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OH wow everyones weight is going down, down, down........LOL!! Exciting!! Reggie your on a roll Christine laughing about the seran wrap!! But if it works!! How are the incisions? Did you bruise??

Hello All Well just got off the phone with Kaiser again. Everytime they call I think they are gonna cancel. Just more questions and more forms to fill out. I wanted to know the time for the surgery but still have to wait until friday. I think I will be 6:45 am................for the first surgery of the day but who knows. I know one lady who will be there with me........she is gonna so be stressing that day!! She was stressing at pre op and has a laugh like a hyena!! LOL. Reggie: I went through the same thing as you with the weight not moving for days on end. I had to STOP not just limit the carbs. And overdue it on the Water. Even than it was slow I just can't seem to lose quickly like alot of people on here. I think for me it is not enough protien since I am vegetarian...........but after Africa I am losing 2-3 pounds a day. I know it has to stop again soon.......but next week sugery and restricted diet so maybe not ya know. I didn't like the African food so I didn't eat much..........lost my apetite I think but not a bad thing. Also it was killer hot over there and you sweat all day long.........that plus no cars and only walking everywhere for three weeks my motel was down this huge hill and I had to walk up and down it all day.......talk about forced exercise!! I kept thinking Dr. Baggs and Liz would so love that I am sweating............ Reggie I bet your scheduled 3-4 weeks out from your CM so May or early June maybe!! So excited for you. Christine so glad to her about your progress. Seems true the second day is the worst!! I heard by the four day things are so much better and that is only tomorrow!! Ok I am down to 4 days.............start the pre op stuff on Sunday. Hey all did they say anything about soap or what not to do before surgery?? Liz didn't go into any of that and no soap..............I thought that was part of pre op..................I know no lotions............but what about shampoo/conditioner..............gell.............oh dear no one asked her.........................

Thanks to everyone for all the comments. Sounds like where I am at and what I am thinking is totally normal and what I should be dealing with now. My family is not so much saying things, it is what they are not saying. They refuse to stay much except "are you sure?"......my sister is my biggest supporter and she is the one who got me started on this journey but she is in Denver!! I talk to her on the phone but still wish she could be here........... My cold is almost gone this morning. It actually could be allergies I always forget this time of the year and my allergies. Regardless I took something last night and this morning to wipe it out....... Yep Christine I would love to exchange phone numbers I will send you a message.......... So glad I am not the first one to get banded I have a whole bunch of people to ask for advice..............

I started to listen to the CD already and thanks for the positive words............for me 25 is the most I have ever lost. So I am at that right now............... I have been dealing with extra weight since 16 so I know, I know, I know...............I need this for a drastic change. But the pre op stuff is good because I am in weight loss mode already. My mindset is different than four months ago and I feel better with 25 pounds gone. Everytime I debate than I go back to the the firsts that will be coming up in the next year..........I miss out on stuff because of my weight like swimming, skiing, sports ect...........I want to try new things. I think I could lose all the weight too but keep it off I doubt it. This is my tool to help me keep it off..............

That is what I thought no one has regreted it yet!! well some on the main board but I have questions reading their post about if they were ready for this. I am having the debates this week which is normal. Like if I can lose 25 why not 75? But always comes back to the same thing. I NEED THIS!! I know I need this and I am excited I finally got this far. My mind is playing pre surgery tricks on me!! I always do this once something gets close..............than afterwards I wonder why I made such a big deal of it. My family is worried that is part of the problem. They don't know alot about what I am doing but keep asking me if I am sure............I am just that I wish they would let it rest a bit. Mostly excited but a bit nervous. A week from now I will be almost to the magical third day!! By the time I get banded you all will be down 20 pounds!! LOL. I will be right on your tail!! :-)

No c-section but I had a crazy long labor and they finally had to use the vacuum pump to get my daughter out........than I hemoraged and had to be on pictocin for hours to get the bleeding to stop. Ah the epidural never kicked it................Really I was pretty sure I was gonna die...........pretty ready to go actually!! The two oral surgeries were right up there with having the baby. Bad luck I guess................ 7-8 I think I can deal with. Just give me some meds!! I just don't know what your 8 is!!! LOL Well Iam off to bed I have to kick this cold by Sunday........... Oh so those of you with glasses how long till you get them back. Crazy question I know by pain hurts less if I can actually see where I am and what is going on................LOL. I asked the pre op nurse and she laughed and said no one told her that before but to ask on Friday when they call me again!! I really can't be blind, banded and drinking barium it will be to much!!! LOL Night to all

I don't expect no pain but I hope it is tolerable pain..............I had a root canal a year ago that just about did me in since the infection went into the bone...I didn't move from a chair for days. Having my wisdom teeth out was also bad since I got an infection........ I am hoping for less than a root canal and hopefully a bit less than having a baby.........although I did survive that!! LOL. I don't like medications and usually tough things out without meds but this time I think I better take the meds.............. Just got all the groceries and medication right now. Lots of Tylenol and GasX!! LOL I will have my daughter around the first three days, but my parents live next door and my mom is a nurse as well. I am sure I will be ok..................after I had my daughter to got stuck in the bathtub and couldn't get out..........LOL. Sounds like this is more of the same. Someone had to pull my naked self out of the tube because I serious could not get out although getting in was not a problem................. Thanks for the warning and I am gonna try the pillow thing for sure!!! So Christine are you still glad you did it??? That is my main question!!

