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Hi there...I was recently banded on Halloween and I suffer from depression and panic disorder. I take an anti-depressant and an anti-anxiety pill. I have had no trouble with thaking the pills since surgery. Thank god there is no malabsorption issues with the band or else who knows what dose I would be on lol. I have to tell you that I cried for 2 days straight after surgery. I thought OMG what have I done...get this band out of me I just want to eat and all these other emotions. I don't know if it was a side effect of the anesthesia or what but I was a mess. I can tell you that I got thru it and it will get better. I hope you don't have to go thru that after your surgery but if you do just know that it will pass!!!!!! If I can do this ANYONE can i'm telling you each day has gotten better!!!! I hope to one day be off of these meds, but if I can't, I can't. Good luck with your surgery and remember it gets BETTER everyday. I literally had to take it 10 mins at a time for the first few days. Keep us posted. This site is the best and wicked supportive!!!!

Hi everyone....I was banded on Oct 31st!!!! I thought I was doing ok.....but I seem to be having a few issues and I was hoping I could get some feedback from all of you wonderful bandsters!!!!! I love this site I read and read and read lol. Ok so here goes 1st day home cried like a baby the entire day......cried and cried and cried. Still a little emotional but it is getting better. I beleive that is normal after surgery but IDK I think I have bad case of the post surgery blues.....and honestly must have said a few times just rip this thing out of me so I can feel normal and just eat!!!! That is not wht I really want but again EMOTIONAL basketcase. Ok so here are a few things I have experienced 1. when I sipped some raspberry ice crystal light I immeadiatly got watery mouth like right before you puke...I didnt puke I just spit and didnt drink that again....it also happened when I took a little bit of sugar free strawberry jello???? Has this ever happened to anyone?? I am tolerating broth, water, sf popsicles and protein...not sure what that is all about?? Ok 2. when I burp it hurts!!!! it's terrible, like a spasm or something...normal?? IDK....ok and last because I keep rambling I will try to make this short why am I a nervous wreck about going on to the mushie stage??? I am afraid that I will get stuck or get the slime thing IDK what is my problem I am so nervous guys please help...any responses will be appreciated. I am going thru it!!!! And I dont really feel hungry, which is good I guess And when can I drink normal!!!! This sipping stuff is killing me I feel like im not getting enough and at times i'm lightheaded??? Ok im done...sorry I am a mess

Hi everyone...oh how I love you guys thanks so much for all the responses...sorry it took me some time to respond havent had access to a computer just my crappy phone lol....Well I am now 5 days post op and I feel better. Not 100% but I am pretty sure I am getting there. I found out when i called the dr office that I have no fluid in my band. They said I probably either drank to fast or I just dont like the rasberry ice and the jello....which I DONT lol. I hate jello now!!!!!!! hahahaha I had some sf fudgesicles which I would have never thought of but you guys are awesome and put me on to them!!!! I tolerate them fine and they are so yummy and last night I hade one of those sf jello decedent mousse dessert things mmmmmm so good!!!!!! So I do feel like I am not getting enough protein because I gotta be honest I am sooooo over the protein shakes yuck I just dont want them According to my sheet I have another week to go on these things and it's killing me...gross!!!!!! I been drinking water (probably not enough) but i'm trying my hardest. As far as the emotional part I think i'm getting better everyday I havent cried in 2 days I get a little down when I see everyone eating and smell yummy food but I get out the house and do a lap around the yard and I feel a little better!!!!! Ok so I guess I can start my mushies soon....still a little nervous about that, just hoping I can tolerate them....I don't know but it scares me. My sheet says to start on week 2 well tomorrow will be 7 days since surgery is that considered week 2???? lol I really want some consistency....I wanna just try and get it over with. I want a bite of mashed potatoe so bad lol. I am so grateful for all of you guys....you have all been so helpful and encouraging throughout this journey. Is this the bandersters hell week that I have heard so much about??? Or does it get worse??? Oh boy I hope not...and if anyone ever says this is the easy way out I will punch them in the face lol this has been the most DIFFUCULT thing I have ever endured!!!!!! On the bright side I am down almost 20 lbs xoxoxoxoxox

