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Ali thanks for your post! I am now just 2 weeks post op and some days I feel great and others I am like Vegas, I feel like I am 80!! lol! I have lost 9 pounds since surgery and a total of 21 since starting the preop diet. All in all I would do it again in a heart beat. The discomfort is worth it if I am a healthier person in the end and live not only longer but a better life. Now I really only have a little pain around my port area and I swear that it sticks out even though husband says it doesn't. Oh and sex can be a little bit uncomfortable, it kind of feels like the port is going to pop out...tmi I know but its weird. Rcoleband, thanks for starting this thread, its great to hear success stories!! Keep up the good work.

So my surgery was Monday August 11th. The time was scheduled for 11 am and so I needed to be there at 8 am. I was so nervous that of course my husband and I argued on the way to the hospital! But no big deal. So I get there, husband drops me off and I go up to the floor and get in a room, then I put the really lovely gown on, sit on the bed and cry just from the stress. Finally the nurse comes in and we start things off she weighs me and we get all the vitals done. Then I get the IV put in, get the blood thinner shot and after about an hour the transporter comes to take me to the preop room. Once in the preop room my doctor comes in to make sure I still want my surgery and to see how I am doing. I was in there for about 20 minutes and then off to the operating room. It is so cold in there!! Once in there I get on the table and the nurse is talking to me then the anesthesiologist said that he gave me something that some people say burns, and it did but not to bad. But then I had a horrible taste in my mouth and said so and then...that was it, I woke up in recovery. I was in recovery for about 2 hours because they were short handed on transporters so I slept mostly. The Dr came in to check on me and one of the nurses from his office. I got back to my room and tried to get up right away but was very sick to my stomach so I had to get back in bed and wait for some medicine to kick in. That took 2 doses until I felt right. I was in my room for about 4 hours until they sent me home. Alot easier than I thought but I was more soar than I thought I would be.

Wow were you guys all right!!! There is no way that I could go to Universal tomorrow. I am so glad that I asked and then spoke to my Husband. I am very soar.

Lanakila, What a great idea, I am already in a league, but just had to post when I saw the Raider's sign...HUGE SAN DIEGO CHARGER FAN HERE...and here in San Diego we call them the faiders, not the raiders!! GO CHARGERS!!!

Here are some possible names for our group, vote if you wish and then once we decide someone more creative than me can create a beautiful banner or us. August All Stars August Slimmers August Trimmers Awesome Augusts August Hotties August Affirmative Action AAA August Absolute Achievers AAA August Aces August Over Achievers August Adventurers The Augustos The Ardent Augusts

Thanks for the input!! I hope you had a great birthday!! I will have to say that THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD GET IN A WHEEL CHAIR:tongue2: I am way to vain for that, I may be fat, but I am too young for that!! lol Thanks again to all of you!!

Thanks Ro! And good luck to everyone tomorrow. I am getting nervous too, but I think it will all go smoothly!!

Thank you for all your input. My husband and I talked and are thinking we will just wait and do it another time. Honestly I was just really worried about him. This is our week of vacation from work before my-stepdaughter goes back to school and we were going to do all these things and I didn't want my surgery to impact that too much. But he seems fine with waiting and just going to the park or something. But thank you again for all your help and I will post when I get back from surgery tomorrow...I can't believe its tomorrow!!!

Hello everyone!! I have not posted in a while, but need some information from you that are newly banded. Cutie I am especially hoping that you will answer this post, since I think you are a really active Mom. Anyone else please chime in and help me out.... Ok so here is my issue....I am having surgery tomorrow and although I am a little nervous about the surgery itself, I am more nervous about the recovery. I think that I have set up unreal expectations for myself. We have tickets to go to Universal Studio this week so it may be on Wednesday just 2 days after surgery. I told my husband that I would just not go on anything that I was worried about, but now I am worried that I won't even want to go.... What do you guys think? Would you be up for that...its lots of walking and then there is a tram ride.

Hi everyone, I have a concern about the pre op diet. I have been on it for 1 week with 1 week to go and I have only lost 6 lbs. I am very worried that it is not going to be enough and I am either not going to have my surgery or wake up with a big open incision mark on me!! I have been pretty good on the diet, only cheating a little bit yesterday. So I don't know what to do!! I am scared that I am not going to have my surgery.:smile::confused2: Has anyone else had this thought/problem? Thanks

The scale finally moved today!!!:cool2: 2 more gone forever. What a relief. Thanks again everyone for your encouraging words, I don't think that I could do this without the support of total strangers going through the same thing as me!!! Isn't the internet great?:biggrin2:

Thanks for this!!! I know I should not be complaining 6 lbs is alot in a week. And Happy Days, no I don't exercise as much as I should, but I will make the effort this week to take the dog out for a walk...he's put on a few pounds too:lol: I just love this site, I am worried, I post a message and get such great support!!! Thanks again everyone. Good luck to all of us!!

BlueGal - I started the same plan as you on Monday and my surgery date is August 11th as well. But I am not having the difficulties you are. I have a couple suggestions for you...make sure that you are getting as much protien as you can, the shakes should have a minimum of 20g each and that will help fill you up. If you feel hungry, drink a glass of Water. If you feel hungry but its not meal time drink a shake. I am not allowed any bread on my pre op diet, so I was suprised to see you could have sandwiches...I am jealous. If you don't have time to cook, then order a salad with meat on it and do the dressing on the side. Or just eat a bunch of lunch meats that are yummy. I hope this helps...good luck and do your best to stick to it. Its only 11 days until we are banded!!! You can do it!!!:biggrin:

Steph, That is great!!! I have a friend that is going to do the pre op diet with me too and now I think a couple other people in the office are going to join in. Except the one person who already has the lap band. She says been there done that!!:biggrin2:

Hi all - I don't know about any of you but I have discovered that I have some really great people in my life through all this. :thumbdown: I work in an office with about 27 women, most of whom I would rate in the 8-10 range on a scale of 1 to 10. Most thin and beautiful!! :eek: Well they have all been really supportive of my choice to have the lapband and today one of the girls has agreed to go through the pro op diet with me!! I can't believe how great they all are. My husband is awesome, all though I know he is nervous about male attention once I am thin, and these friends...I just can't believe it!! I feel so lucky!! Granted my pre op diet is 3 protien drinks a day and 1 VERY small meal so at least my friend and I can eat once a day...but she really doesn't need to lose weight, maybe 5 pounds, she is beautiful but so supportive!! :biggrin2:

Way to go Lana!!!! Do you have to do a preop diet and if so when do you start?

Seriously thats what I thought too...all that fat. But you know what, I am going to ask my surgeon if he tapes his surgeries and if so I want a copy!!! I want all my friends to see it, but they all wimp out and won't watch it!!

'nuff griping about that...now to gripe about something else! I cannot seem to get in touch with my coordinator! I finished what, I hope, will be my last test on Tuesday, and I just want to find out if she now has all of the reports and stuff (ok, and I secretly want to make a date.) I'm trying to be "nice" and wait until this afternoon before I try to call her again. I don't want to pester her more than once a day.... IOff to work...ttyl Lana - Pester them...I called the coordinator seriously 4 to 5 times per day. Hey its my life and I want to get it moving, they understand. At the end when I would call she would just pick up with a tone in her voice...yes, Elizabeth what can I do for you . But its all good. You want to know what is going on and if you need to do anything else!!! Carpe Deim Girl:biggrin2:

Cutie - pretty soon youwill be a HOT soccer mon gone wild!!!! Someone should warn the other Moms :Banane03:!!!

Sherry - we will be banded on the same day!! Are you doing any kind of preop diet?:frown: Did anyone see the posting in the Post Op threads about someone who woke up from the surgery for their band and had an open incision from the breast bone to the belly button, all because the liver was too large!!! It just makes me wonder why some doctors don't require the pre op diet, not only does it help to prepare you mentaly for the life after band, but it reduces the size of the liver.:confused2: Also I was on you tube the other night and watched an actual surgery that was recorded, did any of you see that...very interesting. But my big strong husband couldn't handle it!!

Lanakila, That video is so funny. I also have 2 cats and a beagle so we have many hours of activity in our house. Good luck today, the EKG is fast and when I did mine I was in and out of there in about 30 minutes. The actual test was only about 1 minute long. I am being banded on August 11, it seems so far away but I know it will come quick. My next step is this weekend my husband is going to take before pictures and also we are going to take measurements of all my parts. I have a pre op appt on the 30th that I found out yesterday is going to take 6 hours!!! But I will be meeting with the Dr and nurses and going over the insurance paperwork, etc. July 28th I start the dreaded 2 week pre op diet, my Dr is having me do 3 Protein drinks and 1 small meal everyday so I think I will be able to handle that. I am just super excited about starting a new part of life!!!

Lellow - Of course you can join us!! Geography doesn't matter only that you are taking a step in the direction of a long and healthy life. Welcome to August All Stars!!

I started a poll to vote for a name on a seperate thread. There are some really good choices out there, of course I voted for Augusts All Stars...so everyone go vote!!!