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I was scared the week before too Candy. But the day of I was fine..........things move so fast once you get in pre op that I didn't have time to get nervous............even driving over to Richmond I was calm and relaxed. I was just ready to get it done. I had ICY as a nurse and I liked her alot!! She didn't 'give me time to get nervous.............Dr. Baggs and the anesthesia doctor were there and were great to.........lots of joking around and relaxed atmophere. Don't worry about worrying it is normal. We all worried and were scared a bit.........still overall it was not bad at all and I had some complications and it still was not to bad!! As to regret, you won't. But I know the feeling. THe first 2-3 days when I was sore and couldn't think of eating I started to regret it.....but now two weeks out............so, so glad I did it!!! I feel blessed that I was able to get it done and blessed that I made it through the process. Thankful that I only had to pay 15 dollars when so many others were self pay. And so grateful to Richmond Kaiser for their program and that fact that I have lost 35 pounds in the last four months..................My highest weight lose to that point was 27 pounds...............so I already hit a weight loss goal.......... Candy for me this was the only thing that will work long term............I am so glad I did I did it!! I will be thinking of you and praying for you come Monday!!! You will be fine!!!

Thanks Christine I have loved all your recipes so far........I have tried the cauliflower when I was doing weight watchers and liked it. But you add quite a few things in.....I am gonna try it!! My goal this week is to stay away from carbs and start back on the proteins big time.......... I got this new greek yogurt at safeway that has 15 grams of protien and it is low fat if you get the vanilla flavor. Reggie I am drinking about 60+ ounces of water with no problems. The first few days after surgery I didn't get enough liquids..........but not because I couldn't drink it ....because I was sleeping so much I just could'nt sip as much as they wanted me too...........since than I am getting enough liquids. I was also drinking 100+ before surgery and that I am not back to yet. I get side cramps if I drink to much or to fast.............warning to stop. Same with eathing I get a side cramp when I eat even is just a little.............still healing I am sure. So excited for everyone getting banded this month!! It is totally survivable and that 10 pound weight drop in the fist week was a bonus!!!

Oh NIcole you are going 1 1/2 miles. Your doing quite a bit .................I think going around the mall 2-3 times has been my exercise. I don't know how far that really is but your doing more than me right now.....................I think Robin thought I could definetely up the amount of exercise I was getting............I don't think I can run without the port driving me crazy. So fast walking is what I am gonna try out......................and I would love to hit a mile and half!!

Robin said I could use the treadmill. She said a fast walk and even maybe try jogging..........but she said if it hurts to stop. I don't have a treadmill at home so I have to go back to the gym. I am still wiped out tired most days so I know I won't last very long, but even 20 minutes of fast walking would be good....... For me the port still hurts and today has been a bad day..........I KNOW I am retaining water becuase it is that time of the month, I am swollen everywhere and nothing is fitting me right now.......bra included. TMI I know, i know...........I have had really bad cramps and have been achy. This is like my worst one in months. I think the trauma of surgery has done something to my monthly time............I am also several days late which is not normal for me. Again I think surgery has my body out of wack right now.......... I had some mashed potatoes and some eggs today. In general I have been having broccoli and potato soup and lots of crystal light the last few days............liquid yogurt/lowfat........I ate some ricotta cheese with spaghetti sauce yesterday (Thanks Christine it was great)..........seriously not eating much or anything to exciting. I do think I didn't get enough protien the last two weeks. NOt that I am on puree's I plan to focus on protien. I had eggs, eggs, eggs for dinner tonight.............that might give me some energy back. I asked Robin about salad and she said after 12 weeks pre op!! So hmmm..............July 13. LOL.

Reggie.............right after my pre op appointment I got a milkshake at Mc Donalds. I don't even like them much but I was so craving one that day...............sorta a last supper I guess!! Your normal.............. Also on the pre op day they only weigh you in the morning...........not before every appointment. So you can eat lunch. For me I had pre op than appointments all day until 4pm...........than to the lab. I was there from 7:30 to 5pm and I did eat lunch at the hospital cafe...........no problem they only took the morning weight!! Good luck will be thinking about you. Candy and Reggie and Inside out will all be done before may is over.................. Insideout I am curious as to the recovery with RNY let us know.............

