Hello all! I have an appointment Oct. 20th with my doctor and I will get my surgery date on that day. I was told by the office staff that it should be about two weeks from when I meet with him. Which means I will be a November 2009 Bandster. Anyone else out there yet with a prospective November surgery date? What are you going to do to kill time so you don't get too excited and jump out of your skin like I feel like I might!

I hope your appt goes well and you are set to go! No matter what you are in control. Keep working on those elements you can control so when you have surgery it will be easier! You're doing awesome! Be stronger every day!

Thank you. I will!

Hi everyone.

I'm scheduled for Nov 23, assuming all goes well with preop testing next week. I tried going for the vertical sleeve, but of course my insurance company rejected it. I decided not to appeal and to just go for the band -- which was my original plan.

He also said he wanted me smoke free (yea I am a smoker) for 1 week when I have seen other people say they were to quit a month before--why so many differences from doctor to doctor??? Also it seems like a lot of people having this are in their 20's and 30's are there any 40 + people out there and do you think the recovery process takes longer for us older folks lol???

Lol. My Dr. actually changed bariatric centers (along with a nutritionist) during my 6 months of supervised weight loss so it's kind of interesting to be getting different recommendations now than I did in the beginning. I stopped smoking about a year ago and I'm in my 40's too. :biggrin:

I'm on the other side! Yeh! Surgery was yesterday at the SWLC in Mississauga, ON.

I feel good... just tired and shoulder pain. Just about ready for me first post-op shower and some nice yummy chicken broth :biggrin:

Had my surgery last Tues... Yesterday I was okay, now I woke up feeling very nauseous, trying to drink slimfast blended with little milk (to reduce thickness) because it has nutritions in it, that I've been missing out for the past 3 days. I'm feeling so weak and it's hard to drink and not feel like throwing up...

any advices please?! :biggrin:

I tried calling my dr's office to speak with a nurse, but they aren't open til 9 or 10 am.

did you get my info from the novermber bandster group too?

just checking

thanks for volunteering to do this, it's super nice of you!!! :biggrin:

I sure did!

If you are on my list here OR posted to the Nov group, I got you!

Had my surgery last Tues... Yesterday I was okay, now I woke up feeling very nauseous, trying to drink slimfast blended with little milk (to reduce thickness) because it has nutritions in it, that I've been missing out for the past 3 days. I'm feeling so weak and it's hard to drink and not feel like throwing up...

any advices please?! :thumbup:

I tried calling my dr's office to speak with a nurse, but they aren't open til 9 or 10 am.

Are you drinking your water?? When I went to my preop seminar on Monday, the nutritionist said that if we do not get the h2o in like we should , we start dehydrating and that causes nausea. Be sure you are drinking your liquids.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

Let us know how you are doing and what the Dr. says.

Cheryl

Just checking in to say hi. Day two of my pre-op liquid diet. Headache and feeling weak - this is NOT fun. But I WILL do it.

Congrats to all the newly banded - and to those still waiting like me, hang in there!

Amy

I'm sorry you're not feeling well. Hope these next few days get a little easier.

6 more days for me, I'm pretty excited.

I was banded tuesday. I am a little suprised about the amount of pain. I have alot of gas pain but no nausia. i have a red spot under my steri strips where the port is and i have another red spot a couple of inches down from that and to the right. I am asssuming that is where the band is. Is it normal to have these red spots?

Hi, new here. My surgery is Monday November 16th. Waited a year and a half and have lost 100lbs to get ready. All ready to go!:thumbup:

Getting banded tomorrow!! I hope it all goes well. I will be back to post on how it went.

Obviously I'm not drinking enough because I got so sick today.. Was feeling very nauseous, every time I took a sip of something it made me feel like I wanna throw up. Called the nurse and says its normal- cuz my body is used to a lot of calorie intakes now I'm not taking calories as I sld so my body is reacting and changing so I have to keep drinking 64oz of liquids a day. I will be on liquid diet for 2 weeks to give my stomach time to heal before moving on to the puree stage. My roommate went to the store and got me Gatorade and liquid Tylenol - so I am sitting here drinking Gatorade, feeling little bit of same thing but less nauseous than earlier. Hopefully it'll be a better day tomorrow.

Oh yea, I lost 17 lbs since my pre-op diet!! :drool::thumbup:

Kells....I am 44 yrs old another 40 something here! I have been BIG forever! Since I was about 8 actually. So, I am looking forward to being OLD and healthy! And skinny :thumbup:

Mello....any news on the bloodwork?