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I was bannded on the 2nd and today is the first day my back hasn't hurt. I think I have finally moved all the gas. But, every time I think it has moved, it seems to come back. Lets hope this time it's for real. :smile: I am still having some pain at my port site and I can't sleep on my left side yet. The hardest part of this whole thing has been sleep. This weekend has been the best sleep I have gotten in the last 2 weeks. I guess because I can finally move to my belly in the middle of the night. (for short periods of time) I started to move to the mushy foods this weekend, just because I couldn't stand it anymore. I have had it with the liquid diet. Last thursday was almost my breaking point. I thought I was going to loose it all together. All I wanted was someting to chew and I didn't care what it was. Yesterday I some mashed potatoes, who knew they would make me so happy.

Well, I just got home from my banding on Tuesday. I feel good. I'm just haveing gas pains...As it moves and trys to escape. The good news is I have already lost 5 lbs...so, I'm on my way. I didn't sleep much in the hospital, so I am looking forward to a good nights sleep in my own bed tonight. Getting up and down to pee is starting to getmore difficult. I hope it gets easier as the day progresses. GG I'm glad to see you are doing good as well... Good luck to everyone who are going in for banding soon. I already know I have made a good decision and I can't wait for this chapter in my life... Thank you for everyones thoughts and prayers...

So, I have to be at the hospital at 8:15 tomorrow morning. Is it really here? Am I really about to go through this? I still feel like this is some dream. Like I'll wake up at any minute and surgery will still be a month away. I can't say I'm scared or even nervous. I have a very good work relationship with everyone who is going to be taking care of me tomorrow. And I can truly say that I trust them with my life. I know that I am so excited. :frown: And I know that I can't wait to start seeing my progress. So, wish me luck and at about 9:30 tomorrow morning think of me while in surgery... I'll let you all know how it's going as soon as I can...:smile: })i({

I hear all of you on the mood swings. It has been killing me. I'm being banded on Tuesday and THANK GOD I only have to do the liquid diet for 3 days pre-op. I think I (and my husband) would go crazy if I had to do this for as long as some of you. I know in the back of my head that this will all be worth it, but it's hard to watch everyone else around me eat food, when I can only drink water and juice and eat sf popsicles. They just arn't doing the trick. :thumbdown:

I had enough problems naming my dogs.... I wouldn't know how to go about finding a name for my band. :smile:

I hope you all the best and look forward to seeing the results. I have mine on the 2nd...so I'm right behind you. GO TEAM!!!!

I had to start a full liquid diet today. I have surgery on Tuesday and they want me to do liquids for three days prior, to shrink my liver. Today has been hard. I just hope tomorrow gets better. I don't think I have ever had to pee this many times in one day. I had a hard time going to the store today, because I'm have been in the bathroom about every 30 min. But, this is the start to the rest of my life.. I can't wait for this to happen. The best thing about all of this is knowing that I am not alone. That all of you are there, going through the same thing I am. So, thank you to everyone... I know we can all get through this together.

I have 5 days left...This is worse than waiting for Santa on Christmas morning when I was 5 yrs. I have to start my liquids on Saturday. Luckly I only have to do it for three days before surgery. But, I guess I need to get used to it anyways. Is this really about to happen to me??? Nothing ever goes my way...I still feel like it's all going to fall through any minute. I almost need someone to pinch me so I know this is for real... :tt2:

I have told everyone that will listen. Only one person has told me to just eat better and excersie more...I gave them a rasion of sh*t when that happened. Other wise everyone I tell has been super suportive. I can't wait for this experiance to start and I have never been more excited to share this with as many people I can. I look at it this way...if everyone around me knows that I have had the Lap-band then I will think more about what I am doing...I don't know why, but if I know everyone is watching me go through this, I know I will watch myself...

So, how is everyone doing with this storm? It has been raining here for over 48hrs now. I'm just thankfull that I don't live in a low lying area. I have seen so much flooding. I hope you all stay safe and dry.

my goal is to loose 125 give or take...that would put me a weighing 165lbs...when this works, I'm not going to know what to do with myself....I think I was 165 when I was 14 yrs old.... I have my pre-op on Wednesday and my doctor called me the other day because they were ordering my band...is this really happening to me...it still doesn't feel real...I will let everyone know how it went as soon as I can... })i({

My banding is on Tuesday the 2nd. I am planning on going back to work the next monday. If I feel up to it though, I'm going early. My surgery was scheduled so fast, I don't have the time to take off. But, I'm not giving this up for anything. The good thing is I am being banded at the hospital I work in. Wish me luck. It's going to be here soon... })i({

I'm down in good old Brevard County. Melbourne or as we call it around here Mel-bouring. I'm being banded on 9-2...I can't wait.

I go on Tuesday Sep 2....

I want to wear a swimsuit without wondering who's looking...and most of all start a family...my weight has made it difficult to concive...9-2-08 is my day...I can't wait...

I had someone just the other day tell me that I wouldn't need to have the band if I would just watch what I ate and exercised more. I went off on them...filling them in on my PCOS problems. That shut them up rather quickly. I wish that people wouldn't assume that people with weight issues do nothing but eat... Most days I feel like I could eat nothing for days and still gain weight. Finding this site is really giving me hope that I can finally fix myself and live a better life. Thanks to everyone that shares their storied here. I finally know I am note alone in all of this...

Stephine... I share the PCOS problem, bit I have not heard of the Clomid rule. I had a 3 month try on clomid but it wouldn't take. My doc kept upping the dosage but nothing would work... I was the same size I am now. (BMI 45) I have my surgery scheldule for 9-2-08. I am supper excited and I just hope that the PCOS doesn't create any more problems for me...

So...Hello to all. I am about to embark on my banding journey on Sept 2nd. I am nervous and excited all at the same time. I get to have my procedure in the hospital I work at, so I am lucky to know all of the nurses and staff that will be caring for me. I will be a starter patient for a local surgeon starting his lap-band program. But, I know this surgeon very well and trust in him and his staff completely. Well...Alittle about me. I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. All through school it was a problem both emotionally and physically. After high school I was certain that I would spend the rest of my life alone. But, through some miracle I fell in love and it was reciprocated. My husband has always told me, "I love you from the top of your head to the tip of your toes...and everything in-between." Well, after about 5 years or so, we wondered why we had not gotten pregnant yet. After many test, I was told I had PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) The doctors told me to loose weight, well PCOS makes that very difficult. I have tried it all. So, I am looking to this procedure not only as a way to get healthy and loose needed weight, but also as a chance to finally start a family. I look foward to meeting new people here and to sharing this new part of my life. I hope we can all achive our goals and make our lives better... })i({