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Gibson you are way to kind:blushing:(blushing). But thanks again for the compliments!!! No need to wait a couple of years I'm sure you're gorgeous now. Gorgeous as you know is a state of mind and confidence is the sexiest attribute that we can possess. Called my DBF and told him that I'm rock star sexy...:biggrin:

4Jin I never heard of sparkpeople before--checking it out now. Thanks for the heads up:thumbup:

Thanks Travelgirl, I'll take that as a compliment, face like Lisa Kudrow and body like Monique...lol. It's ok though cause my goal just like my screen name is to have the body of J Lo by christmas:w00t:..hehe!!

Best Wishes Karina!! Sounds like you know what you need to do to make yourself a healthy person. Congratulations!!!

Just wanted to share because it made me soooo happy. My DBF lives about an hour from me so we generally only see each other on the weekends. And you know how it is when someone doesn't see u for a week they can really tell the difference. So anywayyyy....we are driving and he keeps looking at me, with this silly little grin on his face, finally I'm like "What, why are you staring at me?" And he says "Well I was just thinking to myself, Wow she looks great and she's my girl":wub: Did I mention that I think I have the greatest guy EVER!!! That comment was better then ANY number the scale would have given me. He went to grab for some boobage later and he says "Uh-oh my assets are dwindling" :rolleyes2: Like the chick in that Slimquick commercial where her husband loses weight all over and the only thing that happens to her are her boobs shrivel up. Hehe--he also has a silly sense of humor.

LMAO!! The picture is me, the little cartoon character is not me hehe! That is the BEST compliment I've gotten in awhile-THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!! I don't think I'll stop smiling ALL day!!!:rolleyes2:

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Hi Les, Pain for me wasn't to bad, but everyone is different. They gave me percocet but honestly narcotics make me feel like sh*t, so taking advice from the boards I bought liquid Tylenol and used that for the first three days after surgery. Had my surgery on Wednesday and was driving by Friday, shopping on Saturday and back to work the following Wednesday. Down 20 pounds and feeling really good. Good luck!!!

Hi Angie Glad to see you are doing so well. Me too! Including the pre-op diet I'm down 20 pounds. It's such a crazy feeling to get up every morning and WANT to get on the scale. Even crazier to be on mushies and take a few bites and be like--ugh I'm full, don't want anymore:lol: And the very best part is to know that the weight I lose will not be coming back:thumbup: Keep up the good work Double V's!!!

Congratulations Gibson!!! Crazy how ya read the boards for so long and then BAM all the people that you were talking to about getting it done are now finished and recovering!!! :blushing:

Best wishes Ready, sending positive thoughts your way. Banded last Wednesday and did 10 day pre-op down 20 pounds in 15 days---crazy but true. Can't wait to walk in any store and be able to find hot clothes in my size.:biggrin:

Hey Taismommy my fellow 2/20 bandster lol I've been shallow coughing for days and its sore but today I forgot all about the surgery and sneezed whole heartedly---OMG:scared2: felt like someone stabbed me with a hot knife. One more thing to think about.

CONGRATS ALL:thumbup: Hope everyone did great and let us know how u did. I'm 5 days post op today and I feel great!!! Hang in there you'll feel better quickly. Double V's gotta stick together.

Hey Taismommy Glad to see u back, I came home Wednesday nite after surgery and was so glad to be home. We both made it---yipppeeee!!! And maya314. I'm feeling fine other then a little sore. We are on our way ladies:w00t:

LV my Labs Well just like everyone else here I totally understand what your going thru. The nite before my DBF said I looked like a dear caught in the headlights. Trying to be brave for everyone around me but inside TERRIFIED!!! Couldn't fool him and I had to lose control for a minute and let him comfort me. In my head I knew it would all be alright, but in my heart I felt like a 5 year old going to the dentist for the first time. And to be honest some of these boards were doing ALOT to feed my anxiety, everyone is here trying to help but honestly for me I had more information then I needed and some of it freaked me out. Take a deep breath, know that you made this decision after research and for all the right reasons. I never had the gas pain, I'm only using liquid tylenol for the soreness--no pain, just sore, and I'm not hungry, which to me is the craziest part of all---and was the ultimate goal of this whole thing. Deep breath and good luck:thumbup:

