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I am right there with you guys...I am a week and a half post op and no fills for a few more weeks. I can have solids but I am starving. I guess bc I am eating the recommended foods and protein and carbs that my surgeon told me to but I still have room in my stomach since the swelling went down. I was miserable last week but not hungry at all...I kind of miss that!

Oh and Brandi let us know how you are doing...my thoughts and prayers are with u

I am getting banded on Monday 3/19 and I am super excited. However, I am super nervous about complications or something. I do worry too much and its probably natural to worry I know. I have made the decision to get the lap band to help ultimately save my life but I guess I worry that something could happen on Monday unexpectedly. My emotions are on overload right now...I have kicked the pre-op diets but and lost 13 pounds so far. And I know that i can do this and be successful...just getting scared of the surgery part. I just want it to be over now and be post-op! I want to continue to lose and feel better and better so I can enjoy playing with my daughter. I know this is the best decision I have made for myself and my family but right now it feels not so great! I would appreciate any support!

Oh and Brandi let us know how you are doing...my thoughts and prayers are with u

Oh and Branding let us know how ur surgery went today. My thoughts and Patterson are with you!

Hi all and thanks again for the support. I am officially banded and was soooo nervous but everything went great. I arrived at hospital @ 530 am and went into surgery about 8....we were able to leave hospital by 11 am so I was home before lunch time. Yesterday I hurt pretty badly and today I am more sore but its all worth it. I feel good enough today to go watch my daughter because it is her parent observation week in her dance class...that's pretty good to me...I can wait to get fully recovered and moving forth n my new life!

Wow Jess- Guess we will be in there both tomorrow. I am nervous to but its getting better. Ready to be done....I had a hard time leaving my daughter with my mom tonight so I totally understand that part. Best of luck tomorrow!

Hi Judy- My daughter is 3..I may have said 4 by mistake and yes she is why I had my c-section which I keep telling myself was a much bigger surgery than this. And yes time does fly...It seems like she was only just born yesterday or only that little 2 year old in my picture...tonight she gave me so many kisses....made me almost cry...she is so sweet. My nervousness is still there but less somehow and I just want it over and look forward to the new me. I survived the clear liquid diet today so that just makes me feel even more empowered in this journey! I am sure your husband is just stressed with you and for you so I am sure he will be more supportive as time goes by and it not...that talk is a good idea. And I think it is hard for anyone to understand completely especially about your eating habits etc if they are not in your shoes. But I am sure he just wants what is best for both of you. And I feel the same way about not being able to do it without the band..I have tried so much...My husband said well if you can do the pre-op diet...can't you just keep doing that? I said no way...I can do it because there is an end to it and good things are coming..If I could just "do it", I already would have! I'm off to try to get some sleep as I have to get up so early. Thanks for the thought and prayers.

Hi Judych- Thanks for the kind words they were really helpful. I am trying to enjoy my weekend and stay busy...it is so beautiful outside so that should be pretty easy. My daughters name is Rilynn and she is 3 years old. I told her I was going to the doctor to get my stomach worked on so I can't pick her up and she can't crawl on me like she does for a while but I don't think she really gets that part yet. My pre-op diet has been....rough but much easier now that I am in the home stretch. I had 1 week of 2 Protein shakes and 1 meal and this week only Protein Shakes. Tomorrow its only Clear liquids. I have done well though so I am proud of myself. And somehow the "not haves" don't seem such a big deal at this point. I am down 14.5 pounds as of this morning so that definitely helps me stay on track. I have done some shopping for post op - Popsicles, Jello, creamy/brothy soups (as my surgeon has instructed for the first few days after surgery), and I order some nectar Protein shakes from bariatricadvantage.com...I order an assortment to help me with next week...all I have had the last two weeks in vanilla and Chocolate so I am sick of those and ready for a different taste. I have also gotten several things for the next phase...a magic bullet, appetizer sized plates, small ramkins (as bowls) to help me with my portion control. I am being banded around 730am on Monday and my last surgery was a c-section in 2008 so I really don't think it will be as bad as that was and I also remember being very nervous about that until it came time and I was so ready for my daughter to be born that the nervousness faded and I think I am getting there with this surgery..I'm ready for it to be done so I can start my new life! Thank you for the prayers. I am having my surgery done at Baptist Hospital in Nashville TN. Where are you having your surgery and what time is it on Thursday? Also as far as the chocolate I think you have to let yourself have something if you want it really badly (hopefully a small amount) but if you don't then you could end up over doing it a lot easier. So tell your husband support not criticism...I spent my whole life with my family of origin criticizing my eating because I was a little heavy and that has turned into a huge problem for me as an adult and being able to eat what I want etc. And that is a big reason I want to get healthy is to set a better example for my daughter...I don't want her to have the same eating habits as I did growing up (not eating, eating the wrong things, eating too much,etc). And i have told my family they need to support me not criticize me as I make this journey because there is such a HUGE difference to me!

Thank you guys for the support. I really appreciate it. I am better today....I know this is the right choice for me.

Thanks guys for the encouraging words. I think I am just getting all worked up and thinking the worst. But my surgeon is pretty awesome and has done this procedure so many times. And Otters38 your right when its our time, its our time...and it could be at any time surgery or not. I just want to be able to here with my family. I love them so much.

Hey Iluvyogi- How did your surgery go today? I hope all went well and you are home. Mine is on Monday and I'm getting really overwhelmed with nervousness and thoughts about if I am doing the right thing.

I am being banded on 3/19/12 and I am super excited and look forward to the support that I feel I can receive on this forum. This was a big decision for me and my family but it is the BEST decision for us. I am both nervous and excited about my surgery and my new life. I am on day 9 of the pre op diet. I have lost about 11 pounds so far which is great and I am finally not starving every day...it has been tough but I know that it is all worth having the surgery and the overall benefit that will come from it. <a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wiV5eHt/"> <img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wiV5eHt/weight.png"></a>

I am being banded on 3/19 and Allison your post was very inspiring for me. I know I can do this and keep telling myself that whenever a doubt creeps in...and stories like yours keep me strong