Hi!

My name is Cheryl, I am 51 (soon to be 52), I live in Alabama and will be banded 11/11/2008. I am very excited about having the procedure done, and getting more and more nervous as the time gets closer. I had a consult with a dietitian 9/30 and my psych consult is scheduled for halloween (oops!!!)!! I have to be on liquids for 2 weeks prior to my surgery and that scares me too.... gotta get that fatty liver shrunk as much as possible. I will appreciate any helpful information that anyone has to share.

Hi and good luck. I was banded on Sept. 30th at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham. I am doing well and wish you the best of luck.

Details.... i need details! lol.. Did you have to do liquids for two weeks before surgery? How much have you lost and how have things gone? Are you eating real food yet, or still on liquid/softs? How was the pain after surgery? Hope you don't mind all the questions....

I didn't have to do liquids but I had to do a 2 week high protein, low carb diet they gave me. I have been sore but the pain from surgery has not been as bad as the gas. I was on full liquids until yesterday, then I started mushies. Yesterday I ate yogurt and some pintos and cheese from Taco Bell. I have no nausea but I have been taking it very slow with my eating. Feel free to contact me anytime and I wish you the best of luck.

Thank you so much for the information. I will have my surgery at Medical West in Bessemer, so we are neighbors (so to speak). I know all about the gas, as I am an RN working with surgery patients. I do expect that to be a problem, but not a huge one that can't be overcome. Do you work? If so, how long were you out of work?

I don't work but if I did I wouldn't be able to yet. I feel much better today but I'm still sore. I could do a desk job today but nothing more and today is the first day I have felt like anything.

Wow..... my surgery will be on Tuesday 11/11, and I hope/plan to return to work on the following Monday 11/17. I hope it works out that way since I have no paid time off left, but either way, it will be so worth it to have the surgery behind me. My job is not very physical..... paper work, starting IV's, giving meds, etc. so that should help. We'll see!