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Hi

I am Janet and I am a recovering food addict :wink2:

I was banded 7/17/07 - My starting weight was 250 - I'm 5'4

Today (just over 10 months out) I am 154 - size 8 pants (was 18/20) Medium tops (was 22/24)

I got banded as I wanted to extend the years that I have left on this planet and to do that I knew that I needed to lose weight.

The band has been the tool I needed. For the first time in my life I have been able to achieve this goal (actually getting to my goal weight)

If you want a buddy - support - help - suggestions - Please feel free to call upon me - I will gladly share my journey with you - the journey is still on going and by helping you I will be helping me (staying motivated and accountable) and then one day you can pay it forward and help someone else.

Hey Chris (txrckcrwlr)....how are you doing? Hope you check back in with us all. So important to have some support and to get ideas on things. Also, just good to talk with ppl that have gone b/4 you.

Hey apples!!

I am doing good. Just waiting on the 13th to get here so i can start my preop diet. I watched videos on both of my surgeries this weekend. That seemed to ease the nerves a bit. I am more concerned about the shoulder work than the band. I am having the AC joint cleaned up. Thats mainly from throwing 100,000 to 200,000lbs of product a week at work. They are going to remove about 3/16in of my collar bone. FUN??

Thanks so much for the support so far. I may be leaning on yall between now and the 27.

Chris

Chris - You may want to pick up an inverter to keep in your truck. A magic bullet blender would also help. With these two items you can get through the soft and mushie stages (while trucking) with no problems.

I have an inverter to use for my CPAP. Where we go fishing there is electricity only during the day. What I do is charge a marine battery during the day and then draw off of it with the inverter at night. The inverter also has a cigarette plug which would be useful to you while trucking.

Hey apples!!

I am doing good. Just waiting on the 13th to get here so i can start my preop diet. I watched videos on both of my surgeries this weekend. That seemed to ease the nerves a bit. I am more concerned about the shoulder work than the band. I am having the AC joint cleaned up. Thats mainly from throwing 100,000 to 200,000lbs of product a week at work. They are going to remove about 3/16in of my collar bone. FUN??

Thanks so much for the support so far. I may be leaning on yall between now and the 27.

Chris

Are they doing the band and the AC during the same surgery? Wow, if so, brave man, good idea, and very cooperative surgery team! (would never happen at my hospital where I work). Have you had that shoulder worked on before? (ie. familiar with the pain?) B/C that would be a concern of mine for you- pain.

Why wait for the 13th for the pre-op diet? Nothing like the present. I started mine early because I was motivated, anxious to get things started, and wanted to decrease the chance of having too much fat around the liver/stomach which can make the surgery difficult (thus part of the reason for the preop diet). Just an idea. Need to have your last hoorays though. I had a seafood buffet (all you can eat crab legs, etc.) and pizza. Glad I did those too.

In case your Dr. doesn't put it in the pre-op instructions- the day or two before your surgery, work on making sure you poop really good. (take over the counter laxative as directed on bottle). Trust me- no one has ever regretted this advice. A post op trapped poop from pain and pain meds is the worst.

Have you started stocking your kitchen with your liquid phase stuff? Do you have a blender or small smoothie machine? Follow your docs instructions. I was on Clear liquids for a week, some differ on this. (SF Popsicles, broth, diluted clear fruit juice, SF Gatorade, SF Jello, SF drinks (but nothing with carbonation). Your dr might have other things allowed.

Wishing you lots of luck! Welcome to the thread.

Peasout... Laura

ok guys........ DH leaves at 2pm today and had a crappy night of call (up ALLLLLL night!) At least maybe he will sleep on the flight. Snifffffffff... pout. Need to get focused. Change of plans. Taking Nelson with us to airport- will be tough on everyone but better to deal with the emotions than avoid them.

peasout... laura

Laura,

Safe travels for your DH, you and Nels will do fine. Hugs.

LauraK

Good Morning Peeps! Well, I am going to Water aerobics this morning to work out soreness from Wednesday.

Laura, Safe travels for DH!

Julie, I hope the unit helps with the pain. Therapist used it on me after therapy.....I loved it.

Tx....I though you had the surgery already. The Magic Bullet will be your friend. It makes shakes so easy and you can drink them right from the container. Check Kohls. I think they may be on sale.

Okay, gang, gotta go get ready to workout. Then tonight is baking night with Jakob. The Brazoria County fair starts tomorrow.

Janet, how was the dinner with your friend?

Phyl.....I am gonna go see if that wine is still on sale. I did buy Resveratrol juice......the anti-aging stuff in red wine. It tastes like grape juice. I saw on Good Morning America that it is good for us old farts. lol

Laura...hugs. Try to get out and about when you are missing DH. Or invite friends over for dinner, Nels friends over to keep him busy. You are strong and can do this.

Good Morning everyone. On the run today for the guys. Heading out in a bit to pick up tiling parts and back to the field. After that, don't quite know what is in store. DH mentioned me taking a motor to a shop for repair. Travel time involved with that trip also. Looks like I will be spending most of the day in the truck. Fine with that. Too much time home alone the last couple of days. Need to get out.

Chris....you came to the right place if you are looking for ideas. We can be a bunch of Mother Hens but as I stated yesterday, it's good to have ppl to rely on that have been through the process. How much down time from work did you take. With doing the shoulder surgery also, I imagine a couple of weeks?

You all have a good day. Later.

Sandy...good news about your Pup Pup (that's what you call your dogs, right?). If you are anything like me, they are your babies.

