Liliana

Okdokey, I'm in... don't know what else to do, I eat like a birdie, so little, lost 21 so far, 20 more will put me well into onerdalnd, yesss!! exercise is my foe, need to conquer it... not easy but not imposible. So let's go for it!!!

Surgery 10/23, port on the left side, just a bit higher than my belly button. Not sure if it is because I am still inflamated but I can't feel it much. Do you guys have the same issue??

HI!! My surgery was 10/23, and as soon as I woke up from the anesthesia, I started screaming out in pain, no, not from the incisions, from my left shoulder, OMG!!! it was absolutely horrible! they geve me several meds, but it did not subside. I been crying on and off during this whole week because of the darned pain. My mom is taking care of me and her recipe for my misery was to haul me to the mall, wal-mart, you name it for at least 1-2 hrs everyday, and you know what? today 8 days after my surgery my shoulder does not hurt (almost). I am at work, just a little bit ( 3-4 hrs) and thank God things are almost back to normal. Lots of heat pads, sweaters when going out or to bed, warm water in the shower, but mostly W-A-L-K as much as you can that helps tons! Good luck! :Yawn:

My surgery was on 10/23, and I have not had any problem telling what my surgery was about: all my family know, all my clients know and all my coworkers know... even my facebook friends know! I feel that by having so many people rooting for you, you feel a sense of responsibility to do what you set yourself out to do. There should be no shame in trying to regain your health. I am not doing it to be a skinny hottie, nope, I am doing this to help my Lupus, my 3 herniated discs and my poor suffering knees. As a psychotherapist I am always riding my clients about change and having a more positive outlook on life, and this is my chance to prove to myself that I can do what I ask from them day in and day out. By being a good role model of change I will be able to help them and myself. I want to believe what I say, I want to BE what I say, and by golly I'll do it!! So ladies, be grateful that you have people looking out for your health and your success. I for a change, feel blessed to have people reminding me that I should not eat this or that yet, they are not doing it to be mean or judgmental, they are doing it out of love for me, and for that I will be eternally grateful.

Hi fellow pity partiers... I had my surgery on 10/23, everything went well, but the shoulder pain and the heartburn and gas are killing me! I too feel like an idiot for doing this to myself. I wish the doctor would have told me more about the surgery and the aftermath, but now hindsight is 20/20.On the other side, my belly is almost all gone, wow! My mom is supporting me and says that this shall pass in time. My post-op appt is this wednesday, hopefully they can help me with the gas issue. About the food, I've been having protein shakes,optifast, water... but today I had a little bit of mashed potatoes, it made my stomach feel better, no nausea or anything, so it was good. Hang in there!

Hello guys!!! Surgery went well, thank God! Started 730 am sharp... I was scared out of my wits, last thing I remember is the short trip from my room to the OR, after that nada. I woke up to an extremely excruciating shoulder pain, couldn't breathe 'cuz apparently they had a very hard time putting the tube down my throath (guess I can't be called deep throat,hehe) and it got very inflamated making it hard for me to breathe, it was a bit scary. The worse was the shoulder, oh man how it hurt, I wanted to cry but I couldn't 'cuz of the breathing issue, so it was a very frustrating first hour. After that they put me in a little room where I stayed for about 2 hrs and then it was time to go home. My sweet husband was so relieved to see me come back to the room... he is the greatest guy in the world, I am so lucky to have him in my life. I got home and my poor mother was freaking out, but breathed a little easier when she saw me up and walking. Yesterday is just a blur, between the shoulder pain and the chest pain I was in bed all day. Today was much better, I had my shakes, come Jello and have been just chilling around. Shoulder still hurt but I found a very nice hot pack that my doula made me when my younger daughter was born, what a great little thing!! Feeling much better! Thanks for all of your good wishes. I'll keep you guys posted, have a great sunday! :blushing:

Thank you Apples! Last minute jitters, I can't believe that I finally made up my mind!! So here goes nothing!....

:thumbup: Thank you guys! your words are very comforting. I haven't slept well for several days now... and feel so tired and unfocused. Not sure why I feel so scared, man! I've had worse things happen to me than surgery, but still. I will miss my diet dr. pepper soo much, but heck, just by not drinking that much I've lost 5 lbs already! haha! I am a family counselor and every day I tell my clients: " if it's not working, change it!" well, now it's time for me to follow my own advice... it's hard, now I understand my alcoholic and drug addicted clients. I love food so much but if this keeps going the way it is, I'll eventually die, and heck if I want to leave the fun! NO WAY! This will be good for my daughters too... they have horrible food habits, mostly my fault, now we all will have to learn a new way of relating to food, and it's not going to be easy but I think will be worth it in the end. 1 more day to go... I wil be today in the office until 730 pm... need the distraction. Talk to you soon! I appreciate your support.

Hi guys! I am getting banded in less than 48 hrs. I am pretty nervous about the surgery and about everything else! I feel so much hope learning how much each one of you have lost, but still have fears. I been on the liquid diet, but have had a horrible case of gas, bloating and diarrhea... the nurse said that it was probably some kind of lactose intolerance... go figure. Tomorrow I'll drink something else to see if the gas goes away. Surgery is on 10/23/09 at 7:30 am. Please pray for me Thanks you! Liliana

Well I am with a dr. that only requieres a 2 weeks liquid diet before the surgery, in the meantime I am doing what I call the "Farewell Tour" of my favorite places... and even doing that I've lost 5 lbs!!! Incredible! Good lucl to you all!

Dana: I hear you girl! I am being banded oct 23 and stil can't believe it... I guess we'll just have to wait and see if we can become that woman of our dreams... Me? I will be just happy without knee pain, being able to sit with my play therapy clients in the floor without feeling like a 90 yr old! So, good luck to you, keep up that great attitude and you'll see that you'll make it!

Surgery scheduled for October 23rd... I have everything, just the day before I get to do the pre-op stuff, nervous, bu hopeful that this will be the answer to my prayers....