jenjaw

I'm celebrating my 1 week!!!!!! I totally agree with getting as much help from others as possible while you recover. I foolishly thought I would be up and back to normal in 2-3 days, when that didn't happen I was shocked!! Thank God my husband took his vacation time to help me out with the house and our daughter and I have to say, I'm glad to be on Summer vacation so I don't have to go to work. Today is my best day yet, I drove my daughter to camp, did a little laundry and alittle cleaning. It is also the first day that I haven't napped in the am. I'm trying to cut the naps out so I can sleep better at night. Any new bandsters out there, take it slow and give it time.........this too shall pass, oh yeah, I'm addicted to my scale, I am 14lbs down from when I got home from the hospital last Saturday!!! Monday is my post-op appt with my surgeon, they said to expect to be there about 2 hours, first we have a group nutrition class and then the exam with the dr! WOOO HOOOOOO!!!! Mushies.........here I come!!

OK Anyone else going crazy not eating? I can't wait to have something.....I feel fuzzy headed, I suppose since I haven't had anything to eat since last Thursday. I'm going to switch to more gatorade today than water. I need some calories I think.

My incisions are alittle itchy but I think that means that they are healing. I woke up at 1:30 and had to heat up a cup of broth. I'm beginning to feel hungry......it worries me alittle since I have to wait until next Monday to have my mushies. I keep teeling myself that I can do this!!

I'm on all clear liquids for 10 days..uugghhhhh......what I wouldn't do for a cup of oatmeal, lol I have verry little energy but the nurse told me that was normal. This is just like being in your first trimester of pregnancy, lol!!!

I find it's hard to tell what I'm feeling too. I don't know if I'm gassy, in pain or nauseaos. It's so weird but I feel much better seeing you guys are in the same boat. I walked all the way around my very latge block last night and it felt pretty good. I have to get moving, I have been laying around so much, bleeeeeck!

I'm feeling OK, but not as great as I thought I would. I have a tough time with the pain killers. they make me neaseous which is no fun. I thry to take them only at bed time to get me to sleep. I feel like I have a stomach virus, I guess that is a good thing since I'm not feeling hungry at all. Each day I'm feeling alittle better but I did think it was going to be easier than this. How are you doing?

Me, I don't feel great......I thought recovery would be alittle easier than this... On a funny note......be careful with your painkillers.........I was sleeping beautifuly I woke up to take a sip of Water...still feeling good from the drugs and fell asleep with the full cup of water on my chest......then I spilled it all over myself and husband LOLOLOLLLL!!!!!! Now that was a rude awakening!!! Nancy, I hope we're going to have better days today.......I haven't been taking the pain killers except for sleeping, today I'm going to taken them all day.

The smell of food is such a turn off right now. My husband was getting dinner ready for himself and out daughter and I had to leave the room...yuck!!! Anyone else having a food aversion?

Hi Guys!!! I was banded yesterday!!!! I'm feeling great, the surgery went well but I must admit that I felt like crap yesterday due to not tollerating the pain meds well, morphine which made me queesey then antinausea meds then percocet......ugghhhhh I felt awful, the good thing is once they wore off I felt great, I'm home know drinking my Isopure clear Protein mixed with Water, water and apple carrot juice. I'll try some broth tonight. How crazy is it that I haven't eaten since Thursday night and I'm not even hungry!!!!

Back home and offically BANDED!!! I spent the night because I didn't do well with the morphine but now that it's worn off I'm feeling great! So easy!!! Good luck to the next batch!!!!

I couldn't figure out how to add friends and things like that so I figured let's make it east right here!! Tomorrow is the day, I am oddly calm and sooooo ready. I didn't have to do a preop diet but I have been doing a Protein shake for the last week and a half in place of my Breakfast. Yesterday I ordered my 3lb tub of Isopure Protein and a shaker bottle for mixing on the run. I have my Vitamins andjello, broth and ice pops! By this time tomorrow, I'll be checking in at the hospital since I have the 7:30 surgery!!!!! I am sooooooo excited Good luck to all of you guys tooooo, I can't wait to see out updates! Oh yeah.....I'm also taking some before pictures today, maybe I'll post them! I'm also going to keep busy today by cleaning the house top to bottom, a clean house relaxes me, LOL, I want to come home tomorrow to everyhting being in order! xoxoxoxoxox Jen

Best Wishes AMy and Kevin!!!!! Looking forward to posting again soon!!!!

Nechama~ Glad you are doing so well!!! Here I gooooooooooo Leaving for the hospital in about 10 mnts!!!! I'll check in later GOOD LUCK TO ME AND ALL OF MY JULY 1 BANDERS!!!

Hope our June 30's are resting comfortably!!! Lucky you guys!! I'm joining you tomorrow!!! iI'm getting up at 4am, have to leave the house at 4:45 to check in at 5:45 and surgery at 7:30!!!!

Kevin, Did you get your time? I hope I can get some sleep tonight!!! Good luck!! I'll check in in the am!

Good luck!!!!

I'm not going to miss feeling too fat for my car and feeling like I need a crane to get out of the car!

I'm 8 days away from being banded!!! What are you looking forward to? Here are a few things I'm looking forward to: 1. My feet and back not hurting me 2. Cute clothes 3. Not needing to lick my finger to get my wedding rings off......even though I got them when I was 3 months pregnant and the jeweler made them alittle loose since I was preggo......Oiy vey!!!!!

I'm an instant gratification girl sooooooo, at 10 lbs (which I hope will be in the first week or two) I'm having a feather extension put in my hair, lol, you know......like a feather in my cap. At 40lbs, I'm thinking of a new tattoo. Along the way inbetween those two I'm going to treat myself to fresh flowers, pedicure and some days at the beach. I'm luck to be off for the summer so I can be pack up my 7 year old and go whenever I want AND stay at my mother in law's house, by the beach!!! Good luck to EVERYONE, I go this FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!! I am having the hemerroid issue and the only time I've ever had a probleM was 7 years ago when I gave birth UUGGHHH!!!! My other problem is that my Dr.'s office did not have all of my paper work from my GP and my Cardiologist. Isn't this why I have a surgical coordinator? I'm very anxious since my surgery is scheduled for Friday!!!!! They didn't notify my about the missing things until Friday afternoon!! I spent this afternoon calling the offices and trying to get it straightened out. So now I just have to get one more thing sent over. UUGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BBRREEAAAAATTTHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Remind me that it will all be fine!

Good luck!!!!! Post to let us know how you're doing when youre feeling up to it!

I have to be there at 6:30 for a 7:30 surgery. I'm the first one for the day......just like I wanted!

July 1st for me at HUMC in NJ!!! I can't wait. I have told EVERYONE what I am doing and I get very positive responses from everyone. My husband and my mother are nervous of course since it is surgery but they are being very supportive!! I'm hoping to hear my incisions quickly so I can be in the pool asap!!! Summer are short around here!

Today the gym teacher where I teach who is a body builder brought me 2 different protein powders to try Isopure low carb and GNC's Gloden Standard. I'm going to try one of them tomorrow for breakfast. I'll report back! 9 More days!!!

I have been trying to not drink for 30 mnts before eating anf for 30 mnts after my meal. I find it really hard. I'm good at the before thing.....usually because I'm busy getting dinner on the table but afterwards I'm really thirsty. I am a big Water drinker and I'm so worried about this. PS 11 days until surgery!!!!!!!