Dawn Marie Silvestro

call your doctor and be aggressive. If you want to be banded, advocate for your self and get it done. Best of luck

Hi new england girl, I know they say its different for everyone but do you know how much fluid you have in, that got you to over fill. congratulations on the weight loss 2.3 pounds a week is great. what is your diet like? I am so not loosing, I am in for my 4 fill today and am hoping for an aggressive fill. Would love to hear more about your diet and how many fills you have had. Dawn Marie

Just thought I would check in. I was banded July 14th, and I am just about at three months. coming up on two weeks after my Third fill and I feel like I have gone backwards. I am very frustrated and trying to stay positive. I have gained weight this two weeks and not happy about it. I have read where it has taken people 4-5 fills and one person even said 8 fills. So hopefully it is not just the fact that this didn't work for me. I am fighting the craving for diet soda. I have drunk some and feel like I should have never had that first sip. I am not sure if this is why I have gone backwards. I remember my doctors office saying the most successful people are the ones that stay the most connected. so I am going to start going to support groups and checking in here everyday and posting. Hope everyone else who was banded in July is doing well. would love to hear from July bandsters Dawn Marie

Hi everyone, I had gotten banded on thursday 14 July. It went really well, gassey shoulder pain for sure. Just couldn't get the preop diet together today Like I thought I would So tommorows another day. I had an oatmeal and two cibs and some suger free Ice tea.and 2 sugar free jello's I am guessing I didn't get enough Protein in. I tried grits man are they gross, I must of missed something in making them, Right now I am in a bit of pain, Mostly the gas pains in the chest and shoulder. making breathing in a challenge without wincing. I am going to take my medication and hope for not pain in the morning. I am excited to be posting over this side now. Dawn Marie

You go girl, I was banded yesterday and it was so muhc easier than I expected. I wish you all the luck and hope we can all support each other over thext god knows how long. Dawn Marie

Hi Everyone I was banded yesterday. I could not believe how seriously easy it was. My doctor demands over night stay. He got us all up in the morning for the barrium swallow and send us on our way after checking our incisions. I was one of three women in the room being banded. Which was nice, I did get a bit of shoulder pain but it has already past, thank god now I have to overlook the diet for phase three, and see what I am going to have for the day, I spent all day yesterday and today while in the hospital eating small amounts of ice chips so so I am really looking forward to something. good luck to all out there newly banded and up and coming banded.

very close to a 40 bmi and wore very heavy jeans and sweater and kept my pocket book on the shoulder to my pre op appointments. I have high cholesterall and slight sleep apnea, but I didn't was to risk it. I was banded yesterday at Norwood Hospital, all and all a great experience. I can't believe I finnally did it. How low is your bmi?

Good luck Tammy Dawn Marie

on day 8 liquid preop, cheated a bit here and there. But yesterday was a perfect liquid preop day. From everyone I talked to it makes the surgery go so much better and safer. two days to go. I am going to be banded on the 14th.

I cannot believe its nearly here, I really had a great preop diet day. Thank god, I got an email from somebody from the medical practice, that I am with, she has been banded 4 years and is maintaining 125 pds lost. Its so good to hear. She said the hardest part was the liquid pre and post op diet. Ok well to all you banders who are getting banded this week good luck. I wan't to hear from everyone. Dawn Marie

HI Shannon, three days to go. Are you doing liquid preop? Dawn Marie

I keep cheating two, I think when we all try to cheat next week we are going to be in nothing but agony as a result. I am going to have a cheat free day. Its liquids or nothing...... Anyone else. I can't believe I have three whole days left, Good luck to everyone who is being banded today. Dawn Marie

HI Crash, thanks for this. I have been doing ok, having a little cheat here or there. But for the most part staying strong. tell me how its been so far, so are you on day 4 today? How does your belly feel? how does the restriction feel? Dawn Marie

I am being banded on the thursday and hoping to be back to work on the Monday, but its a sit down job so I am hoping for the best. Good Luck with the job thing!!!!! Hopefully you won't loose it.

Hi Shauna and Rebecca, I am on day 5 of liquid pre op and from everything I have read there seems to be such a vast difference of opinion on why and what is the deal with the liquid diet, so I asked my doc yesterday at our last visit before surgery was the liquid diet neccessary for the surgery, was I supposed to be getting a certain amount of Protein or can I eat Water veggies and boiled chicken. He replied If you can't take the liquid diet now how are you supposed to do it after the surgery. So many people do not do the liquid diet preop. It seems a bit unfair, but oh well. Today the weight feels like it is falling off of me. I suppose thats a good feeling, How much have you guys lost in your re op liquid so far.

thats awesome, there is strength in numbers.

One of my most favorite things to do is to be in the grocery store, It was so funny shopping for a liquid diet. I was a lost soul going up and down the isles talking to all my favorites. Not sure how but I still managed to spend like 5o.00 dollars. Go figure. Dawn Marie

Norwood hospital. I am going in for Preop tommorow. Where is Umass? Is it a hospital now, I know there is a medical school? But wasn't sure about anything else. Are there support groups where you go.

Hi everyone, I am on day three of Liquid preop diet waiting to be banded on the 14th. I spent the day today at a water park here in Massachusettes with my younger son. He is 6. I always forget how fat I am until I get stuck in a water park tube, and then Its like winnie the poo getting stuck trying to get the honey and all the friends around them trying to help him get out. I know the quality of life will change drastically if I can do this journey with my whole heart and soul. Not getting stuck in Water tubes will just be the beginning. I have been reading all these threads and realize that I need to participate, I want to be supportive of everyone and get the support back. I seem to cheat a little everyday on the preop liquid, mostly water vegetables and protein. I am just trying for the first time Target brand beef broth.... Its tastes like four star restaurant quality soup. I am still working on getting my weight ticker up, I thought I had it but now I can't find it. As with everything in life, The more I participate in anything the better I feel and do. So this is me participating. Its been great to read everyones day of stories, they are so helpful, it helps me stay less than anxious, It is giving me the imagary that I need as I get closer to the day, this time next week I will be in a hospital room, knowing that nothing in the cafeteria matters. Dawn Marie

How is it going day two, well probably day three with the time difference? I keep reading everyones posts and forgetting to reply. I am on day three of liquid preop Can't wait to hear about the first couple of days. Dawn Marie, Ps I am going to be banded on the 14th.