Leona06

The pre-op class just tells you about what to do before the surgery- i.e. what medicines to stop taking, what you should bring to the hospital, and what to expect during the surgery. It was a good class but I was surprised at how many people at the class were not ready for the surgery.. so don't get frustrated!

Hi everyone! I'm doing great- even back at work now... my mom and dad are VERY suportive - especially because my mom is banded as well (june 26th). We are doing this together until i go back to school for my masters in mid-august. It's great! The only prob i have is trying to eat enough... i get dizzy easily and need to drink more Water and stuff. ahhh!

Well, thanks for your info! I'm not sure if I have a 10cc or 10cm band, and will have to find out later... that must make a huge difference! My stomach must still be swollen because i am 2 weeks out and still having problems feeling hungry and eating. I can eat food, just REALLY small amounts. I have felt dizzy and dehydrated lately and so am trying to to eat more often and drink more. Its hard because I have no urge to eat so I dont want to. To me, it sounds like I'm not gonna need a fill for a long time. My mom, on the other hand, is hungry a lot and can eat 3 times as much as I can at once. She says that I am just scared to eat anything and that is partly true, but I also can't eat a lot at once. Thanks again for your comments! :eek:

moms down about 25 pounds!

MY steristrips are STILL ON 3 of my incisions after 2 weeks and not looking to come off soon! ahhhh i just want to see my battlewounds but i am waiting until they just fall off.

250! down 18 pounds since July 5th :eek: woo woo liquid diets!

I'm editing what I ate yesterday lol B- protein drink s - slice of cheese longggg napppppp D- cauliflower mashed potatoes, ground beef with sour cream/cheese :eek: iced tea with raspberry syrup :eek: and water :Banane10:

Hi, I'm 21 and just had the band put in july 5th! I know what its like to grow up fat and wanting to change.... if she wants to talk, have her pm me :eek: or my aol is luv2sng02. By the time I graduate from my masters in 2 years, I won't have to worry if the gown fits! :eek:

I heard about it through my mom who researched it by looking online.

Dr. Singh is amazing and should be considered by anyone in MD... let me know if you have questions... both my mom and me were banded by him!

you can mix any protein drink with soy milk - I prefer vanilla soymilk to chocolate permalean with a few drops of mint extract! sooooo good

I enjoy Chocolate permalean with vanilla soymilk (i'm LI) and a few drops of mint extract! SO GOOD!

Nochoice... Dr. Singh IS very funny! and he seems to know what he's doing so that made me feel very comfortable with him. My mom trusted him enough to let him do my surgery so that should tell you something there alone! I wish you could make the meeting but I understand because you live so far away. If you have any questions about Dr. Singh just let me or my mom - BarbaraC know good luck!

Monday B Protein shake S Apple Juice S nsa frozen pop Late lunch (because of doc appt) scrambled egg with holandaise sauce slice of cheese D 6 crab claws 3 shrimp Dessert.... skinny cow fudge bar YAY I'm on MUSHIES! Tuesday B. Protein Shake L. chicken salad 2 crackers sf jello S slice of cheese rest is tba....

wow congrats tipper! You've done so well since April!! I don't think I will need much fill in the future because I am so restricted already. My mom is wide open and can pretty much eat anything so we both know she is in for one. Even the doc is iffy about giving me a fill in a month so thanks for the update and goodluck losing!

Thanks Texas and Rose.... I went on the steroids and they seemed to help... .but I will have some scars just from these darn blisters- or it will take a while to get rid of them. The doc has no idea what i was allergic to during the surgery, but he told me to make sure it is known to the next surgern when I need another operation. Thanks for you support and stories!

Hey Nochoice! Welcome to St. Agnes!! Dr. Singh is great... has a funny personality and is very likeable. My mom and I had great experiences with him! Are you coming to the support meeting next sunday? If so, we can talk more or if you want to, I could pm you my phone number. just let me know! and CONGRATS!!! the road is just begining and Dr. Singh has a great team to start with!

July5forMe Here are some ideas- my doc just started me on mushies today and my mom has been on them for a week... soft boiled eggs scrambed eggs cheese slices cottage cheese yogurt mashed potatoes califlower mashed w/sour cream... some butter - makes a great potatoe substitute refried beans avocadoes fruit peeled.. apple sauce crabs eggs salad tuna salad chicken salad just some ideas.... congrats on your recovery!!!!!

