Shrinking Justine

I was banded today! Got to the hospital at 5:30 was the first appointment. I was out by 2pm. I took a little longer to wake up because I went to bed at midnight so I just wanted to sleep!!! LOL I'm doing good. I think I went in thinking the pain from gas would be excruciating....it wasn't. My throat hurts more than the gas pains from the breathing tube. But yea. So far so good. I have to try and get a Protein shake down...8 oz but I was told to drink it 2 tbsp at a time to prevent overeating and having it get stuck. Anyone else had to do this??? I'm documenting EVERYTHING that happened to me on my blog right now (www.shrinkingjustine.com) If anybody wants to share tips or has questions about the surgery who has yet to be banded, just ask or let me know! Also if anyone is in GA and wants to exchange info we can be band buddies!

I have a hunch as to where my port is but I'm not 100% sure. I have heard from everyone else that ive been talking to that the port area is sensitive. It makes sense that it would be, because they have to attach it to the stomach wall there so I would imagine there would be some tenderness. Good luck to you too!

im doing pretty good. they found a hernia when they were doing mine too . i definitely am almost back to 100%. as soon as i go see my doctor on tuesday to have him take off these butterfly stitches, then i can say completely healed. im trying not to get on the scale this week. during week one i lost 14lbs. i know week 2 wont be quite as good but im still hoping for a decent number

hey what have you been eating? im just curious because i wasn't hungry .... i was bored with what i was eatin but not hungry.

oh i didnt stay the night. there was no reason too. i was up and walking pretty quickly. left the hospital at 2pm and just went home and popped a squat on my couch. it was fine. i just had issues getting up and down (i needed someone to hold on too) and it was uncomfortable but i did not want to stay in the hospital. i was afraid of that the most i think. its a 45 minute procedure.

hey good luck with your pre-op stuff!!! hope the insurance approval goes quickly

Hey I'm doing good. Down 14lbs in week one which was all liquids so I'm not really surprised. It's exciting though to see the numbers move in the right direction How are you doing??

oooooh yea they did..... blegh!!!!! pretty much right after they brought me back to the room they took me in to do that. it was pretty bad. It wasnt a lot to drink but it was enough that it almost made me vomit all over everybody. I dry heaved for a minute or so and had a bucket just in case but I managed to keep whatever was in my stomach (mostly nothing) down.

Hey! I was nauseas when I woke up but it wasnt unbearable. I asked them for meds and it was fine. I never threw up though. When I got home I was only nauseas when I took my pain medication so I just stopped taking it. Waking up I was just tired and my throat hurt very badly. That I think was the worst. I didn't have any gas pains, I just burped a lot. Overall my experience was as close to perfect as it could have gotten I think. I went in afraid of all the "what ifs". Try not to psych yourself out too much before hand. I'm in week 2 and have been eating pretty "normally". My portions are smaller and I'm not eating red meat yet because it's not "mushy" but I'm doing chicken, eggs, tuna...I had corn tonight, that I was worried about but it went down fine. Good luck

Awww That's ok. You can hobble around instead of walk walking. At least you have a week to recover a little between the knee surgery and the band. Good luck with it all

I had that feeling up until the night before. I have NO regrets now. Everything will be fine. Just do what they tell you too and walk.

I definitely hear you on the baby food!!! I never was told i had to puree anything. they said chicken was fine as long as it was soft but no breads, red meat, fresh fruit or hard veggies. everything had to be soft.

Yea, I did pretty good today. Hit 750 cal and 62 Proteins.

Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing great and that the procedure went well for miss new yorker!! (I'm from NY too!!) I finished week one of 3 Protein shakes a day (add a tsp of Peanut Butter, makes it taste better). During week one I lost 14lbs. I'm on to mushies now. Had a portobello pizza with baby shrimp for dinner tonight. It was like ... filet mignon!

I'm sorry you were having a hard time with it! Did it get any better for you? I would just eat the portions that they say too. I just started mushies last night and I ate 4oz of chicken for dinner and stopped. You are right that you don't feel "full". I don't think we will ever feel "full" again and thinking about that kind of stinks because to me that feeling was pretty awesome. Try and make your meals "normal". What would you normally eat? Like last night on my plate was the chicken, broccoli and there was potatoes on the table. I ate the chicken and was satisfied so I didn't get to the other items. Even though I would have liked to sample the potatoes (yum!) I knew I really didn't have room. Just make sure you get your Protein in and if you have space then go ahead and eat the veggies and if you want some sort of starch. I hope you are feeling better about everything! I'm Justine if you ever want to vent!

I get my band on August 12th and exercise is the one thing I'm dreading. I'm right there with you. I HATE exercising. I also feel like my level of exercise is SO far behind what everyone is. I get all huffy puffy walking to the end of the street. It's terrible. I got myself a personal trainer and not a "cheerleader" personal trainer....a BOOT CAMP personal trainer. I need someone who is going to tell me shut up and just do it. That's what I needed. I didn't join a gym though, she does it out of her basement. It's really bad but after the evaluation session of 20 minutes I was so sore for days. I don't know if you "need" exercise for the band but it may get you where you want to be faster and that's my personal goal Good luck!!!!!!

My surgeon is not requiring the 2 week pre-op diet. I have my pre-op visit on August 10th and my surgery on the 12th. I was told that on the 11th I needed to just be on liquids all day. Have any of you NOT been required to do the 2 week diet? Also with the Protein shakes we have to drink after, can we pick our own Protein shake as opposed to the ones they want us to make with the powder? I've tried powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury and Bari but hated them. I was told muscle milk lights aren't so bad so I wanted to buy one of those to try. What have you guys been drinking?

I'm in Atlanta. I emailed my nutritionist today asking about the Protein shakes and she still said just the two kinds that I just can't stand. If I have to suck it up and drink it I will. Eventually I think I can switch to a different one but for postop they want a certain kid. I am going to have to find that one though!!! Thanks!

I am definitely having my pig out phase....I'm trying to cut it down now that it's getting so close. I just called and emailed the nutritionist to find out what I need to stock my fridge with so I don't have to go shopping immediately after the surgery.

I'm in Roswell/Dunwoody!!!!! Definitely would be interested in ...... having coffee??? Lol. Normally here is where I would say something like "meeting for lunch"....but that would be counterproductive and I don't know that I could follow the band rules at a restaurant at the moment. I get banded on August 12th at Emory Johns Creek!

I'm still working on this. I keep asking people that have already had the surgery what they are eating, when they're eating and how they stopped thinking about food. The biggest thing is flipping the switch from living to eat and eating to live. Once I recognize that I think it will be a little easier.

I'm August 12th too!!!!! I'm extremely nervous but excited!! Lap Band Journey