Doc'sWife

Hello all! I am moving with my husband to Camp Pendleton in the middle of June (into housing not sure which though) and I am looking for any fellow bandster wives out there that might be interested in getting together. I am also looking for a workout buddy. I am getting back into running again after an unforeseen medical issue and am in week 2 of P90x. If you would like to get together let me know and we can connect of Facebook or something. HUGS!!

oops forgot my email lol snclarno866@yahoo.com

is Irvine north of pendleton? Where around San Diego are you at?

I am being banded on Dec. 8th and am so excited to get things started!! Any more Dec. Bandster out there?

I am still pre-surgery, I was doing good and eating right staying at a constant weight. not losing but not gaining either, then I got my surgery date and I can't seem to stop eating everything in site. I really don't know how to put into words what going on in my head but I will try. Food has always been the center of everything I do, from clothes that don't fit to feeling guilty even after eating a salad. Now that I will be restricted in my eating, I feel almost as if I am losing a huge part of me, like I'm losing a friend. I know that this is a huge life change and I am just curious if anyone else has gone through this sort thing pre-surgery? :blushing:

I just wanted to wish luck and speedy recovery to all the people getting banded this month starting today.

Hi all I am about a week pot-op and I have had an almost constant stitch on my left side. Other than that I am healing great. A little nausea here and there but nothing major. I was wondering if anyone else had ever had this issue after surgery and what it might possibly be. It is starting to affect my everyday activities. I have a follow up with my surgeon on thursday. thanks

today I had a great moment....I had an NSV on the scale. How is that possible? Our digital scale didn't weight anything over a certain weight. I hopped on it just for poops and giggles and it worked! There was no error message to make me feel like crap today and there will never be that day again. I havent been able to weight myself on our home scale in 3 years. Not only did I have that amazing NSV I was also down 3 more pounds. Such a great day!!

I get up at 5am and don't get to bed most of the time until 10pm or later. I was told 3 small meals a day and no grazing, but I get hungry so I have a planned snack twice a day. Anyone who is farther along in your weight loss, do you do this or stick strictley to your 3 meals a day and how do you feel it has effected your weight loss?

At times when I get really hungry I think I can feel my band. This morning I had that sensation. I was laying on my right side with my left arm out on my left side and I brought my arms together kinda compressing my rib cage and I felt like I could feel the band compressing my stomach. It was a really weird sensation. I don't know how to describe it because it didn't hurt. Does anyone else ever feel there band?

for getting out of bed i had my husbands help for the first couple of days, but I didn't go into a laying down position when he wasn't home. I have a body pillow that works miracles. I doube it over and prop it under my lower back, and on about day four I could get out of bed on my own. Wasn't pretty and it still felt crappy but I was able to do it by myself. relax while you can, but it does get better.

I am not banded yet and i am not pregnant, I have read a ton of the post on here about people getting concerned about gaining weight during pregnancy. I understand that we all have issues with weight gain but you are supposed to gain weight when you are preggers. it's healthy. a ton of weight gain is not healthy but a little is fine. like i said i understand that everyone on this site for the most part has issues with weight gain, my question is why don't people understand that it's normal an healthy for pregnancy, and stop beating yourselfs up over it? I know this might sound come across as rude but its not i promise i am just curious.

Hi all, I had my surgery for my band on wed. the 8th. I was following doctors instructions on eating. only liquid and 2-3 protein shakes a day to keep my energy up no water 15mins prior and an hour after but I am starving. I woke up on friday morning at home from being extremely hungry .today I decided to try mushies with my fingers crossed and they went down (bananas and strawberries with yogurt) if it wasnt for the cpnstant stitch in my side I would have eaten more. I have been walking as much as my body is allowing as well. I am just hungry all the time. I am consuming about how many calories that I was on my pre-op diet between 1000 and 1200 a day. no matter what I eat though I am just so hungry. did anyone else have this problem right after surgery? I kept reading how after surgery you have this great restriction for a short while but I think that only lasted till I got out of the hospital. I dont want to stress my band by eating things that are to hard but I am just so hungry. any insite would be great! thanks in advance.

Well i go into surgery in a couple of hours, not nervois yet. I know i will be though. Wish me luck!! So excited!!!