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JAN. 20, 2011 - THURSDAY - DAY 3 POST OP - WOW THE WEEK IS GOING BY FAST. I TOOK MY BANDAGES OFF YESTERDAY EVENING. PRETTY SCARY. LOL. UNDERNEATH WAS NOT TOO BAD THOUGH. NOW TODAY I WILL BE GETTIN THAT SHOWER. OUCH ON MY BELLY. HA HA THE CREAM OF WHEAT THINNED DOWN HAS BEEN WORKNG WELL FOR ME FOR BREAKFAST AND THINNED TOMATOE SOUP FOR SUPPER AND THEN THE PROTEIN SHAKES FOR LUNCH AND EVEVING TIME SEEMS TO WORK WELL. I ATE A COLD POPSICLE LAST NIGHT AND IT GAVE ME SPASMS IN MY BELLY. NOT FUN. COLD DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK TOO GOOD WITH ME. I AM GETTIN USED TO THE 4 OZ. SMALL PORTIONS AS WELL. HAVE BEEN WALKING WALKING AND MORE WALKING AS WELL TO TRY N GET THE GAS PAINS OUT. ONLY TAKING CHILDREN'S LIQUID TYLENOL AT NIGHT TO ALLEVIATE PAIN AND SLEEP BETTER. NOW I JUST HAVE TO TRY AND REMEMBER TODAY TO DRINK MORE WATER. ALL IN ALL I WOULD SAY THINGS ARE GOING PRETTY WELL POST OP.

JAN. 17, 2011 - MONDAY - SURGERY DAY - WELL I WENT FOR MY LAPBAND SURGERY TODAY! WAS SCHEDULED FOR 8 AM AND GOT OUT OF RECOVERY BY 10:30 AM. GOT TAKEN TO MY ROOM THEN. ALL I CAN REMEMBER FROM THE SURGERY IS GETTING A SHOT OF VERSED FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST TO RELAX ME AND THEN THEY PUT THE MASK ON MY FACE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS. THEY SAID IT WAS SOME OXYGEN! HA - AFTER SEVERAL DEEP BREATHS - I WAS UNDER! NEXT THING I REMEMBER THEY WERE TRYING TO GET ME AWAKE IN RECOVERY ROOM. I REMEMBER WAKING UP WITH THE MOST HORRIFIC NECK, CHEST AND LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. I COULD HARDLY STAND IT. THEN I REMEMBER WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAD SAID ON THEIR BLOGS ABOUT THE POST OP GAS PAINS THAT SETTLED IN THEIR SHOULDERS. I GUESS MINE WAS SO BAD BECAUSE I ALSO HAD A HIATAL HERNIA REPAIRED AS WELL! YEA ME! THEY OF COURSE TOLD ME WHAT SO MANY OF YOU HAD ALREADY TOLD ME - TO WALK WALK WALK!!! WHICH I DID. I ONLY TOOK 1 PERCOCET THE DAY OF SURGERY. THAT WAS IT. THEY DID GIVE ME TORADOL IN MY IV SEVERAL TIMES FOR INFLAMATION AND PAIN THEY SAID. IT DIDN'T HELP THE PAIN MUCH AT ALL. I GUESS IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE WORKED OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM IN TIME. I WAS ALLOWED TO HAVE LIQUIDS FOR MY FIRST HOSPITAL MEAL WHICH WAS SUPPER. IT CONSISTED OF WATERED DOWN STRAINED TOMATOE SOUP - ONLY 4 OZ. 4 OZ. HOT TEA AND 4 OZ. SKIM MILK. THAT'S IT. HOWEVER, IT ALL TASTED DELICIOUS TO ME CAUSE I WAS HUNGRY!!! HA HA. I DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP IN THE HOSPITAL THAT NIGHT NEEDLESS TO SAY BECAUSE JUST WHEN YOU FALL ASLEEP THEY COME IN TO CHECK YOUR VITALS, GIVE A SHOT, OR WHATEVER! THEY DON'T LET YOU GET ANY REST! BUT ALL IN ALL - I WOULD DEF SAY THAT THE 2 WK. PRE OP DIET WAS MUCH WORSE THAN THE ACTUAL OPERATION!!! THAT'S MY 2 CENTS WORTH! LOL P.S. - I LOST 6 MORE LBS. ON THE 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. SO THAT MAKES A TOTAL OF 16 LBS. LOST SO FAR. YEH ME!!!!

