GermaineF

congrats to you and wish you the best of luck....

that is truly AWESOME!!! Congrats to the both of you.....I'm so jealous

I was banded on 12/16, i took Colace, it helped

Just got back from my post op visit...was banded 12 days ago and now dr said i can start eating mushies..Bananas, beans, fish, baked sweet potatoes and eggs..i'm so excited. when i got home my hubby had boiled some eggs and i ate one, that was the best darn egg I ever tasted..lol. I never had to puree food, thank God, i was just on full liquids, like creamy soups and protein shakes...I go for my first fill on 1/18th and i'm already nervous

Hi Carol, I too am 12 days post op, so congrats to you! I'm so sorry to hear about your depression, and like the others stated, plz call your dr. I couldn't imagine falling in love with my ex husband again, if that happened i think i would call 911...(smile) We can be band buddies if you like..

Just wanted to check in, feeling so much better today, can't wait to go to the dr tomorrow for my post op. I'm hoping he tells me i can have soft foods. I'm so sick of protein shakes I could kick someone. i've been trying to fill my port but i can't seem to find it, i'm beginning to wonder if dr really did put the band in..lol..I will come back tomorrow to post my weight loss. I hope that all my Dec bandsters are doing well...

I was banded on 12/16 and 2 days later all of my incision sites were fire red and itching like crazy. I also had little red bumps all over my stomach. Went to the dr, and he said i was having an allergic reaction to the glue. He removed the glue and wrote me a script for a steroid, just finished taking my last pill and all the redness and itching is now gone...I also used Benedryl cream.

Now that was funny!!!! Merry Christmas to all.....7days post op and i'm still alive...

wow i so wish my dr would allow musy's on day 9...i have to wait till day 14...i'm so ready to eat me some fish and baked sweet potatoes. WOW 23/28lbs is AWESOME!!!!! CONGRATS keep up the good work...

wow i too was banded on dec 16, but i'm not able to eat anything until day 14 with is Dec 30th i think. And then i'll only be able to eat fish, baked sweet potatoes , soft mashable foods...Did your Dr say that you can have all of those foods so soon?

Hang in there guys, i was banded on the 16th and i'm really just starting to fill good....

I so feel what you are going through, and trust me it's normal. I was banded on 12/16 and i cried a few days before. I think i'm on day 5 post op and i'm feeling pretty good. keep us posted

wow i don't know how some of you can go to work a few days after being banded. I was banded on Dec 16th and today was the 1st day I felt pretty good, but still not good enough to go to work. I have no energy and i'm sore and also had terrible gas pains.. As Lanie said on a previous post, you guys are beasts...high 5's to ya....i have my post op apt on the 28th i'm sure he'll release me to go back to work.

Ok so I was banded on Friday and I've been having really bad gas pains and now I have allergic reaction to the glue. My incisions are so red and itchy but I'm taking benadryl and hopefully it will help. I've been drinking water and my broth and today I was able to start protein shakes. But I still want food, I want to chew on something. somebody help

Ok, so here I am day 3 post op, feeling pretty good, just have really bad pains on my left side. I can honestly say that the pain is really not as bad as I thought it would be. Just moving really slow and trying to drink, drink, drink. I'm already sick of broth and jello and I can't wait to day 14 where i can have beans and fish, you know real food. I also had a hernia repaired and i'm taking my meds like i should.. I just feel SOOOOOOOO bloated though, is that normal?

Singing in my Annie voice....lol..can you tell how excited i am?? Tomorrow is my BIG day!! I will have Cletus (i named my band) inside of me and hopefully we'll be a match made in heaven.

Good luck to you, I get my band tomorrow and I can't wait. I'm sure once you get back on track you'll do fine. Did you lose any weight since September? Keep us posted on your journey

i did my 6 months with my Bariatric Dr and dietician

wow so many ppl getting banded tomorrow...i go in at 5:30 so I'm the first patient of the day. Good luck to you guys and keep in touch. We can share our stories...

wow not good, my surgery is tomorrow and i'm a bit nervous, but that's to be expected. I hope your recovery gets better..

Tomorrow is my big day and i'm so excited. Getting ready to go to drs office for a class and then i think i will relax the rest of the day. Kinda nervous but the excitement out weighs the nervousness. Got my prescriptions filled and i'm concerned about swallowing a big pain pill. Can anyone tell me if they had problems with that...I'm wondering why he didn't prescribe liquid...hmmmmm

Hi guys, my name is Germaine and i'm 42 and have 2 boys 18 and 4. My surgery date is Dec 16th and i'm excited and nervous. I've been on this site almost everyday for the past month reading as much as i can. Next week at this time i will be waking up with my new friend. I'm trying to think of a cool name for my band, haven't thought of anything yet. Good luck to all you guys and i'll keep each and every one of you in my prayers that all goes well...

Best of luck to you, I will be banded on the 16th but I didn't have to do the all liquid diet...THANK GOD!! I can eat one lean meal a day and the day before surgery all liquid. I'm really excited to start this new journey but i'm getting a bit nervous, woke up this morning with a bit of anxiety.