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I just got home from my surgery! I had to be there yesterday at 8:45am. I stayed overnight. It went well. I'm so so so so sore. Hard to lay down and get back up, etc. I'm only allowed to drink 1 tablespoon of water every 15 mins. But because I've followed the rules, I haven't had any nausea, so that's good!!!

I never stopped taking my birth control pills. My surgery is TOMORROW MORNING!!! haha. But, I asked my doctor if I needed to stop taking them (because I had read about people stopping taking them on here) and he said no. I asked why and he said "people only need to stop taking their birth control if they already have known blood problems" or something along those lines. It's doctors preference I guess.

I agree with everyone else. Hang in there. I promise it'll get better. Once a cheater, always a cheater. You'll find someone much better. He's a horrible person. Cheer up! Stay busy to keep your mind off of things!! Hugs!!

Mallory! Welcome. Wow we have alot in common!! I'm also 21, and going into my senior year of college! I started out as an Elementary Education major, but I'm now Informatics. Love it! And, I still love at home with my parents ha! I have 1 older sister, who is about to move to NY! Oh yeah.. MY SURGERY IS MONDAY!! AUGUST 18!! you're 2 days after me!! we gotta keep in touch!!!!

ohhh good question! I'm anxious to see replies from this!

I am!! I am officially done with all of my appointments. I met with the surgeon, dietician, psychologist, and exercise physiologist. I feel much better and really, really positive about the whole time. I've NEVER had surgery though! I'm kinda nervous about that..but the outcome..should be amazing! yay! Let me know if anyone has surgery this day! Or a day close by. We can be anxious/nervous/scared/excited together :wink2::)

g00dbyefat --- My surgery is on August 18th tooo!!!!!!!! Aren't you sooooo anxious!!

lisafitz -- how was your surgery yesterday??? I Hope it went well!!!!!!!!!! I'm excited to hear from you. Is all that crazy excitement gone hehe? i still have mine. But.. i'm on preop diet, and it blows. I've been nautious since I started it Sunday night. don't know why.

cutiew/booty -- good luck!! let us know how it goes! :cry_smile:

I'm on my preop diet. 2 weeks of protein shakes. I started it on Sunday night/Monday. I have been sick to my stomach and nautious ever since. I've emailed my dietician but haven't heard back from her. It seriously hasn't gone away since I started drinking these shakes. it sucks, bad. Not really sure what to do! I don't know if were both nautious for the same reason, but if my dietician gives me any good info, i'll definitely let ya know! are you on regular foods now?

lisafitz - I know!!! I think about it all of the time! All day. And, I'm so unbelievably busy so it kind of sucks. I spend time researching the lapband instead of doing my homework and stuff :/ I'll have tons to do at night, and I'll end up on here the whole time! ha! I'm working full time currently and taking 3 classes. And selling a lot on ebay. My life is so busy and crazy. haha But, I'm so so excited, and nervous of course. I've never had surgery!

aw sorry to hear about all of the complications! that's horrible! Hopefully everything goes well from now on!

I go on the liquid diet this coming Monday :/ hehe. I'm going to Red Lobster with my parents on Sunday night. I don't plan on splurging during the 2 weeks I'm on liquids though. 2 weeks should definitely be long enough for my liver to shrink!

Hi Guys! I'm Jordan. 21 years old. And.. I am a girl! Just so you all know hehe. I'm at my heaviest weight now, but I got big in high school and never lost it. I'm currently a senior in college, Indiana University. I'm majoring in Informatics, cognate in Fine Arts. I work in the IT Department at my school, and right now I'm working full time as an Intern in the IT Department at a big company around here. OH.. and I'm taking 3 online classes right now along with work.. but they're almost over! (thank god!) I have 0 kids.. yet! I plan on having atleast 2 or 3 in the future. :hurray: AND.. i have a dog.. he's my life! 1 year old SCHNOODLE named Felix, but I like to call him Fe-Fe. hehe. I'm getting the lapband more as prevention. I don't wanna get health problems later in life!! And, I want to be skinny!! And, I want to run and play with my kids when I have them!! I will be banded August 18th!!! By Dr. McEwen in Fishers :party: So very excited. I start my liquid diet on Monday, 2 weeks before surgery. I'm a littttle excited about that. Also, I'm self-pay :wink2: insurance said "no way". that sucks. but, it's gonna be worth it, I hope. Nice to meet all of you! We need to all keep each other updated!:biggrin2:

That is awesome!!!! I start my liquid diet on Monday, 2 weeks from my surgery day. My dietician told me that I will NOT be hungry, but then I read otherwise on here, so I wondered! I am suppose to drink 6 shakes a day, equaling like 900 calories and a whole lot of Fiber ha! But, if I am absolutely NOT hungry, then I don't think I'm going to force myself to keep drinking them. I would just make sure you drink enough of them to get all of your Protein, etc. in. But, I'm no doctor. I'm excited to see what other people say & I'm hoping I'm in the same situation as you next week!!! :wink2: Good luck with everything!

