Well, tomorrow @ 5:30am - I will have my butt at the hospital for surgery! I did the 'only' fluids today and I have NO idea how people can do this for a week prior to surgery. I didn't have hunger pains, but the diarrhea is almost uncontrollable. I guess if I had to do this a week, I'd experience hunger pains too. Kudo's to the folks who have do the fluids for a week or more. Thank you all, for your support and mostly sharing your inner thoughts with the rest of the world. I've been reading everyone's posts and have found it to be of incredible value. Thank you all! I'm off to bed to catch a couple of hours sleep. I'll be back soon. Good luck to everyone who's scheduled this week and next.

Good luck, Kari! I hope everything goes well and you're soon writing us a report! Cindy

Yay you!!! It's going to go great. Post back and let us know how you are doing!!!!

Hoooooray!!!!

Congrats!! Prayers for a safe surgery and smooth recovery! Post when you can and let us know how it went!!

Best of luck Kari. Your in my thoughts.

Hi Everyone - surgery was a breeze BUT on the 2nd day out of surgery I started esophagus spasms. Good Lord, I thought I was having a heart attack! It hurts every time I swallow or burp, it feels like someone is squeezing your chest. It doesn't last long but WOW it stops me in my tracks. Today is the 6th day and it's better but not gone - can't wait to catch more than 5 hours of sleep at a time. I hope your all well and enjoying your summer. Thanks for your good wishes and I'm sure I'll be back to 'normal' soon.

Kari, sorry I missed the beginning of your journey, but every day gets better. It really, really does.

Kari You and I both had our surgeries on Tuesday, July 26,2005. We are a pair. I had to do the liquid diet for two weeks prior to the surgery. I lost 14 pounds. Its Monday and I went back to work today. Hurting only at my port site. I woke up from the general anesthesia with the dry heaves....AWFUL! I thought I was going to yack on every person who came with in a two foot radius of me.:sick I have also developed phlebitis at my IV site and have been put on rancid tasting liquid antibiotics..YUCK !!! :lick

I weighed myself this morning and I have lost 6 pounds since surgery.:banana Been mostly consuming broth, protein shakes, the occasional 1/2 cup of soup and lots of SF popcicles!!

I wish you the best as we embark upon this journey together. I look forward to hearing about your successes and being here when you fall as I will be here asking the same of you.

LOL! One of the women at my lapband support group meeting came up to me and hugged me and said WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE!!!:chinese and that is really how it is. We jumped the hurddle of getting the surgery and now we on the journey to the healthier and happier us. I am glad to be here with you.

Hi guys, can I ask, why do you have to do liquids only the week before surgery?

I haven't done that and I'm having the surgery this Friday in Mexico. Should I start on liquids now, I wonder, and do them for the next 4 days?

I haddn't asked them about it and they never mentioned it???

every doctor is different. my doc required it because he had a self pay patient wake up with out a band because he was unable to manipulate her liver to put the band on. her liver was too fatty. He has you do liquid protien drinks for two weeks pre op to help prevent this from ever happening again. You body stores fat at your liver and esp if you binge eat it will be huge and too big or very difficult for the surgeon to apply your band. it is only a precautionary thing but worth it i think. the fear of waking up not being banded scared me into sticking to the diet as bet I could.

not all docs require it. call your doc and ask what he/she suggests.

Best of luck to you in your surgery!

Hey i was banded on the same day as you and Kari:banana

that was a busy day for Lap Bands!

Kari You and I both had our surgeries on Tuesday, July 26,2005. We are a pair. I had to do the liquid diet for two weeks prior to the surgery. I lost 14 pounds. Its Monday and I went back to work today. Hurting only at my port site. I woke up from the general anesthesia with the dry heaves....AWFUL! I thought I was going to yack on every person who came with in a two foot radius of me.:sick I have also developed phlebitis at my IV site and have been put on rancid tasting liquid antibiotics..YUCK !!! :lick

I weighed myself this morning and I have lost 6 pounds since surgery.:banana Been mostly consuming broth, protein shakes, the occasional 1/2 cup of soup and lots of SF popcicles!!

I wish you the best as we embark upon this journey together. I look forward to hearing about your successes and being here when you fall as I will be here asking the same of you.

LOL! One of the women at my lapband support group meeting came up to me and hugged me and said WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE!!!:chinese and that is really how it is. We jumped the hurddle of getting the surgery and now we on the journey to the healthier and happier us. I am glad to be here with you.

I'm sure you will do great.. Post when ya get back!!!

Tina - Congrats on your Band ! You sound like you had a heck of a time too. I can't imagine going back to work until these esophagus spasms are gone. I hope you don't have to work a full day, you'll be beat! I only did liquid the day before surgery and now have graduated to pureed foods. Do you feel a restriction? I think I do, I can't tell yet. I'm not hungry but I think it's cause I know it's going to hurt when I swallow.

I weighed myself 5 days after surgery and lost 21 1/2 lbs, that has got to be water!

Some day soon I'll be able to get both legs over that darn hurdle !

I was banded on July 26th too, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Definitely a busy day for bands - there were 4 other women there for it too - we had a great time together - before and after. Good luck to ya'll.