I've been doing creamy soups- like cream of brocoli with shredded ff cheddar cheese, or cream of mushroom. i have to use soy milk because I'm Lactose intolerant. I love my Protein shakes- I use the chocolate permalean, with vanilla soymilk and 3 drops of mint extract! a chocolate minty treat! I can eat about half a cream of wheat package, or some grits. but Jello and pudding makes me feel stuck. When i have the creamy Soups and cream of wheat, I make sure to drink Water while I am eating to help it go down. I know I shouldn't eat and drink at the same time, but I get scared it will get stuck, so I do it for now. I'm a little nervous for the mushy stage but I know what I want... tuna salad, egg salad with crackers, salmon cakes, avocados, refried Beans, califlower mashed potatoes, and lipton chicken noodle soup. I've been making a list of the goodies so I can go shopping and pick it up. The mushie stage will seem like a godsend! We can do this!

Hey Olive, I didn't cry on the way to OR but I certainly cried the weeks before! For a while, I was mourning food, then I realized that this isn't goodbye to all food, its goodbye to my body. And I have used my body as an excuse for many things- reasons why I don't get roles, or boyfriends, etc... and I wont be able to do that any more. I found out that I have a cousin in NYC (I go to college there) and she is a personal trainer. I haven't seen her since I was 2 but I called her and she is going to train me for FREE! We are going to focus on Pilates and breathing exercises. I can't wait. I'm so ready to change and ready to become the woman I know I am. I know that I can do it now. Food seems insignificant... its like I know it will physically hurt me to eat something like pasta or something and I don't want that. It's not worth gaining that weight. Oh but I did cry. It's scary. In my mind, I kept thinking "I wish I could back out, but we've already paid" or "my mom already did it, so now I have to" I was making all these excuses to make myself go through with the surgery. But I know that if I really didn't want it, I wouldn't have gone through with it. I wanted this. I don't want to live my life like this anymore. it was embarrasing. I also am an attention whore! I can't wait for people to start noticeing and giving me more attention lol. I guess thats why I am a performer. And in order to have a career, I have to lose my butt.

Hey everyone! Two days ago, I tried jello and pudding for the first time and felt soooo sick! I didn't PB, but I coughed so much that I used numbing spray in my throat to stop that tickle! I'm kind of scared to move past the liquid stage because I feel SO much restriction already. I guess I'm lucky. My mom is now in the mushy stage and is hungry a lot! Yesterday, I didn't take my pain meds for the first time- I finished the narcatics and my doc gave me something else. My allergic rash is almost gone too! Boy that was itchy and all over my arms and stomach... I used an entire tube of benedryl and cortizone cream. I can't really complain though- the second night (first night home) I was able to get in and out of bed right away by myself and I never slept in a recliner! Just with a lot of pillows! I went to Walmart and the Grocery store with my mom on the third day and am feeling satisfied with the liquids. I haven't had much gas pains and no gas in my shoulder. My mom has had horrible pains in her shoulder but she is already healed and 2 of her scars are almost un-noticeable. All of my steri-strips are still on, so I haven't really seen my scars yet... hope they're pretty! I was doing perfectly until two days ago when I read on the paper that my liquids included jello and pudding. Then, it was pain that night and pain the next day. Yesterday, I could only half of a protein drink and 2 skinny cow fudge bars. Today, I feel better but it really scared me to feel stuck with jello and pudding. I'm not sure if I will need a fill or not with that feeling. It was like a rock was in my chest. But I can't complain with what the scale says! I didn't do a pre-op diet and have now lost 13 pounds since the 5th. WOW. oh and Gatorade is my friend to help me get in the calories since it's been so hard to get over 700 calories. I've been getting about 250 calories a day from the Gatorade. It keeps me functioning! I go to my post-op appt on Monday and go back to work on Tuesday... I can't wait to do something, because I am SOOO bored!

Hey my mom and I will be there!!! Newly banded and excited to share!

I decided that I didn't want to have too much excess gas so I took it easy. Being banded isn't the end of food, just the amount. I ate 1 4oz cup of yogurt and was full for the rest of the night, so its pretty nice being banded and finding out the little amounts are satisfying. for my last meal, i had bbq grilled chicken breast with a potato roll and vegies because I know... no more potato rolls! but the day before my surgery was July 4th so I had to celebrate with something!

i'd like to go but i am still on liquids til the 17th or so... do they have good soups? I'll check if my mom would like to go- its up to her if we go because I can't drive until the doc says so... so I'll let you know!

b- 4oz apple peach juice snack 2oz protein drink l- lemonlime snowball 10oz sn 4 oz protein drink dinner - 4oz tomato soup with mozzarella cheese sn skinny cow fudge bar