Hi- I'm interested in keeping in touch with someone who is going to go through this also. Would anyone be interested in sharing the experience?

Thanks verymuch.

Hi

You are going 2 days before me. I am going to be banded on 11/21 in Hartford Connecticut. My insurance required 6 months of nutrition counseling so I have been preparing for this day for a very long time. Anyway, good luck....I will anixously waiting a reply; let me know how it goes. Are you nervous?

Yep-

I'm a little nervous but so ready to have my life back! The nutrition counseling was a GREAT idea and losing 58 pounds is wonderful! Good for you!! My doctor said any weight lost makes it a lot easier on the patient and the doctor. I've been on a liquid diet getting ready for the surgery-my doc said he wanted me to get my body kind of ready for the diet. It hasn't been as bad as I thought. I wish you all the luck on Wednesday and I'll be thinking about you and saying a prayer for you. Keep in touch and I'm glad you wrote-it will be nice to go through this with someone. Thanks very much.

Lisa

I am going on Nov 19th also!! Good luck to you!!!

Best of luck to you too-we can do this thing!!

Yes, we can do it. By next weekend we will all be here telling our stories....I hope and pray that all of you have a good story to tell.

Lisa, thanks for the encourangement.

PS>>>I dont know about you but I am up late because I cannot sleep....each night is going to get worse

Hi Bob-

I know you're in the hospital right now but wanted to let you know I got out yesterday. The surgery went fine and I'm doing great and hope you are too! I feel really good-just a little gassy but tolerating my liquids and yogurt well. I'm a little sore at my port site but not anywhere else at all-I was anticipating much worse I must admit. I hope to get to tal with you this weekend so I'll know you're ok. Please write when you can and God bless ya-you're in my prayers!!

Lisa

Hello to all

I will be getting banded on 24th (one more day to go).

Good luck to all

Best wishes

Lisa

Hi Lisa

I am gald to here everything went well and you are home and doing well.

I am home too. I came home about noon today. Like yourself I am a little sore and some gas. I have been mostly on crystal light and sugar free popsicles. I did not sleep well in the hospital. There is just too much going on there. But I slept alot this afternoon. My surgery also went well. My doc said it turned out to be a very good one. Still, I am worried about something moving in there that should not move. I suppose with time we can be more confident that it won't move.

Take care, hope to hear from you soon.

Lisa806...good luck....trust us...its not that bad!

:help: Well my operation is on the 29th Nov and I gotta say I am really scared!!

I am worried of the amount of pain I will be in and am scared of vomiting after surgery etc etc... I have been on the optifast since last Wed and lost 4.5 kg and hope that from now I will just keep going down :clap2:

Hi there...I would love to keep in touch with you. I was banded on 11/20 and a little confused about how I should be feeling now. Don't know if I am sore or full. I do know that my cravings are not gone. I dont want to get discouraged. Lets keep each other motivated.

hi lisa. How are u doing? i AM DOING OK (BANDED 3 DAYS AGO). Have you been on the scale since beig banded? I would love to keep in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Hi-

I'm really doing ok. I thought this would be much worse but the pain is not bad and I haven't vomited at all. I've done exactly what I was told to and I've been fine. Had some gas a couple of days but that's gone now too. I have to say the post op so far is not unbearable and early Tuesday they got me on the scale and 15 pounds was gone but I was on liquids 3 days before going in too...still not too bad. I wish you the best of luck-I'm sure you'll do great! Hang in and get back in touch and let me know how you're doing!

Lisa

Bob-

I am so glad to hear from you! I'm glad you're doing well-I knew you would! I didn't sleep in the hospital either and the care left a lot to be desired-they really didbn't know what to do with me but I got home and got a shower (which was WONDERFUL) and slept like a baby. I've been on protein drinks, lots of water, had some chicken broth last night and some jello. I even tried some yogurt and did great with that. I've been making the effort to get all my protein in. I'm really not too sore except where the port is but the doc told me that would be more sore than anything. So, that's it in a nutshell my friend. I'm glad you wrote and I'm glad you're doing well. Keep in touch and hang in there! I'll talk to you soon.

Lisa

Hi Lisa and others

I am day 2 after surgery. No vomitting. Still sore. My blood sugar is down to 78. My nutritionist calls that hypoglycemic. Since there is nothing with sugar or carbs in my first week of diet, I am not sure how to get it up where it belongs (90-100). Does anybody else have this problem? Im thinking a small amount of apple juice might help. I will call the nutrionist today.

But those worried about the pain..worry not....it is not that bad. Mine is mostly sore and mostly when first moving such as getting out of bed or out of a chair. The doc perscribed Lortab liquid (hyrocodone and tylenol) which works good for the soreness.

Hey all!! I got banded on Monday, the 19th, and came home late Tuesday afternoon. I haven't vomited at all, I think because I am so afraid to. I was doing great until last night when I was tired, and in slight discomfort, and really confused about some after care things. My Dr's office prescribed me Lortab pills, Actigall pills, and Pepcid. Plus they told me to start my Vitamins, which are chewable except for one, and to continue taking my Anafranil for anxiety. I feel so overdosed with meds that I am afraid to take them. I have been cutting everything into little pieces before I take it because I don't want anything to get stuck and irritate my band. But last night I drank too much Water with my pills I think, and it was the first time I have felt kinda sick. Today was the first time I tried Protein shakes cause I actually felt hungry, instead of just mentally hungry. I had my 3 oz that they told me to have, and after about 2 hours, I started to feel hungry again.

I think the just of my confusion is because of my pre-op delema.... in short, I had being seeing one dr for all of my pre-op, and the dr at that office that took my insurance left the practice, and my insurance would not continue to cover me there, so about 2 weeks pre-op I had to switch drs. So my surgery date got switched to a month later with my new dr at a different office. My new dr, Dr Kaul is great, but the two offices gave me different post op advise. For example, the first dr said that all meds should be liquid for awhile, where the second dr prescribed me all pills. And the first dr said that I should be on Clear Liquids for 5 days, where the second dr told me to drink Protein Shakes right away. I have been kind of combining their advise, and hoping to get the best results. We'll see what happens I guess. I just want to do whats right for me, and take full advantage of this great opportunity that I have been given.

Thanks for letting me ramble!! Good luck to everyone!!