JAN. 16, 2011 - SUNDAY - DAY 14 OF MY 2 WK. PRE OP DIET (LAST DAY!) - WELL TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF MY TWO WK. PRE OP DIET! YEH! I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THE END IN SIGHT! WELL I AM DEFINIITELY SCARED ABOUT TOMORROW MORNING'S SURGERY. MY DAUGHTER, JAMIE DROVE IN FROM PITTSBURGH TO BE WITH ME FOR 2 DAYS DURING SURGERY. THAT WILL MAKE IT ALOT EASIER FOR ME! SHE IS TRYING HER BEST TO KEEP ME BUSY AND OCCUPIED TODAY SO AS NOT TO THINK ABOUT THE SURGERY TOMORROW - HA HA. WELL I WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED ON THE OUTCOME. TAKE CARE ALL AND PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!

THANKS!!!!

THANK YOU KINDLY!

THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS!

I THINK IT IS THE DR. PREFERENCE. LOL

THANK YOU!!!!

ARE THERE ANY OTHER 1/17 BANDERS OUT THERE? I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU TO SHARE THOUGHTS AND INFO. THANK YOU KINDLY!

JAN. 15, 2011 - SATURDAY - DAY 13 OF 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. - WELL I MADE THE BIG MISTAKE OF WATCHING LAPBAND SURGERY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE LAST NIGHT. OH MY GOSH! DO NOT WATCH THEM!!! I AM NOW READY TO CANCEL MY SURGERY! HA - WISH I COULD BUT I CAN'T! I AM A TROOPER - SO I MUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON! THERE HAS TO BE A RAINBOW AT THE END OF THIS JOURNEY RIGHT? SO I WILL HAVE MY PROTEIN SHAKES AND BAR TODAY ALONG WITH MY SUGAR FREE JELLO AND POPSICLE AND HOT DECAF TEA AND SOME CHICKEN BROTH. YUK! I AM GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON THE STEELERS/PATRIOTS PLAYOFF GAME TODAY AND TRY MY BEST TO NOT THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE LAPBAND THING!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I am on day 13 of 2 wk pre op diet. I can't tell you how much I hate it and how sickening the Bariatric Advantage protein shakes and bars are - but like a trooper I keep on - keeping on! Surgery date is fast approaching - Monday! I an for real gettin scared now!!! Good luck to you as you start your pre op diet. If you have good will power - you will make it! I will be thinking of you. Just keep telling yourself - this is only for a couple weeks - I can do this!!!!

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU CAN EAT CERTAIN FOODS POST OP. AFTER YOUR STOMACH HEALS OF COURSE! LIKE SALAD WITH LETTUCE AND STUFF - WILL IT GET STUCK? WHOLE WHEAT PASTA? MACORONI? I UNDERSTAND YOU CAN'T EAT CORN OR ANY KIND OF NUTS. IS THIS TRUE? THANKS!

JAN. 14, 2011 - FRIDAY - DAY 12 OF 2 WEEK PRE OP DIET - WELL IT IS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO MY SURGERY DAY OF MONDAY. I AM STARTING TO GET NERVOUS! I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T READ THE BLOGS ON ACTUAL SURGERY DAY. PRETTY SCARY, MAKES ME WANT TO CANCEL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAY SO POSITIVE UP TO THIS POINT. I HAVE BEEN KINDA MOODY TODAY TOO! I DO HAVE MY LIL GRANDSON HERE WITH ME, WHICH MAKES THE DAY SO MUCH MORE TOLERABLE! HE KEEPS ME BUSY FOR SURE! HAD MY USUAL PROTEIN SHAKES TODAY, ALONG WITH SUGAR FREE JELLO AND POPSICLE, PROTEIN BAR, HOT DECAF TEA, AND BROTH. I TRIED THE BEEF BROTH TODAY - I DID NOT CARE FOR IT. I LIKE THE CHICKEN BROTH THOUGH. TRYING TO GET THINGS TOGETHER THAT I WILL NEED TO TAKE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY. I KEEP WONDERING HOW MUCH MORE WEIGHT I LOST ON THIS 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. MY SCALE SHOWS I LOST SOME MORE, BUT IT IS UNRELIABLE - SO I WILL WAIT FOR THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT WHEN I GET TO THE HOSPITAL I GUESS.

CAN ANYONE OUT THERE GIVE ME SOME IMMEDIATE POST OP ADVICE? HOW TO ALLEVIATE PAIN, GAS, ETC. WHAT TO TAKE TO HOSPITAL, ETC. THANK YOU!!!

