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hi all, i thought i would come and let you know how it went on friday. it was really easy and the nurse's were lovely, especially the one i had during the day of the op. i did not have and feeling of sickness or dizzyness and was up and walking 3 hours after i had ocme round. my port site is very high up and is causing the most pain, however, with my disolveable paracetamol (which my friend went out and got me yesterday afternoon) it is manageable. i have been walking alot and the gas pain has virtually gone.

am just tired, but slept in my bed the whole night last night, woke up twice because i was thirsty, but apart from that it is so easy.

hoep this settles some nerves that i no people are having.

sarah

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Sarah Thanks for sharing your information. By banding is tommorrow, so I was very please to hear you had such a good experience. Good lunck to you!!

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No, April410. I haven't heard of that. Can anybody go on or do you need a pin?

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Hi all. I'm new here. My surgery is scheduled for 8/14, my last pre-op appointment is tomorrow 8/4. I am so excited and nervous as the same time. Good luck to all :biggrin:

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Pumpkin.....I was given the EMMI link and pin number when I attended the LapBand seminar at my surgeon's office. I am not sure how else you would get that......but it's a very informative video/tutorial. Maybe you could ask your surgeon about it? Or go online to EMMI .... there might be a way to see the tutorial on LapBand......not sure

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Hi Everyone,

Well I just about made it through the Optifast, and am getting ready for surgery on Tuesday. I'm so excited about it. Not nervouse yet, and I'm not sure if and when that will set in. Good luck to everyone else being banded this week.

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Hi there, I am scheduled for surgery on August 15th, I am so excited and a bit nervous as I am having it done in Mexico as a self pay. My insurance will not qualify me so I finally gave up.

I see alot of people are talking about getting it this month!! good luck to all and please give feedback ASAP!!! :biggrin:

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Well I had my lapband 'installed' on Friday the 1st of August and I admit to feeling really knocked about on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday my incisions were sore, like someone had kicked me in the stomache hard, then Sunday I had terrible gas pains. I walked but got tired easily, and actually found peppermint tea a great help with it.

Today (Monday) I'm heaps better! My port incision still hurts a little, but most of the gas pains are gone, and I'm feeling really happy to have had the surgery (though I was cursing it the last two days! LOL!) I've also already lost 2.5lbs in those 3 days and am not feeling at all hungry.

So yes it's a bit sore and painful for a week or so, which you'd expect from surgery, then it gets better and you're off and running with your new life!

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I'm getting banded tomorow August 4th and your post really helps. I hope I can do as well as you. Thank You.

LindaGail

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Good luck LindaGail! Check in with us in the August thread and let us know how you go!

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Pre-op appointment tomorrow! Surgery is approaching fast(8/21/08) I'm starting to get really nervous...

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Lellow I'm so glad your doing well! I like the lbs tracker you added. I have 2 1/2 more days to go! I can't wait to get this over with and start my new life!

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Lol cutie, needed to make sure my US peeps could keep track of the weight loss too. :smile:

The days will pass in a blink of an eye. Can't wait to see you on the other side.

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Hi!! Is anyone getting banded in August? I'm getting banded August 1st. Maybe we can share our stories & successes and be there for each other if needed. Thanks!! Good luck to all!! :smile:

I am on my pre-op liquid diet. My surgery is on Aug. 6.

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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

        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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