Hello fellow March Bandsters!

It's official, my date is set for March 31st! I am so excited! :tt2:

Best wishes to all of you!

hi all! I am getting banded on the 31st, too. It's amazing that it is almost here! I only got approved for surgery last monday, and i'm getting banded next monday. In a way, it's almost anti-climatic. Well, good luck everyone!

Well here we are bringing up the rear in March and I couldn't be more excited. I have been lurking here for several weeks now and just reading all the posts has been so encouraging and really helps keep everything in perspective.

Whoo Hoo...less than a week!

Hey everyone-

I think "our day" is going to be here before we know it. I feel like I still have so much to do to prepare for the surgery, I still need to stock up on my Protein shakes & make my house "post-surgery" friendly.

Are any of you doing anything special prior to your surgery, as say, a final "send off" ?

I can only have clear liquids all day on Sunday, so I am going to go out for dinner with my friends on Saturday night & have my favorite food, pizza (within reason of course! don't want to start off on the wrong foot :tongue:)

To Newbeginnings: my surgery is first thing Monday morning, scheduled for 7:30 a.m., fortunately I won't have to wait in suspense all day that day! Then I have a one-night overnight stay in the hospital & will be discharged on Tuesday- yay!

Good luck eveyone!

Healthier days are ahead! :thumbup:

Hi tjveggie, I'm not sure what I am going to do but would like to go out on sat night. I was thinking of chinese though. I am on liquid diet on sunday also then off to Ma on monday morning for the long 4 hr drive. I hope i am not first thing in the morning or we might stay overnight down there. they will let us know on friday what time mine is. good luck to you and all the others going for monday the 31. We are on the way to a new happier heathier life. good things are going to happen for us.

newbeginnings

I have to do the sendoff, within reason of course. My friends are all super supportive, and since my favorite food is bbq, they are throwing me a cookout on Saturday. Just the girls, and we are going to celebrate the future, for me, and for all of us. They have promised to make my plate for me, since I would rather just sit at the grill and eat everything as it comes off, lol. I am promising myself a healthy serving of my total fav, bbq ribs, but I am going to be super careful with everything else. I have been a super good girl tho, doing a self imposed liquid diet for the last two weeks. I know, I am a nutcase. But I am just trying to make sure that everything is perfect. The liquid diet is meant to get the organs ready for surgery, especially for people with a higher BMI. My doc doesn't require it, but I am so ready for this, that I am willing to do anything. But Saturday is going to be phenomenal, my mouth is watering just thinking about it!!!!!

Luckily I am the first surgery of the day on Monday, I have to be there at 6am for an 8am surgery. That is cool, because getting there is going to be hard enough, I would hate to have to wait all day on Monday.

Hi to the Shamrocks bringing up the end of the March Parade on March 31ST !!!! Congratulations on your upcoming band date! Take care. Post soon to let us know how you're doing this weekend and as soon as you're home from the hospital.

31st Shamrocks, going to be sending warm fuzzy feelings your way on Monday!! I was apprehensive about getting my band but now that it's over, it was worth it!!

Hi everyone--I too am getting the band on March 31st in Seattle, WA. I have to be there at the early hour of 7:15am. I have been on a modified liquid diet for 2 weeks and just raided Whole Foods tonight for Protein powders and box Soups. I have been researching, saving, and planning for this for almost two years so I could not be more excited. I am also a little apprehensive, but I know it will be worth it. Good luck to all of you March 31st bandsters!

Rachael

Hi ladies! I havent been on here in awhile. Now that the surgery is tomorrow, I figured Id pop in and say hello. My surgery is at 10:30 am tomorrow in Boston. I am excited, but nervous! I just had my last "food" at 7pm, which was a Meal Replacement bar. I can drink liquids until midnight, then, THATS IT!

Best of Wishes to everyone! :scared2:

I have to be there bright and early at 6am, first surgery of the day! Good luck everyone, it is finally here!!!!!

Good luck to you all. I was banded on Feb 4th and I don't regret it for one second. Where are you having your banding done? Who is doing it?

i was banded on 3/31 - anyone want to talk about this past week?

Hi all March 31 new lapbandsters, I had my surgery at 1:30 pm on the 31, stayed one night and got home tues at 7 pm. I am doing great. How are you all doing? Does anyone think this is easier than they thought it would be? the hardest part for me is cooking supper and watching my family eat it when I am sipping on a s.f carnation Breakfast shake. I know this too will pass. I have lost 3 lbs so far. How about you guys? I was up 2 when I came home, probably because of the iv fluids so if i count that its actually 5. I had wicked right shoulder pain when I first woke up. did any of you get that? I am so glad to have it over and ready for this new life. things are looking up. I am eating about 800-1100 calories a day. How much are you guys eating? I did do 1 mile on my treadmill this am and felt alot better after. My tummy feels like i did 1,000 situps. How would you describe it? Hope you all are doing great. You can send me a private message if you want.

Newbeginnings

hey,thanks for responding. I've had an ok week. Mostly cream soups, pudding and carnation instant breakfast .....I was adding 1 -2 scoops of protein (5-10gr) to the CIB - but today I didn't. I have this awful bad breath and taste in my mouth. I am trying todrink plenty of water and I have a cup of decaf tea when I get up. So far being hungry and the halitotsis is the worst. I'm going back to workk on Monday. - we'll see then!

Good Morning all, did some more research and received info from another message board....bad breath/halitosis can be caused by ketosis. Didn't know that. Apparantly I need more carbs - how the heck do I do that? Will someone share what they are normally eating? I meantioned this before but I basically have:

Carnation Instant Breakfast with Beneprotein added,

cream soup a couple times during the day

pudding a couple times during the day

couple bottles of water. The dietician said I could see if I tolerated sugar free applesauce which I do - so I've had a couple of those. Help!