I go in for my surgery tomorrow! I'm so ready and I'm SO excited! I'm all packed and ready to go and I have all my post-op goodies all ready to go too. This time tomorrow, I'll be banded! Wish me luck, I need to try to go get some sleep!

Hi Donna- looks like you ahve a pic up. I opted to put up an avatar - if you want to do that it is under edit profile and along the left you can pick 'add avatar'

As far as the ticker here is the link Weight Loss - Diet Ticker

once you create it you wil need to copy the code they give you and paste it in your signature line.

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Tina, Tell me how do you add a ticker to your profile and a picture. and so on?

Tomorrow is also my big day. I get banded at 10 am and I am scared to death! I could eat a cow right now but trying to be good and follow orders to stay on liquids today. Can't wait for the new journey and hope to make my husband and kids proud to be seen with me. Good luck everyone and will check back in post op :thumbup:

Edited December 13, 200916 yr by cgreen43

Good luck, everyone!

Good luck everyone

Thanks, appreciate all the help I can get.

Hey Donna, I think you'll do fine. As far as hunger, I haven't really had any. I've had less than about 500 calories a day and I'm really struggling to get my Protein in. I don't want to FORCE myself to drink anything, but, my calories have been crazy low. But, I haven't been hungry. It's so odd. I don't FEEL like I'm starving or anything. I even went through the food section at Sam's Club and nothing really appealed to me even though all I've had today was an Atkins shake (at that point anyway). I think you'll do just fine! Good luck and let me know how yours goes! :willy_nilly:

Hey there!

My big day is also tomorrow--8:30am. I am also really scared. Here we go!!

Tomorrow is also my big day. I get banded at 10 am and I am scared to death! I could eat a cow right now but trying to be good and follow orders to stay on liquids today. Can't wait for the new journey and hope to make my husband and kids proud to be seen with me. Good luck everyone and will check back in post op :willy_nilly:

I wanted to wish you all luck on your big day tomorrow!:willy_nilly: You all will do great, the surgery isn't that long and before you leave the hospital make sure they give you some pain medicine, that will help on the ride home. I hope you all get some sleep, I was excitied on my surgery day too.

Keep us posted!

Edited December 14, 200916 yr by mznita

Oh well, todays the day...Just took my antiseptic bath as required by Memorial Hospital and waiting on my husband to get this thing rolling..Still scared to death but reading other peoples posts are what is making this possible. Ckeck in later on to let everyone know how this goes and thanks for all of the well wishes..:willy_nilly:

Good luck today STL and CGREEN! You'll be banded and loving it in no time! You'll BOTH pull through with flying colors, I just know it! Besides, if I say it, than the luck of the Irish is with you! :willy_nilly:

Hey there!

My big day is also tomorrow--8:30am. I am also really scared. Here we go!!

Well folks I am sure all will go well for the both of you. Iam scheduled for this Thursday at 10:30. A. M. I am not nervous about the surgery I am nervous about eating afterwards. I am not talking Immidiately afterwards but in a couple of weeks when I actually may feel hungery. I know how my appetite is, As someone stated they could eat a cow, Yep I feel the same way. I just hope that part stops after this is all over. Best of luck Donna

Well I did it!! Lived through it but wished I hadn't a few times today.LOL. I am very sore and so tired.. Surgery would have gone better if I had not had a hiatal hernia that I knew nothing about. That was repaired as well as the lap band placed. No fill until the 29th but really not hungery. I am having a hard time with nausea but the patch works wonders. I hope all of my fellow bandsters are doing well today.:thumbup:

Well I did it!! Lived through it but wished I hadn't a few times today.LOL. I am very sore and so tired.. Surgery would have gone better if I had not had a hiatal hernia that I knew nothing about. That was repaired as well as the LAP-BAND® placed. No fill until the 29th but really not hungery. I am having a hard time with nausea but the patch works wonders. I hope all of my fellow bandsters are doing well today.

I am so glad that your doing well. I doctor told me about the hernia thing as well, and also told me that he would fix it at the same time if there is one. I kind of suspect that he is looking for one and going to find one. Sort of wierd. I was reading you profile and both of us are about the same I am also 5' 4" and 220. I am just waiting for Thursday and to be done with this. Did you go home or are you staying overnight? I guess I am planning on staying over night. My. S.O. is not overly anxious about taking care of a sick person. .. Write when you get a chance.. DD

cgreen43.... glad you are doing well... hope you feel more like yourself soon..... i noticed you said something about the "patch working well"... just curious as to what kind of patch???

good luck to all the other future bandsters this week... prays for all that things go well.

my husband and i have our sleep study and 2 appt done on Jan. 7 and 8th... that will be 2 appts down and 2 to go... i am so ready to get them done with so we can get approval from ins and a surgery date schedule.... so ready to get rid of the weight.

The patch is for nausea and you can wear it for three days..BIG help..felt nauseated but haven't thrown up so far.. I did not stay overnight, it was my decision but I had a 10 year at home sick and my husband couldn't be 2 places at once so I chose to come home. It has been a rough road, worse than I had expected but Im probably gonna live..Can't get my 60 g of protein in and am really struggling to get my 64 ounces fluid. I guess right now is the frustration period.My throat and mouth hurt from the tubes..my stomach hurts from the incisions., cant get comfortable and the headaches are horrible..Quit the caffeine as soon as you can to help with this:cursing:

Hey there! I had my surgery the same day as you and I also had a huge hernia. Today marks the 3 day mark for me and I still have a sore throat. My incisions are feeling a little better. My head hurts. For me the worst part is that I have pain when I take a really deep breath. The surgeon said my hernia had pushed my stomach into my chest so there may be some stitches or something irritating it. Just wondering if you were experiencing the same thing. Glad to know that there is someone else out there at the same point with a similar situation.

The patch is for nausea and you can wear it for three days..BIG help..felt nauseated but haven't thrown up so far.. I did not stay overnight, it was my decision but I had a 10 year at home sick and my husband couldn't be 2 places at once so I chose to come home. It has been a rough road, worse than I had expected but Im probably gonna live..Can't get my 60 g of Protein in and am really struggling to get my 64 ounces Fluid. I guess right now is the frustration period.My throat and mouth hurt from the tubes..my stomach hurts from the incisions., cant get comfortable and the headaches are horrible..Quit the caffeine as soon as you can to help with this:cursing: