hallelujah.girl

I was banded today (5/6) at SMMC today by Doctor Hoehn. Hoping to met other bandsters from the Kansas City Area

Well I'm alive and home! Thanks Ann, and good luck tomorrow! Well going in this morning I wasn't nervous 1 bit. Really surprising, cause it doesn't take much to make me nervous. I went in to the OR about 9:30 and don't remember anything except them putting the oxygen thing over my mouth and told me to take a few deep breaths and that was it. When in the recovery room and upon waking I started becoming aware of my surroundings. The first thing I became aware of is a little pain at my port area and only place i felt any pain was where my port incision is and still is the only place i feel any at all. At first is was more of a burning sensation. I would say it was a 7-8 out of ten but the pain meds helped right away. First time it only took me to about a 4. 2nd shot had me feeling pretty good. I took a shot anytime they offered : ) Now the pain only feels like a did over 100 sit ups, but is tolerable. I have been able to drink Water (sips) and my throat is scratchy but not sore. I have a cotton mouth which is good because it keeps me sipping the water. I can get up and walk around but getting in and out of the chair is the hardest part. I'm not hungry at all which is good cause I was starving this morning. No nausea at all which is what I was really worried about the most. FYI- I'm really a baby when it comes to pain - so I hope everyone does as well as I have done so far.

Hey Nay- Glad to hear you are doing great. I think so far all the may 4th banditios had hernia repair. Pretty crazy. Nice that they can fix it while in there! Also Unjury's unflavored is awesome!!!!! You can put it in anything without changing the flavor and you seriously cannot even tell it's there. I've put mine in pudding, chocolate milk, chicken broth mashed potatoes and more. That's what's so awesome about it. You can't put the chicken soup in pudding or the chocolate in your chicken broth but the unflavored can go into ANYTHING! Again AWESOME STUFF!!

Neil, so glad to hear everything went better than expected! I just hope all goes just as good for me tomorrow!

What she said (smile) except I don't have to be there until 7:00 (smile again)

Hello everyone, I am going to be banded on May 6th Yay!!! Anyway I went to a pre-op class and was surprised to find out that my port is going to be located just under my breast bone. I have done a lot of research on the band and had always heard that the port is placed closer to the waist line. I asked about this and they said the reason they have started putting it there is because it makes finding the port much easier. I was wondering if there are others on here with their ports placed there and how it is working for them. I just read a thread under post op thread where they have had problems with jeans effecting their port area and I am now wondering about my bra irrating my port area. I would love to hear from others who have their port placed there and how it is working for them.

PLEASE DO NOT POST DATES HERE IT WILL MAKE THIS THREAD TO LONG. PLEASE POST ON THE DATES ONLY THREAD. ps- I'M NOT SHOUTING ; ) Just trying to make sure this is read. WE HAVE MORE MAYO BANDITOS- YEAH!!! I changed the colors so you can see the new additions. May 1st - Bliss0320, DougNC, klp713 May 4th - Meandmyweightloss, Naynayto2, Farmgirl, skinnybird, Neil May 5th - sbush70, BetterL8, Haileysmum, Raelita May 6th - TxAmy07, Laya, hallelujah.girl, Xavier, Ibelieve, Maclynn, Richard5315, dani257969, karebare4me, DaChanginQueen May 7th - SpideyMom, Bempowered, mothermary, DeAndraBaby, ramg66, curleytop May 8th - Ckoon73, Chubby Traveller, sweettea, meem, hkitty, don14, headin_to_mxico, lorileeann, Scorpiqt, gonnaride, whatever496 May 11th - John337, Danimal, Nkwt2005, Bmaz, crazylady May 12th - Kellster, canadiangirl.ca, heavyhevicyndi, beekay, Imdowdy May 13th - Jennifer75,readyforchange09 May 14th - rachieroo, Mary of MO, nf1074, worknprogress, trishc, northsidegirl65, a10by20010, Elizabeth_07, Amari May 15th - Foxxy, bmooney364, jadeoakes, wmaodell May 18th - Missbinda, dispatcher15, mveaverrn, Treynney, laurieanns, Cheri634, May 19th - kookaburra64, carriemc78, genetic_gem, pephlin May 20th - road2newme May 21st - Minxz, johnsonsnickers, texsue, sarahbellszz14_4, LadyLaLa May 22nd - SassySara, tulsarealtorgb, tully May 25th - Mercedes77, LadyT May 26th - sailorChrist, 4weightlosssake, Christian0728 May 27th - Rguay, Schurchwell May 28th - Siouxhockeyfan May 29th - Richardson, Daver

