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I agree with the last post also..... U really don't know what would be normal for you becasue everyone's activity level is not the same, and their eating is not the same either so just wing it and as long as you follow what your dr said im sure u will be suprised.....

Exactly....Don't step on a scale for about a week or two because it is off... and when u get on the scale remember that yr body is made up of 3/4 water anyway... But I think it was almost 10-15lbs that came off pre-and when i did step on the scale when it said i had lost more but i added by 4lbs myself because i know i didn't have any water in my system and when i started to drink fluids again the scale would change... But u are swollen and everything.. it will be ok....

Hey there and congrats on being banded... I was banded on the same day and I actually went back to work on Monday. I beleive I could have taken off a week but considering other things I need to save my vacation time.... But I was actually dehydrated when i went to work on monday & tuesday. My eyes were sunken in which made me realize it.. no one else did... I also had noticed that I had not drank any water either... I had went pratically 4-days without water and or food... WOW.. because of all of the nausea and discomfort... However once i stopped taking the pain meds prescribed by the dr and forced myself to drink 60-80 oz of water/crystal lite a day i started to feel better... and i was able to eat soup and drink my protien drinks as well... but u shouldnt be in that much pain as of now.. just a lot of sore ness i should say because it feels like i have been punched in the stomach or have done a lot of crunches so i guess that is the healing part of it.... how much liquid are u drinking?

Well me myself I am not plaining on having regular soda ever again. Now fruit punch or lemonaid or something yes but pepsi or coke cola, root beer and stuff nope.. cause i have heard too many bad things with the band and soda...

It's not really about if u cheat or not... It is how much your Dr. told you that u have to loose before the procedure if any, and it depends on how fatty you liver is. Everyone has fat diffrent places some more in the tummy area and some less like myself... so it really depends.. I wouldnt even call it CHEATING.... Because it is hard to stick to a all liquid diet for any long period of time...

Do you have any history with taking weight loss medicine being prescribed by a Dr or anything? If so they will honor that like that person said. Think realllllyyyy hard and if so see if u can get a copy of the medical records and fax them in... I truly hope everything will work out...

Let me first say congrats on your band date, and I WILL SAY IF I CAN DO IT U CAN TOO... Trust me when i say that. I am a single parent of 1 son that lives alone. I had mine done out patient. Took my son to school that day after picked him up and was off of work for the next few days... it was hard, however if u have some help with making sure u drink your fluids u WILL BE OK.... I will not lie to u... Once u get banded every day IS BETTER THAN THE DAY BEFORE.... :tt1:...Saggy skin... naaaa don't worry about that, that's where the excercising comes in u will be ok... U have come this far and it dosent make any since to even look back now.... U go Girl....:confused_smile:

I am screaming for you.... ahhhhhhhhhh I am so happy for you.... That's what i'm talking about.... Just know that everything get's better from here.... that is so great........

WOW.......:confused_smile::thumbup::tt1: That is fantastic do u workout often if so how often are u working out... U are doing great OMG.... Keep up the fantastic work...

Wow... U know they are loosers and they are just going around trying to keep everyone fat and out of shape like they are... The 2 women i sit by @ work were on a diet for 1-day and then the next it was twizzlers, chips, buger king all kind of crap.. oh did i forget the fresh fried chicken from super target...lol.. and they were like do u want some...ha ha ha... i said no actually i don't. I will ask u if u want a cup of how does it feel in about a month... so keep on eating....lol... then another guy at my work place that said that the band wasent working for him and he was like eating a boat load of hambuger helper asked how i was doing and i told him.. and then i asked him well what size is your band and he u know the regualr size... and i said oh ok.. knowing that he had no freekin clue what i was talking about but he said that he had the band I said well how many (cc's) does your band have and he said oh it has 25cc's in it now and he has only had the band for 3 months..... u tell me who is not telling the truth..... Like i said before people try to sabatoge you by telling u lies and doing crap that they know just aint right.... Your damn stomach is not that freekin big where u have to have a band that holds that much.. such a looser....

The driver will be here to pick me up between 7am - 7:15am. They said that they want me there @ 8:15am and the sugery will start prompt @ 9am. ahhhhhhhhhhhh I am so excited.. The nervous feeling left last night before I went to bed. A friend of mine @ work gave me her dvd The Secret. That dvd is fantastic, I know everything will be fine, and I had a few people @ work that were like so are u going to get it and i told them noooo im just going to go and sit in the waiting room then come back home.. what do u think. I am slowly getting over being tempted by junk food...I siped chicken broth, and soup , and my shakes all day. I am now eating my last meal as a fat person...lol... I told them @ work before I left that this is my last day being considered as a fat person and my new, healthier, sexier, more successful, long life will begin on tomorrow. Thank you all for the support that you all have given me thus far.

