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Good! Great to hear. I will say Day 2 and 3 are a little rougher -- but on Day 4 it was like the clouds parted. Take your pain meds and relax and you won't believe next week at this time that you ever had surgery. Welcome to Bandlandia.

holy cow, 3 weeks is only 21 days!!

hi there! good luck to you! i'm currently going crazy, having known for nearly a week that i'm preg and not telling many people. only you guys (my online pals) and 2 girlfriends know...eek! i think we'll be telling the closer friends and family this week sometime....

keep me posted on your progress, and join the Banded & Hoping Thread!

I am a 34 year old single mom from Geneva and decided to do this journey with my friend, she started the process before me and is still awaiting her approval. We thought we would be going through stages together. I also went through the day one clinic. I was supposed to have it on Nov. 13th in Oswego but Insurance decided to throw a curve ball at me the night before the surgery and tell me I couldn't have it in Oswego. I ended up getting it done on the 15th in Chicago. I really don't know what to expect at all. I don't understand the messages my stomach is giving me. I will say losing 10lbs in the first week was wonderful. How long does the discomfort of the port area to go away I'm still having pains in the site. That's the only thing stopping me from working out right now. Thanks

Since I start on full foods tomorrow (Tuesday) I won't have any restrictions for Thanksgiving. I started on my diet back in April, so I haven't been on as fast of a track as you have, what you've done is remarkable. But anyway, I decided that I give myself certain special days or holidays without restrictions. This way the days and weeks and months of dieting doesn't seem quite so endless. My daughter's graduation party was one of those days. So while I don't expect to really pig out on Thanksgiving, I won't deny myself some pumpkin pie either. I will get my first fill on Dec 17th, so Christmas should be pretty restricted by the band. What are your options for Thanksgiving?

Hey Tyme4change-- This is my first post. I'm actually in the same home town and have decided to have the surgery. I've have my first consultation with the Dr. in about a week. I can't wait. I'm excited and scared at the same time. I'm seeking God and trusting Him throughout the whole process. Knowing as long as I allow Him to guide and direct me everything will be ok. I was wondering which Dr. you used. Any help and advice you could offer I would really appreciate. Take care and God Bless. Please let me know if I can email you with some questions.

shoutin4joy

I ll keep my fingers crossed for you. I ve had my band for 6 weeks now and so far had no problems. I can eat most things but dont eat bread and its much easier than pre op to turn down foods. Your appetite changes. I still have days when I want to eat everything but I cant so I dont. Let me know how you get on. One piece of advise I feel I must pass on is get yourself a non wired bra for post op as due to the wound sights its really uncomfortable wearing a wired bra.

Best wishes

Caroline

that would be great I am scheduled for a fill next week so i will ask some info

I use, Northwest Fill Management providing affordable lap-band fills for weight loss surgery patients., they are wonderful ladies who do excellent jobs on fills and info. Without them I would of been lost since no one in this area would help me cause I was banded in Mexico! They are in Arlington wa. but travel to Spokane about every 6-8 weeks. And they arent very expensive. I have go to their ofice in Arlington too when I needed a fill and missed them in Spokane. Who is doing your surgery? Good luck and if theres anything I can help you with just drop me a line!

Hey! The pre-op diet....well it's going...I can't wait for it to be over. Once I am past this and the two weeks of liquids. I will be fine. Congrats on the weightloss!! YAY!!! I only have 5 days till my surgery. I am so stoked!!

Hi Teresa - Thanks for your email. I really enjoyed reading it.

We are very in-sink on so many topics. I will continue to try different types of foods and drinks because you are right I need to get ready mentally. People say changing the way you think of food is the hardest part. So I'm still doing good even if I don't lose weight every month. I will be starting up at the gym this month so I'm sure that will help.

When I started all this I thought OH! six months is so long. I finally excepted it and was happy I had to go thru the 6months with the nutritionist. I have learned so much. But when I found out a few weeks ago that I would have another three months before surgery I was in shock. I'll be fine, its just that I wasn't prepared to hear that. I really thought it was just a few weeks for surgery after the 6th month weigh-ins. Sorry I had to vent a little. In the end I will stick with it as long as it takes however many months.

So It looks as if we may be having our surgery around the same time. I will stay in touch with you over the months to see how things are going. Please feel free to write me the good the bad and the ugly since I'll be going thru the same stuff.

take care.

Jean

That sounds like your sweet spot to me! I lost the weight being on liquids for 9 days after the too tight fill. I have gained some of it back - which is expected when you go on real food again. I don't have very much restriction right now at all. So stinkin weird. I had restriction before at 3CC, and now I don't feel like I have any! I am going to wait a couple of weeks (money reasons primarily) then go in for .1 I hope that helps.

