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I don't have much shoulder pain, but the gas is in my chest or under my ribs. The gas by far hurts more than the incisions! Have walked the house a few times.....we've had sleet/ice here for a week so walking outside is out of the question. Have also used the Gas X strips....if anyone else has any ideas besides those I'm all ears!!!!

Sunshine2, glad to hear you made it through!! I'm a little more sore tonight, hadn't had any pain killer for 10 hours. Just took a dose so I can be sure and sleep tonight! Audree.....I didn't actually throw up this time!! After my last surgery which was followed by vomiting for a couple of days I made sure they knew I throw up a lot. That's why they were pushing so many meds for nausea that they made me feel a little sick at first. Had some tomato soup tonight, have to stay on liquids through the weekend then I get to go to mushies!! Hope everyone else is doing well, can't wait to hear from the newbies!!

Had my surgery the 18th, just got home about an hour ago! A little sore from the hour ride home but other than that all went great. My vision is a little blurry right now because I throw up a lot after surgery and they gave me an ear patch and said that would cause the blurry focus. One thing I would like to add to future bandsters.....take a pack of lifesavers, mints, or some kind of hard candy. My mouth was so dry and tasted so bad. When the surgeon came in a few hours after surgery he said I could have hard candy as long as you don't chew and swallow bits and peices. Thanks for all the prayers.....gonna go take a little nap! Talk to ya later, Lisa.

Sorry about the double entry...not sure what happened?!?!?!?

I'm starving!!!! Have decided to take the kids to Grandma's for supper so I don't have to fix another meal !!!!! I may come home and go to bed so I don't think about being hungry. Good luck to everyone having surgeries tomorrow....mines at 7:30 a.m. so that's about 15 hours.....GOSH...only 15 hours!!!!

I'm starving!!!! Have decided to take the kids to Grandma's for supper so I don't have to fix another meal !!!!! I may come home and go to bed so I don't think about being hungry. Good luck to everyone having surgeries tomorrow....mines at 7:30 a.m. so that's about 15 hours.....GOSH...only 15

I know what you mean....my kids love biscuits and gravy. So this morning since I won't tuck them in tonight or see them again until Friday afternoon I got up and fixed b & g. It's killing me!!! I've already eaten a half batch of jello and thinking this is gonna be a long day! My surgery is also the 18th....good luck to ya!

I'm on clear liquids today, surgery tomorrow morning at 7:30 which means I leave the house at 4:45!! There was an ice/sleet storm here last Friday and the kids have been out of school all week! Trying to keep my cool and not yell at them too much today....giving up Diet coke cold turkey, no food and 3 kids in the house for the 5th day in a row is taking it's toll! I'm ready though so wish me luck and send a prayer my way! Thanks!

This is just amazing me! I'm to be banded on Thursday....all through this journey I have completely planned out which "last" foods to eat when. So, the Big Mac and fries 2 weeks ago were cold, then went on a low fat diet per dr. instructions and the night before that was horrible pizza. So now I'm down to my last day of eating "the old way" and thought I would get Subway.....it's dry! SO I'm wondering if it's just bad luck or if I've convinced myself that these foods aren't going to taste good anymore. Either way it's funny that I have one meal left before clear liquid day and can't figure out what to fix....did anyone else have this problem?

Sunshine....I feel as if I'm cheating on my pre-op diet also. The only thing I was told was to try and eat low fat/low cal for a week or two before, then the day before clear liquids. It's so generic that I cheat a little here and there and then I get depressed over it. I hate the hold that food has on my mind! I'm to be banded on the 18th and am so nervous.....being a mom is probably what's bothering me the most. What if there are complications and I don't wake up....what will the husband say to the kids, who will help with homework, who will tuck them in each night, kiss hurt knees, be the tooth fairy (although I forgot the other night so maybe there is someone out there better than myself on that one!), I could go on forever. I just keep telling myself I'm doing this for all the right reasons and this is all just nerves talking. As I'm writing this I'm crying like a baby and hoping it's just nerves getting to me! Thanks to everyone for listening, feels better to get it all out honestly to people who understand the mental stress of this!

I might also add that of the people I've told, the only one who didn't totally support my decision was my dad. My mom had her stomach stapled a long time ago and she still throws up to this day.....along with gaining all her weight back and more. I think he's afraid that will happen with me also.

