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:biggrin::thumbup:I'm right there with ya gal!!!! My day is the 26th-And I am ready. Hopefully we will be blessed with no gas pain and a speedy recovery:) take care

hi , i am doing extra protein shake. I am always drinking something--lemon water or koolaid w/splenda or crystal light--that seems to help.:biggrin: and I drool a lot:smile2:

Hi --good thoughts for a speedy recovery! I am banded next Thursday-26th!! A few more are right in there too--we are almost there!!!!:biggrin:

I am so sorry for your loss--take care

hi august rushers:thumbup: hope all of you who have already got banded are doing well. I am up on the 26th--along with a few others:) Today is a calmer day in my mind which is nice.I am sooo ready.

:smile:I wish you all the BEST!! My day is August 26th. I am a bit nervous too. keep us poted:)

Slump slump slump:tt2: If you can, drink water while waitng for your weigh in. The nurses even watched me do that and did not care. If you can drink almost 2 qts. (and hold it!!) that is 4#. Wear your heavy shoes--they told me to do that. I have read about the ankle weights too. also saw where someone mentioned padding their bra with a couple small weights--peaple get desperate:w00t: I had a co morbidity so would have been ok not to be over 40 BMI but just wanted to "make sure".

just do not eat it after you are banded-

HEY!!!!!! I have been following your posts:) I am on the 26th too...I know there are a few more too. Nervous sometimes but also excited- LETS DO THIS!!!!!!!!!! :cursing:

thanks so much for your positive post!! All the negative one's scare the $@ outta me!! My surgery date is August 26th and I am so ready!!

I am keeping up on your progress..glad you are feeling better. Keep us posted:) My date is August 26th

This WILL work for me because it is a very powerful tool...you CAN do it. It will work if you do not drink high calorie foods/drinks, eat ice cream or suck on chocolate....you are worth it--we all are .We CAN do it:)

:wub:Good luck to all you August Rusher's (and all!) I am to be banded on August 26th. There are at least two others on here that have that same day:smile: Start my all liquid diet 7 days prior. Not worried about it since I tend to eat more when relaxed --and I am NOT relaxed:scared2:. Mostly "ok" with the surgery, but still anxious which I hear is normal for some. take care

yeah--we are both on the same day!!:cursing:

:confused:how many were/are nervous about getting your band. At times -especially at night, I am even having doubts. Is this normal since my date is coming soon(the 26th)? Mostly I am at ease but those anxieties sure are discomforting:eek: thanks for any feedback or reassurance:smile:

thanks for the feedback:thumbup:

if you are like me--into starchy late night snacks then the band should do it for us:smile: I will be banded on the 26th and am nervous about the surgery itself but would be so freaked about gastric bypass!! It has a lot more risk and more long term problems with absorbtion, losing too much sometimes, and saggy skin. I think lap band is a bit slower so less saggy skin, no absorbtion problems and the restriction can be adjusted! Maybe your friend who has the band who is not losing is eating liquid calories?? -or does not have enough restriction. If one sucks on chocolate, drinks milkshakes , drinks high calorie coffee drinks, eats ice cream or high calorie soup then those things "shoot" right through and the band is not being used properly. good luck

:confused:Well, I don't know of anything except maybe filling up on fluids all the time when you are hungry. I am set for banding this month too--the 26th. I have a 7 day liquid (only!!) pre-op diet. I plan on drinking a lot of protein drinks, broth, sugarfree jello, sugarfree juice, water with lemon slices, diet V8 splash, crystal light and kool aid with splenda. I know the more belly fat we lose the better things go during surgery. My RN said DO NOT eat anything solid the day before to help with gas pain. I plan on having gas X around just in case though. good luck:thumbup:

:sad:so sorry about your pain but glad you know what the problem is.....good luck in the future. I am banded this month on the 26th and have been anxious about the surgery and post op pain. my father had gallbladder surgery and had no gas pain. some do though. my RN said DO NOT eat anything but clear fluids the day before ( i may do two days) and that will help.

i am getting banded on August 26th and getting a bit nervous. was wondering how many had bad post-op pain? or not much? How long before you felt kinda normal? Do people feel different because of the pain or meds they have to take for the pain? and what about the "gas" pain? thanks for any feedback:smile:

:thumbup:thanhs to everyone!! I am feeling less tense

banded the same day---COOL!!