SydneyLouWho

I just turned 50 too. I had my lapband surgery on May27th. Turning 50 was the reason that I did this surgery. I didn't want to go through another decade fat, unhealthy, and with no energy. I have lost 55 pounds since February. I already feel a lot better. I still have 100 pounds to go, but I am so glad I did this! Congratulations to you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Oh my gosh! That is exactly what I feel like too! Like I am a turkey and I am done. My port sticks out too. It was painful a lot at first. It is getting so much better. It also felt like when I was pregnant and my son's foot was stuck under my ribs for five months. I was praying that I wouldn't feel pregnant for the rest of my life. It is getting better. The doc said that after I loose my weight that if necessary he can switch it to a low profile port in a quick procedure. Good luck.

Help! I am so looking forward to getting the lapband. But, my BMI is 57 and my surgeon won't do the surgery until I get rid of 45 lbs and get my BMI to 50. How embarassing to be too fat for weight loss surgery. I had no idea that I would be too big. I have seen many others have the lapband with BMI's in the 50-60 range. I am a self pay. I don't have to deal with an insurance company telling me what to weigh before surgery. Everyday I start the liquid pre-op diet. Everyday I just get soooo hungry that I screw up. That is why I wanted to lapband. To stop the hunger. Has anyone else had this trouble? Thanks for listening!

Yes, I can feel my port. It is a hard lump right now. It reminds me of when I was pregnant and could feel my son's foot kicking me. That is the spot that hurts the most. I also have a very full feeling where the band is. My "lapband" friend says that is normal and I will feel that very full feeling for about 7-10 days. My surgery was May 27th. Yesterday I drove an hour away to a wedding shower. It felt great to get away. By the time I got home I was exhausted and took a pain pill. Later all.

This is my first day on my 2 week liquid only pre-op and I have already cheated. I went out to eat and had a veggie plate. I can't imagine that hurting me, but they told me over and over again, "liquids only". I was just sooooo hungry. This is going to be a very long two weeks. I know that it is supposed to get better in a few days.... but I am hungry NOW. I want food! You should all be very glad that you don't live with me. I have been very grouchy today. I plan on being even grouchier tomorrow. Friday is my birthday. I will be a bear by then. Oh, well. I was the one who made me this size in the first place. I will just try to keep myself busy. I would love to fly to Vegas and just sit in front of the slot machines for two weeks. Later.

I am on day 3 after surgery. I feel the same way that you do. I am afraid to eat. But, I have started eating full liquids. I love the Campbells Velvety Potato soup. It took the whole day to eat it, but it felt great going down. I have a very full feeling at the top of my stomach. I don't know if it is because of the lapband, or just sugery pain. It hurts a little when I breathe. Good luck to you.

My surgery was Tuesday. I came home yesterday. I think I am going to live. I have not had a lot of pain. Or, the pain meds are taking care of what pain I do have. I haven't been hungry at all. I do still have the worst sore throat of my life. I am very glad that it is over. Now the fun begins. To answer your question, it took me about 15 weeks to lose the 48 lbs. I am sure getting the 48 lbs off made the surgery a lot safer. Good luck to you!

My first meeting with my surgeon was in February. My BMI was 58 and my weight was 358. He won't do the LapBand if you are over a BMI of 50. I was really pissed at first that I was "too fat for WLS". I buckled down and have now lost 48 lbs. My BMI is 49.9. My surgery is TODAY. I am up in the middle of the night because I can't sleep. I am very nervous, but very excited. I think that brick walls are there to see how badly you really want something. Good luck with your search.

Now I'm hungry for sushi. I LOVE sushi!!! Good luck to you too!

You don't even have anything covering your incisions. Are you able to take a shower already? I thought that you would have those butterfly bandaids for a few days. I also like the site of your port. Not too high or too low. You look great! Thank you for sharing!

My surgery isn't until the end of this month, but they made me give up all caffeine and carbonated drinks weeks ago. Caffeine stimulates your appetite and carbonated drinks fill the pouch up with gas too much. You can't drink 30 min. before you eat and you can't drink until 1 hour after you eat. I think that will be my biggest problem. But, if you drink with your food it will wash it down and through the pouch too quickly and you won't feel as full. Good luck to you!

Congratulations!!! My surgery is May 27th also. I have to start my pre op liquids on the 13th. I am in Indiana too. Good Luck!

My surgery is May 27th. I started in January with a BMI of 60. I have it down to 52. My surgeon will not do lapbands if your BMI is over 50. So, I still have 14 pounds to lose in 20 days. Anyone in the 50 or 50+ zone and want to keep tabs on each other??? It would be very nice to have others to talk with that are in the same situations. It is going to be such a long road. But, I am really looking forward to it!

You have to have someone go to the drugstore and get you a neti pot. They are wonderful! It is like a little teapot that you put salt/warm water in and pour into one nostril and the solution goes through your entire sinus cavity and out your other nostril. It really keeps the crap out of your head. It has REALLY helped me. Good Luck!

Are you happy with the site of your port? Where is your port? Where do you wish it was? My surgery is May 27th. But I would love to know if there are any problems with the sites that the Dr. put your port. Both of my knees have been replaced. One knee has the incision right down the center. The other knee has the incision on the side of my knee. I sure do wish that both incisions were on the side of my knee because I keep hitting my one knee incision on EVERYRTHING. I would love to know if there are any downsides to a certain port site. Thank you for any help.

I'm just feeling this way today because I am getting ready to turn 50 in May. But really, I am looking forward to the next half of my life.

It would be just my luck to live through the lapband surgery, loose 150 pounds, then die during plastic surgery. How depressing would that be!

How wonderful to know that the surgeon doing surgery on you is getting an award! Also, I firmly believe that their is a reason for everything. Try to have peace that your are supposed to have surgery on the 8th. My surgery is May 27th. Good luck to us both! Good luck to us all!

I have to go to a wedding shower four days after my surgery. I also will have to drive there (about 45 min. away). Will I be able to do this? When were you back to normal and driving?

Put me down for May 27th. I turn 50 during my 2 week liquid pre-op diet. No cake for SydneyLouWho.

May 27th 2008. I can't wait! I had my pre-op appt. this week. I still have to take off 25 lbs. before surgery. I have already lost 25 lbs. I know that I will be ready. They agree... that is why they set the surgery date already. I am turning 50 in May. It will be a great month.

I have been adding Metamucil (unflavored) to my protein shakes. It has no flavor, and makes the shakes even thicker. I have had the same terrible problem as you. When I weighed in today at the doctors' office I told them that at least 5 pounds was from being constipated. She laughed at me. She said that she hears that all of the time. Good luck.

I would like to know what brands of liquid shakes people are using that they like. I had an Atkins today and I thought I would throw it up. It was terrible. There is no way I could drink 5 of them a day for 2 weeks. Thank you for any suggestions.

First of all.... talk to your doctor to be sure, but having many surgeries in my life, I have had different pains like that after surgery. I was told that you are most likely to have more pain on the side that your surgeon stands during surgery. That is the direction that they pull and put more pressure on your body because they are standing on that side. It does make a lot of sense. I hope you feel better soon.

Please tell me how much you lost on your 2 week pre-op liquid diet. I am wondering what to expect. Thank you for your input.