Yay! I would love to get to know everyone better! All About Me :smile: Where do you live? Smithville, MO (20 Miles N of Kansas City) How old are you? Just turned 42 Are you married, dating, significant other, partnered? Married 23 years Any children? 3 boys 22, 20, 16 Grandchildren? none Pets? 2 dogs Currant Health Morbidities? no major problems What are your greatest Fears? failing with the band What is your weight loss short term goals and Long term goals? To reach onederland by August 6, and 50lbs by Thanksgiving List at least one thing you want to do/wear/eat/buy when you reach your goal? Walk down the beach instead of hide under the umbrella. Here are a few other things about me... I'm a hairstylist, I love to read, traveling, warm spring days. Why hallelujah.girl... I am a Jason Castro fan and loved his version of Hallelujah that he did on American Idol.

The way my doc explained it to me is this... At first we are only to drink liquids because we are swollen and need to heal. The swelling causes restriction. That is why most of us feel restriction after surgery. As we heal and swelling goes down so does restriction. As the swelling goes down and the healing takes place we are able to eat more. So until we get our 1st fill it will be up to us to be in control. If it were me I would see if you can get your 1st fill around week 5. I hear alot of people get their 1st fill then.

Hello, I have not had the band yet, but will on 5/6 and I have a sister that is older than me and has all kinds of issues. Sleep apnea, high blood pressure, diabetes, ect. She also has irritable bowel syndrome and she is thinking about getting the band but would like to know if there are others out there who have ibs and the band and how they are doing. She doesn't have a computer and it is difficult for her to get out of the house to go to a seminar. I appreciate any information you have to offer.

Thanks for the info everyone. She definatly has the running to the bathroom kind and I realize she will have to talk to a surgeon and take many test. But her husband has Alzheimers and she would need to get someone to take care of him while attending a seminar and didn't want to even bother if she new it wasn't even going to be a possibility since she has IBS. I know none of you are doctors and I am not asking for professional advice. I just wanted to know if others with IBS has had the band or if it was even possible to get the band with IBS. It sounds like it is and this is very helpful information to pass along to her. I also know that everyone will have different results after the band, and hers may even get worse. The reason I like this forum so much is that there are many people with all kinds of experiences and it is a great way to get information from others who have been there done that. I would still like to hear from others who have had this condition so that I can share them with my sister. I would even like to hear any negative experiences from people who have IBS and the band if they do exist. Thanks to those who have already shared.

Karebare4me -You Rock! I can tell you are anxious and excited to get this show on the road. thanks for all the great info you have been providing!

Thanks restless, I have given her all the information I have from my surgeon and he is the best in the area. I am just wanting to know if there are others who have had IBS before the band. Basically is it possible to have IBS and still get the band. Hope that makes since.

Hey come check out who you will be banded with here http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f18163/list-dates-only-93389/#post1215068

May 1st - Bliss0320, DougNC, klp713 May 4th - Meandmyweightloss, Naynayto2, Farmgirl, skinnybird, Neil May 5th - sbush70, BetterL8 May 6th - Cingulus, TxAmy07, Laya, hallelujah.girl, Xavier, Ibelieve, Maclynn, Richard5315, dani257969, karebare4me May 7th - SpideyMom, Bempowered, mothermary, DeAndraBaby, ramg66, curleytop May 8th - Ckoon73, Chubby Traveller, sweettea, meem, hkitty, don14, headin_to_mxico, lorileeann, Scorpiqt, gonnaride May 11th - John337, Danimal, Nkwt2005, Bmaz, crazylady May 12th - Kellster, canadiangirl.ca, heavyhevicyndi, beekay, Imdowdy May 13th - Jennifer75,readyforchange09 May 14th - rachieroo, Mary of MO, nf1074, worknprogress, trishc, northsidegirl65, a10by20010, Elizabeth_07 May 15th - Foxxy, bmooney364, jadeoakes May 18th - Missbinda, dispatcher15, mveaverrn May 19th - kookaburra64, carriemc78 May 20th - road2newme May 21st - Minxz, johnsonsnickers, texsue May 22nd - SassySara, tulsarealtorgb May 25th - Mercedes77 May 26th - sailorChrist, 4weightlosssake, Christian0728 May 27th - Rguay, Schurchwell May 28th - Siouxhockeyfan

Well I'm glad to hear that there are others out there who have had it placed there. I had never heard about that placement before.

I have heard of others on here drinking lots of water before weigh in and even some who have place small weights in their bra, and others even eating salty foods a few days prior. You are so close to be turned away for one point. Over the last 15 years my bmi has been all over the place. My BMI was 43 so I didn't have gain weight, but I don't think I would have been beyond that if it came right down to it.