mkfenn

Hello everyone! I did it!...Nov 4th was the big day! Today I returned back to work and I was not to very comfortable, too much bending and standing, etc.. Still trying to survive the liquid intake...I am dying here! well not quite, but the drama helps. Does anyone out there know why we need to be on a liquid diet for 2 weeks AFTER surgery and a pureed dies for 2 weeks after and a soft diet another 2 weeks. I just got banded Nov 4th and I am missing the simple action of chewing...I hate soup! The positive site is that I will be ready to eat food by Xmas...I hope Thanks MGAF

I didn't realized I had to take Gas X (found over the counter @ drug store..Canada) I had shoulder pain since my surgery Nov 4th. I still have it. The RN told me I needed to take Gax X You better find it girl....just in case! Good luck

Yeah! I am NOT alone. And I have not even been banded yet (Nov 4th). This my 5th day on a liquid diet pro-op and I just had two sips of diet coke....I dream about the damn thing. I am with you........don't give up....we can do it! PS: Are we ever going to be able to have any again?

I will be band on Nov 4th at 9am. I wonder sometimes what I am getting myself into, but at almost 300lbs I think this will be the help I need to get my self on track. I started my liquid diet on Friday 21st. This has been a big challenge. I now realized how addictive I been to food for the last 10yrs.<O:p</O:p I am looking forward to the future and hope to be complication free thought the entire process.<O:p</O:p The most frustrating part of all is that I have decided not to tell anyone (with the exception of one friend and my spouse) about my surgery. Even other good friends of mine don't know about "my secret". I think they would become critical of my decision if I told them what I am having done.<O:p</O:p I feel alone in a away but I know I am not. Often people tell me that they love me from the inside out, but I think most of the time we are ALL critical of our appearances.<O:p</O:p <O:p</O:p At this point I am looking forward to Soups and baby food post-surgery. Anything has to be better that the "diet replacement meal" I was given by the Dr prior surgery. I was only given chocolate flavour Meal Replacement shakes, after only 4 days I have lost all respect for "chocolate". I am also wondering if I will ever, ever have the pleasure of indulging myself on a can of "Diet coke", I miss it.....oh boy do I ever! And I sure worry about not been able to tone up my stretch body of 10yrs or so.<O:p</O:p <O:p</O:p But at the end I think all of this will pay off, anything has to be better than been a depress 300lb lump. Greetings from Canada mkfenn<O:p</O:p MGAF

Hi: I finally did it. My surgery is scheduled for Nov 4th. Unfortunally my insurance or medicare in Canada won't cover it. I had just finish paying off my credit and now I am deep againg with the surgery ($15.000 cnd). For years I have struggeled with my weight and I thik is time for me to get some help. I guess the count is on....I keep second guessing myself as if I made the right choice, lets hope I have. I have read many great stories out there and I hope mine becomes one of those. By the way how do you get the cute images that help you keep track of your weight, etc on your e-mail? Thanks for the support!