Ok that is what I wanted to know. I figured there has gotta be some pain involved............and yep from what I have heard the second day is the killer. That is what everyone says. I plan to do the meds-nap-wall thing for the first week. I am so looking forward to being able to stay home. And yep I have a cold it really hit today. I am going to get some medication right now to wipe it out. I CAN'T have this change things. I gotta get better........... Funny thing is that I think I got sick at the hospital the day I did my pre op............there were alot sick people there last week. I just got a call from Richmond Kaiser. They got me pre registered for pre op and said someone will call me friday for the time and final details................ So Christine you stayed until after lunch than..............my ride will be anxious to get home but if I am hurting I won't be moving to quick. Hard to tell with pain.............I think I can tolerate alot but than sometimes it is hard to judge pain..........other people probably know me better in that regard. Thanks all for the advice and suggestions. I think the best thing about surgery will be getting to sleep without having to wake up to get something done. I plan to take advantage of the sleeping and no responsibility thing the first week..................can you tell I have been tired since getting back from Africa.

Well this morning I am down another two pounds......... must be all the water. And I also have a sore throat and cold. Hoping I will be better by Monday or at least that it won't interfer with surgery............

Christine sounds like your doing well. Was it more or less dramatic than you expected. I think that the before is worse than after because I keep thinking of all the possibilities and yet I don't know the reality.................I think people always think it is gonna be far worse than it is. I am still hoping I will be the first one on Monday......... How long was the recovery room and than the barium swallow for you? So you didn't get ICY it sounds like? well I am sure ready to go..................than I hope for a couples slow weeks being off work. I am really looking forward to the time off work. I am losing like crazy this week. Weird cause I am not really trying just not hungry I guess. It seems it goes in spurts a good week, a slow week................his is my good week again. I might be under 230.........(a personal goal) by Monday............. Hope you continue to do well............

70 pounds is a HUGE number. I hope to be there next year at this time..................... Glad it will be an AP band and that there is already a fill!! I think that will make things easier..................... Well I am on the countdown now............

Ah great Christine!! Next week at this time.............. Please let me know how your doing throughout the week so I will know what to expect. And you survived the ride home, morphine?? Any tips you can pass on for me? Excited it all went well for you!!

I am in Antelope so very close....... I am being banded on April 13, 2009. Nervous but still quite sure this is the right thing for me..............

So how is Christine doing? Anyone heard anything since noon?? Will be anxious to hear how things worked out for her!! Especially since I am next. I am starting to get nervous now. I hope this weeks goes by fast. Although I do want to get my house really clean and everything done this week so I can just relax next week after I get home................ Welcome to all the new members and May 1, 2009 sounds good. Hopefully I will be feeling ok by than................

Thinking about you Christine. I know it will all go well for you and I can't wait to here the updates. Oh and thanks Nicole for the tip about mophine. I am gonna ask for that as well............ Good luck to all!!

Ah exciting I hope I go first too............6:45 is early but that also means you get out earlier and back home. Let us know how it goes. I will be thinking about you!!

Oh I was sucking in and I still didn't do well...........Liz kept saying concentrate and relax.........she told me she would going to watch me and count........that really helped me relax!!! LOL. Any Dr. Baggs said not to worry about it........ Oh I found out my co pay is only 15 dollars!! I was expecting 200 so I am really happy!!

Oh Liz was quite upset!! She stopped talking in the middle of her sentence and was like.......what is that I see.......what it in your mouth..........than she was like where is the gum....in your purse.......get it OUT OF YOUR MOUTH AND IN THE TRASH..........and get it out of your purse...........SHe was really upset!! I had a protien water bottle but with crystal light and she got upset. I had to show her the empty crystal light package.........I told her I use the bottle over and over becuase it is a perfect 20 ounces which make the crystal light perfect...........she wanted me to take the wrapper off so the bottle so it didn't say protien water............LOL. I told her I would have to soak it in hot water first.........but she was not really on my case as much as the gum girl. She couldn't have been more othan 20 or 21 and she was cocky so that didn't help................. Nicole your making me feel better all the time. Seems like overall things are giong well for you. I agree the meds are probably making you dizzy............I hope to not have to take them to long. I get dizzy with most meds anyway...... Well back to work. Riley can't wait to hear how your first appointment goes............