Actually my Dr is telling me 4-6 weeks with the shoulder. I figure I will be healed and back to normal from the band. I am doing them together so that I can use my short term disability. It will cover the shoulder. Ya I am being told that it will hurt, but I have been dealing with the pain now for two yrs. I'll take a few days of harsh pain to get my shoulder back to normal. I may regret saying that come 3 weeks from now. Dr has given me loritab for the last yr and it has done nothing. So they are giving me good stuff for post surgery.

Actually my Dr is telling me 4-6 weeks with the shoulder. I figure I will be healed and back to normal from the band. I am doing them together so that I can use my short term disability. It will cover the shoulder. Ya I am being told that it will hurt, but I have been dealing with the pain now for two yrs. I'll take a few days of harsh pain to get my shoulder back to normal. I may regret saying that come 3 weeks from now. Dr has given me loritab for the last yr and it has done nothing. So they are giving me good stuff for post surgery.

Chris....smart move to do both surgeries and use your short term disability. I have had a couple of friends that have had the shoulder surgery and they said the pain after surgery was a relief compared to the pain they endured prior to surgery. Just be very aware of what kind of pain meds your doc gives you. Be sure that your lapband doc and shoulder doc are on the same page. You do not want to upset your new pouch with pain meds. Just something to think about prior to surgery.

Sandy...good news about your Pup Pup (that's what you call your dogs, right?). If you are anything like me, they are your babies.

Yep, Pup Pup. He is my baby. My DD is 23 and won't let me baby her any more. I was so happy when I got the news I sang a song (made up as I went) and Charlie got excited too. He jumped up on me so I grabbed his paws and danced with him.:biggrin: Crazy I know. Just don't tell anyone.

morning everybody..... another long night.... pain never got horrible but just enough to keep me from sleeping... I saw 4:00 and then DH woke me at 8:00.... went back to sleep for an hour, but I still hurt..... I'm gonna take a shower and try to get it to give in a little before I leave for Bismarck..

Apples,, have safe travels running your errands today.. I know you and Tanker love to spend this time together. Is it still nice there..? We have anothre 80ish day today.... I love Indian Summer.....

Laura, keep a stiff upper lip!!!! He'll be back home before you know it.... My DH was gone for 15 months while on duty in Iraq in from 12-03 to 2-05...... It was a long wait while it was happening, but I kept busy and did what I had to do and one day it was time for him to come home...... Looking back on it was much easier than looking forward to it..... Like I said to Cheri,,,,,,sing, sing, sing.......... your heartache away.... HUgs...

Arlene, have fun at water aerobics.... I wanna come......dang......

Okay, off to my shower..... Love you all.... Julie

Sandy - great news about your pup pup. They are our babies, as Karen said. Mine is at the groomer this morning, so I have free time.

Chris - looking forward to having you as a fellow bander. Good advice from the other gals about getting prepared with the right foods before hand.

Julie - glad you will have the tens unit to help with pain.

Laura - we are all here to cheer you up while hubby is away. I'm sure you will stay busy with Nels and speak with hubby daily.

Heading out for errands and nail appt.

Hey Ladies and I see we have a gent now too. I am just checking in.So my doc really got onto me friday about beating myself up. Also told me to enjoy my new shape. So wed I decided to dress up and wear heels to school. Boy did I get alot of attention in those heels. Everyone said how great I looked and some of the other ladies started cat calling me. Even a man in the local hobby store commented. It felt great.

My grades are really good. I have 3 exams on monday and tuesday. Next week I will actually be in the hospital.

We went to disney last weekend and had a great time. That place just amazes me. We had dinner at a resturaunt called T-Rex. It was full of animatronic dinosaurs and was decorated to make you feel like you were in a forest. Every 15 min was a meteor shower. I was able to ride on the childrens rides with my son and didn't need to stop for a rest at all. I can't believe I sat in a childs ride and was able to buckle in. Sometimes we even sat 3 to a seat no problem. I can run for a full 3 minutes now no problem. I wore my bikini in the hotel pool.

The other day at school the elevator broke and I hauled all my books up to the third floor. Everyone was moaning and groaning and I was just happy that I could do it.

Hey Ladies and I see we have a gent now too. I am just checking in.So my doc really got onto me friday about beating myself up. Also told me to enjoy my new shape. So wed I decided to dress up and wear heels to school. Boy did I get alot of attention in those heels. Everyone said how great I looked and some of the other ladies started cat calling me. Even a man in the local hobby store commented. It felt great.

My grades are really good. I have 3 exams on monday and tuesday. Next week I will actually be in the hospital.

We went to disney last weekend and had a great time. That place just amazes me. We had dinner at a resturaunt called T-Rex. It was full of animatronic dinosaurs and was decorated to make you feel like you were in a forest. Every 15 min was a meteor shower. I was able to ride on the childrens rides with my son and didn't need to stop for a rest at all. I can't believe I sat in a childs ride and was able to buckle in. Sometimes we even sat 3 to a seat no problem. I can run for a full 3 minutes now no problem. I wore my bikini in the hotel pool.

The other day at school the elevator broke and I hauled all my books up to the third floor. Everyone was moaning and groaning and I was just happy that I could do it.

Congrats on the 3 minute run! That's awesome.

I know what you mean about just being happy to be able to climb the stairs. My boss put in for "reserved parking for he and I. All I could think, as he was proundly telling me this, was "WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING?" I go to the gym and pay a trainer to get me to exercise and this will take my walking away.:biggrin: I smiled and said thank you. When I get it I will give it to my secretary. Hopefully, it will make her day.:thumbup: It amazes me how much I have changed. A year ago I would have been greatful for the up close space. Today, I am grateful I can walk far enough to not need it.