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!!

I feel like I have lost some weight (which I'm sure I have). This is the first day though that I have felt like I have lost weight. I feel a little thinner if that makes sense.

Days 2, 3, and 4 were VERY HARD, but so far today, I feel like I can make on the liquid diet.

5 more days!!!

Hi Jenbug, I left you a message on your home page!(:

Good luck all you Monday bandsters! I've been a little out of it this week, I hope everyone who's been banded so far is doing great!

Morning everyone!!!

Hope all of the new banders are doing well... remember to keep moving!!

Edited August 9, 200818 yr by premiern01

Thanks tx_girl... my port side is tender, but nothing I can't live through. I just keep walking around to get that gas out. I had to have a few squirts of my inhaler before and after surgery as a preventive, so I am really coughing which is what they wanted. Thanks for your support everyday will just get better! But, I am happy it was no where as bad as I thought it would be.

Congrats on your surgery. I'm glad you are feeling so well. I will go on the 14th, so it was good to hear of some one so recent feeling so well. Surgery is like childbirth, after time you forget how bad it really hurt! So I have often wondered on the older bandsters maybe that they had forgotten just how bad it could've been.

hi all,

for everyone waiting the excitment is coming through everything you are writing. if there are nerves, it is nothing to be nervous of. all week ive not felt hungry at all, i had a couple of stomach rumbles, but they didnt make me feel hungry, just reminded i should eat!! feels very strange having to be reminded to eat. the best of luck to people who are in their first week and for the people who are counting down the hours to monday

sarah

much easier than childbirth, so I am sure it will be forgotten in a few weeks.

Hi Paula, I'm here in Carthage Tx. Do you mind me asking who is your surgeon? I am using Babineau in Tyler. He only requires liquids the day before surgery. I am thinking I will start them on Monday though. Couldn't hurt.

turtletears,

I am using Dr. Hambric in Lufkin. He requires 10 days of liquid diet.

33 hours and counting till my surgery!!!! It seems surreal to me, i can't believe its actually happening. Starting to doubt myself a little now thou, worried that i'll find a way to mess this up and fail like every other time i've tried to loss the weight, only this time i'll lose £7.5k as well!!!

started to watch a video of the operarion on utube earlier but i freaked out and had to turn it off, where as normally i'm not at all squeemish!

Shopping tomorrow to buy new pyjamas and all the food i'm going to need for my purree diet! need to make a list so i forget nothing. Good luck to everyone being banded on Monday and i'll check in once i'm home on tuesday all things being well!!!!

I'm getting banded on Aug. 11th so I guess I'm a "AUGUST ALL STAR". I can't wait till it's over so I can stop worrying and get on with my life.

Hi got banded Thursday the 7th, and first time I felt like sitting down and writing something more than two sentences. I am still on my painkillers, I had wicked gas pains Thursday and Friday, much better now. At Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA they keep you overnight. I am on Roxycet. Love the stuff LOL. It's a liquid Percoset without the nausea. I am not one bit hungry at all. Which is wonderful. Having my protein shakes and my sugar Jello and my low salt beef, chicken and veggie broth.. Crystal Light and water. I had a tiny couple o sips of coffee in the morning. I have gained weight which is very strange. Taking walks around the house in slippers. Will walk outside this week, up and down the street. I hope this keeps up. Feeling more normal by the hour.

I got to the hospital at around 10:45 and checked in, They didn't start anything till about 11:30, I remember going into the operating room and well that's all, not one sound at all. Then remembering waking up around 4:00 PM in recovery and seeing the nurses and my husband and daughter came in for a few minutes. I sent them home and said come back tomorrow and get me LOL. I didn't feel like company even family at that time.

The worse thing was the gas and nausea, both of which drove me crazy from Thursday night till Friday mid afternoon. They changed my pain meds Thursday afternoon, then added anti-nausea meds. I felt much better and just rested and slept Thursday night. By Friday AM I felt much better, was walking around the room and in the halls. I just wanted to go home and sleep for a while. Got to say the staff was great and did everything to help me despite the fact that the nursing assistants were working on 15 patients, per one aide. That was tough. I might have had a 15-30 minute wait for them to come when called. Nothing too important that I couldn't wait.

I got all my instructions and saw the doctor a few times and was ready to go home, so they let me leave for home a bit before 4:00 pm. He said things were textbook perfect, and they did the video for the hospital. To be shown to potential patients and family.

Was glad to get home and settled down and to sleep. Woke up this morning much better. I was able to go to the store and get a few things with hubby driving . Tonight I will just settle down and rest for the night. This forum has been a big help in dealing with the ups and downs and other things. Just glad to be home in one piece. Take care of yourself and don't do too much.

Pati and family.

Edited August 9, 200818 yr by Shamrockgirl60

Congrats to all who are post-surgery and doing so well.....6 more sleeps for me........I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one having self doubts. I told my brother this afternoon (He's been away for 2 weeks so I wasn't talking to him.) He had never heard of lap band surgery before so I explained everything - I was literally shaking as I was talking to him. i don't know why because I knew he would be supportive but maybe it's just sinking in now that it's really going to happen!

So now, ladies ( and gents) What should be in my bag as I will be in Toronto recuperating 24 hours before I can go home.

Shamrockgirl - you are awesome!! I am so happy for you - it's behind you now and the only way is forward (and downward hee hee)

Thanks Dixiedoo, I don't have any self doubts at all, I was pretty calm about all of this. I am not the least bit hungry which is amazing to me. I have to force myself to eat that jello and broth. I never thought I would see that coming a mile away. Right now the jello does taste great and the broth like prime rib LOLLOLLOL. It's too funny.

Once the swelling and gas goes down I hope my pre-op weight will show again. I am not worried the least bit about it.

Good luck everyone.

Pati