Oh riley that is so interesting about the hormone thing. Makes sense and would explain this overwhelming tireness I get..............where did you get all this information I would love to read more about it!! Fascinating.

Christine I hear ya on tired of being tired. I feel like I am sleepy all the time still.........like a baby, baby food and having a take naps all the time!! LOL I did talk to Robin today and told her that I feel like not exercising is part of my plateau. I told her I was walking around but it was not enough. She said go ahead and try the treadmill and see how it goes. If it hurts stop but she said it should be ok.................I used to lift weights before surgery and that is an out for now. But she said go ahead with the exercise. So I am going back to the gym tomorrow again. Slowly build back up. ALso Robin said that the plateau thing was not a problem and that 10 pounds in two weeks was ok. I am back up on the Water, eating pretty healthy and now this week there will be more protiens..............now if I can get the exercise back on track. Christine I remember I was told that about two weeks out their might be some depression due to the anesthesia working its way out of your system..........I sorta have found that to be true on some days. For me not going to work everyday has me out of my regular schedule. Robin was saying that going back to work will probably help with my boredom...............not that I am volunteering to go back yet. I still have a week and a half of medical leave...............but i hear ya. I am sorta tired of being the "surgery patient"

Well Robin called as I was writing...............LOL So I am officially on purees starting...........tomorrow!! I might have eggs tonight anyway since I went and bought them last night!! :-) She called exactly on 3pm :-) I told her I was

Hey Reggie great news!! Wow that is fast but not surprizing. Once you get to that point it really flies.............I am still sorta in shock that I am already banded and the waiting is over. THe last three weeks flew by!! So I guess a few of us are waiting for Robin to call today!! I know I am...................Suppose to be at 3pm and I don't want to leave to get my daughter before she calls me!! LOL. I am only weighing once a week right now. THe scale was driving me crazy up 2 down 3, up 1 down 1..............I think once a week will give me a better read on what is going on. I am still down 10 for sure since surgery and the other 4-5 depends on the day.............LOL I will be there Thursday and hopefully will have a camera with me

Welcome sing and dance............can you make it on THursday!!

Just got back from the doctors appointment. She was telling me she was shocked I got through the program so quick. She said that never happens She was totally shocked that I had already had my lap band surgery. Boy did she push on my stomach and the incisions.......the port hurt but I could actually feel the port when she touched it I haven't felt it before. My doctor was telling me that Kaiser is seriously considering sendng over a team to Sacramento once or twice a month for fills. She thought it was Richmond Kaiser but she said there has been alot of talk about having fills in SAcramento and that she would not be surprized if that doesn't start to happen in the next few months............she was telling me it would be a Saturday clinic.........so ladies there is hope just hope Dr. Baggs is one of the team coming over!! Everything looks fine. Done 35 pounds since December 3, 2009 when I last saw my doctor so she was happy. I am off the BP medication for now. If m BP goes up again the next couple of weeks I will have to go back on. But today my BP was to low so I am gonna try not taking it anymore.......yea!! See everyone Thursday.

Ok ladies so 12 noon on Thursday and Mimi's?? Unless I hear different I will be there.............. Ah sadly I will have to pass on the salad this time though. But yea!! I will be on puree by than and french onion Soup is great!!

12pm works for me. I also have to get my daughter after school by 3:30pm Candy I was nervous the week before but that CD sure did help me out. Also it wasn't as bad as I had imagined. It went so fast and I was home before I had time to think about it...............some days I wake up and I am shocked it is all already done. Candy you will do fine...........we were all nervous before. I worked the week before and that helped me to not think to much.........listen to that CD at night that honestly did help me not stress so much. I also listened to the CD during surgery although I don't remember it!! LOL YOu will do fine. Christine I think part of my hunger could be head hunger mixed with actual hunger. Seems like for me when I get a bit hungry my head plays games with me.............. LOL Christine about the new recipes for mushies......LOL. I am doing the same thing for purees!! I am gonna try your ricotta cheese recipe and I am so craving eggs....... I can't believe it has been two weeks!!! It has so flown by............. Can't wait to see everyone on Thursday!! Nicole size 10...........your just shrinking right down

