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Ouch!!! 10 days really HURTS!!! good luck to you!!

My surgery went very well, I love my Dr, now the hospital on the other handis another story, lets just say I was happy to be home (thought my hubby was gonna kill someone LOL).

As far as weight loss....today is day 6 post op and my scales say I'm down 6lbs, I have my follow up Friday morning so I'm looking forward to seeing what the office scales say.

Gas pain didn't start until day 4, but it's still lingering, a heating pad seems to help alot though.

So how was your surgery and how are you surviving thru "Bandster Hell"??

It is sooo nice to have someone to share this experience with!!

:scared2:I am having the surgery on April 10, 2009. A hair loss is one of my issues too. I was told to make sure I get in my 70 to 80 grams of protein and I will be okay.

My surgery date is April 10, 2009. I will start my liquid diet this coming week. That is the hard part.

You look super. I get my band 2-9-10 and I cant wait!!! I hope I have the super results you have had!! Awesome!!

I'm having my band placed on 01-15-2010! I'm so excited. i may hve a small hiatal hernia and if it needs repairing it could in crease by risk of band slippage. Has anyone else had this problem?

I'm doing pretty good still... I think I lost about 10 lbs in December. Stick to it and you will get there!

Glad to hear you are doing well! I am doing way better than expected on this 10 day liquid diet. (but I figured I'd be passed out by noon on the first day of starvation LOL! so anything is better than that right?!) I can only have 2 shakes a day, broth, sugar free drinks, a fudgesicle and a yogurt, and coffee with splenda. Thats it. Uuuugh...maybe I'll be able to drop a few pounds before surgery...get a jump on the process. How much have you lost on the preop? I could NOT imagine doing this through the holidays....wow! I think I gained 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Years! But this was actually the first Christmas that I ate and was not on a strick diet....i felt like a prisoner and the last meal, so i ATE! haha! That is wonderful that they are gonna fix your hernia while they are in there...I would hate to know going into one surgery that you were gonna have to have another one. Thats wonderful.

Thats good to hear. Well I have surgery dec 21 at 10 and it would be great to be able to keep up with your progress and you with mine if thats ok just looking to talk to someone through this life changing process. let me know how to use this forum im new and actually have no idea on how to chat back and forth

ok so my surgery is Dec 10 and i am nervous as heck. Please I need some words of encouragement

I keeping up with exersizing since 1/08/10 I have been loosing and gaining the same 2 lbs. so since surg on 12/09/09 I have lost 18-20 lbs. I get a fill in a few days , so i hope that works on getting some of these lbs down.

No I have not. I went to the seminar on Jan 13th and I have my first appt. on Feb. 10th. Good news is...my insurance covers barietric surgery. I'm eager to move on and get all the pre procedure testing done.

You look wonderful. How long have you been banded?

Linda

Hey stranger did you get your band how are things going I was banded 1/12/10

hi MY NAME IS PICKSAP I TOO WAS BANDED THIS MONTH NOW 19 . SO HOW R U DOING. IT IS VERY TRYING BUT WHEN U SEE PEOPLE LIKE TMG33 U GET SO MOTIVATED. I AM GOING TO DO IT .WE ALL GON DO IT.

I was bnanded on Oct 27. I have lost 10 lb the 1st week. The following weeks I have gained 8 lb back. I don't feel any restriction and hungry all the time. My 1st fill is on Jan 4th. I am very frustrated and especially when most of the posts indicate that there is 10-30 lb weight lost in the 1st 4-6 weeks.

Wow you got surgery 10 days after me and you already feel no restriction? I know 10 days ago I was still having trouble getting most foods down. Now though I am definitely getting hungry and am able to squeeze in too much.

I will definitely keep you posted and let you know how the first fill thing goes!

Just got another fill and hopefully I can drop from a 13 to a 10 Gonna keep working hard.

Hey, just wondering how you handled being 19 and having this done...I am 19 as well and I am getting banded on the 9th....people are using my age against me stating I am too young to have this sort of thing done...

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I see you have lost 24 pounds now (by your signature)... I am 10 days out and have lost 14! I am ecstatic! You keep up the good work!

Proverbs 19:1 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Happy 42nd Birthday aug.10!

I gained 10 lbs and now I really have to get back on my weightloss

I have to wait 10 more minutes before I can have anything to drink and I can't wait I am so thirsty

the scale has been stuck for 10 days!!! very frustrating

Today is day 10 of liquid diet! I MADE IT! Surgery tomorrow morning!