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mom2jj    0

mom2jj
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Hi there,

My name is Colleen. I was banded last Monday. Still tired and trying to catch up from procedure but for the most part I am functioning. Just wanted to introduce myself and hear from other people like me now.

Hope this finds everyone well.

Colleen

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stl_lulu    0

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Hi Colleen,

My name is Emily and I was banded on Tuesday. Yesterday was hard, to day was better till I got a tickle in my throat and thought i was ripping my stomach open with coughing :-( Its better now..lol. So I wish you luck and I like to hear/see other peoples band stories.

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Enchanted    2

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Welcome Colleen....I came upon this board just a few weeks ago and have found that everyone is really supportive and glad to tell their stories and offer suggestions.

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mom2jj    0

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nice to meet you. day 4 was definately the easiest for me. today is day 5 and im feeling somewhat normal. im hoping youre feeling ok today

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I eat food again on April 30th. I think the biggest thing to remember is the difference between head hunger and stomach hunger. I am never stomach hungry but I fight head hunger a lot. I hope your insurance is quick for you.

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Hi welcome to LBT. I was banded Thursday. So far I feel great. Just very sore. My Dr was able to remove almost all the gas b4 closing me up so I havent had any pain from gas at all. Hope u get to feeling better soon!

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mom2jj    0

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Yes I am feeling better thank you. Day 4 was a big difference for me. Still getting winded if I try too much but feeling more normal..Looks like you had quite a fight to get your surgery covered? geese !! Im glad you kept on..

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Woody    0

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Hi Coleen,

I am also newly banded. I had the surgery last Tuesday. I expected to be feeling a little stronger by now but I am getting better every day.

I woke up with four incisions. One of them is about three inches. I thought they would all be smaller ones. What did everyone else have?

Lisa

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Hi Lynne,

Glad to hear your surgery went well. How many days did you have to take off from work? that's pretty awesome tha your doctor was able to get all of the gas before closing you up:)

Take Care and keep us posted of your progress. I am scheduled for April 30th.

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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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        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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