It's funny, at first I wasn't going to tell anyone until the day before.....that way there was no backing out. I have 3 boys 11, 7, and 7....have you ever tried to have a phone conversation with ears like that around!?????! So when the doctors started calling and the questions started I chose to tell. If something was to happen during surgery, I decided they should know why I'm going through this. We are all overweight, my entire family, parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, husband and now 2 of my 3 kids. Above and beyond getting myself healthy I'm striving to get my family healthy also. Okay, back to the question...decided only to tell the kids, parents, of course the DH and anyone I HAD to tell. Problem with that was, then it got back to my uncle who called today quizzing me. When I didn't fess up he same as called me a liar and said he had known for a while but thought I would tell him. He was truely hurt! I told him that it was my decision, affecting my body and had chosen to not tell anyone who I thought would try to talk me out of it! He didn't have much to say after that, the polite questions about the procedure and the hospital stay. I would like to say I would do it different but I'm too public with sports and school events always going on so not sure anything would change. My surgery is this Thursday and the nerves are starting to unravel, don't think I can handle any more phone calls like good old Uncles today! Good luck with your decision, whatever you decide be secure and strong with it and it will work fine!

You know, it's finally sinking in that this is really going to happen! I went today for my ekg, blood work and all the tests. I had 102.4 fever and was afraid they would say absolutely not but they did it all anyway! Got antibiotics started so hopefully all will be good by next week. One more week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a confession......I'm totally addicted to this web-site!!!! Not sure how I'm going to make it without you guys during the day and a half of surgery and hospital stay!!!!

Lala, know what you mean. I have 3 boys....an 11 year old and 7 year old twins. When the surgery date was set and they went back to school after the holidays I stressed how important it was to wash hands and not drink after each other because Mom couldn't get sick. Well, last Saturday one of the twins started running a fever....has strep throat. Guess what I came down with today??? A fever!!! I have my yearly gynecologist appt. tomorrow and the anethesiologist and ekg. so hoping someone can give me something to stop me from getting any sicker. Thankfully I have 8 days, 11 hours and 14 minutes (not that I'm counting!!) to get over this fever! After everything we've went through to get to this point I'm certain that it's meant to be.....it's better to be sick before the band then the week after the surgery right?!?! Think positive!!

Sunshine.....I was listed on a previous list for January but somehow got dropped on this last one. I'm scheduled for January 18th !!! Thanks

Okay, that last post should of been to all the bandsters....would love everyones input!

Audree, as a new bander, could you tell me if you can "feel" the band just doing everyday stuff? It's hard for me to imagine that a foreign object can be in your body and you not know it's there. I don't mean feel it with your hands I mean can you tell it's there without trying to find it with your hands.

My band date is the 18th of January! I am so nervous and scared....don't want to admit it to the family but I am. I'm not required to be on a strict pre-op diet, just to try and do low calorie low fat. Most days I'm fine but then I get in an old routine and catch myself eating peanut m&m's because I might not tolerate them later! If I can't stay on a simple low fat/low calorie diet how am I going to be able to do this? So guess what I'm saying is it's not just you, this is a big step and we're a little (okay, a lot!) nervous. From what I've seen on here, as soon as it's over and things start going our way it will be a lot easier.

My insurance will cover it. I went to the seminar the first part of June 2006, long story short, it took till December to get approved. Had to have a psych eval, 3 months dietician, also had to prove that I was overweight for more than 5 years. I say insurance will cover it but basically it should only cost me about $2,000. Shouldn't say only, that's still a lot but really thankful it's not the full amount! I go on Wednesday to get all the tests done at Menorah....not sure what all it consists of but do know a blood test, ekg and consult with anesthesiologist. Hope all works out well for you and keep me posted!

I'm so happy for you....I was jumping around the house when the letter came with my approval! Then cried, laughed and cried again all at the same time! Congrats again!

So sorry, I forgot to delete myself from this thread! Dr. Malley had me scheduled for February 1st and then a week later they called with a cancellation on January 18th. I couldn't come up with a good reason not to change so now I'm a January bandster....typing that here makes me feel like a traitor! How did you like the seminar? I'm really excited, and nervous all at the same time. I keep trying to eat slower and not as much, but dang, it's my last weeks of big bites with drinks! Dr. Malley's office said to go on a low fat diet a couple weeks before the surgery and then clear fluids the day before. I'm definitely cutting back a lot and will hit it harder this week. Keep in touch, I check out the Malleysurgical website occasionally but not usually much action there!

cdgmom......know what you mean about the steak! I wanted pizza, my favorite food ever! to be my last big hoopla. When we got it home it just wasn't very good! Then by the end of the night we were all sick! Oh, well, will probably not crave pizza for a while! Good luck to all......can't wait to hear from Audree, praying everything is going well!

Tracyinks.....which hospital will you go too? My insurance requires me to go to Menorah....that's where I had the twins and also where the tubes were tied! I had good experiences with them so not concerned! Went today to get the protein powder, liquid tylenol, bandages, gas-x, etc. . Definitely counting down the days!!! Welcome and let me know how the seminar goes with Dr. Malley!

Oh, I forgot....my surgery is with Dr. Malley in Kansas City.