I am all alone :w00t: LOL I have my pre-op appt on the 18th, then my surgery on the 20th. I don't have to do a pre-op diet, but I think that I might do it for about 2 days before just to get used to it.

I hope I recover as well as it sounds like you all are doing. I have had 2 c-sections, so I can't imagine that this is worse than that!

Hi Hotmama. you are not alone. I am being banded on the 20th as well. My preop is 3/17. I am in my second week of the optifast diet. My doc required 3 weeks. Ugg! I am used to it now. I think it will help me in the long run though.

Yeah, my doctor said he uses that for people who he wants to loose weight before, but that I didn't have to. I still want to do it for a bit to prepare.

Woo hoo! We are twins :w00t: YAY

Ahh yes a twin! some one in the same boat. The doc said because my BMI is high, and then theres the smoking thing. I am cutting down as much as I can.

Well awesome ! I know that has got to be hard doing both things at once, but you will be so much better for it!!

How are you doing? Are you getting excited for the big day?

I am scheduled for the 20th too.. I am so excited! I have been on a strictly liquid diet for 2 weeks and ut has been going well. I have been trying to keep busy so that i don't think about the hunger pains. Good luck to you all!!!

Yay!!!!! :tongue_smilie:

Hi everyone! I was banded on the 20th too. How are you all doing? Each day is getting better. I broke down and had a bit of thicker liquids today as I was already hungry (yogurt, cream soup). It helped a lot. Still some gas pains but getting better. I heard day 7 is another big turning point in how it feels, so I am looking forward to Friday :thumbup:

Today is the day that I finally get to have blended soups, pudding, yogurt, etc. I was so excited last night and made sugar free chocolate puddding and vanilla! This morning I woke up, ready to make some cream of wheat and got scared...crazy huh? maybe I will get brave during lunch and have some pureed soup...let's see. :crying:

hi hot mama, I was banded on march 20, 2009 I was looking for some other people banded the same day as me. I found other people too I'm new to this website any suggestions on how to do the weight tracker thing?

I went for my post op appt today and my doc said I could have mushies! I never thought I would be so happy to eat mashed sweet potatoes in my whole life. He wants me on mushies for two weeks, then regular food for a week and then back to see him to see if I need a fill or not. I was able to sleep on my tummy last night for the first time but was uncomfortable when I turned over so may wait another night or two to do that again. How are you guys doing?

Congrats! I wish I could have mushies...full liquids for me for 3 weeks... I am really enjoying the pureed soup and the sf pudding though! Enjoy your mashed sweet potatoes!!!!

Ack! I totally messed up my weight ticker and now can't figure out how to fix it. Oops.

i was banded on march 20 too!! if i drink another protein shake after all this it'll be too soon. my recovery has been pretty good except for the awful fatigue. i can hardly get anything done! i have minimal pain if any (except when i forget and do something stupid like try and hold my 19 month old son ouch). i get to start mushies on thursday woohoo so excited to eat something!! feel free to drop me a line!

amy

Hey!

Guys with the ticker problems, choose the site that you want to use, I am using tickerfactory.com but there are others. It gives you a code and you copy and paste it into your signature by using the User CP above, then going to Edit Signature. Let me know if you have more problems!

I am glad that there is getting to be a little group of us

I am totally struggling with the food... nothing liquid sounds even edible to me! I had a major problem, on Wednesday I think, I started getting the feeling that I was going to throw up, then for hte next 3 days I had the full on Flu! Let me tell you, that is NOT fun when your stomach just went through major surgery and you are trying to throw up nothing! It was the worst week of my life as far as physical pain goes!

Anyway... I am doing better now, finally starting to feel normal again. What about you guys??