Hello, I am new to the site and wanted to say hi. I have not been banded, but I am working hard to get it done in the next three months. I enjoy reading comments from others that had the procedure. I look forward to posting good news in the weeks to come.

Great news from my doctor. All of my labs are fine, and my blood pressure is managed enough that he will do the surgery. I have a surgery date!! It's July 14, 2008.:-) I will post again when I start my liquid diet, and add a ticker at that time. Thanks to everyone who prayed that I would get cleared for surgery...Have a blessed day, Randall

Congratulations to you, Randall! What a fitting Independence Day!

Tammygirl

Thanks Tammy, I know it will be a new independence for me to celebrate. Independence from being a hostage to my weight, and health issues. Thanks again. You have a nice night, Randall

Great news! Congratulations!!

Hey Kathy, any problems that I might need to watch out for? I see your weight is coming off just fine:-) Let me know of anything that might help me...drinking, eating, meds, etc. Thank you and I pray for your continued good health.. Randall

Hey Randall! I was really very fortunate that I didn't have any complications. None of the dreaded gas pain or anything like that. I was on the pediatric floor (all of the Bariatric beds were full between surgeries on the day of mine and the next and I could fit in a regular bed comfortably, so they put me in one), so I couldn't get up and walk the halls very much, but on the plus side, had a bigger room and could move around in there just fine. One thing I would suggest though - try to use the bathroom before your pain shots! I know I couldn't get out of bad when they gave me the first shot, so that wasn't an option then. But the pain shots go on a 4 hour rotation if you don't have a pain pump, so by the next one, I was ok. Only I waited until after I had it and then couldn't go! I ended up getting cathed twice before they figured out maybe I should go before the drugs and then everyting was ok! Also, beware hospital food! Once I was able to order a tray the day after surgery, the "broth" they sent me was so greasy it literally made me sick! And dilute your juice. The nurse brought me apple juice with my liquid meds and it was too sweet. I diluted it half and half with water and it was ok.

Also, try not to get discouraged if the weight stops coming off for a couple of days. It will pick back up. Remember, that is likely to happen as you move through your stages of eating post-op. Your body has to adjust and it may take a day or two. Try not to let it discourage you, as hard as that can be! Good luck!!

kathy,

i'm glad to hear your surgery went well. i'm three weeks out now and doing great!

glad to see some other SC folks around here.

kelli,

dr. antonetti did my surgery as well. so far i've been very pleased with him. i had to see dr. strickland at my post-op follow up visit and also liked him. so far i'm pleased with that practice. my first fill is at the end of july. how did your fill go? did you see the pa?

Thanks you for that great information...I just added the entire comments to my personal journal. Have a great day! Randall

kathy,

i'm glad to hear your surgery went well. i'm three weeks out now and doing great!

Thanks! I assume everything went well and uneventful for you too? Your weightloss is really moving along nicely. Woo Hoo!! Keep it up!!

The ticker thing you asked for can be found here.

Graphical Tickers and Trackers: Weight Loss, Trying To Conceive, Pregnancy...

Hey thanks I think I got it now all i got to do is do my dates and lose more weight :thumbup:

Hello, I have started my liquid diet and have a nine days to go. It's not as bad as I thought it would be. I figured I would stay hungry, but this Speacial K Water does the trick..thanks to whom ever told me about the water:-) Everyone Have a Safe and Blessed 4th of July weekend. Randall

Edited July 4, 200818 yr by rlp864

Just checking in...How's everyone doing this week?

Hello, I am fine, and I hope that you are. I have three more days before my surgery..This liquid diet takes the weight off, I am down 12lbs in a week, just drinking the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury shakes. Does anyone have any other whey Protein shakes you are using? This one has 25G of Whey Protein Isolate, and it taste very good...let me know if your using something similar, these are a little high in price. Have a great weekend everyone. Randall

Surgery Date: 07/15/08

Edited July 11, 200818 yr by rlp864
adding my ticker..I forgot it.

During the pre-op diet I used Protein powder from Vitamin Shoppe but I can't remember the brand right now. I tried 3 flavors and liked the chocolate best. No problems because I was able to eat a small meal each day. I ended up getting some unjury myself and liked it. I've tried the chicken Soup, chocolate and unflavored. After my 1-week post-op liquid diet, though I haven't been able to bring myself to drink anymore Protein shakes. I tried the chicken soup a couple of times after surgery. The first time was fine. The second and third time I almost gagged. Same with the unflavored. The chocolate is the only one I can do now. Don't know what happened.

I'm on soft foods now and getting plenty of protein through real food again, thank goodness.

Hi everyone! I am doing well too. I have been using Body Fortress powder from WalMart. It's pretty reasonable ($14 for 2 pounds) and has 26g Protein in one scoop. It comes in vanilla and chocolate, but the only one I have tried is vanilla. I add sugar free Chocolate syrup, fruit, etc. to change the flavor when I get bored with vanilla. I just can't afford $35 - $40 for other brands!

Glad you are both doing well. Congratuations on the weight loss Randall. 12 pounds is a great start!!