YIPEEEEEE, I'LL BE IN BANDLAND ON NOVEMBER 20TH:party:

Anyone joining me? Anyone as nervous, excited, scared and shocked as I am? I'm doing tons of reading on this site and I'm really trying to grasp how much my life is going to change!!!

Hey Ebony - we're being banded the same day. MONDAY!!! I can't believe it is only 4 more sleeps. I had my pre-op today and going back to see the dietician tomorrow as the last time I saw him and my specialist was 2 years ago when I went on the public health waiting list. I am so scared about the actual surgery - i will be so glad when that parts over.

Whoo Hoo...I am going to be banded Monday also!!!

I too am being banded on the 19th. I hope everything goes smoothly for you. It is all going to be worth it!

I am so excited to hear these great reports from people in post surgery. Mine is 11/19 and I can't wait. I hope mine goes as well as yours sandy7777. You give me hope. Good luck to all that are having surgery next week. Please get on as soon as you can and share with us. I will do the same.

God bless and talk to you soon.

Thanks for all the information on unjury. I just ordered some. chocolate and chicken soup.

Hey Texasgirl! My surgery is on Nov. 18th too! GOOD LUCK! Keep me posted! What is the website information on Unjury? I have heard people talk about it and I would like to check it out!

Thanks!

EbonyRose - To answer questions about the specifics of my weight loss so far I will start by saying it has actually been a fun road. I lost 10 lbs the week before my final presurgery Dr's appointment. While on the pre-op high protien diet I lost 27 lbs and so far since surgery on the 4th of November I have lost 9 lbs. for a grand total of 46 lbs. WOW am I excited? Keep up the GREAT efforts EbonyRose and Bluebird29. If we keep doing the good things long enough Great things will happen.

Hip! Hip! Hooray!

I'm on a 5 day count down to surgery and very excited! I'm more nervous about the surgery itself than the "after".

lego1972 - the website for Unjury is www.unjury.com you can find a phone number on their site that you can call and place your order too.

lego1972 - the website for unjury is www.unjury.com you can find a phone number on their site that you can call and place your order too.

They have individual servings you can buy for like $1 each, so you can taste each of their flavors without buying a big thing of it. I bought one of each flavor and in all honesty, I didn't really like them that much. They're OK, but I've found better Protein powders with many more yummy flavors.

Hey all I am having the Surgery Mon NOv 17-08 I am on full liquids and not hungry for as many times they want you to eat the little amount.. So I hope I am eating enough and yogurt here and there and some soup. I am looking how to get onto the Ny/LI lapband site can anyone help me>?

thanks,

bobbi

Hey Bobbi! Good luck with your surgery on Monday! I'm right after you, on Thursday!

To get to the NY/LI website: first go to the main page and scroll down until you see Local Lap-Band Support Groups/Sub Forum and click on USA; scroll down to New York; once your in the NY forum, find a thread called "Any Long Islanders"...I think you said you were being banded by Dr. Geiss, right? Almost everyone on this board is being banded by him! Good luck to you!!! Keep us posted after your surgery!

I will be banded on the 19th! I too am scared, shocked, but mostly excited!

Your the day before me! Can you believe we are really doing this? Its really starting to hit me now...I don't feel nervous at the moment, but I'm starting to realize that there are foods that I will probably have to avoid for the rest of my life and its a bit sad to me...take tonight, for example....I went to pick up a pizza for my kids....the pizzeria smelled AMAZING...as I'm standing there I realized, I'll probably never eat this again! I know that everyone is different and there are some people that can eat pizza...but with my luck, it won't happen :Dancing_sorry: Oh well, I'd rather be skinny!!! Good luck to you!!!

I had my egd today and decided to weigh myself before I went into the OR!! I was down 11 lbs since Monday on preop!!! I have until the 17th to have lost 5 lbs and I already passed it! I hope to be down even more on Monday maybe like 15 lbs and on surgery day the 24th maybe ill be down 20 or more!! :Dancing_sorry:

I had my egd today and decided to weigh myself before I went into the OR!! I was down 11 lbs since Monday on preop!!! I have until the 17th to have lost 5 lbs and I already passed it! I hope to be down even more on Monday maybe like 15 lbs and on surgery day the 24th maybe ill be down 20 or more!! :cool:

Great job, Froggi!!!! Your on your way...

They have individual servings you can buy for like $1 each, so you can taste each of their flavors without buying a big thing of it. I bought one of each flavor and in all honesty, I didn't really like them that much. They're OK, but I've found better protein powders with many more yummy flavors.

If you have some other suggestions please let me know. I would like to try other brands/flavors. So far I have been taking the atkins advantage and they are good. Thanks for your help!

If you have some other suggestions please let me know. I would like to try other brands/flavors. So far I have been taking the atkins advantage and they are good. Thanks for your help!

I have found lots of individual flavors in The Vitamin Shoppe. They have a lot of different brands. One of the best I've found is the brand Jay Robb. Unfortunately it's really expensive, so I didn't buy anything bigger than a few individual flavors.

My husband (who is big into weight lifting and body building) swears by the Optimum Nutrition brand, and we've got the Vanilla Ice Cream, Rocky Road, and Strawberry flavors. They are 120cals and 25g protein per serving. :cool:

Hi all! Just to update you all. I had my surgery on Thursday (13th). Everything went perfectly. As planned I stayed overnight. Incision sites are not painful at all. But--I have had very bad gas pains since surgery. Other than that I am fine. Been sleeping alot and haven't really felt like doing much--but that's to be expected. My surgery was at 1:30 on Thursday and I was released after my Upper GI yesterday. I'm up and walking and the Tylenol 3 with codeine seems to help with the pain and to let me sleep. I also take the Gas X strips--those are definitely a must. I can say that the gas pains are much worse than I expected. I found a perfect description--remember when we were younger and we had to run the mile in gym class --that sharp pain under your rib when you were totally winded and couldn't do anymore? That's the pain...same place. There as well as in my shoulders. But--lots of walking helps. I finally started moving some "gas"...I won't be any more explicit... :cool: and that seems to be helping most of all! I hope all are doing well and good luck to us all on our new life journey.