Yay! I am so excited. I just got the call that I have been approved for my surgery and I am scheduled for April 10th.

Anyone else scheduled for this date?

Now I am nervous....and very excited! :lunch:

tbryant1216

Excellent news, tbryant. It's a very exciting time! Good luck!

Iam scheduled for April 16th. Good luck with everything. April 10th will be here before you know it. Are you on your preop diet already?

No. I am not on the pre-op diet yet. I go see my doctor on Tuesday and I'm sure she will have more details then.

It is all happening pretty quick. I just started the process in January, so I am happy with how fast this is going.

I'm an April 10th Bandster too! Congrats!

How is your pre-op diet going?

I am on day 5 and it isn't too bad. The first couple days were the hardest. I stopped drinking soda at the same time, so I had a headache for the first few days, but now I'm good.

I'm on day 5 as well also, but Friday I got dizzy, room was spinning, skin was clammy and I threw up about an ounce of nothing (liquid). So I have been eating about four ounces of protien to feed my body (i.e. beef and chicken, no carbs) for the past two days. Gonna stop with the meat on Tuesday and finish out with full liquids.

I'm so excited for friday. My BMI is 40 so I'm not too worried about a huge liver.

Hi to the two of banded on the 10th. Hope you're both feeling great. My partner was banded yesterday - she wasn't too good the first day but is heaps better today and even wants to go visit some friends tonight.

In case you might be interested there's a forum for all of us being banded in April HERE and we've added you to the list of April bandsters HERE.

Thanks. I'm preparing to leave for the hospital now. I love the name Bunny Bandsters!

Kimber...let us know how you do!

I am feeling much better today. The first day was kinda rough....to be expected.

I can't wait for the ON-Q medicine ball to be over with. I'm a little concerned whether it will hurt or not. The doctor said it will not hurt, so I hope she is right since I have to remove the tube myself.

Can someone share their experience?

Hi guys, I had to spend two days in the hospital cuz I had an allergic reaction to the morphine but I am home now and on the mend. I'm still super gassy, but I'm taking gas x strips and drinking Mylanta. All in all I feel terrible now, but I'm looking forward to my new banded life. On the plus side, I look thinner already. At least to myself.

Hopefully by now you are feeling alot better!

I am feeling much better. I went shopping today and went to the gym tonight.

I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes and felt great afterwards.

The first 2 days were the toughest, but I feel great now.

I was banded on April 10th too!!!

I'm scheduled for next Wednesday, April 22nd. I'm really starting to get nervous though because I do my pre-op testing tomorrow and got paperwork in the mail today that said I should have been doing a liquid diet for 2 weeks prior to the surgery. No one told me and my docs office staff sucks!

I'm still excited though, especially from reading the success stories posted here.

You are all an inspiration, from the pre-banders to the post-banders!