I will be banded in Mexico by Dr. Ortiz/Martinez on this day!

Best of luck to you! I wil be banded on the 19th!

I will be banded in Mexico by Dr. Ortiz/Martinez on this day!

Congrats on getting your date. I will be banded on the 28th by Dr. Huacuz in TJ. Are you getting anxious yet?

i too will be banded on the 28th!!! best of luck to all....:thumbup:

Just got my date ... I'm March 28th as well. I start the two week diet tomorrow. It hasn't hit me yet that I don't have to do anything else to get this scheduled!

I am also being banded on the 28th. I started my pre-op liquid diet as well. I had enough last meals to last a lifetime....lol. My liquid diet consists of soup, yogurt, drinks and mainly sf instant carnation breakfast shakes. I have pulled a lot of low sodium soups off the internet that are of the pureed nature so that I can fill up at lunch time. Im hoping that will satisfy me and then I can stick to the shakes before and after. I am so excited as Im sure you all are as well. It seems so far yet so close. I can't wait to start a new chapter in my life. Yah for all of us!!!

My band date is also the 28th. I started my pre-op diet this past Saturday and the first 3 days were really tough. Today i did get to start eating a small salad and now I think I'll make it.

I'm get banded on the 28th as well. I have a long way to go, I have to lose a whole other person. Best of luck to us all!!!:crying:

I will also be banded on 3/28/08 and getting excited and anxious at the same time. Let's continue to support each other every step of the way!!

Tommorrow is the big day. I hope all goes well for all of us 28th banders.

So how is everyone feeling now? Saturday was my worst day, this morning was rough but this afternoon is much better. I've lived on the heating pad! Finally lost all the liquid weight from the surgery plus 2 more pounds today!

I'm doing good. Sleep most of Friday when I got home. (pain meds I guess). Sat-chilled around the house not much pain except for the gas pains. Sun-got up and showered (yes, finally) went to Wal-Mart w/husband, did laundry and felt good. I did take pain med before bed so I could attempt to sleep on my stomach (can't sleep on my back very well). Mon- got up and came to work, did have to take 1/2 dose of pain med around lunch, now it's almost time to go home. I feel a little more tired than usaully not noting big. I'll probably take another does of pain med to sleep w/tonight. Hope everyone is doing good also.

I went and did a half a shift at work today, it wasn't too bad. Tomorrow I attempt the 12 hour shift. They are being nice at work and letting me go at my own pace as much as possible. How is everyone else doing?

I am doing very well. I have been working 10 hour shifts at work since Monday. I still have some tenderness at the incisions, but that is to be expected(So I'm told...This was my first surgery). I haven't really had alot of problems with gas since Saturday. I measure everything out and never drink more than 3/4 cup of anything or I get pain in my chest or my left shoulder. I haven't had to take any pain medication since I came home, but I really do alot of walking and sleep with a heated blanket at night. 5 days post op and down 9lbs... I'm sold on the lap-band!!

Today was my first day back... full 12 hour shift.. and it did not slow down!! I have told about 5 people about my surgery, none from work. Yesterday I called my sister who I've been trying to get ahold of the last few days. Finally reached her and told her about the surgery, she kept waiting for me to say April fools! LOL she couldn't believe I had the surgery without telling anyone in the family. I still think she is waiting to see the scars before she believes me... But I feel great, even slept on my side last night! I walk all day at work .. from one wing to another wing and back again! I am such a believer in the walking! Huge huge difference

I understand you completely... Only my boyfriend knows about my lap-band and I only told him, because I didn't think I would be able to hide it from him. I will wait to tell my parents and sister until I see them in person, because they live out of state... That should be around the end of June. I hope that my results will be able to speak for themselves by then. As far as co-worker's go I will never tell them...It's really none of their business. They notice that I have lost weight and I just tell them that I eating better and not drinking soda anymore.