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Thursday, getting around a little better, not so bent over. will try shakes today had to stay on Clear liquids until today.. I can drink Water great. get down Jello good, but have little burps a lot... dont like that.. hope it goes away soon.. is that part of the gas or is that air from the stoma? I will shower and walk again today to try to feel normal.. but still not going gun ho... just want to rest as long as I can.. Luckly I dont go back to work until June 3rd.. Hope my other bandsters on May 19th are doing well.. (and everyone else too) Dorothy

janette and lexy how are you both doing? We were all on the same day.. I am really sore still, but trying to walk and rest... what have you been drinking? I havent done the protein yet, just tea, water, Popsicles sugarless, dont feel like anything else.. yet...lol.. hope you are all doing well.. Dorothy

Well I have to agree with you there is no way I could go to work tomorow.. or the next day.. I am taking my time..this is all so new to our bodies, you have to feel it out. and not rush the healing

I too am day three.. and I hurt like heck... but I have the time off and will walk and rest as long as it takes... only Popsicles tea jello and water so far and that makes me belch ... might have chicken broth tonight.. if I feel like it.. protein drinks start Friday I think..

still sore still resting as much as i can.. walking in between sleeping.. a little indigestion for not eating.... hopefully tomorrow I will be less sore... ouch...lol hope jahobbs is doing well too..

Home today.. my doctor makes you stay over night and I am glad he did... but glad to be home.. had a sugar free Popsicle just now.. Everything went good.. sore.. ok really sore.. but not for long... tired.. pin holes everywhere from bloodwork to iv's to site of banding.. Walked a lot today..at the hospital... so going to take it easy tonight and watch dancing with the stars...

I hope I do as well as you did, I go tomorrow.. and the pre stress is just that.. STRESSED OUT today.... take it easy... get rest...

Thanks Juli... Tomorrow is the day.. still very nervous.. my throat was sore all week.. worried about that.. drinking hot tea all day.. with my luck tomorrow I will be sick and they will cancel... I dont know if I could handle that after this long journey... Going to the store to get the rest of the things I might need next week... other than that... just hoping all goes well and I can feel good about myself again one day..

May 5- Tracy May 13- Jessica, Molly May 19- Lexy, Amy, Dorothy May 22- Krysten May 26- Shelly May 27- Kammi

I am Monday the 19th too! we should all check in when we can.. Anyone getting real real nervous?

Oh Juli you have a year in.... is it easy? Do you feel normal a year later, but still lose weight.. can you eat when you want but small meals.. My husband is getting worried that I am doing this and wont be able to ever eat right again.. I think by what he means right is normal food. My surgery is Monday and I dont see many people who have been a year out on here..... Do you just adjust and go on living a normal life with this band?

I go in on Monday at 9:30am... I am as ready as I will be...had some real food today..Pita Pit chicken as I will not be eating tomorrow and who knows when I will eat next????? lite dinner tonight.. but I have been really good now for 3 weeks... I to have to spend the night as my dr likes his patients to stay one night... but I think I am comfortable with that.. I have had a sore throat and that was scaring me but it feels better today and I have tomorrow to -- to drink lots of hot tea... should be good to go monday....

I have mine Monday I will let you know Tuesday.. lol lol

Keep in touch and give us an update!! Good luck..

I had to go to the doctors today to get some antibotics as I was getting a sore throat and feeling a slight fever,. everyone at my work has been sick with a nasty cough and sore throat... So anyway I get to the Doctor and he says no antibiotics, we will know this out with steroids.. made me take 7 pills tonight and 7 tomorrow spread out through out the day... he said that should stop anything I have started in it's tracks...keeping my fingers crossed..never heard of taking prednisone to get rid of throat infections... have you? Anyway hopefully it will work and I will be fine for Monday, CUZ I am going even if I have to fake feeling good. :party: Good luck to all of you... sounds like a lot you are going in tomorrow..

YEE HAW!!! You are on your way!!

I think the older lap bands had that gap in it that allowed for more of a weight gain if soda was drank and the stomach could stretch more as it would slip through the part of the band that didn't hold the silicone in the older bands... the new ones go all the way around so no slippage and no stretching as easy.. that is what our RN told us in class.. more are losing better with the new improved lap band

I felt the same way before I found this forum..now I am excited again to start my journey ... T-7 days and counting...

My doctor said low carb / low cal diet and nothing about fasting before surgery.. which I will do Sunday as my surgery is Monday.. but I am eating very light... dont want to take the chance that I would have to have an open surgery instead of lap... but even the nurse said.. that is how all their patients do it low carb low cal one week before..

Good luck to all of you Texan's...lol Becky great great job!!!!!

avocado's, hummas, baked potato no skin.. pork and beans (no pork..) mash potato's that is going to be on my list..lol

Great news as I go in next Monday and was getting worried.. you make it seem easy.. I hope I do so well... so how much water are you getting down at once? sips or gulps?