Reggie that is exciting. I was so Happy when I was that close......it will go fast now believe me!! Things fly. Yea I am a bit nervous. Not really scared but nervous. I also hate the waiting. I just want to get it done so I don't have to keep wondering what it is like and how much it hurts or doesn't. The unknown is the worst for me. I think this week will fly by..............good in some ways and stressful in others. Oh I was blowing a 4-1000 on the spirometer. I had to keep trying until I got a 5 and 1500........and even than Liz said I should be better. She kept asking me "do you have asthma.............I would have asked her about the lap band but I didn't want her to to come over and start talking to me again about the crazy spirometer!! LOL. Someone else was chewing gum................ah she made them get up and empty their mouth and purse.............that was just a plain stupid move to be chewing gum in her class..............alot of stubborn people in our class .I felt like saying if your not ready don't waste their time......................lots of young girls yesterday!! Anyway 10 more days for me!!

I only met with Dr. Baggs for a few minutes. He was really, really busy today...........they had us going in one after the other all afternoon!! I think he was doing the majority of surgeries at our pre op today!! Also the office staff was having problems today..............I said they are having issues today and he said I was nicer than him he thought it was more than issues................... I told him my brain was spinning still from Liz's instructions and I could not think of any questions...........he had me sign the form told me what would happen and that was it......said he would put a CD in during surgery if I had something I like............I don't really care.......... Met with Robin the vegetarian thing is fine. If I get to hunger in stage three I will try some chicken than........if not I am fine. Whew...........she said with my diet lap band is best. She also has been vegetarian for 10 years and we looked up lost of labels so it was really a great meeting.........I have a new list of things to try out and I get to add some old favorites back. Still no nuts.............ah that I miss........I can make some great things with walnuts and cashews!! Got the anti nasuea meds and didn't get out of there until 4:30 since the pharmacy was crazy..............but I am done until Friday!! Oh Nicole Dr. Baggs told me about the your situation with radiology and the lunch break!!! I told him I knew who is was and he laughed............told him I heard the story. He said hope you are the first surgery of the day so it won't happen again............. Anyway I was up at 4am so I gotta get some sleep.........

Wait a minute Nichole did I just read you LOST more weight just a few days out from surgery!! OMG amazing!! That is NOT what they warned us about.............they said up to a 10 pound gain the first week................OMG great, great, great!! Hey I think Liz might have had lap band...............anyone else get the feeling?? She kept talking about how bad ports hurt (how does she know that) and how she had surgery and the stress of it made her tell inappropriate jokes that she has been embarrassed about for years............she never said what kind of surgery!!! But I wonder................

Ah Nicole happy to hear your doing so well!! Your recovering fast which gives me hope. I want to all my pre op today. Meet with Dr. Baggs. Tom Greenwood, and Robin the nutritionist. I did n't do so well on the spirometer and Liz kept making me try over and over!! She kept insisting I could do better..........than she told me you need lots of practice!! So it is all a go now. Our class was about 20 people and only three of us were lap band..........Kaiser seems to be be pro GBP..........makes me get back into the wondering if I made the right choice. But later on talking with Dr. Baggs and Robin I really think for being vegetarian this is the best way to go..........and I get to go home the same day!! Oh Christine I meet the ladies who are having surgery on the same day as you!! I also met the lady who is having GPB the same day as me. She is very loud!! I wonder if that will wear off some in recovery........... BEst to all. Hope your not stressing Christine. Wow it is so close now.........

Nicole how you doing today?? Hoping all is well.

I am working on SDI and FMLA paperwork tonight for the time I am off work. Argh...........this is complicated. I just want to use my sick time but they want this all done before I leave for surgery. I am gonna talk to Liz about what they need to sign on Thursday. I have to get some kind if a letter from them to turn in to human resources. I am on a losing streak right now. Since I got back from AFrica I have been losing. I think alot of it was I hated the food and it was way to hot to eat over there. I tasted things and didn't eat much.......also I was walking miles everyday and had no choice in the matter. It was life.............if I was in AFrica long term the lap band might not be necessary!! LOL. I think that once I got back to the states and drinking water it is failing off me now.........I havfe lost 5 pounds since I got back last week..........again I think I lost it over there but it didn't show up on the scale until I was drinking water. It is coming off to fast to be just water.............airplane food is salty so I think it took a few days to really show up.......I am eating normal again but losing :-) I will aske lots of questions on Thursday!! I plan to just not worry about the surgery.............so far it is working!! S