Hi everyone...well I started my 3 day liquid fast yesterday and it's shear TORTURE!!!! I am starving waaaaaaa!!!!! Surgery is Monday morning at 7:45am...so excited and nervous. Am I going to be this hungry after surgery???? This sucks Any suggestions on how to help this nonsense...I dream of eating and the yesterday I chewed a chip and spit it out...OMG I can't beleive I just admitted that lol...Ok well thanks for listening

Hi guys.....I am offically banded!!!! I feel like balls...the belly soreness and the gas is terrible!!!! I have been walking and sipping and chewing the gas x things!!!! I am wicked emotional too...I keep crying for no apparent reason. And I got my period today!!! I know tmi sorry fellows!!!! Ok so I don't feel hungry not like I did for those 3 days omg that was bad!!!! Ok so when do I start the protein shakes??? I am scared.....I have been taking my vitamins??? I am scared I wont be able to tolerate the protein shakes. I am a mess someone please help me on what to do first!!!!!

Thank you so much for the responses and the words of encourgement....im at the final countdown now!!!!! I will be at the hospital in less than 12 hours!!!! I am so nervous yet excited....I will keep you all posted as much as I can!!! I feel like crap right now Just want to feel a little better maybe once I can get a little protein in I will feel a little more like myself again!!! Beleive it or not I would do anything for a protein shake right now lol

I know really with the surgery on Halloween lol....This is horrible and if i'm still hungry like this afterwards I might just snap....it's bad!!!!! I don't know if its in my head or what!!! And Dawn thanks for the prayers on not being hungry hahahaha....You are almost to the mushies hang in there....I would give my right arm for cottage cheese and I dont even like cottage cheese???? hahahaa FYI my sister just made dinner and it smells sooooo good......omg is this worth it im literally in tears

Hey girl....I am scheduled for Oct 31st and I feel the same way!!!! Not to mention I already have panic disorder!!!!! I am also scared my antidepressant and xanax won't work for me as they are now because of a possible malabsorption issue....idk im freaking out!!!! Hopefully we get some feedback on this

I too am wicked scared...I never had surgery before either!!!! I am a nervous wreck I think the same thing omg what if I dont wake up, what if I flip out from anesthia, etc......My surgery is MONDAY omg I am a nervous wreck and on top of that I have panic disorder. What do we do to help??? I am open for suggestions to find some peace in this

Hi All.......I am not sure if I am technically a Nov or Oct bandster I am scheduled Oct 31st so I thought I would join in with you guys since I am going to be fresh out Nov 1st...so with that said I am probably going to be the first to get banded in this crew lol.....Anyone on the 1st or the 31st??? Really Halloween lol!!!!

How about they were literally about to put the mask on me and I freaked out and said NO I can't do this......all I kept thinking about was omg i'm going to be starving for the rest of my life...I know that sounds crazy but I was so scared of everything and let me tell you here it is 2 months later and I am scheduled for surgery on Oct 31st. I regretted not going thru with it...I kept beating myself up trying to figure out what to do. OMG the emotions were out of control and I think mainly because I was on liquids for 3 days and was STARVING, weak, and just wanted to EAT. It's 4:52 am and I am wide awake thinking about this surgery. I am more excited than nervous this time around but i'm still scared....I don't know what is right for me, but I do know that I need to do something and can only pray that this tool will let me break out of this lifestyle and into a new healthier, skinnier me Good luck to you and I know you will make the right descion....it's all about you and thats what I am also learning thru all this...I need to do ME!!!! I'm still scared tho lol

My big day is Halloween!!!! I am soooooo nervous and excited at the same time!!!! I have to admit my WHOLE life is changing...I just moved out of my apartment I had been living with my boyfriend but he chooses to do drugs and I choose to live a better life!!!! I just hope and pray I dont turn into a basketcase after this surgery....im scared about the emotinal distress more than anything honestly I am staying with my sister who is sooooo supportive and strong and I know she will be there for me through it all. Good luck to all of us!!!!

