HappyHomeCC

Nice to see you Coconut.... not so bad eh? I have my follow up appt tomorrow... whooo hoooo.... want to drive!

want and need were two different things really defined for me. I wasn't hungry. I was having Isopure shakes so I got my protein If I just wanted something for the heck of it. I had SF Jello or a popsicle. I drank a lot of hot herbal tea also. How did your surgery go?

I mix Isopure with hot coffee no problem.

I was able to choose too. After reading about both bands and seeing the comparisons etc, as we are walking into surgery, I told him, you choose you are the expert not me. What will work best with my body. So Monday I will find out what I got LOL

Glad you are feeling better CoconutLatte!

Good for you Bundy, I slept for 2 days too took advantage of DH home... didn't worry about a thing. Stomach OMG is cracking me up it is SO noisey..... keep putting the liquids in. I have been eating regular popsicles (gives me much needed glucose) and sf jello I don't do sugar in tea or anything else. I am not hungry yet dispite my noisy belly .... I am excited I can have milk and my protein drinks tomorrow, YEAH THAT MEANS MY DECAFE COFFEE . I turn them in to mocha and vanilla latte with the Isopure powder he hehe

:redface::Banane10::Banane10::w00t::cursing:whoo hooo! CONGRATULATIONS!

If your bood test was fine before I wouldn't be concerned, it is just a routine check. Do your best to stay on your diet. You will be fine and on the otherside before you know it:thumbup: Good Luck to you!

your lucky you can have milk... I have to wait til monday, only clear right now, so my decafe coffee will wait until then.... Then I can do full liquids for a week.

LBT Name: happyhomecc Height: 5'2" Surgery date: Nov 4 2009 Starting Weight: 220 Surgery Weight: 193 Current Weight: 190

congratulations, I changed groups after preop and nut for 3 months. So I know how that all goes. Best thing I ever did! Had my surgery Wed and I am doing really well! they did a great job on me.

Had my surgery Wed and it went off with out a hitch!!!! I did good not too much pain at all and none of that horrid gas pain in the shoulder!!! I feel truely blessed! I took the meds that night and at 9 am yesterday and 9 pm last night, not for pain but to sleep my day away. The bottle says take 15-30 ml every 4 hours ... ha ha ha NO WAY I would be dead! I took 15 ml every 12 hours and it knocked me on my A$$. YAY I am so happy about that.... I didn't have any repairs to do so that helped. Today, I am not taking pain meds other than childrens liqiud tylenol. I am just a little slooooowww moving. A little intestional gas, the gas x chewables do the trick on that. can't wait to move to full liquids so I can have the protien drinks and my decafe coffee with milk ;o) I think I am the poster child for recovery.... I am so excited I feel so good. Dr Horgan and team they are AWESOME, lol and entertaining! We had a party with my whole surgical team in my room cracking jokes and having fun... then we all walked down the hallway together to the OR still cracking jokes. Got to the OR they asked me what music I like, they put country on for me and then while joking with me they blindsided me and knocked me out!!!! love them! I am so glad I found them. They have made this experience wonderful for me. I go back Wed for my post op check up. Oh did I say NO GAS PAIN!!! WOW NOw on to my new life!!! I have my first fill at the end of the month!

Had my surgery Wed and it went off with out a hitch!!!! I did good not too much pain at all and none of that horrid gas pain in the shoulder!!! I feel truely blessed! I took the meds that night and at 9 am yesterday and 9 pm last night, not for pain but to sleep my day away. The bottle says take 15-30 ml every 4 hours ... ha ha ha NO WAY I would be dead! I took 15 ml every 12 hours and it knocked me on my A$$. YAY I am so happy about that.... I didn't have any repairs to do so that helped. Today, I am not taking pain meds other than childrens liqiud tylenol. I am just a little slooooowww moving. A little intestional gas, the gas x chewables do the trick on that. can't wait to move to full liquids so I can have the protien drinks and my decafe coffee with milk ;o) I think I am the poster child for recovery.... I am so excited I feel so good. Dr Horgan and team they are AWESOME, lol and entertaining! We had a party with my whole surgical team in my room cracking jokes and having fun... then we all walked down the hallway together to the OR still cracking jokes. Got to the OR they asked me what music I like, they put country on for me and then while joking with me they blindsided me and knocked me out!!!! love them! I am so glad I found them. They have made this experience wonderful for me. I go back Wed , opps Monday for my post op check up. Oh did I say NO GAS PAIN!!! WOW NOw on to my new life!!! I have my first fill at the end of the month! I just called the office to let them know what a piece of cake recovery has been and to thank them for the fine job!