Hello All I am ready to move to purees. The eggs yesterday were so filling and I thought this is more like it!! I have chicken salad, egg salad and this veggie stuff all ready to go..........also have mashed potatoes as well. Hard to really tell the different between puree and soft sometimes. I guess Nicole your right one you can use your mouth to puree that is funny!! Not weighing until Fridays now. Just to confusing to be going up and down the same three pounds over and over. I fell like I have lost by my clothes..........but once a week is all I am gonna weigh now. My first fill is exactly 6 weeks out to the day. 7 weeks does seem like a long time...... So I am two weeks out. Christine is three and Nicole is four. Time flies...........and May 4 is only a week away now! Reggie you will be going in this week and will have a date soon. and yep I am waiting to snack more now. have to fight the urge but I have it more now than before surgery.............not sure what that was all about. Maybe not being able to chug water when I get hungry like before. Nicole I wear mostly casual stuff if you have anything. I have three trash bags full of clothes...........I guess we are all losing so fast they won't fit any of us!! LOL Time on thursday??? Anyone know??

Oh the baby shower went ok today as well...........they had this egg salad that was very pureeded and I just ate a little of that............I know I am still on liquids for 2 days..........but it worked out and it gave me something to eat while everyone else was eating. Ate a few pieces of pita bread with it..............I pulled it in half than tore it into little cracker like pieces.........maybe a 1/4 of a piece of whole wheat pita bread. Nothing got stuck and I was full very quick...........sure can't wait till next week and purees cause that makes me fuller than the liquids. I think everything slides right through with the soups and that is why I don't feel any restriction. Today I felt restriction pretty quick and was totally full all afternoon with just a little bit of eggs and pita bread!!! Yea!! I will be good the next couple of days but on Tuesday I am breaking out the eggs and making egg salad or scrambled eggs. I need some protien!! That was too good!! Family was fine nobody said anything about me not eating. A few people knew and said they were proud of my decision to get healthy so that made me feel good.......I expected a negetive reaction and it didn't happen. My uncle looked at my incisions and said I have a keliod or like scar tissue on that one incision and to watch it but the pus seems to have gotten better and even though it is a bit red is is not spreading.........just in that one spot. He is a doctor and said DON"T DRIVE TO RICHMOND for that............just watch it close. So I am almost totally healthy Great day but tired!! Nite all

Anyone wearing size 22/24 now?? I have a huge bag of clothes I could bring on Thursday. Oh so glad so many people are coming on Thursday that will be fun. Sorry I missed today but I am FOR SURE going to the next meeting at Kaiser next month. I feel like I am missing out but Saturday is a hard day for me to have "me time"............................ Any calls for size 22/24 clothing..............let me know. All Lane Bryant and Avenue stuff.........some not even worn which is a bit sad ............for me...........not for the recipiant!! I am in 18/20s if anyone has some clothing in that size. So what time on Thursday ladies??

maybe I do have restriction..........I might not know since I have not gone beyond 1/2 cup of anything........but I do feel like I could eat more and be fine. I thought it would be more obvious like I would "feel" restriction with 1/2 cup and won't want more......... Riley all the incisions on one side?? That is crazy. I have them all over my stomach........The port is still a green yellow bruise with a reddish purple border........very pretty I might add!! LOL.

Yea I have friends that had the RNY and told me NOT to do it...........they said they have nutrional problems and are in the hospital once a year if not more. They totally reminded why I DON"T want RNY. I have two friends who did it though a year ago and they are both doing well so it depends.........although one has really, really lost her hair and looks very pale. I am just kinda moody today. Post op stuff and than that time of the month..........anxious to lose weight and get healthy. ALthough thinking about it I have had NO heartburn or stomach problems since surgery.........before surgery and weight loss I was having GI problems at least every other day and heartburn was a constant. Maybe no soda is part of it.............but it is nice to have had two weeks of not dealing with all that everyday!!

Yep I don't want to be too tight. The first couple of days after surgery I could feel the band and it was uncomfortable. Not sure it really hurt but I didn't like the tight, tight feeling............I don't want that again. I want to do this the healthy way. Not overdoing the exercise...........mostly because I get so tired I have to stop and rest........so often. A 2cc fill would be nice. Might be just enough to feel some restriction but not feel to tight........... I have a shower this weekend so I won't be there for the support group........but I will be there at Mimi's on Thursday!!

