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Great to read all of your stories and concerns thus far! I am being banded on the 27th- I was supposed to be banded tomorrow but life got in the way. I was wondering for those of you who have gotten the surgery- how soon did you go back to work? Did it match what your doctors said?

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Hope everyone is good,

Well I start my 2 week liquid Protein on Friday, bad thing is we are leaving on a trip for the week end, hard to pack all the extra on the bike. I hope I can tolerate them, I took SF koolaid and puddings to mix in. But I do want to try to mix with SF orange soda as my DR suggested.

Hard to think its only two weeks a way after so long ..........

Martha:rolleyes:

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my surgery on sun wish me lucccccccccccck

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Having surgery on the 28th. Start of a new journey! I have 110 pounds to lose...

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my surgery is on Sunday i need all the support i can get i am really scared :thumbup:

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Im being banded on April 20th. They moved it up from April 23rd because the doctor is going out of town. Well yay! So im sooo excited.

I wish all the rest of you April Bandsters luck!

Many prayers and blessings!

-Neesha:thumbup:

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Good question Monkeymama,

I am getting banded on April 23rd. So far I've only asked for the surgery day (Friday) and the Monday. I can make my job sedentary if needed. My biggest concern is nausea. Did you get some good replies?

BTW- Good luck with your surgery! I'm predicting that April 2010 Bandsters will enjoy the BEST results ever!

Keep us posted!

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Good luck Neesha! Post your progress so we can know what to expect! :-)

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Good luck hayo0ona! I hope things went smoothly today! Keep us posted on how your recovery goes!

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Great to read all of your stories and concerns thus far! I am being banded on the 27th- I was supposed to be banded tomorrow but life got in the way. I was wondering for those of you who have gotten the surgery- how soon did you go back to work? Did it match what your doctors said?

I have a desk job. I was banded on Wednesday and went back to work on Monday with no real problem - just a bit fatigued. I has some gas in my stomach and took Gas-X stips to keep that down. I had limited referred pain in my shoulder. I only used pain med the first day and a half. They made me fuzzy headed so I switched to Tylenol. I had no nausea or vomiting. I focused on my Water and Protein drinks and sipped, sipped, sipped.

Everyone is different but I am 57 years old and not especially healthy and I did fine.

Good luck!

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just got my LAP-BAND® on the 15th! dealin with a lot of pain, especially where the port is. i had my hiatal hernia fixed at the same time and i have a LOT of pain in my diaphram (it KILLS to laugh). just takin one day at a time.. :)

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I am having surgery on the 28 of april and am looking for some buddies to experience this with...My name is Rebecca and I have 5 children and work fulltime. I am so excited but the anxiety has started to set in just a little. Hope you are having a great day!

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I am having surgery on the 28 of april and am looking for some buddies to experience this with...My name is Rebecca and I have 5 children and work fulltime. I am so excited but the anxiety has started to set in just a little. Hope you are having a great day!

Rebecca I go the day before you... It still seems unreal to me so the nerves haven't kicked in.

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Well I have made it thru the long weekend and lost 5lbs so hope I'm off to a good start. I need to ask if it's OK because I only have been drink 2 or 3 shakes a day with a side salad for dinner. I was not hungry at all. But the shakes are much better when you have a blender to mix them with ice and a little fruit.

April 30th is fast approaching:ohmy:...

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I am having surgery on the 28 of april and am looking for some buddies to experience this with...My name is Rebecca and I have 5 children and work fulltime. I am so excited but the anxiety has started to set in just a little. Hope you are having a great day!

My surgery is scheduled for 4/28/10 as well. Good luck to both of us.

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