly!

I sat on the couch and dozed for the rest of the day, taking my pain meds on schedule. I slept well, but woke up every four hours to pee, always about 15 minutes *before* I was due for pain meds - after struggling the first time I took the meds before trying to get up the next two times - much better!

I'm taking it pretty easy today, but I've been up getting Soups and Protein shakes and Water - I also made some sugar-free Jello jigglers that are firming up in the fridge.

I'm pretty comfortable sitting - lying down isn't as comfy and getting up from lying down is really hard. I can't bend over very far. But I only really hurt when I'm getting up or down.

I'm not sure which of my five super-glued incisions is my port - maybe the one under my xyphoid? My post-op appointment isn't until Jan 3rd because of the holidays so I guess I'll find out then - I'm curious to know which size AP band I got, too.

Hope surgery goes as smoothly for the remaining bandsters-to-be!

Alyson

MERRY LOSERS

Dec 3 - CarolK1

parrot0927

Dec 4 - TXbandit (tentative)

kris102003

Dec 5 - mejr62

Chienne and her dad

Dec 6 - Sghatl

Dec 7 - Newblew

jen hollers

Dec 8

Dec 9

Dec 10 - HeatherA (tentative)

Dec 11 - ::Tracy::

Dec 12 - Caramel,reif78

Dec 13 - jmschnapf

Anyalee

Mommathang

Dec 14

Dec 15

Dec 16

Dec 17 - 100lbsforsale

MissSac

Dec 18 - Mendypoo

Livingthe Dream

Dec 19 - Cerrin (tentative)

Dec 20

Dec 21

Dec 22

Dec 23

DEC 24

Dec 25 - MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dec 26 - Miss Polly

Dec 27 - jasmona1214

Dec 28 - The Fox

imsamiam

just thought i would add my name lol

had surgery toeay. went well, some pein, biggest problem is i can't seem to wake up.

more later

I am having surgery on 12/26, In Albany, GA, good luck to everyone .

So I am still at the hospital now...writing from my cell! I am feeling good...getting ready for pains meds and bed! I am truly feeling wonderful...sore at port area...but otherwise have been walking and drinking like a champ! I am going home tomorrow at 11am...so I am sure I will b posting more tomrrow...

One question...I get it...sugar free is better...but will I explode if I have a normal water ice???

I'm officially a bandster, now.

My surgery was yesterday. I did a 2-week pre-op Medifast and lost 13 pounds. They asked me to have a light dinner by 8pm Monday, and no fluids after midnight Monday. I arrived for surgery at the out patient center at 11am, where they set me up with support stockings, a saline drip, and a cushy recliner to rest in. They were running late, so my husband and I visited and read for a while.

At 12:30 they added antibiotics and anti-nausea meds to the saline, and I walked into the operating room 15 minutes later. Dr Neal came out to tell my husband it all went well at 2:15, so surgery took less than 90 minutes.

I woke up in the recovery room, got more pain meds, and pretty soon I was walking to the restroom. My husband met me there and helped me dress (I wore a sweatshirt dress and didn't bother with underwear or bra - just put my coat on over it). We were driving home at 4pm, so it all went very quickly!

I sat on the couch and dozed for the rest of the day, taking my pain meds on schedule. I slept well, but woke up every four hours to pee, always about 15 minutes *before* I was due for pain meds - after struggling the first time I took the meds before trying to get up the next two times - much better!

I'm taking it pretty easy today, but I've been up getting soups and protein shakes and water - I also made some sugar-free jello jigglers that are firming up in the fridge.

I'm pretty comfortable sitting - lying down isn't as comfy and getting up from lying down is really hard. I can't bend over very far. But I only really hurt when I'm getting up or down.

I'm not sure which of my five super-glued incisions is my port - maybe the one under my xyphoid? My post-op appointment isn't until Jan 3rd because of the holidays so I guess I'll find out then - I'm curious to know which size AP band I got, too.

Hope surgery goes as smoothly for the remaining bandsters-to-be!

Alyson

Hello everyone!!

I got my band on Monday the 17th. Everything went really smooth. The surgery was scheduled at 9:00 but they didn't actually take me in until 10:00. My daughters said it took exactly 45 minutes! I was wide awake before I even left the recovery room, was back in my room for about 15 minutes and the nurse said that as soon as I could pee, I was ready to go home! Had no problem with that either! So I was on my way home by 1:30. First day wasn't bad, I slept quite a bit. 2nd day I was in quite a bit of pain and the pain meds they gave me made me feel really weak and sick to my stomach. Got up yesterday morning and decided to stay off the pain meds, just took extra strength tylenol. This morning I have very little pain, no nausea. Haven't had any appetite yet, trying to eat (drink) a little just to keep up my strength. Thanks for all your prayers - I'll be doing the same for all of you!

God Bless

MERRY LOSERS

Dec 3 - CarolK1

Dec 4 - TXbandit (tentative)

Dec 6 - Sghatl

Dec 7 - Newblew

jen hollers

Dec 10 - HeatherA (tentative)

Dec 11 - ::Tracy::

Dec 13 - Caramel

Norahs

Dec 17 - 100lbsforsale

MissSac

Dec 18 - Mendypoo

Dec 26 - Miss Polly

Dec 27 - jasmona1214

Dec 28 - The Fox

Hello everyone!!

I got my band on Monday the 17th. Everything went really smooth. The surgery was scheduled at 9:00 but they didn't actually take me in until 10:00. My daughters said it took exactly 45 minutes! I was wide awake before I even left the recovery room, was back in my room for about 15 minutes and the nurse said that as soon as I could pee, I was ready to go home! Had no problem with that either! So I was on my way home by 1:30. First day wasn't bad, I slept quite a bit. 2nd day I was in quite a bit of pain and the pain meds they gave me made me feel really weak and sick to my stomach. Got up yesterday morning and decided to stay off the pain meds, just took extra strength tylenol. This morning I have very little pain, no nausea. Haven't had any appetite yet, trying to eat (drink) a little just to keep up my strength. Thanks for all your prayers - I'll be doing the same for all of you!

God Bless

I am on my second day and feel terrible. A lot of painat the port site. Am still sleeping off and on. Taking in as much liquid as i can. 1 oz every 15 minutes.

Getting Banded tomorrow at 10am. Leaving now for my preop appointment with my DR.