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Well i got banded yesterday! yay for me but blah on the sick feling i have! I didnt even see my doctor...i was knocked out before he came in and woke up with 3 or 4 nurses around me in a recovery room...that was kinda scary...but i am doing good. I had an outpatient surgery so I was in recovery for about 4-5 hours and then got released and we had a hotel room since my hospital was almost 3 hours away so i went back to the hotel room to relax more...i'm home now though and doing good. Got some Jello down today and can start on full liquids on saturday :smile2:

Hey all... I'm new to the April group :thumbup: I'm geting banded on April 1st...its gone by really quickly. I had my original seminar 2 weeks ago and am already getting banded wowzers! I'm getting kinda nervous! How is everybody else doin? Samantha

yay congrats ling ling...i got banded yesterday so i'm feeling the same as you!! The gas in my chest hurts some but I'm not passing any gas lol. I had those funny leg things too...but they felt kinda good lol like a massage. Yay we can help eachother through the different stages of recovery :smile2: oh...i sleep kinda sitting up with pillows behind me...it helps with the pain.

i'm not having any gas at all...but my chest has been hurting a little. Im having trouble with my 2 and 4 year old jumping on me :smile2: They dont understand that my tummy hurts when they do that.

My doc has a week pre op diet of replacing 2 meals with a high Protein shake and the only meal of the day being a low carb low fat diet... But my neighbor who got the surgery done didn't have any diet except 24 hours of liquid before surgery. My surgery date is april 1st :thumbup: yay!!

Hey all!! My name is Samantha and me & my family are air force and stationed out in florida right now. I have chosen to get the lap band surgery done. I have tricare so it is going really fast. I had my first evaluation yesterday and they told me i will have my surgery date by friday. And they are scheduling 4 weeks out right now so they told me to expect mid-april. Now I just need to go get my psy evaluation, diet eval, esophogram and gallbladder ultrasound. A little about me...I have a wonderful husband and 3 great kids. My kids are ages 3 yrs, 2 yrs, and 6 months (this is why i'm overweight cause i didn't lose it in between kids lol) I'm very excited to see a forum to seek advice from and give advice after I have had experiences. And also to share my succees when it comes

thanks all...my date just got pushed up dramatially! My surgery is on april 1st!! I had a 2 week waiting period between my seminar date and surgery...wow! Tricare works fast haha!

One of the other ladies at the orientation I went to had that insurance...but it was her 2nd time around. She was saying since she couldnt follow a 6 month diet they made her go back and try again before they approved it. But it might be different with other people...I'm not sure though. I have tricare so it is very quick. I had my first evaluation on tuesday and my approval was already faxed to them today. She called me to set up my surgery date but i missed the call...so i have like a 5 week wait until my surgery which from what i have heard is extremley fast.