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I'm Banded!!!

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AspiringPhD    0

AspiringPhD
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Hello everyone,

I was banded on Thursday, April 3rd at 9:30am by Dr. Keith Gersin at CMC-Mercy in Charlotte NC!!!! I went home about Noon and slept like a baby with a dose of Oxycodone. I am sitting here on my computer today, drinking a Protein Shake and looking at television.

I am happy to report that I am no longer on pain meds as of yesterday and I am still working on getting rid of a cold I caught before surgery. I was fortunate enough to have no gas pain and have been able to eat soft foods with no nauseau or PB's.

I look forward to relaxing for the next few days before going back to work. I am also excited about this step in my life that is all about me! Thanks to everyone on this site who has posted positive words and thoughts for those of us in the early stages of the journey.

Take care!!

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alicatcyclist    1

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Congratulations Cheryl. You did awesome!! Wow, you are getting soft foods already? I've been on a clear liquid diet since my surgery on April 1st. I think I will start the next stage one day early as I know my body is in need of more Protein.

Way to go!! Woo Hoo!!

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AspiringPhD    0

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Thank you so much. My dietician said it is ok to be on soft/pureed foods 3-4 days after surgery. I had a scrambled egg and yogurt for Breakfast and couldn't eat the entire egg or entire pack of yogurt and I was already full. I was amazed but happy that I listened to my body and stopped eating. I want to avoid getting sick at all costs!

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smgallop    1

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I got banded the same day! I still have port pain, but that's about it. It's nice to hear from someone banded on the same day. When do you go back to work?

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AspiringPhD    0

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I got banded the same day! I still have port pain, but that's about it. It's nice to hear from someone banded on the same day. When do you go back to work?

I go back to work on Thursday and I enjoying being completely lazy! It's nice to call my co-workers and inform them I am about to take a nap in the middle of the day because I can! lol

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Long2BFree    12

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It's good to hear that you are doing so well and enjoying the little bit of free time before you return to work. It sounds like you have a great sense of humor!

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alicatcyclist    1

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I go back to work tomorrow so today I am going shopping and I also have an appointment with my hairdresser at 3:30. I finally started the soft mushies stage yesterday so today I have so much more energy. I am excited about trying on new clothes....for the first time in forever!! :frown:

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AspiringPhD    0

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It's good to hear that you are doing so well and enjoying the little bit of free time before you return to work. It sounds like you have a great sense of humor!

Thanks for letting me know my sense of humor shines through in my words. I just called my co-workers to "torment" them that I am at home looking at tv and about to run errands since I am home and they are at work!!!

Have an absolutely wonderful afternoon...I know I am

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livn4jesus    0

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Hello everyone, how have the April people been doing? I am having my surgery or Friday around 1 pm. I've been thinking about people everyday this month and saying a prayer each day for people being banded that day. Well, almost everyday.

Blessings,

Susan

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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
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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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        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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