Patti: every doctor is different. I have to be on liquids for 2 weeks before surgery. They had me buy these shakes. :/ I start them this coming Monday. It's to lose weight so that my liver shrinks. It's suppose to make sure the surgery is laprascopic (or a better chance atleast). But, if your doctor hasn't said anything about being on a liquid diet, then I'm sure you're not suppose to and I'm sure that's fine! You should feel lucky heheh. Are you suppose to lose any weight at all before surgery? a lot of doctors do like 2% of your body weight and you can lose it any way you want. I'm getting banded in almost 3 weeks, right around the same time as you!! we'll have to keep in touch and see how each other is doing!

My doctor says 48 hours of liquids after a fill :thumbup:

congrats!!! That is so awesome & exciting. My goal is to lose 60 pounds within 6 months. Around 10 a month! Did you exercise a lot also? Or mainly just changed your eating habits? I'll be banded August 18th, almost 3 weeks. I am so so so excited. I think about "what if i gain it all back after I lose it" too! But, I feel good about it, and I think I'll feel REALLY good about it once I actually do lose my weight! But, we're going to have the band forever, not just for 6 months ya know? If I start gaining any weight back, or eating poorly, etc. then I'm going to make an appointment to go see the surgeon & dietician! I think you should do the same! And, just like dionna113 said, if you stay at the "sweet spot" you should be full all of the time, etc! well congrats! that is just awesome! i can't wait to be there!!!

My date is either the 18th or 19th! I find out today at my appointment with the surgeon. I need a band buddy!!!

hey! and welcome back! I am also from INDIANA! I just joined this site a few weeks ago. I've been going through all of my appointments and such. I'm getting banded with Dr. McEwen in Fishers. My appointment is for the 18th or 19th of August. I find out my for sure date tomorrow, when I go in to meet with the surgeon and I also have my psychiatrist appointment! We'll have to help each other! Sorry to hear about your blood disorder though.. hopefully everything starts getting better! :teeth_smile:

I've also heard that it can take a few fills to hit that "sweet spot". Where you will not be near as hungry, etc. I am getting banded next month. I had my dietician appointment Wednesday, my exercise appointment today, and my psychologist and surgeon appointments on Monday!! I hope you get the right fills soon though. Keep us updated. Stay strong!! That'd suck to gain the weight back that you already lost, and then have to lose it again :/

well that's awesome!! i hope to be a rule follower! I'm so ready to do this. I really would like to get back into running also! congrats on the 5k training. I did cross country freshman and sophmore years of high school (5 and 6 years ago). We went to Michigan in the summer and would have to run up and down the dunes. Some days I would run 10 miles a day, now nothing! I think I'd feel so much better! What do you eat every day? I feel like it would basically just be maybe a meat & a vegetable like all the time. do you eat a lot of variety of stuff? and do you still get a lot of PBs, even though you follow the rules??

:lol:kw3!! hopefully your surgery is going well. i'm sure it is. I'm getting banded next month! I'm already so anxious. I had my first appointment yesterday. It was with the dietician. It went really well. But, man! What a change it is going to be. There is a lot involved with the food intake and strict liquid diet before and after! Then no bread, diet coke, etc! I'm excited though. Sugarbean-- So much weight in 4 months!! You're inspiring me! ha! That is amazing!!! I hope I can do the same. I take it you have been following all of the rules? No junk food, etc. Exercising? Congrats! kw3- Make sure you let us know how it goes!!!

Hello! I'm new to this.. but I've been addicted to this whole website for about a week now! I decided I better join and post a forum since I now have my appointments!! My exercise therapist appointment is July 25th! My appointment with my surgeon, Dr. McEwen from Fishers, IN, is on Monday, July 28th. Also, my psch evaluation is that day!! My dietician appointment is also scheduled! My surgery is hopefully going to be the week of August 18th, the week before I start school again. I'm at senior in college! Can't wait to graduate! :Banane03: I'm so excited about this. But.. then again.. I'm so scared!! I've never had surgery and I've never been put under! Anyone seen the movie "Awake"? haha I'm hoping that doesn't happen to me..

Hey Victoria! I'm also from Indiana and using Dr. McEwen!! I just scheduled all of my appointments like an hour ago haha. I'm so excited and scared!!! I'm planning on having surgery the weekend of August 18th, right before school starts back up! When are you having yours? Or maybe I just didn't see it in the upper replies. Maybe we'll be right around the same time??