angelx5

Hello fellow banders! I was banded Tuesday and am at home doing fine except for the fact that I have picked up a cough/cold from the hospital! A nurse came into my room actually barking like a seal (bless her heart!) and I prayed I would not get her cough...well, I got it! I am going to call my surgeon today for an antibiotic as I do not want to go thru the weekend with this and NO relief in sight. Should I call the surgeon or my medical Doctor? And do you all think they will give me a liquid antibiotic? Thanks for all the help!

Thanks! I am anxiously awaiting for their office to open so I can get a call in.

Hi.....I can imagine how discouraged u must be.....May I ask u a question?....Do u exercise? I am the type that no matter HOW MUCH I cut back, the weight just ain't gonna go NOWHERE unless I work my Tushy off!!LOL! The best thing I have done lately is that I purchased a bike...not a "KMART' or WALMART Bike but a Bike shop Bike...believe me there is a difference in the ride.....I had truied to bike a few miles on my WLAMART Special and it killed me...Those same miles are sooo easy and actually FUN on the bike I got....ues, it cost me money I really did not have but my life is important so i sacrificed in other things ot get it...I personally got a DAHON and I layed it away until ti was paid for....the best thing I have done...also, maybe u could invest in a gym membership...I feel soooo much better since I strted swimming and biking and I even took a Spin class yesterday! believe me, if u are just walking now, pick up a few more things and see what results u get! I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers!

Keep trying....I "passed" my Psych eval and will be banded on the 16th of October...However, I was in class with a lady who failed it x3 and finally got a date...she got second opinions! Good Luck!

Thanks for the list...I will be praying for us all!

Thanks...I am excited for you too....The day u have ur surgery is my pre-op day...I will be praying fro you that day....Have u been trying to slow down on the portions and drinking etc.? I find myself still cramming hurridely....gotta get a real GRIP on that! R U exercising yet? I have been going to our YMCA everyday this week..at 5 am to swim or take a spinning class....My husband had the R-N-Y in November and has lost 200 pounds...not even a year out! It was fuinnjy about yesterday cause he bikes 20 miles x3 weekly and yesterday he was amazed that I could keep up as well as I did! I hope I can keep this up! LOL!

Don't feel bad about getting in on the conversations...I am in teh same boat!! I feel like I am just a lurker...I have posted twice adn no comments back...I will read up to see if there is some info I am missing....BTW, when is ur surgery?

YES!! I get banded on the 16th! I cannot wait, yet I am a little nervous...questions still popping up in my mind like "How long can u really keep the band in?" or "What if I do too strenuous exercise and it coems loose", etc....I know the answers are that They are meant to be left in and they can fix the problem if the band slips.....just normal nerves I guess....nothing "outweighs" (no PUN inteneded!) teh fact that I have to do this for ME I want to live the REST of my life BETTER than I have the FIRST half!!:rolleyes2:

:thumbup: WOW!! How long have a proces is it there or do you think it is insutrance related? I have completed all my pre-req's to the surgery and I am just waiting on a date now. I am sooooo ready, physicaly, mentally and spiritually!

Has anyone had the band from nc? I am ghoing to the first meeting on August 5th.......:smile2:

My husband had the RU N Y done in November---I have decided to have the Lap Band. I go for my first meeting 8/5 and I so cannot wait!!!!

He's doing pretty good. He has REALLY lost the weight...almost at his goal. I know the results are not as rapid with the band nro is it as "traumatic" a surgery and this is why I have chosento do the Band. I also haveheard of something called the Vertical Sleeve but i donto know thatmuch about it. Thanks for your reply.