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Great I wished that that would happen to me but it did not I had to wait until the first date that they gave. I even remeber calling to see if they possibly had an earlier date and they said no Funny!Anyway I'm banded now and soooo excited.Congrats!!

Hello Tena I am doing okay but when I got home it was kinda hard because my doc gave me pain meds and nausea meds in a tablet form instead of liquid and when I was on my way from I was vomiting everywhere. I was in a lot of pain and I could not get any more medicine from the pharmacy because it was closed. I had to get a phenegran suppository from from father in law to get to tolerate the pain meds to be crushed and to get them down so I could get out of pain. The nexy day I called my Doc and told them that I needed liquid meds and they took care of it and no more problems with pain. Everyone talked about the gas pain from surgery well, mine was not bad at all. I warned my family about it and when it wanted to come out I let it go (LOL). I still have gas that is coming out from time to time. My biggest problem is me and finding a protein shake that I can tolerate. I wish I had of figured this out before surgery because I am getting some protein but not what I'm suppose to have everyday which is 75-100 grams a day.I don't want to just order every kind of protein powder that people are saying is tastless because that can get expensive, so now I am just in the process of figuring all that out. I had 5 different kinds at home to taste once I got started and I thought that at least one would be good but that is not the case. otherwise I go back to work on the 24th and I am excited about my knew beginning to live a healthy lifestyle. Keep in touch. How are you since band day?

Thanks Heartfire, I have creamy Jif and it has 3grams of fat, 3grams of sugar and yes 7grams of protein I will enjoy me some Jif today. I know that I can't have celery right now but later I will keep jif and celery in mind as a healthy snack. Thanks a Bunch!

Hey Amaltha, thanks for responding. My doc has me on clear liquids for 2 days then pureed foods for two weeks. The chicken that I had was pureed (yuke) but my nutritionist gave me a sheet that says that 1oz of meat is 7grams of protein, and since I've not been able to get all the protein I need in I was trying to eat a couple of ounces. I am gonna have to figure out this protein thing because it may be why I am feeling so weak. I am taking the calcium, flinestone Vitamins, b12 and my pain and nausea meds daily so far. Later I am going to add some Biotin tablets that is to help me with healthy hair, nails and skin. Well Thanks again and good luck to you.

Congrats Nizee! I have been post-op 6 days and i've lost 5 lbs and I am hoping that I will lose even more fast. This is such an awesome experience to have a life of healthy living to look forward to.Keep up the great work!

I had my surgery on Sept. 4th and I have not had a bowel movement. I am wondering has anyone else experienced anything like this. I never thought to ask my doc about when I'll get back to regular bm's and if I don't have one in a certain amount of time should I be worried.

I was banded on Sept. 8th and I was given nausea medicine in my IV to help with nausea, but I was also given pain meds in a tablet form which cause me to throw up everywhere. So you are doing great to just know feel nauseated. I do agree with the other person it could be your meds and I needed liquid meds instead of tablets. Well I hope that you start to feel better. Congrats on being banded.

wow you lost a lot of weight share some of your secrets. I hope that I am that successful. Congrats!!!

Thanks Speck and keep in touch.

Hey pebbles the lady ate ice crem, chips and a lot of junk food that can make you gain weight whether you have the Lapband or not. She should not have gotten banded because it seems as she was not committed to the program. As for you what you should focus on is researching Lapband info and talk to your Doc and that's how you chose whether this is the right thing for you. Once researched I knew that I wanted to commit to this because everything that I've ever tried had not worked for me. I felt like this is my last chance to start a healthier life stlye. Like the other person said, be careful of what you watch. I will say this to you, seeing that lady and her telling her story of how she ate, it should motivate you to not want to do what she has if you decide to have the Lapband Surgery. Good Luck

What you had your first fill this week! I can't belive that because my doc will not do any until at least 4 to 6 wks after surgery. Well I wish I could do that. Well tell us how your fill goes. Congrats!

Oops I forgot to thank you all for motivation to do a better job on my liquids. After I read the posting I went and got my large insulated cup and filled it up with water to be sure to get my 48-64 oz a day. I love this site because I have really gotten a lot of help from it.

