CherieElise

Aw, i was born in augusta, what a coincidence.

Soooo how many of you are still sore? I'm not sore at all anymore....it stopped around 6 days.....and my incisions are really good. Like there isnt any bruising or red, its just small clean incisions starting to heal. I'm kind of surprised...

ME!

My surgeon said there is no point in cheating, you don't want to shake the foundations now, because you won't see slips yet.....it may occur 6 months to a year down the road! Please go back to your prescribed diet, and finish it! I would not want you to have any complications!

sagetracey is right! Pic by pic comparisons help me the most! I can tell the differences just in my Face from my old license to my new one!

I'm sure even with stretch marks the skin will rebound some! Maybe not all, but as much as I can do for it I will! Then when i can afford it after a year after goal weight i'll prob get it removed!

Oh I see. I went to a surgeon who's done more surgeries than any bariatric surgeon, (I have so much trust in him! ) and he said that they learned 3 week liquid is key. I understand all doctors are different. He just said this is making the foundations of a great journey, and I shouldn't eat until those 3 weeks are up. Wouldn't want to shake the "foundations", because he said it won't slip now....but in a year it could if i didn't do it right. So that just caught me off guard is all! I wish you the best! I bet that helped those hunger pangs I've been on my liquid diet a week. I've lost 12lbs!

I'm on a 3 week liquid diet. I just finished the first week. I'm getting in quite a bit of liquids and i've dropped so much weight....12lbs...in 7 days but for the first week i was just on diluted juices,clear liquids, g2, etc. today i can start protein shake, drinkable yogurt, and creamy soups, so im sure it will slow a little.

haha then im screwed, but it'll be okay...I'll figure something out.

brandi- don't you have to go on a 2-3 week liquid diet after banding? How can you eat mac n cheese? The band is healing.

my surgeon said after my 3 week liquid diet he wanted me to eat as small as i can 3 times a day without being devastatingly hungry. So the pouch doesnt stretch, and your weight loss keeps up.

5 days post op and ive lost 8lbs!

My highest weight was 298 and im 5,6. At time of surgery i was 271. And 5 days later(now) im 263. So that's 8lbs now!

so i keep seeing everyone who is post banding a few days, and they keep saying they have a hard time drinking and getting viamins etc down...i havent had a single issue like that drinking for me is the same as before....

well its only been 5 days and im on my liquid diet, but since the 10th ive already lost 7lbs. The incisions are healing quite nicely, i also had one of the best suregons for this surgery.

my doctor said no carbonated drinks for 6 months after band and then maybe 1 every two weeks. I prob wont even do that, good thing i don't care too much for beer. I've always like the harder drinks.

is it weird for me? I have no issue AT ALL getting any liquids down....

i had mine on the 10th!

i just had it on the 10th, and the process is so much better than you imagine!

yep she is right. im 19, and really the best thing we can do is work out...not just cardio. What will help tone you and help the skin is weights. So don't skip that. I just had my band done on the 10th so when im allowed to go back to the gym im going to get a certain pattern down.

I live in clayton! So i go to the local gym here, but maybe once in a while we can meet up for a walk in raleigh!

It will get easier! I do the crosstrainer for an hour now. When i start at 25 mins.

im just 5 days post op, so i'd like to be ahead of this, what dosage should i take of biotin?

14 lbs in 11 days! This is wonderful!