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Dawna, Do you come to our support group? Is Dr. Larson doing your surgery, too? If youcome to group, please introduce yourself-I plan on being at the next one.

Diane, my recovery was very good, i think. I had a hard time coming out of the anesthesia, but that was my only complication. do you go to a face to face support group? if you'd like to sit in, my group meets on the 3rd Monday of each month here in Lake Worth. We even have bypass people in our group, some come from the Tampa area on a monthly basis for our group. Let me know if you want more specifics on the group and I'll get you directions and times, etc. Good luck on your band and keep in touch.

HI Diane, I live in Boynton Beach. I was banded on the 19th, just over a week ago. My doc is Dr. Larson and iI had my surgery at JFK hospital. i'm on the chat usually in the evenings, but happened to come on today. keep in touch. I'm not an expert by any means, but I've learned a lot from this site and especially the chats. Take care,

I got my band wed. having mixed feelings. some gas pain. i think i scared some people in post op. It took me like 5 hours to come out of the anesthesia. I'm only a little sore from the surgery itself, and managing with ibuprophen. I'm hungry, though. My hubby made dinner for himself and the kids, but it smelled good. other than broth and protein drinks, any suggestions for more satisfying Liquids would be appreciated.

Hi I'm Carol. My surgery is scheduled for 12/19. I'm 85% excited, and 15% nervous. I'm not really nervous about the surgery itself, or my surgeon (Dr. Larson here in South FL). I'm nervous about the anesthesia and nausea. Everybody I've spoken to says I won't feel like eating after the operation, but confession time here: I'm afraid of being hungry. I won't be eating from midnight till the next day after the surgery. Like all of you who've had the procedure. But I hate being hungry, which is why I've not been successful on diets before. I am looking forward to eating right and not being as hungry after the surgery, though. I'm surprised at how many of my friends and acquaintences I've told are being supportive of my choice to do the surgery. I have a few friends who've questioned the wisdom of such a drastic step, but even though they've said have you tried ___ (the cookie diet, weight watchers, quick weight loss centers, etc)? I'm trying to remind myself that they are just looking out for my well being, and thankfully those people are still supportive, overall. There is one funny thing about the people who are surprised about the surgery: they are questioning why I'm doing it the week before Xmas. Now, I'm Jewish, so Xmas as a milestone date, or special celebration for me is not that much of a factor. My "xmas present" is that that's my last day of liquids. I'll be on soft solids for New Year's Eve, though but I don't have anything special planned at this point. I think I'll be able to cope for the one night. Then, I can start the year out eating healthy and losing weight! I like these ticker things I see on the forum and want to try to set one up for myself., so I'll sign off for now. I look forward to the support and to giving it when I have it to give. Right now I'm a sponge for it and I need to be a bit selfish in my life, so for a short time I may be a bit here, too. Can anybody think about a better word than selfish, though? Thanks for listening. Carol