Hey Everyone! I am officially banded. Surgery went great this morning and I was home by 2PM EST and have felt great. I'm sure the meds have not worn off, but I'll take it:) Surgery was quick and easy and I was in recovery for about three hours. I came home, watched TV for a little while and just got back in from a little walk(doctor's orders) and am going to sip on some tea. For anyone going to Portsmouth hospital, they were AWESOME! My surgeon came into chat and didn't seem rushed, the other doctor's nurses and staff were fantastic-I'm going to write a letter to the hospital-I was that impressed. I'll write more when I can see straight and when I'm not as sleepy:) Thanks for the support and I look forward to our journey's together!!!Moe

Congratulations on your voyage into bandland! Please keep us posted as your day progresses. We're all soooooo excited to hear how things are going for all of you O' Pioneers!

Lanakila

Congrats on your new band wish you all the luck. Fellow band buddy.

MOEEEEEEEE!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I came home from work and I went straight to the computer to see if by any chance you posted anything. I was so shocked to see the post. You gave me so much comfort. I can hear the excitement in your post. Take it easy and keep us posted.

One more thing... Keep your weight loss ticker updated. LOL

Congratulations Moe! You are my hero; banded this morning; home in the afternoon, went for a walk and took the time to post and tell us about it. OUTSTANDING!!!!

Busy time.

Last Monday it had been 3 months since I started trying to have this happen. I called the doctor's office to find they were still waiting for Tricare (retired military) to send approval. I called Tricare and after being passed around finally talked to the right people to find they had nothing on file requesting lap-band for me. I got their fax number and called the doctor's office. They said they'd faxed it two times before to different numbers. They faxed to the new number. Approved Wednesday morning (two days). Surgery scheduled for five days hense. I could have had this surgery in May and lost a ton of weight already If I'd gotten more involved sooner. :scared2::cursing: The older I get the dumber I grow. Now, I'm behind Moe 128 forever.

David

Edited August 1, 200817 yr by Roustabout

Congratulations Moe! Glad to know you are doing good!

Moe, that is fabulous! You are the hero of the August All-Stars! It's really good to hear about positive experiences in hospitals, too, because so many times, it's just the opposite. I would also encourage you to write to them like you said. Usually, those of us, like me, who work in hospitals only hear the bad things. You will make their day just like they made yours! Good job!

Congrats, Moe!!!!!! Glad you are feeling so well!

congratulations and best wishes to you. I am soooo excited for you! Keep up that positive attitude! Let us know how things progress.

CONGRATS! I am glad you had a great experience. :wink2:

Wooo Hoooo Moe!!!! Good for you, I can only hope my surgery goes as well on the 12th......I am amazed that you were lucid enough to type and spell correctly! LOL

Sending all the best wishes and hugs,

Judie

Congratulations, I am so happy it went well. I have a dear friend who just started the pre-op program at what I believe is the same hospital in Portsmouth NH. She hopes to be banded in a few months.

It will only get better I'm sure.

Hey what do you think of the Manny trade?

This kid Jason Bay is a better outfielder and cute too. Maybe it was time for Manny to go. He hasn't really been happy in New England has he.

Congrats Moe!!!! Glad to hear you have come through so well!

Keep us posted!

Hi All! Thanks so much for all the well wishes:) This are going amazing! I will post my surgery story in a different threat, hopefully setting peoples mind at ease. Having this forum has been so helpful and so supportive I can't thank you all enough and now I can support all of you. Let see if I can answer the posts. I have to update my ticker, as of the morning of the surgery I hit my 20 lb mark. It ended up being 19 at the surgeons office when I had clothes on:) :teeth_smile:

Shamrockgirl-I think it was time for Manny to go. I will always be thankful for what he has done for this team, but I have to think that his little antics were distracting to the other team mates. I think that Jason Bay is a little cutie and you can see the desire to play in his offense and defense. He knows what big shoes he has to fill, but so far he is on fire. I hope Papi is okay with his buddy being traded though:) I'd be happy to talk to your friend-feel free to have her contact me. I can't say enough good about the team and the hospital. They were fabulous.

jaydeesmjk-I usually can't spell when I'm "normal" so it must have been the meds that helped me to get it right:biggrin:

vegasgirl-they are getting a letter and some type of gift. They were amazing. They were so calming and were so good about me being comfortable and not rushing me to leave. I'm big about writing letters for good jobs, none of us get enough of those:)

David-keep the faith brother:) You'll do really great. None of us are ahead or behind-we are all together. The surgery dates may be different, but we will all be in the same boat in 6 months when we are all shadows of our previous selves.

NaniRose-I missed seeing you Wednesday!! We have to set up a walking party for the ladies in our group:) I'll get on that ticker:)

I'll start typing now to give you all the story-keep an eye out for a new thread. Thanks again everyone for your support-it really means a lot:smile:

Moe