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I am glad to have done the surgery as well. I have been recuperating at my sister's house (Laurel) but today I am finally going home (Suitland). I haven't been out much since the surgery so I am actually looking forward to it. I think once I actually get back into my routine (college for the summer) a lot of this gas pain will go away. It keeps me up at night. So terrible! Girl I have lost 5 pounds since the surgery and 8 pounds pre op so I understand your thoughts about the weight going down. It is such a good feeling. I want to do Zumba as well. I hear it's a really good workout. I don't think I can do chicken broth for 9 more days! What other soups have you tried?

Hello....

I'm doing good. My weight loss is very slow but steady. So far I have lost 23 lbs. I go in for my second fill tomorrow so hopefully I will have more restriction and see more weight loss. I'm glad things are better with you and CONGRATS on the 33 lbs lost! Do you exercise everyday?

Hey Lady...

It has been so long! How have you been? I am still maintaining a slow and steady pace. So far I have lost 23 lbs. I don't have much restriction but I go in tomorrow for my second fill. I can't wait and I hope to start seeing more weight loss. Since I have been back to work and school it has been difficult to exercise but I am doing at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes. Please fill me in on how things are going with you. We really need to meet up one day...since we are so close to one another.

Hey Missy,

I am doing good. I'm down 32lbs but it is coming off slowly now. Fortunately I go in for a fill on Tuesday. It is difficult getting the exercise in daily. My schedule sounds like yours....working, school, assignments and on top of that my son! It is too much at times but I was built for this :-)! Let's try to plan a meeting at the National Harbor really soon. We can wak around and do lunch. By the way I am lovng the profile pic..very cute.

Thank you for the suggestions. The Lindora drinks have great reviews. I will be doing my last minute shopping tomorrow. I wonder if they sell it in any stores... I am getting nervous. How do you feel? Two more days...have you gotten everything? Are you staying overnight? My insurance allows a one night stay so I will stay until Friday. I am getting nervous..oh I think I said that already. LOL

I pray that you will have a great surgery with little to no pain and a fast recovery. And just wait, in a few months you will be doing the thang!

You are on mushies? My Dr. still has me on liquids until Thursday!:-(

I am ready to eat something other than soup. I need to excercise more. Currently I excercise 3 days a week but I need to increase that. Indian Head Hwy is very close to me but now you are across the bridge? Yes there are other DMV bandsters on here maybe we can all do something an excercise class or maybe happy hour????

Hello!!! I came home late yesterday and now resting at my sister's house. The overall surgery went well. My surgeon's new processes for the surgery is only having one incision were the port is located. This is the only place I'm having pain. It's right by my naval so when I get up or sit down it really hurts. I have intermittent gas pain as well and the dissolvable gas stripes do work. Overall I'm doing ok but I want the pain to stop. L I do know it will get better but when? I guess we can say the hard part is over and we are on our way!!! Are you able to move around?

Hey, how are you doing? I'm trying to stay consistent with the exercising and so far so good. My weight is not dropping like it once was but I do understand this is a slow process. My goal is 2 pounds per week. I started mushies last Thursday and I am sooo happy to have more than liquids. Due to my work schedule I will have my 1st fill on August 14th. I am looking forward to it because I want more to eat now. However, I am restraining myself and try to stay under 900 calories per day. Whoever believes this process is the easy way out is terribly mistaken. On a brighter side I do feel the changes in my body. That was a long update....how have you been doing?

7 more days to your big day!!! Yah... Please tell me how are you doing with your pre op diet. I need help...

After day 5 my gas pains went away. I feel much better now. I can even sleep on my stomach :-) I hear walking helps so I walked, I even walked in place. Whatever I could do to rid myself of the gais I tred it. I hope it gets better for you.

Congrats on your accomplishments!!! It is sooo great to see our bodies changing and it feels GOOD!

Congratulations on your journey! You look great. I was just banded on 7/16/09 and your pictures encourage me to look forward to the possibilities. Although my band was inserted with 3 cc's I am still fighting the hunger. I am sticking with the mushy diet plan because I didn't come this far to not to do the work required but I am looking forward to my 1st fill.

Girl you are so welcomed! We are there for each other. It may be too soon for Zumba...that class is quite a workout. Girl those gas-x stripes have become my best friend but the gas is still a painful thing for me. It feels good to finally be home. I was off of Muirkirk which I believe is really close to Cherry... technically it's considered Beltsville but it's soooo close to Laurel. I was thinking we definitely have to get together. Please take it slow. Remind yourself that you just had major surgery so you don't want to damage anything. I laid around all weekend and now I'm ready to see the sun...LOL Question do you ever feel dizzy? I think I need to eat more because I often feel dizzy. Also, you are posting messages on your page, I'm glad I have been checking it.

Hello Lady... How is it going?

Hello, I am sooo glad things are going great for you. Keep being strong and you will make your goal. I know it's hard but try not to eat. I'm almost 2 weeks post op and I'm starving. Also, don't allow individuals to steal your joy. Ignore the negatives and stick with the positives.

Hello, thanks for your post. We are both scheduled during the same week & we both live in MD. I live about 30 mins from Laurel. We must keep in contact to encourage each other through this process. Girl I am soooo looking forward to my birthday ~ July 16th. Please keep my posted on your process. Are you doing the pre op liquid diet?

Hello...girl you have 4 more days!!!! It is really count down time now. I have finally finished all of my appointments and everything came out ok. They did notice a mild hernia and acid reflux but all in all I am cleared for surgery! YES... 4 days for you and 6 days for me. My liquid diet is so hard that I find myself not eating at all to avoid from eating the wrong foods. And in my opinion these protein shakes are not very tasty. Which brand do you use??? Please don't forget to keep me posted on your status after the surgery. You are almost there...

Hey, how are you doing? I must say my appetite has picked up but I force myself to stick with the schedule provided by the surgeon. I can't wait for my 1st fill!

Hey, how have you been doing? I must say it does get better every day. The gas pains have subsided tremendously. I can now sleep through the night. :-)

Hey, it has been a long time.... I'm doing well. How are things with you???

Hi...I see we were banded on the same day! How is it going for you?

How are you doing? Are you adjusting better? I go in today for my 1st fill and I am looking forward to it. I will let you know how it goes.

How are you doing? I've been off track over the past few months but I'm trying to get things together. So far I have lost 65 lbs.... My goal is to drop an additional 15 but we will see how that goes.

How are you? How are you doing with the workouts? I really need to do better with that :-(

How are you? Our 1 year bandiversary is quickly approaching...YEAH! If you are still in the area, we need to get together to celebrate.