I just got my date yesterday...I will be banded on Oct 31st!!! Halloween and exactly 1 week after my birthday..anyone else getting banded on that date?? I am soooooo nervous!!!!

I am scheduled to have the band on Oct 31st.....im going to the hospital dressed up and all lol. I have to tell you my Surgeon is awesome however he states that I will never get to my dream weight the lapband. Its kinda scary...I go back and forth all day everyday since June. I don't know what the right option is. I don't want to be re-routed and all that malabsorption problems. I can only pray that this "tool" will help me lose weight, cause lord knows nothing else is working for me and I feel like I just keep getting bigger and bigger.

Oh Boy do I know how you feel I had EVERY single emotion you stated plus the AM I GOING TO BE STARVING after this??? Unfortunetly every single one of those emotions came over me while I was literally minuets away from being put out to have the surgery!!!!! I was in the surgical holding suite flipped out and screamed out "Ummmm I don't think I want to do this" that was the morning of Sept 12th. The nurse came over and said ok!!! WTH they didn't give me anything to knock me out more nothing!!!! They gave me 0.25 of xanax....I take 0.5 of xanax everyday 3 times a day sometimes. It was awful....if I could go back in time I would and have told them to give me something stronger to relax me, but I didn't and they didn't. I was wheeled back to my room and walked out 20mins later Needless to say I have a re-couseltation with the Dr. on Oct. 7th and a LIST of questions for him that I never asked in the first place. I can only pray that I can still have the surgery and I won't have to go through EVERYTHING all over again, So with all that said...ur emotional rollarcoaster is completely normal and it will probably get worse if you have to do clear liquids for 3 days prior...that was bad!!!! But you are going to do great and before you know it, it will be over, If ur nervous and anxious speak up and tell them you need more meds lol...I wish I did!!!! Good luck to you, keep us posted

Hello all...this is my first time posting on this site, however I have been reading all along thru my journey. I decided to get the Lapband in June I went through all the tests and hoops you have to jump through in order to get the surgery. My suregery was scheduled for yesterday. I fasted for 3 days over the weekend showed up at the hospital at 615 was ready and excited to begin my new journey. Well at 1000 they brought me down intot the surgical suite and I flipped out and said I do not want this surgery. They brought me back up to the room and let me go. I am beating myself up so bad right now. While I was in the suite I kept thinking omg, I am never going to be able to eat again, I am going to be starvinggggg after this surgery (I was starving while sitting there), I thought my world as I knew it was going to come to an end I couldn't handle it. I feel like a failure. I feel like not only did I let myself down but my whole support system around me down. My friends and family were very supportive and said it's fine. But I am not fine. I am going a little nutty. Please tell me something anything to put me at ease. Has anyone else ever scheduled and re-scheduled. Or backed out there first time?? Is this normal?? HELP!!!!

Thanks Bertie....im glad ur surgery went well!!! When did you get banded?? I regret the desicion everyday and just keep thinking I had gone so far!!!! I called the office today and scheduled another appt for the begining of Oct so I guess i'll just hope for a better outcome than

Oh and niterun...you go girl!!!!

Thank you so much for the responses....Dalex, I hope your surgery goes alot smoother than mine lol...Tell them to put you out ASAP. The wait was TERRIBLE!!!!! I regret that I didnt have the surgery and I keep going over the what if's in my mind....what if they took me sooner, what if they just came over to get me 5 mins earlier. Ugggh i'm driving myself insane!!!! I am going to put my all into losing some weight without the band, and if in a few months I am still struggling I will call the Dr and pray that they will take me on board again. I am not sure how that works....I feel as if I have wasted everyone's time Oh and one more big question....the feeling of hunger that I was enduring throughout the 3 day liquid fast, will I still feel that way after surgery??? Because that was awful!!! Thanks again for any and all responses