Hello everyone I am working on getting everything down but it's kinda hard to do it all. I was banded on Sept. 8th and the first day I sipped too much out of a straw along with my pain meds tablets and I vomited everywhere, so later I figured out that I should have been sipping out of a spoon. When I tried that it made my life so much better because I was able to keep my meds down after I crushed them. I have been doing only 600 mg instead of the 1200 but I working on getting the whole amount in one day. I also have been doing the flinestone Vitamin once aday but I need to it twice but I'm working on it. Now about the Protein shake I have not been getting what I need everyday. I've been doing the slimfast shake because thats the only one I can tolerate but that is only giving me 10 grams of protein. I've been doing the small oz of meat that equals 7 more grams of protein but I am stil not getting what I need. So does everyone have any suggestions what Protein Shake taste good enough to drink because so far I am way behind. Help Help!!!

Hello Cleo, I know what you mean about being hungry on the Pre-op diet. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done but it really prepared my for my Post-0p but my pre-op was better than yours I think I could have the following: Breakfast-a slimfast shake morning snack-small piece of fruit lunch-slimfast shake afternoon snack- small piece of fruit dinner-3oz of chicken breat or fish (lean meat) a baked potato or 6 crackers or two slices of bread, a veggie late night snack- small piece of fruit Now veggies were unlimited and could be eaten at any time except for (corn,mashed potatoes,beans and peas) drinks non-caloric beverages, no alcohol coffee,tea,crystal light, sugar free kool-aid and Water I hope that this is helpful. I lost a total of 12 pounds. Tell me about the carnation drinks Does it have high Protein? What are the flavors? Do they taste good?

Hello can you please tell me how you got your ticker to copy and paste correctly and the glitter words also. Some how when I paste it only gives me the hyperlink help please!

Congrat new BANDSTER! I was banded on Sept. 9th and I have a total of 5 incisions, 4 are pretty small but one is a little longer than the others but thats probably were my port is.

I currently have CIGNA Pos not Cigna PPO and all I had to pay out of pocket was $100 dollars and they paid the rest. They did require me go do the 6 months of Dr. visits and just look at my signature and those are the things that they required of me but it was all worth it. Good Luck

I am so sorry that the she was trying to talk you out of it especially after the Doc answered all your questions. Now from what i've heard is that if your BMI is really high that Gastric might be better for a person that size and if a person has a lot of health problems and need to get the weight off faster that gastric is the way to go. Now I was told that information from a lady at one my nutritionist meetings. I don't know how true it is but talk to your Doc and as him to be honest and tell you wich one best fits your situation. Stay strong and remember you have to live with your ultimate decision.

Wow you are doing great! I am now 4 days post-op I was 245 when they weighed me right before surgery and now I am 239 so I am onto a good start but if I can do as good as you I will really be on a good track. Congrats and keep up the good work.

I just got banded on Sept. 8th and I did not know to ask for liquid meds and the first night I came home I was in serious pain trying to take pills. Ask for the liquids and go to pills later if you need it.

Congrats on your weight loss keep up the good work!

Wow you lost 90 pounds in 9 months. I just got banded on Sept. the 8th and I hope that I can have results like yours. My goal is to be 150 and I started at 264 then pre diet weight 245 now I am 240. Tell me some of your tips that has gotten you to this point.

Hey Congrats we were banded on the same day. I did not stay all night but probably because I did not have a hernia. Everything went well the only weird thing that happened was when I was waking up in recovery I heard the nurses saying that my paper work had Gastric on it but he though I had Lapband and they said yes she had lapband so he said he would change it on my sheet. Now I am wondering if I got the right thing. I will call the doctors office today and verify that information and request that I get a x-ray when I come for my check up on the 23rd. I do think I got the right thing becuase I think my symtoms would be different if I had the other but I just want to be safe. On the other hand I am okay with the gas, nausea, and pain because I have medicine and I am taking what they told me to take but, those hunger pains are horrific! I feel full but yet I still have hunger pains.

Oh my goodness I had my surgery on on Sept. 8th. I am taking my nausea and pain medicine so thats helping me but those hunger pains are aweful. I've been eating lot of oatmeal because it goes down smooth and taste is okay. I wonder how long it wil take for the hunger pains to go away because I feel so full at the same time. WOW!