Hi All~~ I found it particularly interesting pre-band to read others hospital day experiences so I thought I would post mine to hopefully help someone else, so here goes. Sorry for the length, but I'm a details person:w00t: Called the nite before to find out what time to report----7:15am (whew, bright and early) The hospital is about an hour from my house so we drove down the nite before so that we wouldn't have to rush in the morning. Didn't sleep much that nite kinda tossed and turned wondering if I should change my mind, but luckily my DBF was there to encourage me and assure me that it would all go as planned. Arrived at the hospital on time at 715 and signed in and then sat and waited, and waited and waited. Then at 8 someone started yelling my name, when I stood up it turns out that someone had crossed off my name mistakenly and the OR and office were calling to see if I had showed up. Well now I'm on the fast track, not a chance to change my mind, got changed, more blood drawn, bp and temp, BP was sky high (maybe it's cause u rushed me:cursing:) Finally got it to come down, anesthesiologist introduced himself and quickly asked some questions, and next thing ya know the chick with the gurney is there to wheel me up to the holding area. Met my nurse anesthitist who gave me some happy medicine. Then had to wait for about 30 mins for my doc to get there---least favorite part so far) Wheeled into surgery, moved over to the table and before ya know it they put a mask over my face and I was gone. What felt like seconds later they were waking me up in recovery room. Kept yellin at me to take a deep breath and were kinda freaked that my BP was now low----hellooooo of course its low I"M TRYING TO SLEEP HERE:tt2:. Oh yea---no pain so far!! Recovery nurse wheeled me back down to short procedure and there my nurse was SUPER attentive-loved her. This I believe was around 11 and they came to take me to xray for an UGI at 1230. Asked if I could go in a wheelchair, stupid me I said yes---bad move, sitting up made me dizzy and nauseous but I stuck it out and stayed in the chair. Gastrografin UGI took about two minutes ---just to let ya know gastrografin straight is NASTY stuff!!! After it was over I asked for a washcloth to wipe out my mouth. Back to SPU and they brought me jello, broth, tea, and mystery juice. Wasn't hungry didn't want it but they insisted I eat cause my BP was still crazy low---still trying to sleep here people!! Starting to feel the pain a little so I asked for pain meds cause I knew I was going to have to drive for over an hour to get home so they bring me this huge ass percocet--not sure why everyone is saying to get liquid tylenol if they give u a horse pill in the hospital but guess the nurse knows what she's talking about----boy oh boy could i feel that percocet sitting in my pouch---ouch, maybe that's why the liquid tylenol. This is where things start to go down hill, the percocet made me nauseous and dizzy and just basically excuse my french--super shitty!!! Sucked it up and said goodbye to the hospital at 4:00 and drove home 1 hour 30 minutes, not something I would recommend in the future, if you can stay close stay close, the whole drive I was really nauseous and had to keep my eyes closed. Felt good to get home though in my own bed and own environment and other then feeling like I had been punched in the stomach, I feel pretty good, was able to sleep on both sides, I know some people can't but I did. Had the percocet RX filled but haven't used anything other then Tylenol no icky side effects but honestly I am sore--to be expected there were big men playing around on my insides today. All in all surgery wasn't bad at all, hospital part was basically uneventful, and now I'm on my way to recovery. Hope this helps someone and makes u feel a little more at ease:thumbup:

Good luck Rocket Guy, sending good thoughts your way!!

Minock, No actually I was very worried about vomiting to so when the nausea started I pressed the call button. All they did was put an alcohol pad under my nose (which I guess is old school) but hey it worked. I even took some pads with me for on the way home and it worked in the car. They can give you phenergan for nausea but for whatever reason they went with the alcohol pad instead.:tongue2:

Are they sure it's not a latex allergy? People sometimes develop the allergy even after no prior reactions to it. Latex is in alot of health care items, band aids, gloves, some instruments that are used. Sorry you're having problems, hope u feel better soon.

Bluelion DancingBelly MinPinMom AmyJS27 TAISMOMMY SethsAuntieShel Rhapsody♥ Rocket City Guy Peek and me!!!!! Sorry if I missed anyone. Well it is FINALLY our week:thumbup: Wishing you all the best of luck, uneventful surgery, and a speedy recovery!!! Catch ya all on the other side:w00t:

Home I DID IT!!! Will post the details tomorrow when I'm feeling a little better. Thanks for all the support!!!

Wow six pounds since Friday that is fantastic!! Yea I'm in and out the same day, my DBF is dropping me off in the morning and then picking me up after work. My daughter and my mother want to come but honestly I don't want to have to worry about anyone else while I'm having surgery. I have worked in hospitals for years, so I'm very comfortable in that situation and it will just be easier to be there by myself. Don't want people staring at me while I'm in bed:tt2: Today I'm on Clear liquids and then I have to call at 4 to find out what time I need to be there in the morning. Getting a little nervous but just really wanna rock and roll and get this over with before I have anymore time to think about it.

Need some advice: After reading the boards I thought it might be a good idea to request that my surgeon use a low-profile port when he puts in my band on Wednesday. I don't want to have the "bulge" that some people have, and I would prefer not to have to go back into surgery to have the port replaced in the future. Well I finally heard back from my surgeon's office and was told that the band comes with a standard port and that if I wanted a low-profile one, it would need to be special ordered, would require out-of-pocket expense, and would delay my surgery, which is scheduled for this Wednesday, been on stupid liquids for 10 days:blushing: What do ya think peeps? Would u wait or would u go with regular port?? Does the low-profile really make that big of a difference??:confused2:

Thanx St Louis!!! I'm hoping to be one of those people that gets outta the hospital and then mosie's right along. My son has a basketball game that nite that he is dying for me to be at, so even if I have to be in a drug induced haze I will be attending. And Lori honestly I'm not nervous about the surgery at all, I've worked in a hospital in the OR for many many years and have never seen anyone not make it off the table, you only hear the horror stories, you don't hear from the thousands of people everyday that have uneventful surgeries. If you've done your research and chosen your surgeon wisely then you should have no worries. These are highly educated professionals that have made it their life's work to take care of you. I am however nervous about the whole food thing after the fact. Scared that like so many other "diets" I will fail at this. Wow, I just realised that I have more of a fear of not losing weight then I do of death. :wub: Boy do I need to see a shrink:w00t: Good luck girl and keep in touch so we can compare notes.

Congratulations girl----good luck with insurance :eek: