Shelby345

Hi, I was banded on 7/7. I was, and in a way still am insulin dependent with my diabetes. Prior to surgery I was taking about 40-50 units of humolog daily and 15 units of lantus at night. Since surgery I have not taken the lantus and am taking about 5 units of humolog with meals. Being diabetic was my #1 reason for doing the surgery. I also have sleep apnea and sleep with a c-pap machine because my snoring was REAL loud. I dream and goal... is to be off insulin and be able to sleep without looking like darth vader. I can't wait for the time to be able to go to bed with my 3 year old daughter and sleep with her without having to worry about the cold air coming out of the machine right on her face. I hear for some with diabetes....after the lap band surgery they no longer have diabetes. Any stories to share with me. Thanks guys.

Congrats on your achievements. Do you feel much better?

Welcome to the forum. As BarbieK said, lots of great information here. Congrats on your weight loss so far. :frown:

Hi, I was banded on 7/7. I was, and in a way still am insulin dependent with my diabetes. Prior to surgery I was taking about 40-50 units of humolog daily and 15 units of lantus at night. Since surgery I have not taken the lantus and am taking about 5 units of humolog with meals. Being diabetic was my #1 reason for doing the surgery. I also have sleep apnea and sleep with a c-pap machine because my snoring was REAL loud. I dream and goal... is to be off insulin and be able to sleep without looking like darth vader. I can't wait for the time to be able to go to bed with my 3 year old daughter and sleep with her without having to worry about the cold air coming out of the machine right on her face. I hear for some with diabetes....after the lap band surgery they no longer have diabetes. Any stories to share with me. Thanks guys.

right now I am taking one prenatal vitamin a day. Should I be taking something else? Are we suppose to take Calcium Citrate? Someone mentioned Viactive, do they have those with calcium in them?

maybe not too many Californians out there. Can one put these threads in a favorite spot or something?

I think that is a great idea. Let's go for it. How are you guys doing? Shel

WoW! great inspiration. I was just banded one week today. Keep up the great progress. You look great. :cursing:

Hi, I'm from the San Francisco bay area and was banded this past Monday, 7/7. Anyone else from the local area who has been recently banded? I came home on Tuesday and had 2 bad days of depression. "Why did I do this?" "What was I thinking?". I feel better today. Still on the soup diet. I'm getting real bored with that though. Sipping on some egg flower soup right now, has little pieces of chicken and egg. I'm just chewing it up so good that it's like it's pureed. How are other's out there?:party:

Hi, I am taking a multivitamin daily. I am confused on what other vitamins I should be taking. Are we also suppose to take calcium citrate and B12 or just one of those? I also want to confirm that I am suppose to be taking at least 60g of protein per day, right? I am on my 6th day after being banded (7/7/08). I think this forum is great. I wish I had found it earlier. Good vibes going out to all. Thank U:cool2:

Thanks Laurinda. I will need to keep that in my mind. Each day seems to get a bit better/easier. Thank U

Hi Joiful and others out there. I was banded on 7/7/08. When I came home on Tuesday, I had 2 days of off and on crying, "what was I thinking?" - "why did I do this?". Now on my 6th day. I feel a bit better. I think I was real cranky and emotional cuz I wanted to eat. I wanted something to be able to chew in my mouth. I had some soup today with little pieces of chicken in it. I chewed them up real good before I swallowed though. What I wanted to say though... is Joiful, the more people you talk to about this the more of a support group you might have. Sure, there are going to people out there that may make comments, BUT... you are trying to do something to be healthier, to live longer... to be better. I also wanted to share a good protein drink that I found. The low carb slim fast shakes were yucky for me. Do you have a Trader Joe's where you live? They have these shakes that have 21g of protein and 2g carbs. They come in vanilla and chocolate. For me, these tasted much better than the Slim Fast ones. oh...the shake is by a company called WORLDWIDE Sport Nutritional website is sportnutrition.com I don't know what others think, please give me your feedback but.....I am thinking that if I am really craving something. ((Like all I have thought about since Monday, is Doritos. I want some soo bad. So i ate 2 Doritos, chewed them up realllll good before I swallowed. Then I was ok. So, if you really want something. Have one taste. and hopefully that will fulfill that desire. Might not work for everybody, but if you have the power to control the amount and not have deprive yourself that maybe it will work. I hope I'm not just rambling on. I'd love to hear from somebody. Thanks guys for sharing on here. Shelby

Hi. I was also banded on 7/7/08. As soon as i starting coming out of anesthesia I was thinking..."what did I do?" "what was I thinking?". On Tuesday and Wednesday I spent most of the day (at home already) off and on crying thinking these things over and over. I know it's the thought of not being able to eat (actual) food right now, being on this liquid diet for 2 weeks already. For some reason...All I can think of is Doritos. I keep thinking of I can just get one, chew it up til it is reeeaaallll blended in my mouth that at least I can get that taste out of my head. It has been 6 days and I want some food of chewable consistency in my mouth. What could go wrong if I chew it up into real small pieces in my mouth? Does anyone know..? The bad depression lasted a couple of days. I'm a bit out of that mode right now. I hope it get's better. Thanks for letting me vent.