I have my first fill at the end of the month so I am hoping to catch him in time and nail him once more.... prior to surgery I was working hard on my portions etc, so hopefully it won't be so bad compared to what others have experienced. Time will tell , I hope I win the battle! I am poised to fight... well maybe in a couple of days!!!! LOL I called my surgeons office today to let them know what a great recovery I am having and how thankful I am to all of them. What a great team!

Thanks Donna. for sure it takes work, I have laid down a good foundation in education, changing what is in the cupboard, strategies for coping with food and dinner time etc. I also started counseling to get my self ready. My kids are perfect weight, I have been educating them on food labels and serving sizes etc. I have lost 30 lb prior to surgery now, only 7.5 was from the pre op diet. ( was supposed to lose 10 got my period so I think Water retention got me.) So far I think this is the right decision for me. It will take work but I am confident I can do it.

I am going in tomorrow, I am just praying I lost the 10lb... I got my period this week and it is sure not helping... the demon scale I have (new) is not accurate I have discovered. If it follows it's normal habit of being 2 lb over the dr scale, I will just make it. If it has decided to be truthful I have failed... blame it on the period... I think that is honest. The week before the mandatory preop I lost 7 lb. So here we go... time to install the "tummy cop" and KILL HUNGRY!!!!

Good advice Cookie thanks. My grandparents always have said buy the best you can afford and it will last longer. ;o)

I am looking ot buy an Elliptical, I don't want to spend more than $1000. for it, preferabley no more than $700. Does anyone have an recommendations for a brand and/or model? Specific features that are important? Thanks for your input.

Hi, Do you have pictures of the styles you have?

I hear you , my husband brings stuff home and gets defensive about his food selection. My husband is the one that buys the junk food , ( I wish he would keep in in the trunk of the car or at work) he has to have the sweets with his coffee etc.... I told him that he is evil, so since I have been telling him the calories in things he is consuming ie Chipotle steak fajita... 1200 cal plus a coke, chips and guac. yeah you get the picture. He said ... "I liked you better before" , he was telling me the other day I was walking to fast ha ha ha.... He is starting to make better choices about what to bring home... ie not dove bars but skinny cow, he is learning to read labels and my kids are reading labels and calling him on the serving sizes.... it is really funny. and cool.... he is coming around slowly. He is mourning the loss of his ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFETS. I told him if he wants to he can go with a friend...don't let me stop you , but when you get home I don't want to hear you moaning !!!! I envy the people that have their partners, spouses, moms etc that get banded together. Someone to make goals with that understands when you say you don't want something. Can you imagine the grocery bill how it changes. My social eating patterns will change (actually a lot already has changed) and I can go do activities that are not food centered. I think that is where a lot of my friendships will break... not wanting to partake of the plate of Nachos ... thinking to do a bike ride instead. This will be a life altering journey for sure. I wonder where I will be a few years from now?

Hi Janet. I have been on this board for months and I am being banded on Wed. Today is the first day I have read this thread of yours.... thank you. I look forward to reading more! I am in So Cal too! Love it here.

Good Luck!

it is hard when you have to prepare food for your family and watch them eat.... I think it should be against the law to have to prepare for them when you are doing a liquid diet or fasting....

I was looking at them and the prices online .... I will have to head to the mall to look and give them a whirl.... are there any features that you would say not to go without??? thanks

YaY lilMissy! I am so glad you didn't cancel. You will do fine. Get support as you need it. You can do it, LOts of people here are willing to hang with you and cheer you on! You go girl!!