I hate that time of the month. Sucks

W

Thanks for the encouraging words. It is so nice to see one another encouraging each other in our successes. Have a lovely week.

I didn't have any gas pain, sorry. But everyone raves about gasX strips which dissolve in your mouth. I just burped a lot. My husband even commented that I could have won some contests in his fraternity with my newfound talent. It s been a week for me now and the only real issue is the pain in my left side, not anywhere the incision or port. Its probably due to picking up my 18 month old too soon. So be it. When she says "uppy mommy" and tries to climb my leg, I'm gonna pick her up. Now, I'm on mushies and have had no problem with anything, which scares me a little. I don't want to go back to my old habits. Keep me posted on how you are doing.

I haven't gone anywhere in the snow. I'm in Monroe and we have 14 inches of snow at my house. My husband has been taking my jeep so he can get to work. He works right off of 128th & I-5 at Comcast up the hill. I had to cancel my interview- but it was ok because she didn't make it into the office either. Their office is in Northgate- but the job opening is for a clinic in Monroe- Temp job while someone is out.

I can't wait for the first fill.

What type of work do you do? I worked at Children's for 8 years and was let go in May by a bully supervisor. I talked with a lawyer and they said Washington is an at will state. They can fire someone for the color of your hair. Unemployement has been good and they just extened it another 20 weeks. Just not as much money coming in. Christmas will be tight this year. But at least it will be white. lol

Snow has even made it worse. Today is payday and I can't get anywhere. lol Maybe thats a good thing.

haha i normally hate finals week... but this semester was especially rough. except now im excited, because i guess i was so stressed yesterday that i could hardly eat anything more than a protein bar and 2 bananas.... well guess what, i lost 2 pounds pretty much overnight! i broke my first of probably many plateaus... felt good. hopefully the stress is out of my system though, so that i'll get a fill today... i'll need some help over this stress-free winter break..

You look good already! I just got my band about 2 weeks ago, so we will be pretty close in weight loss. What size are you now?

LibbyS, I need to know that Dr Wetter is the best since I am seeing him next week and the one person who answered me seems to hate him. Can you help???? I need to have positive in my life and I am scared! This is a huge decision.

Hi Teresa: I am trying to stay warm. I have a big pot of chicken/turkey chili simmering on the stove this cold Sunday morning.

I am doing well. I am feeling drained, but I think it has something to do with my increased workouts and the cold is around our office too.

I had my first fill last week, which went really well. No pain. I actually talked to Helen the whole time, while Dr. Kim placed the needles in my stomach. The first needle was a numbing agent and the second needle was the fill.

I lost .5cc from the surgery fill. At the time of surgery, Dr. Kim placed 3cc in, but last week should took the fill out to see what was left. And all that was left was 2.5cc. She put that back in and added 1.5cc. I now have 4cc and great restriction.

Let me know how your appointment goes with the doctor. It is very exciting!!! Good luck.

Hi Terry, I am so thankful for your quick response. I keep think oh man I only have a few more weeks to get that weight off. Now in just one week I see the surgeon. So far I've played with the same 10 lbs. I hope I can get a few more off before next week. I will really go at. Thanks again for your response. How it everything going for you at this point? How are you feeling?

you are soooo right! i get my first fill on wednesday.... hopefully that means i will start losing again! I've been between 231 and 233 for the past 3 weeks... ready to drop again! Although... I have noticed my clothes getting loser even though the scales haven't dropped... woo!

You won't have to worry about the junk food, because you simply won't be able to physically eat it - trust me. As for myself, I'm doing much better. I can actually eat a bowl of eggs, sausage, bacon, and cheese without coughing it back up now. I was worried about not being able to eat "normal" foods at first, but after the 2nd week, I discovered that those worries weren't based on reality.

I saw where you posted about the salad and egg "cheat". On my pre-op diet, I'm allowed salad and steamed veggies. I can also have a 3-4oz piece of lean meat once a week. So I'm thinking the egg wont harm a fly! You should be good to go! :3

anybody practically faint when they actually saw the menu of liquid foods you have to eat for 3 weeks after surgery. I am trying to mentally wrap my brain around it and then I will be ok. Makes me sad for some reason. but surgery is comin quick so I have to deal. any advice would be great. Thanks

Hi Stephanie

My secret is that I was required to do a 6 month diet plan before surgery to satisfy my insurance. I lost 45 lbs before surgery and as of right now I am down 84 lbs total. So about 39 lbs from the band. I do exercise everyday. M-F I walk/run on the treadmill for at least 20 min and two days a week I will do strength training to try and keep from having sagging skin. I love my band and I would recommend it to anyone. Have you been banded yet? Good luck to you on your journey and keep me posted I love to see how everyone is doing!