:clap2:Hey, anyone out there being banded on Nov 13th, 2007?

Has anyone started the pre-op diet yet?? Ugh!

Getting banded on the 15th, nerves are getting bad. Have been on pre-op liquid for 13 days down 21#'s, so it is well worth sticking to it even though it gets exxxxxxxxtremely hard

21 lbs! great! I will find out how much I lost on Friday.

Wow , u have to do 2 weeks?? I am on my 4th day out of 7 and I think it is bad! What are u eating???

Only protien shakes , sf jello and popsicles, crystal lite on the go and lots of water. Oh yea and broth.

I have been eating broth with a lil pastina in it...My Dr. said we could.

And I have been drinking unjury protein shakes. Which shakes do u drink and how many a day?

Mine are MD Better and I started with 3 a day until the 11- 13 days and now it is 4 per day, they are tolerable, I have to mix them with skim milk. When is your surgery?

My surgery is November 16th! I went to pre-op at the hospital today.

Hi, longhorn! How are you doin'? How's the pain, food (or lack thereof), etc? I got a date - Dec 4th. I get to stay in Austin. I am such a worry wart - I had my mammogram today, and got to worrying about it being bad and messing up my surgery date. I'm more concerned about getting my band than ANYTHING....hope I can calm down. It's all I can think about, and I am probably becoming a real pain in the patooty to my sweet husband. I will owe him big when this is over!

Congratulations! The 4th will be here before you know it! I'm glad you'll get to stay local. We've got good surgeons here -- everyone wants to live in Austin, right? :eek:

I'm doing fine. I may have an infected port incision so I started on antibiotics this evening. That should clear it up. Otherwise, I can't believe how much energy I have! And I'm still not hungry so the two weeks of Clear liquids isn't really bothering me. However, I'm looking forward to the next step -- pureed foods/full liquids. And I'm planning what I can eat on Thanksgiving at my daughter's house.

I was just banded on 11/09/07.

I have never been in the hospital before so it all has been a real shocker.

Some advice (if you want it):

1) Don't step on the scale post-op for probably a week (gained 7 of my 9 pre op pounds back). It will go away though...

2) Be patient. There are varying amounts of pain/discomfort. Apparently I am a big wuss, so it has not been a great two day for me.

3) Remember that it gets better every day.

Good luck....

Hi Molly:

I am doing great I think, I went to my local Lap Band Support group last night, my daughter drove me and it was wonderful being able to get up and get out of the house and walk. It was nice to see others who had surgery doing so well.

I am very sore today, but I expected to be. I just keep making myself get up and move. I am not at all hungry and I have to tell myself it is time to eat. I have some nausea feelings when I think about eating.

I am only drinking Water right now because the Crystal light is way too sweet I am going to have to dilute it alot I can tell. The yogurt is wonderful and I am enjoying my cream Soups as well. The taste is wonderful. But I am seriously not hungry.

Having lots of gas with my bowel movements, but just glad it is being passed. I am still swollen and I can feel the swelling in my esohpogus it is like something feels stuck there, even though I have not eaten anything. I was told last night it is the swelling and it will go away.

Other than that I am doing great. I see my surgeon again on Thursday morning and hopefull he will release me to go back to work on Monday.

Hope you are doing better today, each day it will get better.

How is it going? We got through the tough part! Can you feel your port? That is what freaks me out? I wonder when I can lay on my stomach again. Bending over, I feel I have to get over my port to get to my shoes!

Who is your doctor? I was also banded the same day in Dayton. Where you at MVH or Kettering?

im getting banded on dec3rd.

:clap2:Hey, anyone out there being banded on Nov 13th, 2007?

Yes I am on the 13th as well !

Also a NY girl upstate tho if you want to keep in touch and take the journey together you can IM me on any one of the lines icesamich@ yahoo/aol/msn .com

Yes I am on the 13th as well !

Also a NY girl upstate tho if you want to keep in touch and take the journey together you can IM me on any one of the lines icesamich@ yahoo/aol/msn .com

Oops i read 13 and it was Nov sorry my bad