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March Bandsters: MASTER THREAD

Fenton

By Fenton, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Fenton    3

Fenton
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Oh, great! I've now entered the realm of bowel habit one-upsmanship! I salute you, pipinje, the Better Pooper...

On the subject of

Wait, that would be too unappetizing. I'll start a new post.

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Fenton    3

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On the subject of post-op fluids, the reason I'm giving the thumbs up to the Isopure is that it contains Protein, which is one of the harder things to get in when you're doing liquids. Next time I venture out, I'll have a peak at the Gatorades - I could do with an electrolyte or two!

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Hope4Jen    0

Hope4Jen
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I was originally banded December 2004 but recently had that band removed and replaced March 6th. Looks as if most of my Dec 04 bandsters have flown the coop so...since I was rebanded in March, can I be a shrinking shamrock?

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Busy    0

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Pipes, I understand your nerves, mine are about shot!!! I keep thinking I should be able to do this on my own and I already mourn the food I will no longer be able to eat. But if I intend to be around to irritate my grand-children and great-grand-children, they way I want to, I need to do this. I am focusing on the future and the benefits this surgery will bring. Keep your chin up and we will get through this!! PA

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Pipes, I understand your nerves, mine are about shot!!! I keep thinking I should be able to do this on my own and I already mourn the food I will no longer be able to eat. But if I intend to be around to irritate my grand-children and great-grand-children, they way I want to, I need to do this. I am focusing on the future and the benefits this surgery will bring. Keep your chin up and we will get through this!! PA

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TO THE FUTURE!

I know I've had those same.....'maybe if I just try harder' feelings recently....and now I've decided that I'm not going to try HARDER, I'm going to try....no...do BETTER....doing the same things that have made me successful at losing in the past and then ADDING the 'POWER OF THE BAND',

I know this time will be different, better.......why am I hearing the opening part of The Bionic Man....

We can rebuild her....make her smaller, faster, stronger, thinner.....

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whimsy    0

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I was originally banded December 2004 but recently had that band removed and replaced March 6th. Looks as if most of my Dec 04 bandsters have flown the coop so...since I was rebanded in March, can I be a shrinking shamrock?

Welcome to the family, Jen! Glad to have ya! I think we're grateful to have someone among us with a bit more experience. :biggrin2:

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whimsy    0

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Also, I don't know how many of these forums ya'll frequent but I wanted to share this post with you: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f178/only-me-help-53631/

Kat finds a way to really describe why following the surgeon's orders is so important. She really makes it easy to understand and it has given me more insight into sticking to my full liquids for the next 5 weeks.

I thought it would be helpful to some of you as well!

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Busy    0

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Harley, LOL, so we are going to re-name you as Bio-woman?? When you get the energy so you can leap tall buildings in a single bound....whoops, thats superman!!! No matter, if it takes a body adjustment, so be it!!

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Fenton thanks again for all the information from pre-post op and what to get for post op. this has been a great help and i really apperciate everything

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Busy    0

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Fenton, I have been watching the post to see how your surgery went but I missed your posting of your surgery so I had to go back and catch up. Congrats and thanks for all the info. My day is coming on the 20th so I am curious about what is going to happen and how I hope to feel. I plan on returning to work in one week so I am hoping I will feel like doing it. How long will you be in the clear liquid diet? ? PA

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Fenton    3

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I'm hoping that you guys will talk more about what's going on with you - your fears going in, your experiences of the surgery, and how things are going post-op. I think we can all learn from each other!

At NYU, the liquid diet is 2 weeks after banding (oh, and two weeks before). I see that, at Columbia (NYC), they try you on mushies while still in the hospital, if I'm following their website correctly. If you can't manage mushies, you're on liquids for a while before switching to mushies.

I'm going to go read the link Whimsy posted - sounds interesting. You're five weeks are you, Whimsy?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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