Well I will keep up with Nicole and Christine. Usually whatever happens with them I am a couple of weeks behind!! So when they get their fills I will get the update!! :-) With three already I am guessing we will not get more than 1cc. Second fill I hope is a bit more..........I want more restriction than I have now. There are a few days when I have wondered if I should have gone with the RNY since I tend to get stuck on these plateaus. Even before the band I tend to lose slower and get stuck alot........just couldn't justify cutting my stomach all up when I was barely at a 40BMI. But I have had a few days when I want to see the quick weight loss that I am not really seeing right now. Anyone else feel that way?? Riley how long until you got back to 64 ounces of water.........I get side cramps when I drink alot of water!! Highest so far has been 40 one day.

Hmm I wonder if I have to see Robin before Dr. Baggs. Hmm......hopefully she is at the Pinole office the same days as Dr. Baggs. Good point Riley didn't think about that. I will aske Robin when she calls me next week about how that all works. So Riley what was the amount of the first fill? I am at 3cc now. I don't feel so much restriction. I can eat 1/2 cup easily................I could probably eat more too............don't full totally full or stuffed. But maybe that is bandster full..............it is just a weird full feeling ya know....................If I eat to much I get this weird achy feeling like a charlie horse in my side...........maybe it is just gas!! LOL. But everytime I eat I get that feeling again. I am not sure my plateau is over. It is that time of the month so I might be at 219 for a week or so. I so want to be under 200..............but my next goal will be 210 now. Riley I like that card idea for Dr. Baggs. Lets do it!! Would be cool to get a picture of all of us next time we meet up and put it in the card.....................not sure how to get that done but great idea!! Riley your exercising alot. I wish I wasn't so sore I need to exercise again. Been walking the mall everyday but I walk slowly and get tired faster than usual..............also I start aching where the port is after a trip around the mall...........the second trip around I am cramping up on my left side............the port side. I think the exercise and water are big things.............I gotta get on that.

I am almost two weeks out...........feeling better all the time. I can now sleep in my own bed as of the last two nights and haven't been up in pain every couple hours. So hopefully now I can catch up on sleep and won't be so tired. Still hurts getting up and down but only at the port site and it gets a little easier everyday. I have been able to get out and walking around alot the last couple of days. The gas pain is gone but seems to come back for an hour or so after I eat. Not sure why might just be life with the band................. Been able to eat more than the 1/4 cup though. I am more like 1/2 cup because I get hungry!!

I think this is a natural thing.........I was banded on 4/13/09. I am missing food too. I had a few days of OMG what did I do I can't eat anymore............psychological addictions are always way harder to break than physical ones................I knew it was gonna be hard.............and it has been. Your mind plays games with you..............I am about two weeks out and it is getting easier but I really think this is all normal part of being banded. Best of luck. Next week is the big day!!

Inside doesn't matter your still one of the original group!! Congratulations on your sugery date!! Ok so I did weigh today and I am now 219........yahoo. That is from 222 yesterday so something going on with the bloating and water weight. I just hope we start moving down now!! Off to walk the mall for awhile............maybe it is all the walking the last few days that is helping.

Hey Christine glad you got switched over to Pinole. I think my appoinment is about five weeks out still, and I am almost two weeks out now. So about 7 weeks out. I am ok with that though. I will be back to work by than and don't want to ask for a day off to quick. They already know I have to go back to Kaiser every six weeks or so..........but I don'[t want to push it to much first thing back. Ok so Dr. Baggs is going back and forth that makes sense. I got lucky to get his day on at Pinole than. He did seem excited to be over at that office!! Right now my port is still sore so I am not sure I would want anyone adjusting anything!! I am sure by the time my turn comes I will be ok with it. Just right now a needle and adjustment makes me cringe!! LOL I really hope I get on a losing streak her soon.............I go to puree's next week and that should be easier with the Proteins. Gotta try that ricotta thing Christine that sounds so, so, soo good................. Have a great day all!!!