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 am finally approved.....hopefully I will have the surgery before the end of August

Ill be getting banded on August 12th! (Tomorrow!)

So today I am on liquid diet....

Atenciym: I have also started my liquid diet today. So far so good.

Good Luck.

and I am so scared! Glad I came to work today; try to keep my mind off of it. I keep thinking... what if something really bad happens to me?! I will feel so stupid! LOL

Really looking forward to writing my first AFTER surgery post. Good luck to all of you and thanks for everyone's support and encouragement, and advice.

Hi Everyone-

I will be having my surgery this coming Friday with Dr. Kahlil in San Diego. The last weeks have been very exciting, but now the excitement is turning into nerves. I started my protein shakes this weekend, my doctor recommended the shakes from costco, they are o.k.

If anyone has any recommendations for preperations I could make prior to Friday I would really appreciate it. I live in a very rural area and have an hour drive to the nearest grocery store so I'm hoping to be prepared prior to Friday.

Thanks so much for any help.

Thanks

Angie

Has anybody else had to down 2 bottle of this stuff the day before surgery to clean out your bowels? I need to drink this all day starting Wednesday morning and people are telling me I should take off work that day. I have a BR close to my office. Do I really need to take off? I hardly have any food in my system anyway. Please Advise. Thanks:confused::)

Vegas I didn't have to do that. Good Luck!

Heading in for banding in 12 1/2 hours!!:cool2: Here's to the beginning!

Good luck to everyone else...:wink2:

Hello all!

It’s crazy how our stories all differ a bit. The gas has about killed me. I can't burp to save my live so thank God it can come out the other end...lol

I just today experienced the weird BMs. But with that comes more gas out so I can live.

I can totally lie on my sides and that has helped with getting the gas out. I will say I am SO tired of the liquid diet. But this to shall pass. :wink2:

I got myself a nice new scale today and like what it said already!

Good Luck All!!

Hey Shamrockgirl - nice to hear that everything is progressing well. A question though - Why did you have to wait before you used your CPAP? I am really not able to sleep without one. They told me to bring mine in with me when I go for surgery on Friday. Please fill me in.

Heading in for banding in 12 1/2 hours!!:cool2: Here's to the beginning!

Good luck to everyone else...:wink2:

I will be thinking of you tomorrow - good luck

hi guys,

i'm from maywood, il; a suburb of chicago. Shout out to all you illinois bandsters.

i've been tipping in on this site for over a year now and you folks are great! I have had so many of my questions answered. My surgery date is 8/13/08 12pm - finally - and it's taken so many years to get here. I'm excited, nervous, & yes scared. I have never been this concerned going into surgery before. This whole process has taken so long and been so un-nerving it keeps you on edge; and now i’m like "oh my god, i'm really going to do this" – my answer to self – “yes i am going to do this and this will give me the edge to do great things”. Dr. Peter rantis from the kane center at alexian brothers hospital in arlington heights, il. Is performing my surgery. Well just wanted to say hi and thanks to all of you who have had the courage to make a drastic change and share it with others as you are doing here. Please pray for me - like i said i'm a little nervous. I'll keep you posted as to my progress.

goodbody, out

I've got 2 days left before being banded on Thurs. Aug 14th. I'm SO excited! I can't wait to be over this liquid diet and NOT feel hungry!

I went to the hospital today to pre-register and do blood work. Then had to go over to the Dr. office to weigh and pay my portion of the surgery. I had lost 9 lbs. since last Tuesday. I thought that was great.

I hope these next 2 days go by fast!

Angie, when I was on protein shakes prior to my surgery on August 4th I put it in a blender with 4 ice cubes and put the blender on puree for 30 seconds and it made it like a thick malted. It helped me get thru.

Take Care,

LindaGail

Shamrockgirl,

I am laughing hysterically at your "poopy post"....Nobody mentioned the "weird diarrhea" to me either!!:wink2::cool2::w00t::blushing:I was banded on the 4th!

Edited August 12, 200817 yr by premiern01