I am very nervous. I have my surgery in the morning (7/24). I am also very excited. I would love to hear from someone that can tell me what to expect tomorrow (anything that the Dr or nurse forgot to tell me).

Thank you!

Kari

Hey there! Oh my goodness I remember feeling what you're feeling! The early hours of the morning before my surgery I couldn't sleep, and was also on this website freaking out lol. I don't think I have too many words of wisdom, everything went by pretty fast, and you'll be doped up the entire time lol. The worst part was before surgery, and that was just the nerves. Make sure you have someone there to hold your hand! After that I'm sure you will be well taken care of by the hospital staff :thumbup: Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great!

I was banded 3/24/08 so I am 4 months out today. It was worth every minute. I feel and look so much better. I am past half way now. You'll do great!!! Let us know how you are feeling in a few days.

:lol:kw3!! hopefully your surgery is going well. i'm sure it is. I'm getting banded next month! I'm already so anxious. I had my first appointment yesterday. It was with the dietician. It went really well. But, man! What a change it is going to be. There is a lot involved with the food intake and strict liquid diet before and after! Then no bread, diet coke, etc! I'm excited though.

Sugarbean-- So much weight in 4 months!! You're inspiring me! ha! That is amazing!!! I hope I can do the same. I take it you have been following all of the rules? No junk food, etc. Exercising? Congrats!

kw3- Make sure you let us know how it goes!!!

JordanJ - Yes, I am pretty much a rule follower. I have to be the one that is in charge of what goes into my mouth and how much exercise I do. I am doing the couch to 5K training. I am now on week 3. Check-out that post on the exercise & fitness thread.

kw3 - Best of luck today.

well that's awesome!! i hope to be a rule follower! I'm so ready to do this. I really would like to get back into running also! congrats on the 5k training. I did cross country freshman and sophmore years of high school (5 and 6 years ago). We went to Michigan in the summer and would have to run up and down the dunes. Some days I would run 10 miles a day, now nothing! I think I'd feel so much better! What do you eat every day? I feel like it would basically just be maybe a meat & a vegetable like all the time. do you eat a lot of variety of stuff? and do you still get a lot of PBs, even though you follow the rules??

I am 2 days out right now. Banded 7-22. I am finding that I am most comfortable laying in bed or walking. When I sit in a chair it feels like I have a tight inner-tube around my chest. But I am walking a lot.

puterlady - walking will help the with the gas. Take your time and heal.

Jordan - So far, so good, I have never PBd. And yes, I try to eat a variety of foods. You have a great attitude, you will do fine.