JAN. 13, 2011 - THURSDAY - WELL I SLEPT GOOD AGAIN LAST NIGHT. I HAD MY HOT DECAF TEA AND A PROTEIN BAR FOR BREAKFAST. I AM ACTUALLY COUNTING DOWN THE BARS I STILL HAVE TO EAT YET! YUK!!! I HAD A CUP OF CHICKEN BROTH. IT TASTED HEAVENLY. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD EVER SAY THAT IN MY LIFETIME? I STILL HAVE MY 2 CHOC PROTEIN SHAKES TO DRINK TODAY YET - AND I CAN HAVE MY SUGAR FREE POPSICLE AND SUGAR FREE JELLO YET AND THEN THAT'S IT FOR TODAY! I AM GONNA DO SOME JUMPIN JACKS AND WALK AROUND THE HOUSE ALOT TODAY COZ I NEED SOME EXERCISE! I STILL CAN'T GET OUTSIDE TO WALK COZ OF THE DARN SNOW!!! I AM GETTIN MUCH CLOSER TO MY SURGERY DATE NOW. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE!

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EASY AND GOOD POST OP LAPBAND RECEIPES? I REALIZE IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TRYING TO COME UP WITH EASY AND DELICIOUS MEALS NOW THAT I WILL BE RESTRICTED. THANK YOU!!!

UMM - ISN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE A LAPBAND FORUM? LET'S STAY ON TRACK HERE!!!!

THE EGD WAS A BREEZE! OVER VERY QUICKLY LIKE 10 MIN. AND THEY PUT YOU TO SLEEP SO YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON! HOPE YOU DO FINE WITH YOURS. LET ME KNOW! GOOD LUCK!

JAN. 11, 2011 - TUESDAY - DAY 9 OF PRE OP DIET. - WELL I WAS UP AT 5 AM. THIS AM. I HAD MY EGD DONE THIS MORNING. NEEDLESS TO SAY - I DID NOT SLEEP WELL LAST NIGHT! VERY RESTLESS WORRYING ABOUT THE PROCEDURE. WELL IT WENT WELL AND WAS VERY FAST. I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT IT! THEY GAVE ME SOME GOOD DRUGS - LOL SO MY LAPBAND SURGERY IS ON AS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONDAY 1/17. THEY GAVE ME SOME HOT TEA AND A POPSICLE FOLLOWING MY EGD. I HAD SOME SUGAR FREE JELLO A WHILE AGO - SO THAT LEAVES ME WITH MY PROTEIN SHAKES TO HAVE YET TODAY AND THAT'S IT! GEEZ! OH YAH - I HAD MY PROTEIN BAR AND ANOTHER DECAF CUP OF TEA TODAY ALSO. IT IS SNOWIG AND FREEZING COLD OUT TODAY HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA SO I JUST DO NOT FEEL LIKE TAKING MY DAILY WALK AROUND THE BLOCK. I WILL INSTEAD JUST WALK AROUND THE HOUSE AND STUFF FOR EXERCISE. I WILL BE NPO (NOTHING BY MOUTH) AGAIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT AS I HAVE TO HAVE SOME LABS DONE TOMORROW MORNING. THE JAN. 17 SURGERY DATE IS SOON APPROACHING!!!

JAN. 12, 2011 - WEDNESDAY - DAY 10 OF PRE OP DIET. - WELL I SLEPT IN THIS AM AND IT FELT GOOD TO DO SO! I SAW IT HAD SNOWED LIKE A FOOT OR MORE OUTSIDE THOUGH! YUK! I HAD TO DIG MYSELF OUT AND GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET LABS DRAWN. I SURVIVED. I AM CRAVING VEGETABLE SOUP SOOOOO BAD TODAY! WISH I COULD HAVE IT - BUT I CAN'T! HAD MY USUAL CHOCOLATE BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE PROTEIN SHAKES AND BAR. I DID HAVE 2 SMALL CONTAINERS OF CRANBERRY JUICE AT THE HOSPITAL AFTER LABS. TASTED GOOD! SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR A CHANGE! ALSO HAD MY SUGAR FREE POPSICLE AND SUGAR FREE JELLO TODAY AND THAT'S IT! COULD NOT GET OUTSIDE FOR A WALK TODAY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW EITHER! I AM TIRED OF THIS WEATHER. WISH SPRING WOULD GET HERE SOON! WHEN IT DOES - HOPEFULLY I WILL BE THINNER!!!! YEH!

i AM FROM jOHNSTOWN PA. THE FLOOD CITY - LOL (MANY BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS HERE TOO!) ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW THE DIFFERENT SURGEONS ORDER DIFFERENT PRE OP DIETS? WOW - YOUR'S IS VERY LIBERAL! LUCKY YOU. - I KNOW I AM REALLY STARVING! ANYTHING AT ALL THAT I EAT ANYMORE SEEMS GOOD (EXCEPT THOSE DARN Protein shakes AND BARS - YUK!)