Hello all, I am getting ready to go to the seminar and in hopes of changing my life for ever. I have already got pre-certified from my insurance so hopefully the next 6 mo. will go by quickly. I am very nervous but excited. I am looking for new friends and experiences so talk to me and I also would like to know other peoples receipes and do's and don'ts regarding diet after the surgery. Beck:wink_smile:

lol. may have to. When Bailey was a baby, I put some in her mouth and blew in her face, she swollowed it right down. The things we do to get meds down kids. My friend would hold her little girls nose and blow in her face. Its so nice when they are babies and they dont know any better and actually smack their little lips to the taste lol.

My intestines are not liking me not having hardly any solid foods...lmfao wow I can't imagine what it will be like on Monday and alter when I am on ALL liquids. I finally got all of my stuff for post op :cursing: NOT TOO MUCH LONGER YAY...

Elizabeth THAT'S AWESOME that you're losing weight now...maybe with the breakfast foods you should be eating stuff with less carbs...like maybe some eggs? Or greek yogurt. Plain greek yogurt is a food I know a lot of people who are banded eat for breakfast...just some ideas. Hope your weightloss keeps up!!

Jennifer no worries about the food...stuff like that happens....I had 2 times when I saw Lindsay when I had gained...1 lb and 2 lbs but you gotta also remember if you're doing any exercise you might be gaining muscle....also you might be retaining water. You'll do better my dear. :eek: Good luck to all!!! -spins around in circles- :crying:

Heck, I lost count how many times I would gain a pound or 2 when I was seeing Lindsey. I have tried eggs for breakfast, they wont go down :cursing:. Right now Im sticking with my liquids, because that is all the goes down, pudding is even too thick to get down. Mom moved to purees yesterday and had pureed chili, yum yum. She should be on softs by Thanksgiving. Heck if I keep this up, I wont be able to eat anything at Thanksgiving. That could be a good thing though lol. Good luck Froggi. Moms bowels are not too happy at all about nothing but liquids. The pureed chili helped though, she was so happy when she went to the bathroom today LOL. Monday will be here before you know it!

Good morning everyone. Wow, this introduction post has grown into quite the thread. It has really grown beyond the introductions forum, so, I am moving this thread to the locals forum under West Virginia.

Thats cool Susan. Will it have the same Address?? I just have it saved under my favorites and get here from there.

OK, phew! I was scared when I couldn't find our post on the introduction page!

I want to see Lindsay now. I came down with a stomach bug and just now (Saturday @ 9 p.m.) ate for the first time since Thursday at lunch. To top it off, my kids have a cheer competition this weekend. Friday I had to drag my sick butt out and drive here, plastic bag in hand. It took 5 hours because my battery died at Cool Spot. Let's just say when I finally saw my hotel here in Cincy, I about cried! LOL

Jenn

Jennifer- That's a crummy way to lose weight, but hey it works!! :laugh: I'll take whatever I can get! I'm glad you're feeling better now, though!

:laugh::thumbup::thumbup:Tomorrow's FROGGI's day!!! WOO HOO, it's finally here! Good luck!

Thanks Kyla!!! :laugh:

Froggie, are you counting down the hours yet?

GOOD LUCK today, Froggi!!!! It's finally here! :thumbup: See you at the support group meeting in December!!!

Best Wishes for Froggi today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

Elizabeth - I am on the Relay 4 Life team with Classic Country Linedance, but thanks for the offer! If you need a team to join - you can always join ours. :ohmy:

Jennifer - Thanks for posting Kaplan's website. I checked it out. I think he needs more success stories on there. He just has a journey of one person........and she's not banded yet. I understand the ..."follow me through" the journey concept........but I would rather see someone who has completed the journey if I were checking out the site for the first time.

kaplan told me today that I'm his star patient already! I was down another 17 lbs yesterday on the 2nd week of preop so i am down 56 lbs!! I am in lots of pain mostly gas pains...hurts to walk around get up etc. I had to stay at the hospital until noon though due to me getting really nauseated this morning and they had to give me more meds.

Congrats on the loss, Froggi!!! That's awesome. Welcome to the other side! Wow, you got home really fast. They didn't discharge me until 8:30pm!

Ok just to let you know. Yes I finally told Jeannie I am way too tight. She said she knew I was too tight that day due to the noises my stomach was making but I told her I was proving a point to Dr.Kaplan. Well, Im only hurting myself doing this. I can only eat liquids. I tried a soft solid today and it did NOT go down. Didnt come back up, but caused a lot of discomfort. I go with my mom for her first fill on the 4th and I will have my very first unfill that day. I am SO READY to eat something solid without sucking on it and making it liquid first. My 10month old cousin is eating about twice as much as I am right now. It will get fixed next week.

Froggi, congrats, you are one of us now. You are officially a BANDSTER!

I dunno hw I got to come home so early...My surgery was at 1pm monday and I got out of recovery and put into a room at 6pm had my nasty horrible feeling barium swallow at 7am started feeling horribly sick so they had to give me more nausea meds in my IV instead of by pills and they knocked me out again so muy mom got to the hospital around 9 am and i was still out of it so i had to finally get up and walk around a little and they let me go home at noonish I was the only surgery on monday all by myself lol