Hello All!!

I will be banded on Aug. 11 in Everett, WA!! I'm looking for support as my husband and I are a long way from friends and family.

That is great news!! Noone ever drew my blood for anything....

I'm feeling nervous too. Actually, sick to my stomache;I think once it's over I be ok. I just can't think too much about it. What will I m be doing this weekend--probably trying not to panick about Tuesday. I'm such a wimp! What about you?

That is great news!! Noone ever drew my blood for anything....

I'm feeling nervous too. Actually, sick to my stomache;I think once it's over I be ok. I just can't think too much about it. What will I m be doing this weekend--probably trying not to panick about Tuesday. I'm such a wimp! What about you?

Hi there,

How's the pre-op diet going for you? I decided for supper tonight I ate a Lean Cuisine and a small salad. I probably shouldn't have but I haven't "cheated" all week and I needed a little something different. What time is your surgery at? How is your family handling the change? What did you tell your kids? Hope you're hangin in there. Good luck this weekend, those are always tough for me.

Take care!!

My doc didn't put me on a pre-op diet--just to maintain my weight. My surgery is at 6am. I havent told my kids. They are too young to understand. Most of my family has no idea-and I prefer it that way. My sister will be out of town(I wish she were here) but she will call. My husband will go with me and take some time off if I need it. Hopefully it won't be a big recovery(not compared to my 4 c-sections). I'm a little worried about the liquid diet for the first week(never done that before). Is it hard?

My doc didn't put me on a pre-op diet--just to maintain my weight. My surgery is at 6am. I havent told my kids. They are too young to understand. Most of my family has no idea-and I prefer it that way. My sister will be out of town(I wish she were here) but she will call. My husband will go with me and take some time off if I need it. Hopefully it won't be a big recovery(not compared to my 4 c-sections). I'm a little worried about the liquid diet for the first week(never done that before). Is it hard?

Hi There,

I will be banded in less than 24 hours scarry & exciting!! I have found the liquid diet to be kinda hard, the first 2 days were the worst. I hasn't been too hard since, the hardest thing is resisting the temptations of eating the "regular" food we are usedc to eating. I started crying over a cheeseburger last night, just the simple fact that I am not sure it will ever taste the same again. I'm trying to tell myself that I have eaten enough for a lifetime and I'll be just fine without it. It was quite enpowering to drive to the Dairy Queen and order a blizzard for my husband and it didn't even phase me.

I'm a bit nervous still about the pain of surgery and what to expect. I had abdominal surgery about 15 years ago and it was some tough pain, but my co-worker just had an hysterectomy and said that the pain management has improved greatly!!! Here's to hoping.

I'll let you know on Tuesday, maybe Monday, depends on how I'm doing, how things went. I will keep you in my prayers.

I'm so excited for you! You'll do fine! Some people don't even need the pain meds. But if you need them, use them!! I'm sure once we start seeing the weight come off, we will care less about all the food we can't eat. When you're feeling up to it e-mail me how things went. I'll be going in early Tues morn. You're in my prayers!

How are you doing?