Hey Abby, I can relate to your struggle, however what i relate it to now is that death is real... and I know by not having a mother or a brother now is one of the hardest things of my life that i have had to deal with, if you have never had to deal with death head on that close that it would be hard for you to relate to what yr Dr. said and make a change. I didn't have to have a Dr. to tell me that I told myself. I made the change so i could prevent any type of adverse medical situations occuring in my life. My child didnt ask to have 1 fat parent and why should he have to suffer.... ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CHILDREN...... Do u think they feel good about their FAT parent coming to pick them up from school or going with them to the park eating like they are grazing at a freeking farm....HELL NO... they would rather our fat azz stay at home and play video games behind 4-walls instead of getting out and enjoying life the way it was ment to be. Not sure how long you have been overweight but if you have never experienced living a fit life you should want to its like being re-born again.. so many things are brand new to you that you can enjoy and your focus is not being happy because of what you are going to eat but just because of life and being healthy.... u can do it. Also check into your area. There are free counceling sessions everywhere... check with catholic charities or something you dont have to be catholic to use their services...lol.. they are a great org. that helps people that need it.... if not u will eat yourself to DEATH AND YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE ORPHANS IN GOD KNOW'S WHO'S HOME..... WHO SAYS THAT YOUR FAMILY WILL WANT TO BE BOTHERED WITH YOUR PROBLEMS AFTER YOUR GONE??????? and i'm not sorry for the tuff luv either... Because u can and will do it.... :wink2:

That is an excellent idea..... :cursing:

Wow.. I am so sorry to hear that. Someone else on here went thru the same exact thing. Depending on your bmi, and or either your tummy fat you should have prob. went on a 3-mth pre-op diet with all liquids or something... They do it on Big Medicine all the time on there. Did they give u any type of r/s date yet?

I know right... thanks.... and i actually started being serious in March of 2007 right before easter so it has been a nice journey for me... But I am on my way now.... and so r u....

I have said a prayer for u also. U are fine not will be u are healed in Jesus name, and u will also receive your band date as well.... so congrats will be in order..... :sad::thumbup:

Wow... I read it and there is alot of emotion in those words i had to stop reading a few times.... Wow............................................................................................ What I can tell u is that I went thru so much. It was my brother, and myself and he had just made 30-yrs old. I just realized after the passing of my mother that if I want to be able to see them again acording to my own belief. I gotta get myself right, and keep it that way. U know what i mean... My mother was an evangelist so trust me her life was right.. Bad things happen to good people its not for their sake its for those that are around them. To catch their attention and to keep them from going the wrong way...Your life is a testimony for someone else. What u are going thru and have went thru trust me when i say it will help someone else. Im not sure what u believe in or what your belief is, but I know that I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. U will behold his face again. Trust me that is the only thing that has got me this far is that If i live right I will be able to see my loved ones again. With my bothers passing that is what actually started my crazy workouts where I was going to the gym like 2x a day working out like 2hours each time... trying to keep my mind from going here and there.... it worked because i lost over 100lbs but then i got prego and gained back 89lbs and to this date have lost 51 of those pounds thus far. U are going thru a normal phase right now in no spicific order it's sadness, anger, denial, dissapointment, and coping.... U will never get over it u just learn to deal with it... Live with it because it is apart of you, but u can't allow it to consume u, because it will over take u if u do. U have to be healthy for your nephew so u all can go and enjoy yourselves... My brother left 3-boys at the time they were 10, 8, & 6 and they are soon to be 16, soon to be 14, and soon to be 12. and my oldest nephew looks like my brothers twin i kid u not.. he is a jr also... im talking about i have to catch myself sometimes because i think im talking to my brother... but like i said everything will be ok in time..... the blog and the poetry really does help.... I do the same exact thing....

Yup.... I actually calmed myself down it was truly hard because i did not want to throw up... but u know when the Water fills up in your mouth and u start that dry heave.. here it comes... But it is prob. the liquid pain medicine they have u taking is is loratab or hycordone? If so I had to stop taking that because i stayed nauseated, I was too weak to even drink water..... I took extra strength tylenol crushed up.... every 4-6 hrs....

LMBO :cursing:... Congrats and actually I look foward to going to my Dr's apt's exp. when I know that I have been doing as instructed. This show him that u are not taking it as a joke and that u are ready for a change.... Wow.... that is amazing.... congrats....

lol... congrats...... I'm glad to see that u are doing better....look at your progress so far wow...:thumbup::thumbup:

Cyndi I am so right there with u.... I can actually realate i lost my only brother in 2001 (november 27) and i lost my mom 2006 (november 24) so I totally understand where u are coming from. Where do u live @ and u can e-mail me anytime. I also had to stop taking the pain meds because they were making me feel worse.... See with my pre-op diet i could eat 1-meal a day but the majority had to be liquids... so what u ate dosen't seem bad at all....and by the way when we write things down they become theraputic if im spelling it correct... sometimes we just need to get it out....

I couldn't have said it any better myself. :thumbup::thumbup:... You relationship with the Lord is truly key. U have to know who u are and who's u r to make a huge step like this if u know what I mean. :thumbup:. Becaue it truly is more than just getting the band... It is so mental. U really have to keep yourself busy. It seems as if u work during the week and if u do and your off on the weekends like myself have xtra things lined up to do that will keep your mind off of food. put a rubber band on your wrist and when u have bad food thoughts pop yourself...... Actually i just thought of that one...lol.. i'm going to try that one also.. But u really have to keep busy....U can do it....:cool2:

This is great stuff.... Thanks... It actually needs to stay at the top of THIS PAGE.....SO anyone that has doubts can see.... Thanks for posting...

This is soooo true.....:thumbup::thumbup:

My Dr. told me that when it slips u will throw up and wont be able to keep anything down... and they will do an total unfill.. they wont do any type of sugery or anything... and u will have to be on liquids only until it falls back into place...